I know a lot of car club people that are just that way. They can have themselves and that mentality. My main cars are my 34 and the Olds. Those are my real "club" cars. My Mustang and other cars are just part of the life I love. Thats all it is. Anyone who specificially disregards anything just for the fact that it isnt one specific type of thing is missing out on a lot. Doing 10 360's in my Mustang in a huge open lot is a ****ing kick. Tire smoke and rubber everywhere....what a blast. Try that in a 3,860lb 18ft long car. I dont think so. Cruising along at 65 2 inches off the ground loud as hell is a great setting for my Olds. Each car has its own place and I love every one. That article is ok. Thats my 34 front grill pic in there. We are pretty basic. Just enjoy yourself. Glad I could help you see that not all club people are pompus *** hats.
I have to agree for the most part. My newer cars are just for the days I'm lazy and I just want to know that the damn things will start. I enjoy driving my old cars the most.
I just stumbled upon this post and well . . . I totally dig it! Whether its a traditional rod, custom, drag car, road racer, Honda, Ford, Yugo or otherwise . . . if its cool, its cool -- no matter the make or style. Below is what I wrote in my intro post on the HAMB, sounds like we're on the same page: "So another newbie from the north here. I'm just a young punk at 28 (or so I'd like to think anyway!), but I've been around NOS (neat old stuff) all my life. My dad took me to my first car show when I was just an infant and its been all down hill ever since. My dad always had a 50 Ford Business Coupe in the garage and usually at least one side project he was working on that he let me get my hands dirty with. Whether it was grabbing tools for him, operating the engine hoist or sanding panels from about age 3, I was at home in the garage with pops. My dad has worked for Honda for over 20 years, so along with my p***ion for rods & customs came an interest in Japanese cars. Call them "Jap ****" if you will, but its what kept food on the table in our home. I picked up my first project at age 11 -- a 30 Ford Tudor. I still have it today . . . and yep, still a basket case, though I do have a couple flatties to chose from now to drop between the rails when the time is right. After getting my license I strayed to the dark side and bought a few different Hondas. None were left stock for very long . . . and no, they weren't the typical rice mobiles you're all familiar with either. My latest Honda was a 96 Civic hatchback that became a dedicated track *****. Gutted, caged, harnesses, engine swapped, Konis, etc etc etc . . . it was used primarily in open lapping events. I've also got an 06 Scion xB . . . dropped, nice wheels and plenty boxy . . . for the daily grind. I recently bought a 62 Ford Falcon 2dr Wagon as well. My dad had a 63 Sprint when I was born and I guess I was always fond of the little birds. I recently sold the track car, so now the Model A will get some love. The current stable of NOS (neat old stuff) includes: 62 Ford Falcon 2dr Wagon - Mine 30 Ford Tudor Sedan - Mine 50 Ford Business Coupe - dad's 37 Ford Pick-up - dad's So there you have it . . . my car history . . . sorry for the novel . . . " By the way, I recently sold the 62 Falcon and bought a 31 Ford Tudor . . . yes . . . I bought it and didn't build it. Does that make me less of a man?
I drive what I can afford...but I have an interest in anything with a motor or wheels. I don't get much from riced out tuner cars, but then again when I was 17 I was a mouthy punk too. Now I finally figured I'm old enough to not give a **** what the anyone from the majority thinks. The stable now holds 1952 pontiac 2dr post 1970 c-10 ('94 vortec motor) 1994 DGGM Caprice (LT1 series L99) '32 ford truck parts pile (gasp another LT1) wifes '04 Mercury Mountaineer - she is happy as hell cause the AWD 4.6 stomps anything I've got, and yes she runs the **** out of it. s.
I love the car snobs . . . I'm at a car show up in north central Missouri (yea . . . we get crazy labeling things too) and there's a guy walking around *****ing about a little Nissan that is in there. The car has a different motor, nitrous, seats, auto-crossing stuff . . . really hopped up little car. It wasn't the typical "bling" or "wing/sticker ****" car. I'm walking around taking photos and I point out to "God's authority on all things that belong in a car show" that the car is in an open car show, and it's just kids changing/modifying/fixing stuff just like the old days. The times change and cars change, but a true car guy is just that. Cars from the past were cool and that, but it was all about getting something cheap, slapping a big motor in it and running it. The typical guy starting out isn't going to plunk down $1000+ for a shell, frame, etc... to build a car. (Move your decimal point accordingly on that one . . . $) Today's Model A is a Honda for most people. If the kid who owned the car heard this other dufus (who was a spectator and didn't even have a car??) talking **** on his car, he might go "screw it, I don't need this abuse from car guys". Everyone has their own thing -- there's the "gotta have the right paint and grease markings" resto guys, muscle car, hot rodders, street rodders, etc . . . but at the end of the day, we all enjoy tinkering, driving and showing off our rides. /Drama mode off
BTW: Lest the gals on here get a bit testy. . . I'm not PC enough distinguish . . . everyone is lumped in my "guys" statement. I'll show you my crank if you show me your headlights! LOL
A car guy is a car guy, imo. There's a tuner kid at work that's pimping out his Cavalier, but it's all in the same spirit and we can talk about cars (that is, our vastly different tastes!). I had an '86 300ZX at one time and would love to have another Z car (240Z pref) someday. I love cheap old Japanese bikes, too.
Definately a car guy. I have a stable full of old tin, customized, restored, junk, and so on. Daily driver, Lighting p.u. Wifes daily, supercharged Grand Prix coupe. Thay are all fun in their own rights. I admire anyones talents and abilities as long as their abilities go a little farther than bolting on some damn clear taillamps and a set of wheels and claiming "I drive a custom car". Same goes for the "hot rod" civics with fart can exhaust, bull **** stuff. Now yes, a 9 sec. street driven late model Mustang impresses me, as it should, b/c it is in the spirit of true hotrodding (little car lots of horsepower go fast). Everyone here has their own style and that's what makes this world go round.
Yea, but you and I both know there are some on here who don't like all cars and turn their noses up at all but a very narrow spectrum of car. Hell, I've been called a gold chainer to my face because I built my lakes modified from a kit. Nothing could be farther from the truth. So I never learned to weld and don't have the first piece of fabrication equipment, so what? Screw them, I still "built" my car myself. Okay, ***embled it, if you prefer. It's still a hot rod and it's still fun for me, and I can't wait to start on the next one. I love almost all cars. Sharing the garage with my flathead roadster is an '02 Mustang convertible with modified suspension, and my wife's '04 Honda S2000 roadster that's more of an E-ticket ride than either of the other two. I go to the drags, I go to dirt track races, I go to pavement races, I go to Corvette shows, new car shows, lowrider shows, hot rod shows, cruise nights, anything. Hell I even build model cars.
I get what you're saying. I've been infatuated with everything automotive since I can remember. I've got my preferences, but I'm not one of the "it's gotta be Chevy" *****s that won't even look at anything but their personal favorite. I personally can't stand a lot of the current trends, i.e. 20 inch wheels on a '55 Chevy, but I try to keep in mind that most of the old time hot rodders couldn't stand anything but a flathead in a rod, either. A biographical article about Ak Miller told about the ****storm he endured from the rodding community when he was the first in his crowd to modify and install a '49 Olds V8 in his '32. They told him that there just wasn't no way that damned thing would run with a flathead!
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