That’s a cool car however in the Rat Rod world it wouldn’t be rat enough. I went to an event last spring and at the end of the show the prez of the club that put it on and he commented how he liked my 52. He added that he was sorry I didn’t win award. He said the judges felt my truck wasn’t rat enough. What that means, I don’t know
Yellow Red Blue in the order of colours I dislike my 40 is BLUE !!!!!! Still not a fan but it’s growing on me
Is it correct to consider that it's a flying hot rod, made to be a light, fast and braking speed record machine ? The same one at Rétromobile motorshow this week at Paris, surrounded by 4 blue land speed record cars and the hot rod
The front is stock 40 merc , don’t think anything’s been done to the front . The rear I did 3” blocks . The tires are cocker bias plys radial tire size equivalent is 215-65-16 I think . as @Moriarity would say , rides as smooth as a gravy sandwich !!
Rae Gabelich collection Hello, Teenager, Gary Gabelich had his urges to go fast during high school. He built a blue Crossley Sedan for the Altered Coupe/Sedan Class at Lion’s Dragstrip. It was an impressive build and he won a lot of trophies against some formidable racers. Gary Gabelich was from Bixby Knolls and grew up with some pretty outstanding hot rod/drag race guys. They all went to LB Poly High School a few years ahead of our class. As most things go, during high school, the attention to cruising and drag racing centers on the Bixby Knolls hot spots, Grissinger’s Drive-In and Ken’s Burgers on the next big street over, as well as the “Cherry Avenue’ drags. So, as the high school years roll by, there becomes an intermixed group of outgoing seniors and incoming sophomores. (in Long Beach back then, the freshman year was the top class at the local junior high school campus, despite the fact that grade 9 records were on the official high school records of all students. We were just not on the big high school campus locations.) My brother and his friends knew the guys from those earlier high school years. When it was time to move on, they all took their time to get their futures in line. Then the next group of high school kids started their own history in Bixby Knolls. Our class came several years after those older guys and it was by chance that we met at Lion’s Dragstrip and later on, became friends. It is always fun to have known people before they found their niche in life. For Gary Gabelich, we thought his was in drag racing adventures. But, as we all know, he became quite famous for being the fastest guy in motor racing. We hung around for a summer and he introduced me to several of his friends and locations of build shops and old cars. That was an eye opener. This is Gary Gabelich as a 17 year old teenager to the memorial days in hot rod/drag racing + land speed records. Thanks, Gary… Jnaki Thanks for the introductions to other aspects of drag racing and hot rods. You are a gem… YRMV 1960 Bakersfield Smokers March Meet #2: Long Beach local Gary Gabelich
I've posted this car before, a few years ago but it's nice enough for a curtain call in this thread. It was a build by Mike Johnson and son. They bought one of my vintage shift knobs and kindly send me photos. I have to also comment on the impressive (to me) camera skills.
Hello, It is an Amphicar. the cars floats in water, has enough power to get up and go, but as soon as one gets to a wake of any size or height, get ready for some splashes over the window. and sometimes, over the sides. When we were teens, we had access to an Amphicar in calm Alamitos Bay in Belmont Shore area of Long Beach. It was the 2nd most fun on the waters. Sailing Malibu Catamarans was the first, back then. We were always in surf trunks and it was necessary. even if we were moving around in the Amphicar. There were two teens and it certainly was interesting cruising around as the water level was reachable over the side while moving. It sure seemed like it would go over into the cab where we were sitting. It did once when we turned sharply and the movement of the wake surprised us. Jnaki For most, it is not a dry boating adventure. If "put-putting" around on a calm, no wind day, perhaps one could get away without wearing surf trunks or bathing suits. But, for the majority of the time in the Amphicar, it was a wet situation. YRMV Note: After every adventure cruising around on the Bay, in deep water, or even near the shoreline, it was fun. But, because it was salt water, we had to thoroughly wash the Amphicar every time we took it out. We even drove it to a normal gas station to get gas, although there was a gas station dock in the Bay Harbor side.
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