History Custom Car History: Wild Child's

thanks! that car has some character!

 

Awesome pictures!!! Best thread I've seen in a long while

 

Hey thanks a bunch for stopping by and helping out on the story! If you find I've made any mistakes in the history, or want to add anything, do tell! I need all of the help I can get - It's great to have you .

P.S. Definatly don’t hesitate on letting loose any good hotrod stories!

 

This guy had it. The auto/motorcycle became his pallet to express his art work. Growing up in Kansas City I saw some of the coolest stuff in his shop. Cars were only a drop in the bucket. The locals will remember this one. The gas powered tourbo charged clothes washer with a chop top and scallops and it was functional. My mom didnt want me hanging out around that group. So I had to sneak around with out her knowing it. He knew this becuase my mom told him. So he alwas told me to scram kid and I did. But the things that came from there shop only pictures would do justice. I had forgotten about that stuff intil I read this post.

 

Man I really dig the pics and story lines, gives real juice to the ole school and respect ur elders waze of thinkin, old cats like that are much more hero's than some who think they are today, no doubt ! Sure look forward to more...Thanx fer the time and effort for all us infected gearheads.....rod-on brother

 

If these picture don't move you - you have no hot rod blood. I love um.

 

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You guys wanna see some wild ass shit.My mind is a file cabinet and as soon as I looked at thety chopped merc above I knew it wasnt the same car but this guy had this thing in Des Moines in 81.He didnt use 53 Merc headlight rings and his gas door was welded in ,the roof was higher and the 1/4 window shapes were different but WOW!This beater was also pictured in a road shot on the way to the Lead Sled Nats in Desmoines in Mike Keys LEAD SLEDS book in 1984 on pages 12 and 13.Oh yeah,the spots louvers and caps are different on the Minnesota car...

 

First time i've seen this thread. Awesome pic's! Chopping a car with a torch,is so crude and and amazing. The guys today don't realize how easy they have it....

 

Well it is my turn to Brag. Jim Greene painted my 69 Barracuda for me in mid 1979. His shop was around 33rd and Main (??) in what I called a cave. He was an interesting fellow and was kind hearted to me. I had no idea then he was such a legend. I had just heard he was good with paint. He drove an AMC Pacer, yellow with wood grained sides if I remember correctly!
This shot was taken a few years ago, maybe around 2005. The paint still looks good, lacquer. Keeping it in out of the sun and weather is the best thing.
Thanks Jim and crew!
Tom

 

It's all new to me, and all awesome. Thanks

 

i need more...................omg cant wait for more thanks grim and ray

 

I love that trike.

I fixed colors a bit of these pics:







-Olli

 

1st time I have seen this thread as well..........very good read, thanks!

 

Man great pics. The convertible that you asked about is a 51 or 52 Chevy. Looks like a Pontiac bumper, foxcraft skirts, merc tailights, spots, 49 Chevy license plate surround. Love to see more of it. I'm doing a 51 vert now. Love it to look like that.

 

wow!!! great pics im from sedalia and there is a 32 ford sedan here in town thats an old hot rods that looks just like that 32!! its purple with black fenders it really looks like that car ...

 

The taillights are Lincoln and god do they look good!

 

Man - I met Carl... I heard he did the same at the driver's license bureau for Ray Fharner!

They used to cruise around local parks with the lights off, come right up on their buddies, and BUMP 'em just to scare 'em. In that same vain, they used to sneak up on folks making out in cars with flashlights and freak 'em out.

~Jason

"All at this same time Jimmy never needed to drive (outside the straight drag strip) so he didn't know how. But decided to buy a car. But not knowing how to drive, a friend Carl tested for him in the days before drivers license pictures. Since he was afraid to try driving - mods began.. (1958 A chevy dealer distruction gave way to a new 348ci Chevy and 3 speed - what else can you do when all you can drive is a straight line?) These photos show the later update to the new 409. Yeah, light and fast like John Milner, this little stude became a force to recon with."

 

Wow. This is one of those "how did I miss this" threads.

Good stuff.

 

WOW! Great thread, thank you for posting this part of history so it does not get lost...

 

That's a 33 Packard in the background of the 1st pic, looks like a 1001 or 1002. I wonder what it was doing there? I wonder which one it is?

 

awesome pics!! love seeing old pics like that thanks for sharing

 

Thank you , thank you, thank you!

 

Great post. It's always good to be reminded of how it was really done back in the day.

 

VOETom, Is this your car?

 

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THATS "EMMIT GRAHAM" He is a of the" Misfits"car club..

 

I just caught this thread today. That pic of him with the torch and he bumper jack is awesome. All of them are fantastic. Thank you so much for posting these.

Can you imagine working on your car with those wrenches he has there? I can already feel the bolts rounding off in my hands, not to mention I'd never reach any of them. *THAT'S* freaking cool. He looks much more relaxed than I'd be working under a bumper jack!

 

Thanks for posting these pics,and telling the story.Amazing piece of history.Reminds me of the cool guys in the neighborhood I used to watch from afar back in the 60s when I was a dipshit kid..