He thinks and does things outside of the box. When you come down to br*** tacks, don't we all do the same things with our rods when it comes to the general public and their common mode of transportation? I don't care for all his cars but I know three people that own his cars and all three are well built and nice looking cars. Because we might not like his work doesn't mean we should trash it or him. He thought my Packard was too nice to cut up for a BBC back in 04 when it was in by buddy's shop in NC. Angelo and Ken thought I should leave it as it was and find something else to build.
I know people bag on Posies a ton and frankly, most of their cars are far from my subtle tastes... But I gotta say, I love the ingenuity even if I don't like the final product. I'm glad these guys do what they do. It's interesting.
Definately not my cup of tea. Looks like an attempt to intergrate early European with early American looks, and it shows.
When I see that car it reminds me of the mentality behind the grand luxury coupes from late twenties early thirties. Don't look at it from a hot rodders point of view. Look at it from a "I'm a wealthy young business man in 1933, what am I gonna drive to the hamptons from manhattan" point of view. It flows well.
Great engineering, color choice is subtle but what a P.O.S. in the the appeal department, almost like it needs to be in an ugly custom thread. I'm dissapointed again. But my tastes are different So I'll look for the cool engineering in it and let the rest go. Tim
It appears to me that he was influenced by a lot of time periods on this build .Borrowed car styling from different periods and combined them on one vehicles .Truck car touring race boat not sure ? But he is one hell of a fabricator my hat is off to him .My 2 cents
I'll be seeing it in person this Sunday. But it looks cool to me from what I saw. True the guy builds out of the box from most. But look at where all the cool stuff comes from. Someone had an idea !!! I will be on the trip to SEMA with Posie and others. I drove my A Sedan back to Troy's shop in Manteno, Il from California. So like many of us, Posie included, get out and run what you brung.
I have always wondered why people who restored cars to original condition did it. I am not talking about the guys who restore a car because it makes it worth a pile of cash. I am talking about the guy who piles 20k in a car that will sell for 10k when he is done. He does it because that is what he thinks is "cool". He loves the fact that it is the way it was when new. No matter how much money or time you spend it can only be as good as when it was new. All of the restorers are after the same result. It seems to me (from the tone of this thread and many others) that a lot of the negativity around here is directed at people who do things different than the way "they used to do it". So...is the goal, as a traditional hot rod builder to replicate the cars that were built by the innovators of hot rodding or is it to emulate the ideals they held?
I hear yah man! I had a friend ask me to restore a '76 Malibu Cl***ic that he'd bought for $60. I respectfully and tactfully refused.
, but Yep, but I think it is more like what would be used to blast from Paris to the Rivera with a hot little lady from the follies by his side.
I think he done a really really good job of getting what he was after in the style and era he was emulating. It's the by far the best of the last couple efforts he's made at this. It just has to be appreciated. I couldn't drive it but I would like to stand and look at it.
I didn't read this entire thread, so sorry if someone mentioned this already. This photo looks like he's buildiing a deuce three window pick-up. I think it would be a cool idea. He should've stopped there.
With my eyes, I can't even see the weld, but it looks like they cut the hole in the floor with a wood awl.
I have seen it and worked on it a little with him. The body has been widened at the front. The doors no longer lay into the grille shell. It has monstreous legroom and the windsheild is actually two piece, kinda like a 32 Chrysler and some other european makes!!!
It looks like he was going for a "Blue Train Bentley" look. Its strange, and not at all what we are used to looking at, but I think it works very well on its own terms.
I don't know what any of you guys drive. It seems to me that most of you complainers are just looking for something to rag on the guy about. I have seen some of the P.O.S.es that some of the guys that hang here on the HAMB have built in the name of TRADITIONAL. My fiance, Cheryl, said it while I was reading this thread......you've heard it before....beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Don't trash and disrespect anyones ride unless you can take the same criticism of your ride and your abilities. I promise you that this car has more details and workmanship than most of you will ever see or even comprehend. Yeah Dutch is a friend of mine. I challenge each of you piss and moaners to put yor cars up here for the rest of us to trash your workmanship and design ability. I am certain that he would be far more gracious than you are to him!!!!!
If I won Lotto I'd buy that in a minute based on that photo alone. Some Vintage cars just look SO right in the rain. Maybe it is the overall British car look and the fact that it rains a lot over there , car has Bentley Speed Six looks and I like it. Look forward to a Rodders Journal feature.
Seems like Posies stuff get further and further out there with each build..... I think with a shorter hood, cl***ier (chrome?) grill, swoopy rear fenders like the front and most of all blending the boattail to the "cab" better, it would "flow" much better. As it sits, it looks to me to be a bunch of different ideas stuck together.
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