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Event Coverage Thanks for TJJ GNRS "Best Roadster" Award!

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Tom Branch, Jan 28, 2009.

  1. Jeem
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    Fantastic pic!^^^^^^^

    I missed that entire building....I'm pissed.

    Don't typically dig channeled cars but your's is SWEET! Must be quite a thrill to have owned an icon like the roadster from "The Lively Set" and to go on to build an icon that will always be known as Tom Branch's Roadster!!
     
  2. Brian W
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    I agree with Jeem, that last picture is AWESOME!!! I love your roadster Tom! I remember seeing it at VLV back in 2004 or 2005 when it was bare metal with the gold frame. Man, I loved it then and since it's finished it's just the bees knees!! KILLER!!
     
  3. Tom ... Congrats! ... that is just one bitchin' little roadster!

    The more I look at it, the more & more I like it ... everything just flows so nicely (which is sometimes difficult to accomplish with a channeled car) ... and I really appreciate all the small details ... especially like the way the body line extends onto the half hood.

    Again, congrats on the award ... it is well deserved.
     
  4. Skrap metal
    Joined: Jan 22, 2003
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    man! this award could'ent have went to a group of nicer more "real" people
    than the bean bandits/ immortals. Fabian, Tom, Diana you guys are the best.
     
  5. Congrat's to all involved, great to see the car evolve over time, driven, and improoved to the level it deserves, and similarly, praised for the achievement that it is.

    Congrats again.

    Cheers,

    Drewfus:)
     
  6. autobilly
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    Tom, your roadster knocked me out at first glance. You and your "team" are very worthy recipiants. Now it seems that it couldn't have gone to a nicer guy.
     
  7. stude_trucks
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    Shit, if I had known it had a Stude motor, I would have given it my vote over The Black Widow. Still, I felt bad having to put one over the other and your car does look very, very nice. Even if it had an SBC, as I thought it probably did, it still is a total winner. Nice car and congrats on the win.
     
  8. Malcolm
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    ^^^ Couldn't have said it better, myself! Congratulations!!


    Might as well throw another photo of it on here...

    [​IMG]




    Malcolm
     
  9. spoons
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    One of the best cars I've never seen....yet!!
     
  10. Wow!! Great car, I could stare at it all day. Congrats to you!!!
     
  11. Rudebaker
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    Congratulations. Love the car, perfect stance, proportion, color and the Stude mill puts it over the top. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd have to rate it an 11.

    BTW, still have the '55 coupe? That's one of my favorite '55 Studes, next to mine that is. :rolleyes:
     
  12. Beautiful car!! I have loved the look of it from the very first picture I ever saw. Congrats!!!
     
  13. Awesome and well deserved. So cool that both you and your wife have killer hot rods.

    Congratulations.
     
  14. Great car, absolutely perfect. I love the fact that the headers are blue....Driver!
     
  15. Crafty B
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    congrats... shes a looker for sure

    Crafty
     
  16. V4F
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    CONGRATS !!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT CAR .................. steve
     
  17. slammed
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    Perfect in every way!
     
  18. Rusty
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    You and your family have got to have the two coolest 32 combinations ever.

    Very well deserved as I am kinda partial to the Stude mills too.

    Very nice finish to a already awesome car

    Rusty
     
  19. Chris Casny
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    Well deserved, man.
     
  20. Ron Mayes
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    what Bass said :D
     
  21. Royalshifter
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    from California

    A top 10 roadster for sure.
     
  22. Tom, I think you absolutely nailed it with that car in every way.
    That is a beautiful car, and as a driver I have even that much more respect for it. Kudos, sir, on a job WELL done.
     
  23. SAVAGE
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    I need to dig through my olds photos.. I have so many pix of your car at events over the years. .. You have always done so many nice little details to your roadster.


    taken your time to make it nice and be what you wanted it to be


    Very cool..

    Congratulations!!!

    Aaron
     
  24. 34fordchop
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    Well deserved....You have one of the most beautiful roadsters ever.
     
  25. jangleguy
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    Congrats, Tom. Proud to have you as our very first winner. Maybe our grandkids will be using your name as a trivia answer in 2025...
     
  26. hemi coupe
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    The Branch family is the coolest family in Hot Rodding!! You and Fabian did an amazing job, award well deserved! I almost voted for your 32 myself!!
    Jimmy White
     
  27. C. Montgomery
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    Congrats...Awesome car..Just remembered it was in r&c a while back in bare metal with that blue sedan..I voted for ya, good job..
     
  28. Gaters
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    Nice job, beautiful roadster and great acceptance post. Well deserved.
     
  29. Nads
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    Yup!
     
  30. rustydeuce
    Joined: May 26, 2006
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    Tom, that last pic of your's and Diana's car together confirms exactly why I love traditional hot rodding so much.
    Man, you guys are an inspiration.
    Congrats on a well-deserved win.
    Regards
    Dale
     

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