Traditional Car Question

I think a chopped coupe hit the nail also. and with his statements, opens up further avenues for what is the standard nowadays. and is where my build is heading. a little more creature comforts just treading the line, and hopefully doing it right. And as for you on this board with your questions and youth. You are exactly what we need...ghost

 

True, they all help me in some way or another. When I get done with my 49 it'll probably be a little on the traditional side and a little on the not-so-traditional side. I guess we'll have to wait and see how it goes. Thanks to everyone for the help. If any new people still want to chip in with their opinions, go ahead, I'll keep reading as they come in! =]

 

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=146459&highlight=shoebox+club

 

This is amazing- when I asked the same question I was slapped on the hand kicked in the *** and had it deleted, I guess I need to change my avitar. Thanks for asking and getting some answers,I have an idea now, I just dont post them.

 

You're not a chick......and yeah, I know...it's stupid.....
Normally...someone would have just said "do a search"......."*****"..

 

A great reference are the books by Don Montgomery, well worth every cent you pay!!
http://www.draglist.com/raceplace/donmontgomery.htm

Yeah, but she admitted where she was coming from and asked for help. A little expination goes a long way sometimes.
Doc.

 

Yeah but they were hard on her in the beginning also. But hell I even learned a few things...ghost

 

Those of us that lived through the '50's and '60's want to have the cars that we saw back then, but couldn't afford. Now that we are old, crusty, and maybe have a little more money, we want to reproduce that car. It will have everything that was available in the '50's and 60's, but nothing that wasn't, thus 'traditional'. (When the 'pony' cars of the mid-60's came along, we said 'WTF is this???', thus the cut-off of 1964 for traditional rods.)

 

madma...I think you're just dragging a stick across our picket fence - you know what we're talking about - your "I'm just askin'...." is a bit too obvious.

It's not nice to throw rocks at the peanut gallery

dj

 

Yeah, I already had a thread deleted too. I got upset, but then realized that it happens. It's like being initiated into the group LOL.

 

Just look at it this way , build what you want and how you want it and if it make you happy that's all that matters ! It's your car !

 

Got it! Things are starting to all come together now! Haha.

 

I'm definitely doing that!!! I was just telling another guy... I'm not looking to build it in any specific time period or whatever. I'm just going to build it and whatever it turns out to be is what it will be! I was just wondering because it seemed like everyone, or most everyone, on here was talking about "traditionals".

 

eeeeeasy BAM

 

For a good pictorial reference on traditional take a look through this 'Cool Picture' thread.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=110219

 

Don't worry,the Tar and Feathers come off in time!


Go to one of the HAMB meets or shows that are listed here...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...7&highlight=show+southern+california&page=144

www.socalcarculture.com

 

LOL... thanks!

 

he, he, he.

 

how bout posting pics of your semi traditional kemp in progress...hows that for initiation..

 

I like to think of cars that are built in a traditional style (aesthetically speaking) but have some of the modern comforts, I call them "traditionally-inspired" rides.

 

...just playin' along.

 

I think everyone has had a thread deleted at one time or another... my wife asked the same question about "traditional", and I didn't make fun of her and tell her to do a search... haha..

 

Haha

 

Tradition,is a song sung by Topol,in Fidler on the roof,LOL....

"If I were a rich man,ya da di da da da di da da da da da da da dum..."

 

So far this is all that I've really done besides vacuum it out, wash it, tear the old material off the seat frames, etc...




Not much, but it's something. Tomorrow night my boyfriend and I are going to weld the holes and then I think we're going to try and set a date to take it over to a friend's house to chop it.

 

WOW!!! I cant beleive this thread is not closed yet !

 

Maybe cause it actually worked this time...ghost

 

Why do you say that?

 

You made a comment, maybe you didn't belong here.
My comment to that is, I do not care how old or how long
someone has been building cars ... you are Never too old to
learn something, and if you think you have nothing left to learn,
well you're wrong. I also think that most of the replies here were
well said .. I learned something from it! Stick around, read, read, read,
there is a wealth of info on the HAMB, you will learn more then you probly
wanted to. Good job guys!