Hello from sunny(!!!!) Bristol, England. this the first time i have joined anything like this so bear with me please. i've been into early rods and rock'n'roll since i was 16, i started with a 302 mustang (at 17 years old, in england, that was very different and was told i was odd!).next came cl***ic brit '50's tin ('57 ford consul highline,59 ford zephyr). at the same time i started to collect parts for my dream rodriginal '32 ch***is(rare as hens teeth back then!)model A front & rear crossmembers,banjo rear end, '53 8rt flathead with offy 3 carb intake, beehive oil filter, '32 roadster body,'32 front end. then got married, the exwife and i got impatiant for a rod so sold it all(I know I know.. if only i kept it!) so then flirted with building a '27 T, ended up buying a part started '29 pheaton and i finnished this one! it was a cheap rod but it was my first home built rod,so i gave it to the exwife as a birthday prezie. then we had two kids,the rod got sold,dropped out of the scene, ten years shot past.....and now i'm back with a savage thirst for trad early rods. i'm a car mechanic for a main dealer and have been for most of my working life. tryin to sort out parts for my first rod in ten years. oh and my sis(daisy duke) has been a member of this site for years so it's thanks to her that i found this mint(good) site.
Hello and welcome from Colorado and a fellow dealer mechanic. Just a word of advice, try not to use the Rat Rod term around here, some guys take offence.
Welcome from Nebraska...not quite the middle of nowhere, but I can see it from the front porch!! I missed being British by three months....WWII got things (my mum) moving to US. Dad followed later...RAF Hurricane pilot. LOVE all parts of the isles. Been there many times and was a bit surprised to see some really excellent hot rods. Although, not too surprising when one considers that 99% of Formula One car are based there. Lotsa talented folks!! Did I remember to say "Welcome"?
wow....sorry guys about the "r" word, i'll make sure i dont use it again. it's banded about here all the time so gets stuck in yer head!. Thanks for all the welcomes,didn't expect it. and now to absorb the knowledge of experts......
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