brief picture history of a hot rod (mine)

here it is a week after I drug it home. The welds are still hot from the top chop.



'couple months later, note the straight axle.



trimming the bottom of doors and body for a section look, channeled and corners rounded.



too cold to work on it..



frame going back together.



rearend going in.



engine and trans mounts.



'35 Dodge cowl/ windshield graft, recessed aluminum firewall, Americans and dressup for the 394.



'62 Olds tail lights and recesssed license.



naked at the first unfinished- took favorite project car, favorite metal finish and logo choice (my car was on all the fliers, plaques and T shirts the next year)



fresh 394 almost ready to fire.



fast forward a few years, blackwalls and big block Chevy.



and here it is again a couple weeks ago,



Paul

 

Love the Sec't look- and THATS absolutely the BEST that could be done to that rear body treatment!!!!IMPRESSED......

 

getting primer right before I sold it to Fireball 500 here on the HAMB



Paul

 

Very cool, Paul!

You know...the front end of your car always kinda reminded me of what "The Car" would have looked like had it been a rod! They kind of have the same "face", if you know what I mean!

I love it...but what ever happened to the 394, just outta curiousity? Not fast enough?

Thanks for the killer post!

 

Your hot rod's grand-daddy??

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I dig 'em both!

 

excellent post,have always wanted to see the car in person, nice mods all the way around!

 

Thanks Paul for the thumbnail history lesson. I could look at construction pictures all day.Unless you Do the actual build its the only way the casual observer can ever know how you got FROM THERE TO HERE.
Your car somehow reminds me of early short track coupes that I used to watch during my youth. I'll never forget those 1/4 mile dirt tracks and the rough and tumble guys who raced on them every Fri.and Sat. night. The sanitized oval racing we see today lacks the excitement and romance in my opinion.

 

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Your car somehow reminds me of early short track coupes...

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Once again Paul reminds us Coupes are not for Chickens

 

That's one very tasty hot rod, Paul! IMHO that's a body that does not easily lend itself to a crisp, aggressive look, but you've managed to pull it off in great style!

 

Great work Paul!
Saw it in a mag years ago... It's one of the cars that helped form my mental picture of a HOT ROD.
What an aggressive looking vehicle.

Ya know guys...it might be interesting to vote or nominate a HAMBer as "HAMBer of the month"! It would enable us to give respects to the hidden talents of some of the guys and gals around here.
PAUL is a perfect example! Look at the work he's done to that ride! Its INCREDIBLE what he did in a little dirt floor shed! Not many would even try.

I nominate "60's style" as our first "HAMBer of the month".

Can we do it? I'd like to see a little showcase like this every month!
What do you think guys? Can we???

Bill

 

Wow,

Thats great to see the buildup. It really makes me MORE jazzed up about cars to see the behind the scenes process.

Reverse aging.....thats what it is. You take something and make it YOUNGER....

Damn cool post. I am glad you shared with us.

+ yeah, why not have a HAMBer of the month. I would LOVE to see MORE of this type of stuff here....
Documentation from start to finish with cool stories thrown in.
Thanks for the pics....

JT.

 

damn wheres the pictures.

 

The thread is 10-freaking-years old !!!

 

You drug up a long dead thread,,10 years old. HRP

 

I can still see them, in my minds eye..
Always interesting to see some of the old names.

 

Talk about old names, good to hear from you again Paul. It's been a while since I've seen any posts from you.

.....................Jack

 

re-attached most of the pictures..

seems there used to be more time in the past,

where did it go?