Art & Inspiration race inspired roadsters.

Im looking for pictures of Street roadsters with race inspirations,mostly looking for ideas on what would make the car look more racey.

 

If you are talking about the car in your avitar, don't put any phony graphics on it. The wheels, moon tank and scallops say plenty. It's a great looking roadster. Don't screw it up. This was about as "racey" as a street roadster ever was, and all I ever ran on it was a shoe polish number put on it at the races.

 

Ok,Im over that,so what about anything else that could help the traditional race look I am trying to find,or did I already find it,and I should stop changing the car?

 

Has the car got a quick change rearend? That always helps the "race look". Got room for a nice chrome roll bar under the top?

 

How about a 'chute and a master shut-off switch out back?

 

how about some steel wheels with bias plys

 

Some time we just get bored with the look of our cars maybe its that we spend so much time lookin at them . yours looks fine to me.
mark

 

I wish I did have room for a chrome rollbar,that would complete the look.

 

A good coating of alkali dust usually does it for me.

 

Personally I liked your car without the scallops. A set of bias (WW and/or blackwall) and red steelies would be fun for a change too.

 

hotrodroadster32,
The roadster in your atavar looks nice.
Maybe a roll bar and/or a hood strap could contribute to a racier look if that's what you want.
Here's mine, just to illustrate. (I know mine's a bit on the ratty side.... it's a work in progress.)

 

Throw some pie-crust slicks on the back and you're done.

 

Ditto.

Also, maybe some skinnier front tires too.

 

How about some old aviation seat belts to give it a post war look.

 

How about a 10 sec 1/4 mi. small block. Always fun to cruise downtown with!

 

My Roadster has some race car influences.



What I'd do on the car in your Avatar, is get rid of the scallops ( they look too '80s street rod to me ), and use some performance parts of whatever period you choose.

 

I really like that rollbar you added. Not trying to be the tradional police here, but do you have any pics to back it up as a trad piece? I want to build a trad roadster in the future, but really want a rollbar.

 

Rollbars like this were very common on hot rods that were raced back in the day. Often the roll bar height was lower on street cars, and was often a hoop only with no supports. Mine's a 6 point. If you look closely you can see the supports on the side of the frame rails. Old Hot Rod mags are a good source for inspiration. Here's a few pics.

 

I'm just thinking of something simple,like B/STR somewhere on the front of the body,and I was toying with a push bar or something like that,I wasnt going to change the hole car around.

 

Thinking something like this.

 

I wouldn't change a thing your roadster is bad *** just like it is. Im building a 32' and hope my car looks as good as yours does when im done hotrodroadster32....

 

Skip the lettering . . . add Radir cheaters, a chrome hoop rollbar . . . and done.

Or just do what YOU want to the car instead of polling the HAMB for every change you are thinking of making to the car.