Perfect weather Saturday at the NY Fairgrounds. Here are some pieces that caught my attention. Frank C. OK, so it's become sort of a cliche, the Hot Rod Lincoln, but this one was exceptional. My apologies for not getting owner's name. This car made the Top 100. Another variation on the Hot Rod Lincoln theme, this one parked outside the Rat Hole building, although it was far from a rat. Sounded great, too. '50 Dodge sedan with a nose full of GM parts, and a breathed-on Mopar Slant 6 engine. Highly original '54 Chev with yards of rawhide s***ching and tooled leather cladding on an otherwise barn-fresh patina. Details of the rawhide lacing. Owner said hardest part was drilling all the #%*&# holes! Pedals in the rawhide truck. Sweet roadster from Pennsylvania. A-body, shortened '37 Chevy grille shell, as low as it can be. SBC powered. Very well detailed and great craftsmanship. Side view of same roadster. ****pit of the roadster. Same car from behind. Rivets galore on this Four-Banger motored car with '62 Jaguar IRS. '32 Plymouth coupe with Early Hemi. Sideview of same '32 Plym.
Very Cool Pics I was there on Sat. I missed the one with Slant 6 next year I am planning on taking the Dodge Thank you for sharing!! Jim
The Model A roadster with the Chevy grill is very unique. I like the use of a '51 Ford Dash. You don't see that very often.
My pics don't do it justice. The rawhide trim alone made it stand out, but it also had bumpers covered with sheet copper, hammered into shape, same for the running boards. Lots of other details that my photos didn't show. I used the word "original" to refer to those details, not to mean it was as-found. Sorry for confusion. Frank C.
Truly, your photos of this truck cannot pssibly do this it justice. The "originality" that was shown on this truck was just freakin' un-believable . However, it appears that thinking outside the box confounds some people. Awesome, just awesome...
I talked to the owner for quite a while, and he showed me one trick detail after another that I hadn't noticed. The compressor and air-bag stuff was hidden under a false bed floor , a fairly common practice, but he used the same old decrepit floor rather than making a new one. I'm not a big rat fan, but this one really stood out, even when parked with some of the best painted machines. Frank C.
They were unloved by gear heads for a long time, and with good reason. Lots of 40s Lincoln owners yanked them and dropped OHV caddies or other V8 in after their 12 started burning oil as fast as they could pour it in. Frank C.
Amazing pictures, I am seeing more outside the bocx original styling Q's that are very hip. Thanx for sharing kids. ~sololobo~
The green coupe knocks my socks off and the blue roadster is damned well done and detailed. Next year about this time we will be getting a new member who just bought this old Chevy pickup that someone drilled 900 holes in wanting to know the best way to do away with the holes.
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