Just wanted to share this entertaining teaser made for the Gleb Cherniy Speedshop in Moscow Russia. These Misfits-loving boys took a mystery 70s or 80s IFS donor ch***is and chopped it up to fit their own scratch-built steel body that resembles a meg... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
OT but if you like Rockabilly, Czech out these guyz. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=ZrzcMO02IYE&desktop_uri=/watch?v=ZrzcMO02IYE
Normaly not one to question... but damn, the Guys just to the West in the Nordic countries seem to do fine... building traditional rods... IF anyone but a Mod posted this it woulda got shut down for being O/T Rat rods. Still a neat Video, and I'm not hating on the car, JMO.
REAL Hot Rodder's! No Hot Rod parts was injured building it....And i've seen a lot of "rat rods" over here MUCH uglier than that! That thing is COOL! Rock On Dudes! T
That video is a spot on view of hot rod life in Eastern Europe and Russia. There is a lot of interest in for American hot rods, primarily in the under 40 crowd. People scratch build a lot of stuff because next to nothing is available. There are no swap meets, craigslist, etc to find American car parts. When something like what is in the video is built, it is a very big deal for car guys, and is often the highlight of car shows.
That could have been Phoenix,Omaha,or Austin...The coordinateschange,but the same energy is there. Love it!
I have a buddy that has a very large proportioned '32 Ford looking roadster that was built on a '62 Impala ch***is in Iraq in the 60's. He told me that it was built out in the desert by an old blacksmith from a few pictures to go by as a guide.
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