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1946-48.
Early rods and customs were usually done in variations of the 5 basic colors..red, yellow, blue, black & white. They did embrace colors like...
Thanks. My digital camera is "idiot proof". :-)
...and a few more. There should be more pictures on the Tucson Street Rod Association website in a few days.
While this is not a "vintage car" event, there were a few there. I'll post what pictures I have, that you might enjoy. Today's event was an...
I don't know if the threads discuss them, but other trucks were the Little Red Wagon, Chuck Poole's Chuckwagon, a southwestern truck driven by...
Here is one called the "Backup Pickup". An odd, but nicely built truck.
The best known of these were "wheelie" trucks. Try looking for them. I'll see what I can find.
I just wondered....How do you define hot rod, or custom? Is it by year? In the past, it was a building style. You could have a '30s car that...
They have always had a lot in common. Both are a person's own personally customized vision. Both appeal to the same age group. One is more...
In my teens and early 20s my car was a part of my image, and personality. As I kept moving up to faster cars, I started selling the last...
Actually the class was originally Gas Coupe Sedan....until it was shortened to gas class, and the slang term "gasser". The reason for the...
You will not be satisfied with the color chips online. This is only good for solid colors. You need to go to your local paint store and look at...
Times are changing. This is becoming a "world community"....not "us & "them" any more. Like it....don't like it....it won't make any difference....
Too high will affect handling. Those early gas class cars were not stable at higher speeds.......unless it's just a cruiser.
I have painted fiberglass bodies for 35 years. I have tried driving a 4-foot rod into the floor to ground the bodies, spraying them with static...
My dad always told me, "There is no excuse for bad behavior", and I would agree, The net seems to offer people the opportunity to be rude and...
Those "evil" streetrodders have kept this hobby strong for the last 50 years! Many think it is dollars that motivate them........Could it be...
(QUOTE) No doubt there are probably folks who can afford to have nice, one-off custom cars built for them, and they may well enjoy the process of...
About 1987 I had a customer who wanted to repaint his '66 Nova SS...but the car was originally Seafoam Green metallic. He wanted it red, but was...
I like it.
I know there are 50 year cyles...and longer cycles. BTW, "ice ages" are normal cycles, so it's okay, right? I will make my small contribution....
Before we all relax.....despite what people might assume from the name, global warming is not supposed to make everything warmer. Predictions...
Tough tough question! I've been looking at....analyzing....brainstorming paintjobs for about 40 years. probably tens of thousands of jobs. I've...
Terms are constantly changing, and if used in an incorrect sense, the popularity of the "new" use seems to overwhelm the old definition....
A straight axle is nothing more than a lighter version of the beam axles that were under millions of production cars and trucks. Yes it is...
That's almost the one I remember. WLS radio-Chicago..... "Sunday Sunday Sunday, at beautiful US30 Dragstrip......Drag racing capitol of...
I don't know if this has been on the board, but I found pictures on the net. Interesting build!
A friend had a ragtop Desoto Adventurer B-block, with factory 2X4s, but I believe it was a 350. Seems it was a '58
I've used DuPont and PPG in the past, then for several reasons, switched to R-M about 15 years ago. Good paint! Last as well as anything I've...
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