Hi, I haven't used this Forum much but it has a great reputation so thought I would register and give it a go. my name is Dave from Kent in the UK, I have a theory that there is a rodding gene as I have been in to rods for as long as I can remember and before I even new what they were! As a kid I was drawn to the toys with strange engines sticking out of the hoods. I can remember seeing a film on TV at an early age, that started with two hot rods having a road race, and I was hooked. At this stage I still didn't know what these strange cars where. Then at the age of around 11 I bought my first car mag, it was UK's one and only Custom Car (still going strong today) and it had Eddie Wimbles fad T on the front which just blew me away (I still think it was the best T ever built in the UK) This was in the early seventies, and I have been hooked ever since. I soon graduated to the American magazines when I could find them, but they were difficult to get hold of back then. I have had various attempts at building stuff over the years with out much luck and then life's usual diversion took over! more recently I came to the conclusion that I didn't have the skill or the time to build what I really wanted - a deuce coupe. So, a couple of years ago, for my 50th birthday, I finally fulfilled my dream and bought a deuce 3 window. I'm sure there are cries of "cheque book rodder" but I can live with that . It is not exactly what I would've built (it is two windows short to start with!) it but it is well built and I will tweak and change it more to my liking (with the exception of the windows of course) as time and finances permit. that's enough bull for now, Cheers, Dave
Thanks for the welcome guys I will keep you posted on events that I attend in the UK, Here are some pix from Wheelsday 2013, http://s1273.photobucket.com/user/daveh1932/library/Wheelsday%202013
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