hey I have one of those well built shit box/rat-rod-a-rifics.w/ bias plys,, and there even [Out of FRICKIN ROUND,]..... Im good lookin and hung like a Shetland pony and I still didnt make it into the lower lot, its gotta be that 12 volt thing.... I'm with you glassguy, switchin to 6 volts, better yet ,Im yankin the battery gettin a hand crank and some oil lamps .............oh ya and a G string and some ass-less chaps...Ill see you jerks at the gathering lol
You show up with a horse and buggy and those chaps and your IN! Seriously though there is no "better" parking. We park good cars in the upper and lower lots so that people mill around. This year there was bitchin stuff everywhere and I hoped that would put an end to anyone feeling as though they had been put on the Island of Misfit Toys. Its true two cars snuck in even though they were too new... oh well, maybe next year we'll have armed gaurds. But believe me there is no cool kid parking unless you can get next to Pete and I snake that spot every year so good luck.
Pete, I find it hard to believe that you could improve on your car... but that new lettering looks just perfect.
no line at the van, it did have radials and 12 volt s ,but the beer was cheep and cold .... gotta love cheep cold beer
Geage, Your car is not rat-rod-a-rific! Im talking about the cars with huge radials... 12V generators are just fine.
Pete ,I'm just fuckin with ya. I have the coolest ride going. if you dont believe me, all ya needs to do is ask me ,and Ill be the first to tell ya , lol
I had a great time ,and I parked out with the Gen Pop,(general population).The Altar Boys put on a great show .I'm looking foward to next year and will be thrilled to finnally drive my trad. rod to an event. In the meantime I'll just to have to Oggle everbody else's. Great Job Guys ,see you at the gathering.
well let's see here. When did I put on the radials? Ummmmm, I think it was sometime around the late eighties when I got tired of switching lanes for twenty plus years of driving the '34 on bias ply tires. I yanked the bias ply tires off my in-line powered '48 Chrysler out in Wyoming when one of them threw the tread (left front). I went to a tire store and replaced 'em all. Glad I did 'cause the car stopped trying to climb the sides of the truck ruts in the road. It's a pleasure to drive, now. My '72 Chrysler still has bias ply tires on it but I rarely drive the car so they'll stay. If I decide to start putting some miles on it, they're history and when my GTX goes back on the road, it'll get radials as well. 122,000+ miles on bias ply tires was enough with that car, too. And the twelve volt thing -- I added the alternator when the idler pulley shit the bed in the mid seventies. BUT the six volt generator is STILL on there and that 12.5:1 hemi WILL start, albeit VERY slowly, on 6 volts. -- some of you were standing around when I proved that very fact Saturday afternoon. I didn't switch most of the car over to twelve volts until '86. The dome light, horn, fuel pump, defroster are still six volts. 6 volts has it's place but 12 volts makes for a more dependable ride, especially when the weather starts to cool down and the engine gets a little harder to start. My '48 Chrysler runs a dual voltage system, too.
Alter boys I think you should make it clear that if you bring a women whos showing cleavage or has more then 40% skin showing it over rides all the "gate" rules!! JimV
Looks like a great show and a great group of people. Nice to see all those pretty engine set-ups. I haven't seen so many Nailheads in one event coverage thread. There were also quite a few HEMIs and Flatheads. Fun stuff.
LOL,So what I'm reading here,is that traditional styled cars with radials and 12 volts systems,shouldnt be let in the show,is that what some of u guys are saying?Because hellI think the Alter Boys did one hell of a job and was really happy that my 32 was let into the show,thank u guys.
WTF! How'd I miss the chick in the chaps? Damnit, Pete! This is all your fault! I'm already workin' on installing the stripper pole & the revolving heart-shaped velvet couch in the back of my truck! Screw selling the crap I'm selling, I'm ready to make some real money! I can see it now, Galaxy Rod & Custom becomes Galaxy Rub & Tug! Now all I need is a few easy women & all you dirty old men will be emptying your pockets! Damn, I'm a genius!
I thought I worked that angle!! I must admit though, even she was wondering why I got parked next to "a bunch of pipes" (I let her know to keep that comment to herself) I absolutely do not care where anyone ,or myself ,gets parked...We had a great time and will again next year! ...but really, Pete, was it my disc brakes or my billet valve caps that got me in the upper lot, and those bubble gum sedans behind me went right down below!!??
They where everywhere in the 50"s!! Don't you rememeber? I do like the idea of the stripper poll, think the guys at the "gathering of the faithful" would go with that?lolololol JimV PS Flaven IS suppose to point out the babes for everyone, he slipped a little this year, And Jareds in love so we lost him to the darkside!!they'll come around soon.
geage.....was that really a steel 34....i thought i heard someone say something about fiberglass.....that must have been the guy parked next to the beer van....better luck next year....maybe if you leave that old racer out this winter some patina will bleed through
You know, I take that back....coker is now making some real cool radials that look like bias ply's, you have to look real close to tell the difference. pete-
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