Art & Inspiration An on topic car Photo that just brings a SMILE to your face.

So many fond memories the past 50 plus years with Family, friends and with our kids and grandkids.

 

Where is the lawnmover? Seems to me it should be right there out in front.

 

I had to do a double take I thought it was Richie Evans for a second!

 

The Rapid Roman was a bit shorter than Jim. Those Bell helmets were the best available before the Bell Star. Dragall and Hinchman (I think that was the name) coveralls soaked in borax and allowed to dry was fire protection.

Latter 30s GM coupe bodies were popular, especially when the rules required the engine and body manufacturer was the same. However the chassis were not the same by the mid 70's. Tobias pattern tube chassis were the norm for dirt. NASCAR still required real frames for a few mor seasons. Scout frames, 55 Chevy frames, I don't remember the other popular ones, were the norm on asphalt. Your father probably remembers some of the others used in modifieds and late models.

 

My Grandsons in the '32.

 

Ivo and Grabowski at San Fernando Drags about 1955

 

One of my favorite dog/hot rod related pictures is one posted by our old friend Hamtown Al showing his trusty dog "Kitty" with his head filling the side window of one of Al's 40 pickups. Sadly, neither Al or Kitty are still with us.

 

Hello,

Upon reading another old, magazine article on a young, Bruno Cirello online, it brought back those photo shoot days down in San Diego. My wife and I would take a long coastal drive down to San Diego and make it an all-day event. We would stop off for lunch in La Jolla or our favorite taco/burrito shop in Encinitas. The drive into the inland portion of San Diego was different. We were used to the coastal/harbor area. But, as we found out, inland was the hot bed of a club called the Prowlers of San Diego.

2011: Bruno (the son, not the father) gives thanks to his mom and dad for instilling a passion for hot rods, noting that they grew up as teenagers in the '50s. "I grew up in the back of a '34 Ford two-door sedan and then a '29 Model A roadster," said Bruno. "My sister and I would sit in the rumble seat listening to oldies on the way to car shows."

At a car show up in L.A. County back in those old days, I met some hot rodders from San Diego. Being invited to their annual picnic was a treat for this “twenty something” with history in hot rods and drag racing. The event was the annual Prowlers Picnic taking place at a favorite inland lake park. It was eye opening to say the least. All kinds of roadsters, coupes, sedans, sedan deliveries and trucks were scattered all over the park. (The best spots were, being under or near a tree for the much needed shade at this park.)

Immediately, I saw several cars that would fit my needs for a photo shoot and story for the hot rod/custom car mags up in the L.A./Orange County. One of them just happened to be a cool looking 1934 Ford two door sedan, owned and built by Bruno Cirello, Sr. from Spring Valley, CA. It was painted black, the style was all hot rod, without going overboard with fancy colors or splashy wheels. The sedan was just a hot rod built for cruising and enjoyment.
the stance
A 327, dual quads, Muncie 4 speed, a Paul Scheifer Clutch and flywheel (from La Mesa, CA.)

The 2 door sedan was built for cruising and family comfort, as mentioned above. For me, it looked like my wife and I would be extremely happy cruising around in So Cal with this custom build. There was plenty of room for my wife and I, our photo equipment and a little dog. (We always evaluated each photo shoot, hot rod for OUR possible future...)

There is as much room like a sedan delivery, but, with windows and no dreaded, right, rear, blind spot. Being twenty somethings, the back seat looked more inviting than the back of our 2nd 40 Ford Sedan Delivery. It was a car my wife liked tremendously. YRMV

Jnaki

The title was Basic Black, but the Ford Sedan was nothing like being a basic hot rod. Custom touches were evident and it was just a well-built sedan. This is a classic sedan, with plenty of room for the family to enjoy hot rodding/cruising, along with big V8 SBC power.
A Hurst Shifter
And, a set of Ansen Sprint Wheels...

 

In The Beginning...

 

Communication time

 

Guessing you don't have a rat problem......... four legged or two.

 

Dogs and milk crates ARE traditional

 

And Cadillacs

 

Maybe not an “on topic” picture, but my son’s shop class. We live in an agricultural area, so they fix tractors as well as cars.

 

Just an early morning gas, and coffee stop.

 

What's UP ?

 

Gotta love them perks.....

 

Yowza!

 

GOOD GRIEF !!!

 

WHO IS THAT GIRL.?

 

It's a photoshop. She's well endowed but not that well endowed.

Mick