History Detonator's RPU

'Skating the same line since 1976'
just sunk in as I scrolled down to hit the like ****on

Happy Birthday....entered old fartdom territory.....

 

First time I think I've seen this one but reached the same conclusions. Just exactly right.
If I was going to build one for myself, that's the way I'd want it to turn out.
Not that it necessarily would.....

 

That’s a good one! I’ve been hung up
On RPUs bad this last month.

 

I've loved that one for a long time. What's not to love about a Nailhead in a roadster pickup?


Does anybody have any idea what wide five hubcaps these are?


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Wow, I really like that RPU. It's the kind of little pickup that's ready to roll at a moment's notice with the flick of a key.

And as much as I think the term is overused it really is an 'honest' hotrod.

I would love to own such a car and I think a perfect stable mate would be Dave Wittenberg's '28. With those you'd have both sides of the show/go coin.

 

I have always dug Dave @Detonator Welles' RPU . . . Here's a few of my ****py snapshots of it at the 2009 Goodguys West Coast Nats in Pleasanton:

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Old Ford steel wheels, 40 deluxe center rings, modern adapters, and caps from 30 wires.

 

Dave Welles has a great eye and is a good dude. If you happen to be on IG, look him up for more proof -
@cruzpch

 

I went to the archives and found these photos of Dave's RPU from my hot rod run in 2010...



It's always been a favorite of mine too!

 

It's definitely a beautiful little pickup. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the 32 rpu with the crafty backseat built by @NealinCA. That one is on my list of favorites and the build thread was an eye opener.

 

cool RPU for sure. could only dream to have the patience & restraint to achieve something like that!

 

I’d drive it

 

Just looks right, wheels,color ,layed back windshield, interior color,,,digging the plaid seat insert...bad ***

 

They're running my folding windshield posts that I sell here on the HAMB in "Parts for sale"

 

Hey bub get in line!
Dan

 

Where is the truck now?

 

One of my inspirations when I built the 2004 NSRA yellow 30/31 highboy rpu give away truck

 

Great looking little RPU.

 

Holy cow. I was just talking about this car with my boss last night. I know where this car is. It may be making a public appearance very soon..

 

Post some pics when it emerges…

 

One of those great HAMB builds from that era. Wasn't this (I'm sure it was) featured in Rod & Custom or Street Rodder around that 2009-2012 period? That is where I remember those photos from

 

"Solid" was the word some decades ago.
I'm diggin' it

 

We know @anthony myrick, we know.

 

Neal's RPU and Dave's RPU are both #1's. But if I had to pick Neal's just because it's got so many damn neat little hand made, saved, well fabricated and clean detail aspects to it.

 

We're patiently waiting @Tex***peed