How many? Father and son teams here?

me and my dad Bruce build hotrods together at our shop.every thing i know about hotrods came from being around him.now i'm trying to infect my son with cars,so far so good.

-danny

 

Yup, here, too. My Dad has been a hotrod builder for years, somewhere there's pics of me working in the garage when I was 2! Now we share a shop and are sorta in business together....which means we share a shop and I use his business to order parts cheaper Seriously though, without Dads influence, I'd most likely still be building race cars...he pretty subtly pushed me towards doing a trad rod over the last 5 years or so.

 

..another team here. My youngest was drag racing at 16 after building his first engine at the ripe old age of 15. His '51 chopped shoebox with a 383 SBC is his latest ride. Now we are ruining my 3 year old grandson.

 

My father and I worked on his projects all my life. The Chevy coupe that brought me to this site was a 20 year project for him, and a primary car for him and my Mom for about half that time. He died 2 years ago last Thursday...



Slonaker

 

Yup! My Dad "ruined" me at the grand age of just 5 with pictures of his 30 A coupe with a Hemi FirePower! We have different tastes in cars, but we managed to pull together a 1935 Ford Coupe (drives, but needs to be finished) and now I'm following in his younger year footsteps with the more traditional stuff. I'm building a 31 A with the EXACT same Hemi he had in his. Year and all! He's AMAZED about the stuff I've learned here on the HAMB! He's very excited about.... but, once again... different tastes in cars, so it's not going to be to his liking. Once I take him for a ride that will change though!

 

My Dad's been gone 4 years now, but I like to think he's still working with me on cars. The stories I could tell of the "perfect" part or perfect sized piece of metal I always find exactly when I need it in among some of the scrap he had collected. Things just seem to go together. Though he wasn't really a car guy, he had me turning wrenches with him at an early age. The skills he taught me has saved me thousands in labor over the years.

 

me and my father been building sence the late 70s. the first car i really worked on with him was his 29 sedan.which he still has.then a 54 ford truck then a 23 t bucket.then he bought my first car a 69 firebird sweet.thats were it started for me. then we built his 29 roadster hiboy on 32 rails. (still has that one too)my first rod was my 47 chevy sedan i did most everthing and it was my first chop top i did that was great.now i am working on my 29 full fenderd roadster and he is building my mother a track roadster t its been many years a lot of bitch n back and forth but i wouldnt trade the time with my dad for nothing. i hate i once in awhile but when you see one on the road or you get the thumbs up from a passing car its worth it.

 

My old man got me started helping out with his '38 Plymouth as soon as I could pick up a wrench and I'm sure glad he did. It kept me out of trouble and got me interested in mechanical/technical stuff, which led to an engineering degree that supports my automotive habit. I have no idea what I'd be doing now if it weren't for the old car bug he gave me. I think it's hereditary.

 

dad and i

 

I inherited the disease from my dad... He lives 1100 miles away, but I still think we're a "team". The phone and email attachments are some of our most-used car-building tools now. I wish we could hang out together more, though. He's taught me more than I'll ever remember, and continues to do so. He lurks here every once in a while, but he prefers not to use the computer any more than he has to. (I think his shop might be the last known remaining business without a computer.)

My 5yo son seems to have it stronger than either my dad or me. Cars is all he ever talks about or thinks about or draws pictures of. Although, I try to keep myself from forcing him into the car thing... if it's forced on a kid, he'll likely resent it after some time.... I hope he keeps with it so we can share the hobby/sport/lifestyle as he gets older. I always want to make a point to spend time with him, and if I hafta take up fishing or baseball or whatever, I will... but it would be extra cool if it's our passion for cars.

 

Talk about full circle, I got hooked many many years ago from my Dad Al Sharp. Kind of got away from it until I retired a year or so ago and then my Son slamchop got me back into it full time. And most of you guys know what we have built, and are currently building. It also helps to have a Wife that loves old hot rods. Keeps me very busy.

 

My Dad ruined me... hahahaha

Part of our fleet...



Our twin Chevelles...



I love my Dad. All of this is his fault.

 

i work and he provides verbal motivation...

 

Me and Geiser are here on the Hamb!
He's been a big part of all my builds over the years. Without him I'd be forever. Can't beat sharing a hobby like this with your son. PJ

 

I wish my dad was into hot rods.

I'm pretty much on my own.

 

My Dad had me turning a wrench by the time I was 5 years old.....I've never looked back.

Matt

P.S. My avitar was one of his first Hot Rods...Texas 1952.

 

I wish I was luck y enough to have thjat from my dad....he had all kinds of cool cars when he was younger but was already way old when I came around(I am an OOPS...I have nephews older than me!)...when I was groing up dad had his oil and brakes done at the corner shop.....

 

I am but you know what they say," if you have more than one personality you're never alone."

 

We are starting the third generation of rodder's with the same car.

 

My son and I are slowly bringing back this 36 pickup that I've had for over 42 years and also a 51 Merc customized in the 50's and parked since 63.
Ol Blue

 

Thanks to my dad I was brought up with cars as a pretty constant feature in my life. He lurks here heavily but doesn't post.

Salvaging a Model A rear crossmember for our '29 on Deuce rails project two weeks ago...



Thanks dad.

Cris

 

Pretty famous duo here

 

Thanks for everything Dad.....I miss you.

 

My dad died driving a 65 Diamond T tractor trailer when I was 2. I missed out on alot of garage time growing up and now when I'm out there fabricatin something or doin some body work, I figure he's up there lookin down with a big grin. My son is 12 now and he can weld like a mutha and he practices pinstriping on his folders in school. Proud? Yep. I think gramps would be too. Eventually we'll all cruise together cause none of us are gettin out of this alive!

 

Don't forget Flatdog and Flatpuppy,Puppy does all the real work.When MIT found out we had a street flathead in the 12s they took him as a student.

 

I've got two sons,Tyler 16,Dillon 15.The '49 shoebox I bought for Dillon,I bought a '68 Impala for Tyler.We just took both cars to the Back to the beach show in Ventura.They are hooked!Especially Dillon,cuffed Levis,chain wallet,black converse,hairdoo too.He can't wait to drive the '49, and pick-up chicks!

 

My dad and I worked side by side for many years and when my son came along he was right there with us. My dad still builds cars but we don't get to do it together much. However my son and I still work on our cars together and travel to events as much as we can together.

 

I have my dad lurking on here- he hasn't become a member - yet. He's what some would like to call a gold chainer, but he's worked hard all my life to have what he has and just has been fortunate enough he never had to sell any of them along the way. He has a bunch of nice cars he's been collecting since 1973, including a couple early firetrucks. His hands are in all my tech stories and his '32 3-Window is in the current R&C with Rudy putting on a new steering box. Right now that car is getting a fresh engine & trans and getting back-dated to 1965 because it still looks exactly like 1970 when it was originally built. Original magnesium very early Halibrands have gone on along with a set of Firestone ribs & blocks.

His cars-
1918 & 1919 Amarican La France Fire Trucks
1924 Maxwell Touring (restored stocker)
1927 Studebaker Victoria (unrestored stocker)
1929 Ford Roadster (built as a hot rod in 1962- still looks exactly the same)
1932 Ford 3-Window (built in 1970- undergoing rebuild)
1935 Auburn Phaeton (originally from MGM Studios-being built as a hot rod)
1936 Ford Phaeton (built in 1963 by Gene Winfield)
1936 Ford Slantback 2-door (unrestored low-mileage stocker, like brand new)
1938 Ford Sedan Delivery (frame-off restored stocker)
1942 Ford Convertable (resto-rod/wide whites, dropped nose)
1955 Chevy Nomad (30K-mile stocker, one of the first ones made, since '78)
1956 Chevy Del Ray (bought new by a friends mom- 2nd owner local car)
1956 Chevy Custom (orig. a Sedan Deliv.- converted to El Camino in '62)
1969 Ford Ranchero

He takes care of all of them himself and drives them regularly.

My son is 14 and will have his first project VERY soon.

 

i roll a 55 pontiac and he has a 51 chebby 1/2 ton ... he had me helping in the garage way back in the 70's building everything from hi-po vw rat buggies to muscle cars....we painted and sold cars from our 2 and a half car garage throughout my childhood and now we are both hamb'rs i'm ldnfast(loud and fast) and he's lownshaved......i love him thanks for giving me the "disease" i shall pass it down to my son...

 

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