I've always like Pagan Gold too, but on a car like that it really looks good! Nice car, wish it was mine. So, when was the colour first used on hot rods?
Stunning car! Sears the ol' eyeballs with that Pagan gold finish!!! LoL FAR beyond anything I could (or could possibly attempt!) to build for myself. The builder is obviously an extremely talented individual. Not a single detail has been missed. All I can do is shake my head and try to push my jaw back in place... OK. Having now seen it...I'm happy for the day. Don't need to save a pic or anything. Time to move on to some of those painted or patina'd traditional Hot Rods that are the foundation the HAMB was built on. Lots of sites feature the cream of the crop like this gl*** 3 window. I've checked out a dozen over the years at least. In fact, THEY are the reason "I" came here... Hot Rodding is like a Buffet..."If ya don't eat your meat...ya can't have any pudding..." and this 3 window is certainly on the dessert table! Now...wheres the (patina'd) beef?
Outstanding car. I'm starting to come around to fendered cars after Zenors, this and a few others. Paradigm shift?????
Yeah, I think you can consider most hot rods, works of art. They certainly meet the definition of the word, in that they are personal expressions manifested through hard work, persistance, vision, creativity, etc. Whew! it's early in the morning for that but my point is this, InDaShop alluted to it and that is fenders. Cars made in the 20's-40's had fenders that were scupltures. I'm trying to save the original fenders on the A, at much time and expense, because I think they make the car. Sure everyone likes a hi boy, or traditional hot rod without fenders, chopped, channeled, etc. but nothing beats a complete full fendered hotrod. Now when you add that gold paint job(or something similiar)...you have art....pure and simple. And, I believe that's why the 20's-40's models have remained timeless throughout hotrod history and will be that way far into the future. Gotta love them fenders!
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