Haha - oh man. Thanks. That roadster kind of reminds me of that Miller nosed blue roadster. Probably two or three car's worth of unique ideas all forced into that one car. The Posies rpu, however, still looks really good to me dispite the few things I would want to do differently.
Once upon a time, the cool thing to do to your hot rod was to fit it with IFS, swap your Flattie for a Chevy 350, remove all louvers/door handles/trim/body lines and character, load it up with as much billet as it would hold, and paint it some pastel color with a tan interior. These people call themselves "Street Rodders". Around this time there was a guy who knew what he liked in a car but didn't have a lot of money. So he bought the afore mentioned flattie and with the help of his buddy he pulled an old body out of a field/barn/lake. With all these essential elements he used what he had available to create a vehicle. He was proud of his creation, this car that was part of his soul. So we fast forward to his first car show. He pulls up in his improvised Rod and is greeted with the scorn of the community. "Hot rods need paint", "hot rods need EFI and IFS", and so the Street Rodders dubbed this man's car a Rat Rod. THAT'S RIGHT boys and girls, Rat Rod started as a derogatory term that essentially meant WRONG. Back then the "rule makers" were the Street Rodders, but now it looks as though we have a new set of "Rule Makers". Maybe it is time to move on to the next thing just to piss off the egotistical gurus. But that would be a shame because I really do like this incarnation, but all this just sounds like a case of... Lets all be different together! RedBeard Also some food for thought, in 1995 Posie built the flathead flyer. a retro rod in the midst of Boyd's Chazoom and Alumacupe craze. Maybe all we need is some perspective pre-dating O'l School Rodz.
I like the red car and the yellow one he did earlier. His latest RPU is a very late attempt to fit in with the primer crowd. I have no idea why an innovator would do that, but that's the way it is. Its not ground-breaking or original except for the fact that he had it made. HE didn't make it. I love how people go all crazy about an eblem that came from a washing machine or wherever, on a car that lacks any other "ground-breaking elements. He didn't build a better mouse trap, he took an exsisting one and painted it black like everyone elses...oh..and added those crappy wheels. Spike
Daytons were the rim of choice by many Streetrodders in the mid 70's and early 80's as well as Truespokes at times... Corngrower nailed it exactly...I like to see people be creative and push the envelope on shit as well its part of the hobby. Who was the young chick that built the black roadster with the red wires (Daytons) and people were showing her love now Posie rocks them to get slammed..So there not for everyone...KOOL....I'm glad to see something finally different that is not the ever sooo typical 'copy cat' 32, 54, gmc truck or whatever that pops up on here page after page..... Wait, is the Streetroddersroundtable or HAMB????? I get confused lately..
RedBeard's last sentence is the best point made in this thread. I'd give anything to see this one (along with the rest of the tour) on a highway headed west.
Oh yeah..... the Daytons do suck, along with the bucket seats w/ headrests. Wheelkid's wheels and a nice brown bench. I thank you.
I don't get it, last year you guys ripped Posie a new ass for building his cutting edge version of an art deco coachbuilt hot rod. It wasn't traditional enough. Now he builds a car that fits right in with the traditional crowd and you still bitch His vision, or any other shop owners, can't and won't be all things to all people. He runs a shop and has to show potential customers what capabilities his place has. Trust me when I tell you, he could care less about being "cool around this crowd".
My take on posies is that I wouldn't have one if it were all that negative... Frankly, I think they do great stuff. Creative. And to me, that's what it is all about. Do all their cars fit my bill? No. But I can appreciate most of them for what they are and what they were aiming for. I loved that '32 they did a few years ago with the baby carriage inspired top. I really dig the red '34 they did... With Posies you just kind of have to get rid of the preconceived notions of what a hot rod "should" be and look at what they were trying to accomplish.
That was the 'Phunkie 32'. A friend of mine helped build that car when he worked there. He wasn't much for the carriage style fenders, but i thought it was cool and different.
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