Technical Restored verses Hot Rodded

Every time I drive my RPU it says to me "Ya better keep yer mind on drivin' me and double clutchin'...or I'll kill ya!"

 

hmmmmm
worked at a shop that hot rodded a nicely older restored 32
we were asked why
we answered 'because driving a stock one stinks'
I appreciate the restorers preserving all the future custom/hot rod projects for us
its just a matter of time.......were waiting......tick tock tick, tock (maniacal laugh)

 

Hello,
There are all kinds of variations of the topic. Sometimes the lines get blurred as a hot rod gets restored…so what is not to like? We all have our likes and dislikes. These days, time and energy justifies a purchase or build. Some of us still like hot rods and cruisers for daily drivers. Some of us still have the urge to build things with our hands despite the age or cir***stances. Kudos.

Like most things in life, we can’t all be Gene Winfield, Art Chrisman or Brian B***. So, whatever gets you on the road, is the right thing to do. Take your time building your cool hot rod, while driving a non HAMB approved vehicle in the mean time? (a common occurrence, I am sure.)

We can’t all have a 10 car stable of hot rods and customs. But, with that one car or wagon we have lusted for over the years pops up for sale, the brain thinks fast while the money jingles in the accounts. The old saying “time is money” seems appropriate here.

Since time is money and time is running out slowly for most of us in this great activity, why not? Yes, there is a great satisfaction building something from scratch or a partial build to the rolling hot rod or cruiser. (been there, done that...) But, sometimes life interferes and our concentration is diverted elsewhere until it all calms down.

Jnaki

Our hot rod/drag racing lives have gone full circle with scratch builds to drive away purchases for daily driving. Our choices were dependent on the cir***stances of the day. We all have adapted to them, however it hit us, hard or not. A little struggle when we were younger probably made us stronger in the later life timeline. So, it was all worthwhile.
VS
So, these days, if the order to satisfy the urge to get behind the wheel of a cool hot rod or cruiser still exists, there is nothing wrong with buying a restored hot rod or cruiser to bring back that old feeling again.
VS
Choices, choices, choices...
Whatever gets you back… “On the road again…”
"On the road again
Going places that I've never been
Seeing things that I may never see again
And I can't wait to get on the road again

Here we go, on the road again
Like a band of Gypsies we go down the highway
We're the best of friends
Insisting that the world keep turning our way"

 

There is nothing like driving that hot rod for the first time. Makes all the work and cursing worth it. Restored or Finished Hot Rod, you have to use it. Owning something you do not use makes no sense to me. I don't care what it is!

 

To each , his own.
When I got my '53 truck, I wanted to hot rod it, but the cheapness in me decided to restore it, more of a rebuild/repair, making most everything myself. 85% original. I like the way it turned out. So do most people that see it. Just yesterday at the Apple Festival must have been 50+ pics taken, many parents posing their kids in front of the truck.

At the local cruise in which is mainly hot rods and muscle cars we still get lots of compliments and friendly conversations. Only one time a guy asked ''what's in it?'', so I opened the hood, he liked the straight 6, 6 volt, generator, then he spots my little chrome air cleaner and says, ''what's wrong with the original oil bath?''.
I closed the hood and walked away.

 

I understand both sides of this coin. I grew up with AACA and my dad and grandfather were both ******** restoration guys. With my stock '28 roadster I always heard dad say he and gramps "saved" this car from becoming a hot rod. They restored it in 64 using the best used parts they could find. I understand there was not much of an aftermarket for reproduction parts back then and now I understand why almost everything on the car is worn out. Dad did have a bit of hot rod in him as I found some A speed parts stashed away. After Dad p***ed I built his unrestored 29'coupe into a banger hot rod and used some of the parts he had stashed away. I have upgraded the motor and trans and brakes so the car can now run 60-65 comfortably. I have had more fun with that car in the lase few years than I have with the other 8 cars in the family's collection. I will eventually get back to the other cars but I am enjoying the Traditional hot rod scene a lot lately. On of dad's car friends has asked me several times if I am going to put fenders on the coupe. Now these days People building cars to a period correct take more care using original parts and materials than I see many "restorers" do. Original parts, correct hardware, cloth covered wire etc. mean builders are restoring cars to a previous era's standards. Some get this some don't. I see it as traditional cars are not very far from being restorations. too bad more people on both sides of the argument. I hope that if this scene was a little more prevalent more than 10 years ago my dad would have embraced the movement and built a car like he would have built in the late 50's. Lightning didn't come down and strike me down when I started cutting into the coupe so I think he would have approved. I can always appreciate good craftsmanship and well done cars even if I don't like tastes of builders either restorations or street rods or what ever else you are into. Mostly I appreciate home builders putting cars together at home.

 

C1, C2 and C3 Corvettes that are not hacked up should be restored..

A hacked up Vette should become a race car.