Hot Rods Tired of homogenized hotrods

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-fisk-41.1189875/

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https://www.schradersspeedandstyle.com/ss_1942-lakes-modified.html

...This is a very high bar build...many unique details worked into this...is this Builder a Hamber? Seriously impressive...

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Are you suggesting the loose fanbelt is a clue it's a work in progress? You may be absolutely correct Stan...not the first time an unfinished one was taken to a show...It sure wasn't to far away from it...anyone know of this oddball?...a bit of a hybrid...

 

Tub-alicious

...Dig the festive lighting

Beautiful BC

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A lot of quality happening there especially in the later pictures in the link. Some serious parts gathering & fab work. Is there a writeup? What tranny? Which Buick 8? Mine might need the quarter elliptics all around but probably not.

 

https://www.schradersspeedandstyle.com/ss_1942-lakes-modified.html
Agreed...
No mention of trans......engine 52 Buick Straight 8...
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Thanks Jet, such a cool Hotrod/Custom...that actually surfaced and is in a form of ressurection...I think...stuff falls by the wayside but then poof there it is...fingers crossed...

At this link...

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/1938-dry-lakes-racer.1227547/#post-14030323

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https://www.capitalremanexchange.com/cummins-engine-history-american-gumption/

The Highboy look was no doubt influenced by these blasts from the past not to mention the tiny headlights, and the positioning, this was 1930/31...and it's diesel powered...Cummins was quite the player in go fast and they certainly had style that was surely influential...

This rocker and shaker from the past has been shared here before but is well worthy of another revisit as it surly has the right stuff and delivered...
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Since I'm not sure if I posted my not-too-homogenized rods on this thread....gonna doit:

26 COOP:





33 COOP:

 

^^^ not mine, but found it for sale on FB 57.5K^^

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...one-by-part-2.1154030/page-1824#post-14332712

Shared by @Moriarity, possibly part of his extensive image collection...and not its first visit here...a nicely detailed oddball...

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I know the focus has been on " diverse" early rods/ racers ...but these three fit accordingly imo .....Skip's sedan, the late " Chop It" coupe, which was hard to Google an image, and the E/B sedan in it's heyday ....

 

Wowowow!

 

more of red roadster please !!!!

 

lets see more of red roaster above !!!

 

@anthony myrick...
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I like to binge read a 227 page thread. Lots of good stuff here.

 

That's the only drawback of long Threads...but I agree much of Hotrods best are within the depths of this extensive journey and deserving of recognition with the others.

 

...Class...it is interesting that Custom is very influential in Hotrod as well...

Somewhere along the Historical journey Hotrod became more looksy along with go fast...I suppose Car Shows in the early 50s and perhaps earlier were instrumental in that...

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...no stones left unturned here, that's for sure...

Can't recall who took these...

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https://performance.ford.com/enthusiasts/quick-look/2020/02/brothers-customs.html

...Don't see chrome firewalls on A's to often...E&Js are still a choice and work well if carefully placed amongst complimentary Hotrod...

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Paint it if you must…or not!

 

I would paint it, and change the grille shell. I like it. I'd like it better painted. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063721805898

...Chopped, heavy channel with un-sectioned grill following suit, fancy covers on the headlights and just the right balance of shiny...all in 51 great for gleaning historical trends...
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https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Chet_Herbert's_1932_Ford

...another 32......not a problem of course......especially when Chet puts his signature on it...this was one wild ride...chopped 4 dr, fenderless, specially equipped for driving with his being handicapped and the fuel delivering the oomph was alternative to boot...quite a rocker and shaker in his day with many accolades in Hotrod/Race...

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Sunday morning.
Out in the garage.
Oldies playing.
Cup of coffee.
And this thread.

 

From the link, "It was fitted with a 270 Cui GMC straight six mill coupled to a 1950 Buick Dynaflow transmission with the help of a custom machined adaptor plate The GMC truck engine was bored 3 31/32" and stroked 4", providing 296 Cui. Compression ratio with the stock Horning head was 12 to 1. Chet had it dyno-tested, and the test indicated 198 hp at 400rpm. A small tank located alongside the fuel tank supplied alcohol for a special injection system, which could be cut in at any time. The alcohol could gain 30 hp. It was fit with a Spalding two-coil ignition, homemade headers with by-pass opening for lake running, and a 2" Smitty muffler. Chet had set up two batteries producing 12 V for quick starting."
My how times have changed! It is a lot easier to get 200hp today. His 270 started with about 90 hp the same as the 153 four cylinder I'm building for my roadster. I'll have most of that 200 hp in a package that probably weighs 1/3 of the Jimmy. He was a pioneer.