What famous car made the biggest impression on you?

Hands down - The Deora!

 

Jack Merkel 33 willys

 

American Graffiti '32 and the Lil Deuce Coupe (Beach Boys Cover)

 

Thanks to AMT and Revell and at the age of 10, nothing was any cooler than these two
The Orange Crate

and the Ala Kart


I built at least a 1/2 dozen of each model.....

 

Don't know how famous it is, but of all the car shows I've been to in the past 6 or 7 years, I had a hard time walking away from this one. Prettiest damn car I've ever seen. It was at the Riverwalk car show in Pueblo, Co. 3 or 4 weeks ago. I was told by another car owner the Zepher was built by Pinkies. Only problem I had with it was the LS1 in it.He still has the original v-12

 

Definitely the California Kid built by Pete Chapouris.

 

Mickey Thompson 4 engine land speed record car.

 

Id say the most influenced car would have to be ZZ Tops 33. Second is project X 57 in the movie Hollywood Knights.

 

When I was 15 I would ride my bicycle 10 miles every sat morning to give jack my paycheck (i worked at a local bicycle shop )so I could pay him for the machine work on my fe.
He was very patient and answered every question I ever had pertaining to my stuff or not.
I would see photos and trophys in his waiting area and he would explain the suspension he used and the cal product body he chopped.
The roll bar was glassed into the roof for added clearance,all the work was done by himself at a local shop called dugens.
I am not shure if he painted it or Charlie the shop owner may have.
This was thirty years ago and every time I stop in to see his son Scott or jack himself there is always a warm greeting.
Fine people in deed.
So yes,this car did it for me as well.

 

The Alakart, Marcellus/Borsch AA/FA, Orange Crate, Pure Hell, Stone-Woods & Cook

 

X2 yep and yep!

 

Tucker

 

Has anyone seen that little hot rod truck called overloaded built by Pinkees Rod Shop, that truck is amazing

 

Watson's Grapevine and Moon Glow first Version:

 

Milner's coupe. I had a big poster of it in my room, and in junior high I had a night light so I could look at it when I was supposed to be in bed. Paul LeMat was ssooooo cool! Later on, the California kid came into my life and it affected me in an equally substantial way.

 

Yea, Milner got me into 5 Windows. But i love the 58 Chevy, i mean how many 58 Chevys have a nose down rake instead of being lowered!?!?

 

I heard Liberace whupped Milners deuce in a best two out of three. I wish my brother George was here...

 

Ok, seriously, no more play on words, no more bad Barris jokes. The photo that screwed up my life from the age of 3 onwards.


My life was never the same after I saw this cover...

 

I was in high school when the six wheel craze happened. This had a Cadillac with two turbos and I wanted it....it's an ugly car though, I realize now: My favorite as a kid:








My dad worked on this when I was a kid: not pretty but creative. Somewhere a picture of me, age 6 or so in it exists but I can't find it.This'll have to do.

 

This one tipped me over. Growing up in Dallas, it would sit out front of Custom Automotive (Heaven for a hot rod kid). Bobby Wolcott helped me plenty as I was building my '27.
Other significant influences included: Any of Jim Smith's cars, The Blue Max, Bobby Langley and his Scorpion fuelers, and Stone, Woods, and Cook's "Dark Horse". Thanks KS!

 

fx cars have always been my favorite so for a race car its hands down mr.norms 65 altered wheelbase. for a street car the movie cars fro hot rod,califonia kid, american graffiti.

 

LaMesa Deuce

 

for me the stone woods cook willys and andy Grannatelli duel centro 63 avanti at Bonneville

 

The Hirohata Merc.

 

T-Bolt

 

Thank you Mr. G for the Kookie T from 77 Sunset Strip.

 

the speed Sport roadster

 

The Kookie Kar by Norm Grabowski.As a impressionable 12 yr old i used to watch 77 sunset strip.Loved that car.

 

Thank you, Mary, for that cute pose in your Uncle Norm's roadster. #839

 

Bill Cushenberry's Matador, the Orange Crate, and the Lil Coffin, all three made a great impression on me when I was growing up in the late 50's and 60's