Art & Inspiration When You Go To Shows Or Gatherings, What Attracts Your Eye?

^^Oh, the blonde? I was trying to decide it that was a stock passenger side mirror on the Mustang?

 

I’ve always been drawn to a well done glove box lamp

 

Period or era correct parts and cars from stem to stern is so appealing. Most people have a great car but dont carry the theme over the entire build.

 

All of the categories, exception being when I attend a big show such as Back to the 50's. I checked Rods/Kustoms and Survivors, my taste has changed somewhat with time but Hot Rods/Kustoms from childhood to present day always my favorites.

 

Survivors, rods & customs are at the top of my personal list. HRP

 

Hot Dog on a Stick..................Lemonade and Cheese

 

I like looking at Dagmars

 

I voted for Rods and Other. My choice of Other is for how cohesive the design is, does the car follow a theme or is it a hodgepodge of ideas?

 

That pretty well sums it up for me.
What usually catches my eye is a compete package ride that everything works together on and that doesn't have added crap for effect or because that is what the cool guys have this week.
I pay a lot more attention to the ones where everything works together and has one continuing theme. Custom with appropriate white walls for the time frame the build represents and caps rather than mag wheels of any kind.
Hot rods where everything works a one package and nothing overshadows the rest of the car.

If it isn't a Hamb friendly hot rod or custom it has to be damned nice or seriously special or on my list of cool cars to get a lot of attention from me. Your so so late 60's Chevy pickup might get a couple of quick photos while the well put together but not Hamb friendly AD Chevy Pickup next to it may get shots from every angle and then some and I might stop and ask several questions to boot.
One of my best friends used the term "Radical" a lot when he was describing cars. I always knew that when he was saying that he saw this "radical" car that I wasn't going to like it at all. Chopped Caddy coupe with a tunnel ram sticking though the hood and a big scoop sticking up a foot above the roof of the car was his idea of radical or something on that line. he more like a cartoon car it looked the better he liked it.

 

Anything from the 50s vibe or older I tend to gravitate to. Oddities as well. There was a totally restored willys army jeep at the last thing I went to and I thought was really neat. Also a really well done coe I thought was awesome. Coe's always impress me, I'd like one of those some day. There was also a corvair wagon that was mint and all original. Had never seen one of those.

 

we look out to catch up with our friends
usually have seen all the show cars

 

ANYTHING with a 327!

 

Quality workmanship and especially I like to check out other 38's for what they have done. Always have an open eye for anything that is different. Overall, I love all Rods.

 

All the trophy hunters at the end of the show. Wow what a bunch of whiners.

 

Is... is that code for something Tony?

Annnd that answers my previous query.

 

Totally unrelated.
Just random thoughts

 

The looker ladies

 

I would walk passed cars like this all day long....




....to look at cars like this (I am not a big fan of the bare metal look) because to quote Indian Larry "I want to see the mechanicalness"


Yes, the body and paint on the frist cars are beautiful but all the mechanicals are hidden.

 

From looking at the results, us custom guys are definitely in the minority... LOL

 

Fit and finish !!!

 

Alright, WTF is going on here.
Wish we could see more.

 

That's the first engine i built in high school.

 

Which is the fit, and which is the finish?

 

I really straight shiny black straight car.