what were your larges influences in hotrodding,for you to be into cars?in three words or less. mine?easy magazines,family,satisfaction.
This is easy for me. brother and pinstriping. John and his best friend were into the rodding scene in the 70's and I was wanting to emulate him. I remember about the same time seeing a car get pinstriped at a friend's dad's shop and I was blown away by the art, the colors and the guy. I must been about 10 where that happened. Vance
Just growing up in the 'Fifties and 'Sixties, readin' Hot Rod Magazine. Although having said that, I have to admit I'm still more of a reader than a hotrodder--
Drag racing, Grandma, and Bonneville My dad took me to our local track and I saw Gene Snow's top fueler run. He made mid track pass and blew the blower about 30 feet from where we were standing. I was about 8 or 9. My grandma raced in the powder puff class when she lived in Oklahoma. She raced a Model A. Bonneville is my mecca. I have read all I can about the cars and the people. I have some DVDs from landracing dot com from the early years until now. I usaully open all of the windows on house and crank the volume up on my TV when I watch them. My nieghbors and wife just love it when I do that.
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