Hot Rods

colin jones · #1 22-01-12, 02:49

I know these are'nt military, but I had a hot rod show at my house yesterday and I thought some of you might like to look at the fantastic work some guys do.

colin jones · #2 22-01-12, 02:55

A few more.
Colin.

Ken Hughes · #3 22-01-12, 05:50

You know ,Colin ,if it wernt for hot rodders a lot of these cars wouldnt be here,a sad but true fact.
How many were rescued from going to the dump to be rodded.
I like to see them original,or near as possible to original,but it is good to see these old girls!.
I have done rods and restorations over the years,so you might say i have a foot in both camps,but i lean mainly toward green machines now.
Thanks for the photos Colin.

Alex Blair (RIP) · #4 22-01-12, 16:55

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Originally Posted by Ken Hughes

You know ,Colin ,if it wernt for hot rodders a lot of these cars wouldnt be here,a sad but true fact.
How many were rescued from going to the dump to be rodded.
I like to see them original,or near as possible to original,but it is good to see these old girls!.
I have done rods and restorations over the years,so you might say i have a foot in both camps,but i lean mainly toward green machines now.
Thanks for the photos Colin.

Great stuff Ken..Just unusual for me to see right hand drive hotrods..!!

Phil Waterman · #5 22-01-12, 17:45

Hi Colin

Thanks for sharing photos, which hot rod is yours? I love going to hot rod and cruise nights with my CMPs the people really get a kick out the CMPs and I enjoy looking at their work.

Guess it just means a Gear Head is a Gear Head no matter if is chrome or OD.

Cheers Phil

colin jones · #6 22-01-12, 21:51

Unfortunately Phil, I don't have a hot rod but that does'nt mean I would'nt want one. These guys spend more time cleaning their machines then I do building a green one. They are going to have regular meetings here so it will get bigger each time. There was a few left hand drive ones there and I was amazed at the air ride ones. Ken, even if they don't make these cars original, they are still preserving the basic shape and also style.
Colin.

Ryan · #7 22-01-12, 22:58

That grenade gearstick is pretty damn cool.

Ken Hughes · #8 23-01-12, 07:32

Hi Colin,yes i agree with you about the car bodies.
The other thing that i have noticed over the years is that hot rodders seem to have the money,where the vintage car types have champagne tastes on a beer budget!!
Thats me in the last category hahaha!

Euan McDonald · #9 23-01-12, 08:13

Hey Colin,
It must be the thing to do, we had a local hot rod car club visit our family farm to look in the shed just before Christmas.
My brother has set up a small museum with family cars and trucks.

jack neville · #10 23-01-12, 12:38

Colin,

Did you crank up the band for a bit of rock and roll to go with the hot rods? I have a 32 ford hi boy hot rod in my shed which I am building for a mate of mine. When he saw the Marmon Herrington as I was building it, with it's roadster cab, his one comment was "rod it!". Same comment when he saw the roadster cab on my 39 Ford 1 ton ute, "rod it!".