Site with neat 20's-30's race cars

[Flipper]

There might be something here that inspires you. Maybe the next fad after lakes modifieds.

http://winfield.50megs.com/Hisso.htm

[The37Kid]

Nice collection of Hisso powered cars. For those that don't know a Hisso was the nickname for the Hispano-Suiza V8 that powered WWI aircraft. It had an overhead cam on each bank, if you cut one on half and made a four banger out of it, it became a "Half-a-Hisso".

[Foul]

Since when were modifieds a fad?
dan

[oldchevyseller]

i wanna see a fad ? who made that ? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Flipper]

There have been a whole lot of modifieds put together in the last 5-10 years. ....a lot more than were put together in the previous 30 years.

The first nice one that I can remember seeing was the year that the NSRA Street Rod Nationals were in Columbus, OH (1996?). There was one there that drew a pretty big crowd. ....in the following years, more showed up.

In the history of "street rods", they are a fad, much the same as "rat rods". I like cool sh*t whether it is popular or not. I'm not trying to piss anybody off.

[SlowLearner]

Some interesting things being built down Argentine way.
Here's the link (originally from HackerBill) to an outfit building "racers" from big old late 20's iron.

http://www.rekluscars.com.ar/eng/institucional.asp

Check-out the (superleggera) body framing on the '36 ford
"bi-posto"!
http://www.rekluscars.com.ar/images/autos/Arc14-01.jpg