Intro

[Tom Branch]

Been lurking on and off for quite a while, so I figured it was about time I registered and posted an intro.

I grew up around hot rods and started driving my 40 Plymouth Coupe at age 16(I'm 32 now). The plymouth is flathead 6 powered w/speed equipment(fenton head, intake, headers). Very low, raked, big and little Firestones.

I have a channeled Deuce Roadster in bare metal that many HAMBER's may know. It is powered by a hot Studebaker V8 hooked to a T5 trans.The roadster gets a lot of highway miles on it and is a regular at Bonneville, El Mirage, Antique Nats, Paso Robles, VLV, Hot Reunion, etc...

We just finished a choppped and channeled Deuce Tudor for my wife. I is powered by a Stude V8 and 5 speed also. She also drives a 55 studebaker coupe mild custom with a stude V8 and T-10 4 speed.

Our other drivers include a 63 Stude Lark(slammed, 5 spokes, louvers), and a 64 El Camino(lowered, stock).

I resurrected and drove for a few years the former Eddie Dye/ Lively Set roadster. Sad to say that car is not in my hands now, but it has gone to a good home.

No pictures, I'm not very computer literate. Maybe another time.

Thats about it for me, FIRE AWAY!

[TheRev]

from one end of the planet to another....Welcome!
nice array of toys! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[bigfive]

WELCOME TO THE HAMB!

[k9racer]

Welcome I think you will fit in fine,

[RocketDaemon]

ahhh awesome, PICTURES!!!!!!!!!!!

i have 2 studes, a 1957 silverhawk with a 289
and a 1955 stude champion coupe with flat 6

[Skate Fink]

.........welcome Tom. We had a chopped '55 Stude Coupe for 10 years and LOVED it. Had a 259 ci "Bear Cat" V-8 auto that ran great. Heavy car, lead foot and still managed 21-22 mpg on the hiway. Love to see some photos one of these days.........in the mean time, sounds like you may have a few stories to share??? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Tman]

Yeah, we know you! Velkommen!

[a/fxcomet]

I think I just saw your cars at the salt! Your wifes car is purple? Figured the Studie powered cars had to be together. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[klazurfer]

HI , And Welcome http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif This is your Hot rod , Right ?

[Tom Branch]

Thanks for the replies guys.

Klaz, that is my roadster, that pic is probably 3 years old? It's a little more detailed now. Thanks for posting the picture!

A/FX, My wife drove her Tudor to the salt this year it is baby blue, but may have looked light purple in a certain light?

Psycho, I will try to figure out the picture thing another time. When I have more time....

Thank's everybody for the welcome.

[Artiki]

Hello and welcome.
Cool roadster, I think I saw it at VLV last year. Superb.

[saltflataddict]

welcome Tom.. Thats gotta be my favorite roadster.. I saw your wifes sedan at the flats, its damn nice, she was there with another yellow one right.. You had the baby in tow as well.. very nice cars from the Immortals..

[Mike]

Hi ya Tom, this is Mike from Phoenix, the goon with the yellow F1 at VLV. I've talked with you several times at CHRR, Antique Nats and VLV, usually with big "Wronway" Jim or Howard from England on hand.

I saw you at Antique Nats this year, but I never managed to say hi (involved in too much foolishness with my fellow AZ miscreiants). I did see Diana and Willow run those two sedans, they did really well. Those cars were really strong and man, them two gals sure can drive!

Anyhow, glad to see you here, welcome to the HAMB.

[Petejoe]

Welcome... great cars! Have a beer.

[Cword]

Still kicking myself for not stopping and taking a picture of your cars lined up at the end of the road Thursday. they looked pretty darn good parked there with the moody sky behind them.

Mike

[lownslow]

what up tom ?.......donnie here....hows it goin man? glad you signed up..i think you will like it on here . just ignore all the bullshit...but then again you have always been that kind of dude......talk to you soon.......later,donnie

[Anderson]

Badass car!

[Elmo Rodge]

Welcome Tom. Always enjoy talking to you. If I can put as many miles on the '36 as you put on that Roadster I'll be a happy man. Wayno

[RoadDevil13]

Welcome Tom.....Damn fine lookin ride there.
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[NealinCA]

Welcome. I really like the look of both your cars. They are right on.

It's always good to have more people around here with traditional early Fords http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Neal

[Broman]

Whoa, I thought you were a HAMBer already.....

I don't know you or anything, but I know your car. And I have heard your name a handful of times on the board.

Glad you joined. This was my wallpaper for a long time. I think it is your car before the tire/wheel change....and apparently windshield too!

[wingnutz]

It's about time...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

"Jeee's" Tom..., I've seen you at El Mirage and other venues around Cali and have admired your roadster for years...! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Welcome aboard...!

Mark

[rickyracer1962]

the world famous tom branch finally comes out. hahahahaha fag check your pms.

[a/fxcomet]

I meant blue. Racecar is purple...

[SamIyam]

Dig your cars man.
I like the new C-dan... and the yeller one that it always seems to be parked next to.

Sam.

[ShortBus]

Hi Tom! Welcome to hell..

here's an old one.
http://members.cox.net/rickamado/branchroadster.jpg

[thirtytwo]

hey tom... sorry i missed you guys before i left b-ville, did you guys get the bugs on the car sorted out??, did you run that banger????

[Jeem]

Here's another old one. Pomona about 5-7 years back. Always cool cars, thanks for that. Welcome to the ALMIGHTY HAMB

Jimmy

['Flyin' Dutchman']

Hey Tom!

How's it goin' man!
You once told me you lurked on here every once in a while!

I'll post some pics of your car... I have enough of 'em!

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Say hi to Diana and your little boy from me!

See you in October!

Maurice

Here ya go:

http://www.deadendcruisers.com/images/gallery/hotrods/hotrods26.jpg

http://www.deadendcruisers.com/images/gallery/hotrods/hotrods27.jpg

http://www.deadendcruisers.com/images/gallery/hotrods/hotrods6.jpg

http://www.deadendcruisers.com/images/gallery/hotrods/hotrods12.jpg

http://www.deadendcruisers.com/images/gallery/hotrods/hotrods22.jpg

http://www.deadendcruisers.com/images/gallery/events/paso2003/paso2003_33.jpg

http://www.deadendcruisers.com/images/gallery/events/elmirage2001/elmirage2001_7.jpg

http://www.deadendcruisers.com/images/otherstuff/misc05.jpg

Sorry, don't have pics of the Stude and the Plymouth in the computer...

[Evel]

Welcome

evel

[bullet]

Welcome Tom,
It sounds like you have had your shit together for quite
some time now.
Dig the deuce!
What kind of induction system have you got on that car?
it dosen't look familiar.

[haring]

I LOVE your roadster! It's one of my favorites.

Glad you now on board. Ignore the other newbies. They can get really annoying. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Nads]

Welcome Tom. I gotta say you're one of the nicest dudes I've met. It's always a pleasure to see you at VLV and tip a few. Oh yeah, I love your car too.

[Hackerbilt]

Welcome! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[general gow]

Welcome to the garage, man. I think most of us already know you, even though you just walked through the door. Kinda like seeing a long lost cousin for the first time, who you'd only previously seen in pictures in your grandma's photo album. Or something like that. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Tom Branch]

Wow! feeling a little overwhelmed by all the responses. Thanks everyone for all the positive input and the pictures.

Donnie lownslow, I seem to have a knack for stepping in bullshit, but I usually come out smelling OK. I think I'll try to stay out of it completely here.

Broman, the wheels and tires and lack of windshield in your photo were my "Race Trim" that year at the Antique Nats. I've had the stude hupcaps and Firestones on the car since I got it on the road in 2001.

thirtytwo Eric, we ended up playing with the injected smallblock all week at Bonneville. Fabian was finally able to push the car to 177.4??mph on a 190.???mph record(in 3rd gear!). With weather delays and all the tuning problems with the smallblock we never got around to running the blown banger. We're planning on running El Mirage in Sept and possibly Oct with the small block and running the banger in November. You should try to come out!

Dutchman Maurice, you coming out in Oct? We should try to get together. Thanks for all the pics you posted.

Bullet, the roadster has a Spencer aluminum log manifold with 4 53/54 stude WW stromberg backdraft 2 barrel carburators. The setup works surprisingly well, especially with a motor that is breathing well and has a hot ignition.

Once again, thanks everybody for the warm welcome!

[coupeHEAD]

Welcome Tom. Always liked your roadsters. Very nice! I grew up in San Gabriel and have great childhood memories of that area. I'll be in Rosemead this weekend. Any hot rod gatherings in So Cal this weekend? Keith

[**DONOTDELETE**]

the only other man brave enough to burn out big trenches in skippy's front lawn. (he always makes me show up the next day with fucking sod.... something about a deposit)

tell us more about the old man that always kicks your ass with the 6 cyl at the drags. I still think about that story and laugh alone at night. you crack me up.

I had family over from Holland and tom's roadster was parked next to my 34 at skip's house. I suggested I take a photo of all of them together next to the neat hotrods for their friends at home.

They all stood next to tom's car. That sucked.


love,
Paul

[LIMEY]

Welcome from the other side of the pond, i've always thought your roadster stood out on its own......one of my favourites too.

[Dirty Dug]

Welcome to the Hamb. I'm curious about the old Eddie Dye car. I heard you sold it to the guy with the original nose. Is that true? Is it being restored back to the way it was in the little books? It's one of the cars that hooked me on this shit. You have good taste in cars and will be an asset to the Hamb. dug

[haring]

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I had family over from Holland and tom's roadster was parked next to my 34 at skip's house. I suggested I take a photo of all of them together next to the neat hotrods for their friends at home.

They all stood next to tom's car. That sucked.

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LOL That is very funny http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Robert]

Saw your cars if not you...

[Robert]

[geemann51]

welcome,,,,

[Psycho78]

Welcome...
I really dig your roadster... that thing has a badass stance!!!

[Tom Branch]

Coupe Head, what part of San Gabriel did you live in? I'm near Live Oak and Junipero Serra, just up the street from the Mission. Don't know of any hot rod outings this weekend, still trying to recover from Bonneville. I know there is a cruise night at Fuddruckers in Pasadena on Saturdays that is usually pretty crowded.

Gooch, it's funny you bring up the old man with the Jimmy 6! After 4 years of being taken out by him at the Antique Nats, all the planets aligned and I finally beat him! It was my finest moment watching him load his car onto his tow dolly as I pulled back into staging http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif. That guy has the bracket racing game down! I guess that's what happens when you race the same car for over 40 years!
That's a funny story about your relatives and the picture. I don't think it's true though, your 3 window was bitchen.

Just Dug, I sold the Eddie Dye car to Don Orosco. He made a deal with the owner of the original nose and hood, and was able to borrow them and have them duplicated by his fabricator. The car is in limbo right now, I think he's waiting to finish the restoration when a roadster class is invited back to Pebble Beach. Must be nice to have unlimited funds. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Later guys,

Tom

[Rocky]

Hiya Tom..........you and your ol'lady made me feel welcome in your pits at Bonneville this year. I was the guy cruising the salt in my old black 41 pontiac coupe..
That stude motor has the nicest sounding exhaust in the world.

[flt-blk]

Welcome Tom
My S2D brother is here, glad to see you.
I keep seeing you in CA for stuff, now it's time for you to
come to Texas for a show or two.

I have the black A pickup with the S2D motor and Eldorado
Tri-power.
TZ