“Hot Rod Race” by Robert Williams

[Bigcheese327]

Anybody got a larger version of this painting than the one I can find on Google image search? That '34 roadster in the foreground fascinates me.

[Bruce Lancaster]

I believe it's actually a phaeton!
I like W's pics because the early Ford detail is mostly very accurate--I always respect artists who get the grooves in a firewall in the right place. Rembrandt would have definitely done the same, if he had known what a deuce was...

[Dago Red]

There is a slightly larger version in this auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3642553770&category=28 009

BTW, I always thought it was a phaeton, not a roadster...

[Bigcheese327]

Yep, looks like it is a phaeton. You can see that I was definitely in need of a bigger picture! No matter, it's still cool. Thanks.

[wingnutz]

All his prints and many more artists can be found on ...,

http://www.hotrodart.com/

Lot of good stuff here...!

Mark

[Cword]

I've got a 24 by 30 poster of it hanging at home. I could run the '34 through the scanner if you want.

mike

Here, try this;

http://www.fsra.org/hamb/img_2484.jpg

[Bigcheese327]

Hey, that's just what I needed! Thanks Cword!

[truth]

Hey does anyone know the name of the Robert Williams print that had a decaying hot rod thinking back to past days? I saw that print once and have been trying to find it again...

[Bruce Lancaster]

Something like "last flight of the purple peple eater"??

[truth]

that's the one... thanks!

[Sailor]

A very cool painting. An odd detail is the rods windshield.

[Bigcheese327]

I always liked the look of an open car ('32-'34s in particular) with its windshield folded. I agree that it's odd to see it swung out at the top, though. Speaking of odd windshields, how about the "Dragnet Roadster" and its Model T windshield that won't close all the way!

[desertratrodder]

I have that on my office wall too. Really cool. I found a guy at the Pomona Swap Meet selling them for 15 Bucks. If I can, I'll look for him this weekend & grab you one.. DRR.

[wingnutz]

Hey if you can get them for $15..., I'd like to buy them from you!

PM me and lets coordinate it if possible.

Thanks

Mark

[candyman]

I have a signed print of Lead Sleds.... hotrod race is my favorite though.

[rikaguilera]

A friend of mine and I were just talking about this series of prints yesterday. He has three hanging on the walls of his shop, and I thought we should print a few up. I had the lead slead, and hot rod race when I was younger, and since have not been able to find any more. Of course there would be royalties to pay...

[D Picasso]

my favorite detail on the 'hot rod race' painting is the little piece of electrical tape on the headlight wiring on the roadster in the foreground. perfect.

[tid]

anyone know where i can buy a copy of this print online?

[wingnutz]

anyone know where i can buy a copy of this print online?

Again...,

All his prints and many more artists can be found on ...,

http://www.hotrodart.com/

Lots of good stuff here...!

[Kinky6]

Just wondering, does anybody have a copy of the two-color, 3-D effect Williams poster with the exploding hot rods? Its sort of a non-abstract deconstructionist piece, like an exploding parts assembly manual. I don't remember what its called - the hot rod big-bang theory?

I bought the only copy I've ever seen from a guy out in Vegas on eBay, never seen another. BTW, someone is selling the Pete & Jakes flathead V8 poster by Williams on eBay for a starting price of 9.99, don't bid too high, cause you can get them from an L.A. area shop for $25.00. I'll post the link if anyone's interested.



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[Kinky6]

BTTT for the night shift.

Just curious if anybody else has a copy of this 3-D poster.


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[tid]

Again...,

All his prints and many more artists can be found on ...,

http://www.hotrodart.com/

Lots of good stuff here...!

yeah, says they are sold out of "The Hot Rod Race." I called them and talked to someone about a year ago. They said there is supposedly some stock of the print floating around, but they don't have any.