The Jalopy Journal

krowbar · 01-07-2008, 07:38 PM

These pictures are the best! Those times seem more special now. You just wonder what it was like to be at the flats with those who were at the beginning of their infamous legacy. Wouldn't it be great to sit and talk with any of those guys ??? Keep up the great work digging up those old pictures, looking forward to the rest......later in a book??

hiboy32 · 01-07-2008, 07:46 PM

comepletly amazing pictures and story.... I am really looking foreward to pt.2
The HAMB is an amazing place!. Thankyou .

GaryC. · 01-07-2008, 08:03 PM

Thanks for the great post!

I have seen this lakester for years and years...
but I have never seen a color picture of it.

Anyone know or remember the colors?
I'm itchin' to do a rendering of it.

**Ryan** · 01-07-2008, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GaryC.

Thanks for the great post!

I have seen this lakester for years and years...
but I have never seen a color picture of it.

Anyone know or remember the colors?
I itchin' to do a rendering of it.

I think you'll see those colors soon enough homie.

Casey · 01-07-2008, 08:14 PM

Those are great !

29bowtie · 01-07-2008, 08:33 PM

Ryan Cochran, hot rod "archeologist". Thanks to you and Bob's family.

327-365hp · 01-07-2008, 08:34 PM

WOW! What a trip back in time. Thank you Ryan, this is why I read the HAMB every day. Thanks to Gwynn and Dave for saving these photos and sharing them with us. Thanks especially to Bob Roddick. These early images preserved an important part of the history of hot rodding. Taking good photos back in the day was no easy thing. The cameras were not easy to use and you didn't drop your film off at the one-hour photo lab. We are really fortunate that Bob Roddick took his camera with him.

Brewton · 01-07-2008, 08:57 PM

Man, I love this shit! Give us more!

crashbox · 01-07-2008, 10:21 PM

Ryan, you do a fantastic job. Great post, this one just knocked my socks off!

brainfrz · 01-07-2008, 10:34 PM

Awesome job. Waiting for round two. Thanks to all involved for getting his memory out there for all of us to read.

Jon

**Jimmy B** · 01-08-2008, 12:04 AM

It is always a joy to see vintage Hot Rod photos. Thanks to Dave & Gylnn also to Ryan for doing a great article. A Historic Archive seem like a better idea everyday.

**Gotgas** · 01-08-2008, 12:42 AM

Awesome. Thanks to the Roddick family for sharing this and to Ryan for writing it up.

I can wait seven days for an update, instant gratification just isn't very satisfying anyway.

Gives me time to savor the details.

**El Jefe** · 01-08-2008, 12:54 AM

Ryan you weren't lyin'. Incredible stuff.

**Royalshifter** · 01-08-2008, 08:09 AM

Up!

slapshot · 01-08-2008, 09:27 AM

Ryan , you made my day !!!

can't get much better than this , and there is more to come .... unbelievable !!!

jonny o · 01-08-2008, 10:25 AM

Thanks for all the work man. A great story, and captured well.

**Ryan** · 01-08-2008, 03:02 PM

Thanks to Don Montgomery, I can confirm... Car #197 is actually the same car pictured above it at Ray's shop (13c). It was owned and driven by Malcolm Hooper.

**Royalshifter** · 01-08-2008, 07:13 PM

Awesome!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryan

Thanks to Don Montgomery, I can confirm... Car #197 is actually the same car pictured above it at Ray's shop (13c). It was owned and driven by Malcolm Hooper.

**3dnsouth** · 01-08-2008, 08:31 PM

It's this stuff that drew me to the HAMB family. To me, this is what the site is about. Thanks Ryan and Roddick family for sharing, it keeps me comin' back. But ya know......that "SBC's... let's see 'em" ranks right up there...NOT!!! Keep 'em straight up 'ere Ryan. Yer posts and articles always brings 'er back to center. Class in my book any day.

steelratrod · 01-09-2008, 05:42 AM

brilliant just briliant the pics are excellent i liked the garage one and wanted to see a bit more detail so i played with it a bit hope no one minds but somethings are a little clearer looking forward to part two

01-07-2008, 07:38 PM	#41
krowbar FNG Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: michigan Posts: 15	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 These pictures are the best! Those times seem more special now. You just wonder what it was like to be at the flats with those who were at the beginning of their infamous legacy. Wouldn't it be great to sit and talk with any of those guys ??? Keep up the great work digging up those old pictures, looking forward to the rest......later in a book??

01-07-2008, 07:46 PM	#42
hiboy32 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 2,593	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 comepletly amazing pictures and story.... I am really looking foreward to pt.2 The HAMB is an amazing place!. Thankyou . __________________ don't need no stinkin fenders

01-07-2008, 08:03 PM	#43
GaryC. Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Boardman,OH Posts: 1,164	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Thanks for the great post! I have seen this lakester for years and years... but I have never seen a color picture of it. Anyone know or remember the colors? I'm itchin' to do a rendering of it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. Henry David Thoreau Last edited by GaryC.; 01-07-2008 at 08:22 PM.

01-07-2008, 08:14 PM	#45
Casey Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Austin & dripping springs Texas Posts: 3,294	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Those are great ! __________________ nope...he is hereby Knighted Crazy Casey...

01-07-2008, 08:33 PM	#46
29bowtie Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maple Ridge,BC,CANADA Posts: 4,471	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Ryan Cochran, hot rod "archeologist". Thanks to you and Bob's family. __________________ "Remember Professionals built the Titanic, An Amateur built the Ark." Last edited by 29bowtie; 01-07-2008 at 09:50 PM.

01-07-2008, 08:34 PM	#47
327-365hp Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Mass Posts: 4,622	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 WOW! What a trip back in time. Thank you Ryan, this is why I read the HAMB every day. Thanks to Gwynn and Dave for saving these photos and sharing them with us. Thanks especially to Bob Roddick. These early images preserved an important part of the history of hot rodding. Taking good photos back in the day was no easy thing. The cameras were not easy to use and you didn't drop your film off at the one-hour photo lab. We are really fortunate that Bob Roddick took his camera with him.

01-07-2008, 08:57 PM	#48
Brewton Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ruston, LA (North LA) Posts: 891	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Man, I love this shit! Give us more! __________________ - If it burns fuel, makes noise, goes fast and scares children - it's cool!

01-07-2008, 10:21 PM	#49
crashbox Grenade Inspector Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sonoma co, Cal Posts: 130	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Ryan, you do a fantastic job. Great post, this one just knocked my socks off!

01-07-2008, 10:34 PM	#50
brainfrz Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 572	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Awesome job. Waiting for round two. Thanks to all involved for getting his memory out there for all of us to read. Jon

01-08-2008, 12:04 AM	#51
Jimmy B Alliance Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tweed Valley, NSW, Australia Posts: 4,094	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 It is always a joy to see vintage Hot Rod photos. Thanks to Dave & Gylnn also to Ryan for doing a great article. A Historic Archive seem like a better idea everyday. __________________ I don't paint by numbers. Hot Rods of the Dry Lakes Era jimmy

01-08-2008, 12:42 AM	#52
Gotgas Alliance Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: DFW USA Posts: 5,495	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Awesome. Thanks to the Roddick family for sharing this and to Ryan for writing it up. I can wait seven days for an update, instant gratification just isn't very satisfying anyway. Gives me time to savor the details. __________________ . Good hands. BAD taste in cars.

01-08-2008, 12:54 AM	#53
El Jefe Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep in the Heart of South Austin, Texas Posts: 604	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Ryan you weren't lyin'. Incredible stuff. __________________ Steve www.kontinentals.com www.continentalclub.com www.lonestarroundup.com www.dayofthedrags.com www.avenuebarbershop.com

01-08-2008, 08:09 AM	#54
Royalshifter Alliance Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 15,528	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Up! __________________ "I LIKE KUSTOMS"

01-08-2008, 09:27 AM	#55
slapshot Grenade Inspector Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Belgium Posts: 181	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Ryan , you made my day !!! can't get much better than this , and there is more to come .... unbelievable !!!

01-08-2008, 10:25 AM	#56
jonny o Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Norwalk, Oh Posts: 836	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Thanks for all the work man. A great story, and captured well. __________________ Yes, you can heat a 10x20 storage unit with an extension cord and a couple heat bulbs. Jonny o

01-08-2008, 03:02 PM	#57
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,624	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 Thanks to Don Montgomery, I can confirm... Car #197 is actually the same car pictured above it at Ray's shop (13c). It was owned and driven by Malcolm Hooper. __________________ Ryan Cochran "Skating the same line since 1976..." .................................................. .... www.jalopyjournal.com - www.garagejournal.com - www.gearjournal.com - www.fordbarn.com - www.DOGFIGHTmag.com

01-08-2008, 08:31 PM	#59
3dnsouth Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Ga Posts: 521	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 It's this stuff that drew me to the HAMB family. To me, this is what the site is about. Thanks Ryan and Roddick family for sharing, it keeps me comin' back. But ya know......that "SBC's... let's see 'em" ranks right up there...NOT!!! Keep 'em straight up 'ere Ryan. Yer posts and articles always brings 'er back to center. Class in my book any day. __________________ Iffis goot to ya, it's got ta be goot fo ya!!!.

01-09-2008, 05:42 AM	#60
steelratrod FNG Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: england Posts: 7	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 1 brilliant just briliant the pics are excellent i liked the garage one and wanted to see a bit more detail so i played with it a bit hope no one minds but somethings are a little clearer looking forward to part two Attached Thumbnails __________________ www.acmegrenadecompany.piczo.com

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