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**Ryan** · 01-28-2008, 11:06 AM

(Editor's Note: This article is part 4 of a 4 part series. Part 1, 2, 3, & 4.)

Essentially, we told the Bob Roddick story as it unfolded. We were presented first with a batch of black a...

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Kettleman · 01-28-2008, 11:13 AM

Thanks to all who helped put this story together. I love this stuff.

Gearhead Dude · 01-28-2008, 12:09 PM

Thanks Ryan for coordinating this effort and sharing this great story! I'm hooked and always looking for the next post.

FastLivin · 01-28-2008, 12:13 PM

Hey guys, check out the back tires on that roadster with the 21 stud flattie in it. Those look like military jeep tires to me. That's cool.

SinisterCustom · 01-28-2008, 12:23 PM

RAD......man, that coupe is chopped hard.....

Rand Man · 01-28-2008, 03:09 PM

I bet war surplus Jeep tires were common and cheap.

hotrod1940 · 01-28-2008, 03:42 PM

Looking at the pictures, I don't think the Marmon was at Ray's Brown. Check the left side of the sign and compare it with Browns sign. You probably already noticed this, but when researching it helps to have another set of eyes.
This is really a find and these pictures are a warm story of the day. Sometimes the backgrounds are as fascinating as the subject of the picture. Great work by all concerned.

**alchemy** · 01-28-2008, 04:14 PM

I bet that primered shot is the same roadster. Check the louvers in the hood - exactly the same.

THOMAS S&C · 01-28-2008, 05:12 PM

Perfect!!

flatheadalb · 01-28-2008, 06:01 PM

really fin work Ryan? Was bib is a club and did he have a special jacket that could be made for his family?

Alb

autobilly · 01-28-2008, 06:50 PM

Glossy paper? A book would be great. Perhaps Don Montgomery would help. Flatheadalb, I'd guess that Bob might have been a Sidewinder.

29bowtie · 01-28-2008, 07:24 PM

Very special thanks,to everyone that made this happen,it's what defines the "Traditions"we strive to relive.

**Royalshifter** · 01-28-2008, 07:37 PM

Thank you Ryan for your hard work.....I can say you captured the Hot Rodding life of this man perfectly and that I can only have dreamed of being there.....remarkably for him to capture what he did on film makes me feel like I was there. Skip

**paperdog** · 01-29-2008, 10:21 AM

ok then ...
who else has this kinda stash ?

1950ChevySuburban · 01-29-2008, 11:27 AM

wow............

**WelderSeries** · 01-30-2008, 09:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alchemy

I bet that primered shot is the same roadster. Check the louvers in the hood - exactly the same.

that's what I'm thinking too... there are side curtain buttons on both cars in the same location, and Bob's has frame horns in the first picture with the trophy.

Ryan, I really enjoyed going through these pictures - a few times I could smell the musty attic. It was almost a time warp in the other direction too... turn the clock forward fifty years and what influential pictures are people going to be influenced by?

outlaw256 · 07-25-2008, 04:47 AM

brought tears to my eyes

383deuce · 09-09-2011, 10:18 AM

Ryan....OUTSTANDING story & the photos are KILLER...We need more like this.

Kiwi Guinness · 10-01-2012, 01:17 AM

The 21 studder looks like it has English Ford Pilot heads

01-28-2008, 11:06 AM	#1
Ryan Administrator Join Date: Jan 1995 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 13,606	The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 (Editor's Note: This article is part 4 of a 4 part series. Part 1, 2, 3, & 4.) Essentially, we told the Bob Roddick story as it unfolded. We were presented first with a batch of black a... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here. Last edited by Ryan; 01-28-2008 at 01:07 PM.

01-28-2008, 11:13 AM	#2
Kettleman Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cedar Park, TX Posts: 149	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 Thanks to all who helped put this story together. I love this stuff.

01-28-2008, 12:09 PM	#3
Gearhead Dude FNG Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 8	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 Thanks Ryan for coordinating this effort and sharing this great story! I'm hooked and always looking for the next post.

01-28-2008, 12:13 PM	#4
FastLivin FNG Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Texas Posts: 16	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 Hey guys, check out the back tires on that roadster with the 21 stud flattie in it. Those look like military jeep tires to me. That's cool.

01-28-2008, 12:23 PM	#5
SinisterCustom Old School HAMBer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: METHaway, WA Posts: 8,132	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 RAD......man, that coupe is chopped hard..... __________________ Pinstriping by Josh

01-28-2008, 03:09 PM	#6
Rand Man Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Rogers, Arkansas Posts: 2,624	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 I bet war surplus Jeep tires were common and cheap. __________________ She's wearin' new colors and runnin' pretty good I got four hundred horses tucked under the hood.

01-28-2008, 03:42 PM	#7
hotrod1940 Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Gainesville, GA Posts: 3,931	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 Looking at the pictures, I don't think the Marmon was at Ray's Brown. Check the left side of the sign and compare it with Browns sign. You probably already noticed this, but when researching it helps to have another set of eyes. This is really a find and these pictures are a warm story of the day. Sometimes the backgrounds are as fascinating as the subject of the picture. Great work by all concerned.

01-28-2008, 04:14 PM	#8
alchemy Alliance Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: M'town, Iowa Posts: 6,517	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 I bet that primered shot is the same roadster. Check the louvers in the hood - exactly the same. __________________ Repro '41 Studebaker Taillights Vintage RnC for sale Vintage HRM for sale

01-28-2008, 05:12 PM	#9
THOMAS S&C Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 403	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 Perfect!! __________________ Jeremiah FLYERS CC *FLYERS Roadster Club*

01-28-2008, 06:01 PM	#10
flatheadalb Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: highland park, il Posts: 975	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 really fin work Ryan? Was bib is a club and did he have a special jacket that could be made for his family? Alb

01-28-2008, 06:50 PM	#11
autobilly Old School HAMBer Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tweed, Australia Posts: 2,524	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 Glossy paper? A book would be great. Perhaps Don Montgomery would help. Flatheadalb, I'd guess that Bob might have been a Sidewinder. __________________ RETRO Spec. (tive) -Getting to where you're going by knowing where you've come from.

01-28-2008, 07:24 PM	#12
29bowtie Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Maple Ridge,BC,CANADA Posts: 4,467	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 Very special thanks,to everyone that made this happen,it's what defines the "Traditions"we strive to relive. __________________ "Remember Professionals built the Titanic, An Amateur built the Ark."

01-28-2008, 07:37 PM	#13
Royalshifter Alliance Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 15,509	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 Thank you Ryan for your hard work.....I can say you captured the Hot Rodding life of this man perfectly and that I can only have dreamed of being there.....remarkably for him to capture what he did on film makes me feel like I was there. Skip

01-29-2008, 10:21 AM	#14
paperdog Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MINN. JUST NORTH OF TWIN CITIES Posts: 4,906	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 ok then ... who else has this kinda stash ? __________________ Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.....

01-29-2008, 11:27 AM	#15
1950ChevySuburban Member Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 6,239	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 wow............ __________________ *My '29 Sedan build thread can be viewed here:* /showthread.php?t=635145

07-25-2008, 04:47 AM	#17
outlaw256 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: falkville al Posts: 1,892	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 brought tears to my eyes

09-09-2011, 10:18 AM	#18
383deuce Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Marquette Nebraska Posts: 788	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 Ryan....OUTSTANDING story & the photos are KILLER...We need more like this.

10-01-2012, 01:17 AM	#19
Kiwi Guinness FNG Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2	Re: The Bob Roddick Story: Part 4 The 21 studder looks like it has English Ford Pilot heads

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