The Jalopy Journal

**Mike Britton** · 05-25-2012, 01:18 PM

NHRA Street Roadster class required a windshield. Some of those guys got pretty creative.

Slick Willy · 05-25-2012, 02:36 PM

A local rarely seen hidden gem...

Groovybaby6 · 05-25-2012, 02:41 PM

Here's my roadster, not chopped, just slanted way back.
I actually bought the body with the windshield already slanted, so it was done this way in the 50's probably.

-Brent- · 05-25-2012, 02:45 PM

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-Brent- · 05-25-2012, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Groovybaby6

Here's my roadster, not chopped, just slanted way back.
I actually bought the body with the windshield already slanted, so it was done this way in the 50's probably.

That looks really good! It makes the car look fast, sitting still.

-Brent- · 05-25-2012, 02:51 PM

Still with me?

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Groovybaby6 · 05-25-2012, 02:51 PM

Thanks Brent!

Dubbzilla · 05-25-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by gnichols

I like it when the cowl mounts and posts / windshields are in the same plane. Otherwise, they look "bent" to me. Gary

I feel the same way. If the windshield is leaned, it should be modified at the bottom/cowl mounts to lean it wherever it needs to be.

Bent a tiny bit is OK...

bent alot...looks stupid. IMO.

I think that bent look really takes away from alot of really nice, high end, high quality cars out there.

iammarvin · 05-25-2012, 03:30 PM

Need to lean this back a little more....

-Brent- · 05-25-2012, 03:57 PM

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-Brent- · 05-25-2012, 04:06 PM

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-Brent- · 05-25-2012, 04:16 PM

Here's the last of the drag photos, from me.

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**TexasSpeed** · 05-25-2012, 04:22 PM

Dang, Brent. You've got quite the stash of pictures there!

-Brent- · 05-25-2012, 04:41 PM

I've been saving them for a while. I'm addicted to roadsters.

**cactus1** · 05-25-2012, 05:26 PM

Very nice!
I think I found my new sig line, "Traditional, but up- tight!"

Ralph Turnberg · 05-25-2012, 06:14 PM

Old L.A. Roadsters '36, formerly owned by Francis DeRocco. Now resides in Hendersonville, N.C.

**RoadFarmer** · 05-25-2012, 07:40 PM

Awesome thread! Matt is it possible someone has hoarded more pics than you?! Haha

DaveyJonez · 05-25-2012, 09:48 PM

Here is my 27, kind of drag roadster style, although I recently put a dropped 32 heavy under it which makes it a bit more Hot Rod looking:

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I leaned the posts back as far as I could, although I may take another inch or two out of the height. I'm on the lookout for the right Halibrands for the front.

**TexasSpeed** · 05-26-2012, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoadFarmer

Awesome thread! Matt is it possible someone has hoarded more pics than you?! Haha

Quite possible.. Drats.

51farmtruck · 05-26-2012, 01:50 AM

Brent, thats quite the photo stash you got there. awesome man.

05-25-2012, 01:18 PM	#121
Mike Britton Alliance Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Highland Village (Dallas area) Posts: 2,207	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread NHRA Street Roadster class required a windshield. Some of those guys got pretty creative. __________________ Pay no attention to the mess in the garage, my best work comes from chaos

05-25-2012, 02:36 PM	#122
Slick Willy Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Marshfield, MA Posts: 3,027	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread A local rarely seen hidden gem... __________________ ~Wm.'s Co. Moustache Wax~ now available! P.M. me for details!!

05-25-2012, 02:41 PM	#123
Groovybaby6 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver Posts: 613	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread Here's my roadster, not chopped, just slanted way back. I actually bought the body with the windshield already slanted, so it was done this way in the 50's probably. Attached Thumbnails __________________ www.hotrodvideo.com

05-25-2012, 02:45 PM	#124
-Brent- Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 4,090	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread __________________ Pre-war 1920 Model T build Reassembly has begun! WANTED: - 1933/34 Drive Shaft and Torque Tube

05-25-2012, 02:51 PM	#126
-Brent- Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 4,090	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread Still with me? __________________ Pre-war 1920 Model T build Reassembly has begun! WANTED: - 1933/34 Drive Shaft and Torque Tube

05-25-2012, 02:51 PM	#127
Groovybaby6 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Denver Posts: 613	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread Thanks Brent! __________________ www.hotrodvideo.com

05-25-2012, 03:30 PM	#129
iammarvin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tulare, Ca Posts: 1,171	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread Need to lean this back a little more.... Attached Thumbnails __________________ OH SHIT!!!! Well that's a plan changer....

05-25-2012, 03:57 PM	#130
-Brent- Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 4,090	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread __________________ Pre-war 1920 Model T build Reassembly has begun! WANTED: - 1933/34 Drive Shaft and Torque Tube

05-25-2012, 04:06 PM	#131
-Brent- Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 4,090	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread __________________ Pre-war 1920 Model T build Reassembly has begun! WANTED: - 1933/34 Drive Shaft and Torque Tube

05-25-2012, 04:16 PM	#132
-Brent- Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 4,090	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread Here's the last of the drag photos, from me. __________________ Pre-war 1920 Model T build Reassembly has begun! WANTED: - 1933/34 Drive Shaft and Torque Tube

05-25-2012, 04:22 PM	#133
TexasSpeed Alliance Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Amarillo, TX Posts: 4,048	Dang, Brent. You've got quite the stash of pictures there! __________________ '28 Model A Coupster - Project Mattitude

05-25-2012, 04:41 PM	#134
-Brent- Old School HAMBer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 4,090	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread I've been saving them for a while. I'm addicted to roadsters. __________________ Pre-war 1920 Model T build Reassembly has begun! WANTED: - 1933/34 Drive Shaft and Torque Tube

05-25-2012, 05:26 PM	#135
cactus1 Alliance Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beautiful Kansas City! (And beyond!!) Posts: 5,802	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread Very nice! I think I found my new sig line, "Traditional, but up- tight!" __________________ M to the i to the k to the e Check out my '34 Chevy truck build thread here: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...d.php?t=371802

05-25-2012, 06:14 PM	#136
Ralph Turnberg Member Emeritus Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hendersonville, N.C. Posts: 94	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread Old L.A. Roadsters '36, formerly owned by Francis DeRocco. Now resides in Hendersonville, N.C. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Ralphy

05-25-2012, 07:40 PM	#137
RoadFarmer Alliance Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Earth, Texas (yes it really is the town's name) Posts: 2,855	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread Awesome thread! Matt is it possible someone has hoarded more pics than you?! Haha __________________ Steven Boschma "That can't be your car, that must be your Moma's car"

05-25-2012, 09:48 PM	#138
DaveyJonez Grenade Inspector Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 314	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread Here is my 27, kind of drag roadster style, although I recently put a dropped 32 heavy under it which makes it a bit more Hot Rod looking: I leaned the posts back as far as I could, although I may take another inch or two out of the height. I'm on the lookout for the right Halibrands for the front.

05-26-2012, 01:50 AM	#140
51farmtruck Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Rock Island, WA Posts: 467	Re: Chopped and Leaned: The Roadster Windshield Thread Brent, thats quite the photo stash you got there. awesome man.

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