Check this shit out... In the early 1960's, J.F. Delarm lived in Guatemala and wanted to go road racing. He didn't have the dough for some sophisticated European road carver, so he built a '32 roadster. And that's literally everything I know about th... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
The more I look at that car, the further in love I fall. It needs shiny paint... I'm thinking a dark chocolate metallic color. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
That's a bad little bastard! Ryan, I think you nailed it with your paint and wheel/tire combo. I was looking at the pics thinking brown.. I'm a sucker for toggle switches and indicator lights like that.. Fucking purposeful.
100% perfect the way it is. I would guess it was probably painted at some point shortly after this, the bodywork looks finished in these photos. Where did you find this?
If it got glossy paint, I see it in powder blue. As it sits, it looks like the box art of a 1960 model kit. Those shiney full moons and the stance are classic. The windshield is a nice alternative to the mostly stockish ones we see.
I wonder how this beautiful roadster really handled on a twisty, curvy road? I love the look and the idea behind it.
Love the knuckle guard windscreen. Had something similar on my roadster. Doo doo brown would definitely work on that car.
Two words come to mind... Hand Full! Great looking car,it's also another car I wasn't familiar with,,thank you for the history lesson Boss! HRP
Oh my! Ryan, what have you done?? that looks soo right, completely different, but right. I too love the windscreen, this is definitely a copy of Kevin lee.
I'm very fond of sports rods / specials. But in this case, I don't see much difference between this rod and other 50's hot rods. Other than the chopped windshield, what am I missing? Gary
The lettering on that car is really sharp...is it designed or copied from an actual period pre war example, or is it a compilation ? Either way it makes the car.
I was reading the rules for vintage and historic road racing organizations and it seems a traditional pre-40's hot rod fits the rules. I really want to do that. Of course in this litigious age I doubt there's any chance they'd let a car run without at least a proper roll bar.
Just started a 2 week vacation and now this! Been a long time since I've seen this beauty. It was in a very early 60's mag(maybe Hot Rod as Ryan suggests) and when I saw it back then I didn't get the shorty windshield. Still a rod that catches your eye. Thanks
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