Hot Rods Tired of homogenized hotrods

...that would make a true nostalgia freaks eyes pop out and do a dance on the floor in front of you...geeze what a time capsule...yeah make sure you get the discarded pieces...I keep my fingers crossed for a revisit to it's former glory...however you are suggesting that will not be the case...at least you captured it to grasp some of what will soon be lost...
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Just found this today. Taken by Lyle Willits at The Jalopy Showdown Invitational, 2012. So, of course, I have to post another picture of the heap

 

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...some interesting styling cues...like the angled plate and Flaming Skull

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...kind of a celebrity Hotrod...funny the last post I actually thought it may have been the Hotrod Lincoln but naw...

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/charlie-ryans-hot-rod-lincoln.1090083/

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The "Hot Rod Lincoln" in the song was a V-8.

 

...absolutely awesome capture
Interesting HeadLight placement, Cab to Box...Just paving the Jalopy way...

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Not totally up on the whole story...perhaps I'm mixing up 2 versions of Hotrods with the same Title. I believe there's at least 2 or more Purple People Eaters...

From the bits I read the Song was written in 57 and was about a race...that songwriter actually bought a Model A (pictured) Hotrodded it and it was a part of his life till he passed away...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Rod_Lincoln​

 

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Hot Rod Lincoln 2nd verse:
"It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up.
That Model A Vitimix makes it look like a pup.
It's got eight cylinders; uses them all.
It's got overdrive, just won't stall."

Not that it matters, the A with the V-12 Flathead is great.

 

Charlie Ryan Version...


Commander Cody Version (Lyrics Changed)


Now I get it...you'd think he would have wrote his song based on his reality and I guess he did...Cody's version was 1971...I was to young for even the 71 version so yeah there's almost 6 or more remakes of this song and in a strange coincidence Von Franco's Kookie Clone is in the Cody version...

https://autoweek.com/article/car-life/if-you-think-hot-rod-lincoln-had-v8-youre-doing-it-wrong

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Rod_Lincoln#Other_versions



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Hamber @HomemadeHardtop57 never disappoints...

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Well ,OK then. I found one video with Charlie Ryan & Commander Cody pictured that used the 8 cylinder line so I thought I had it. I'm liking the 12 cylinder Model A more now.

 

There was a rhread on the Hot Rod Lincoln on here years ago. It went something along the lines of someone with a Model A at a car show in Oregon or Washington state being approached by a well dressed older gentleman who told him "I have a Model A, and I wrote a song about it."...I'll see what I can find...

 

I did post a link to a thread on it on Post#3369 no doubt there are several. @mike bowling posted some pics of it back some time ago in this thread...I think it was the real McCoy too...Well maybe not but definitely inspired and its still around so I dunno...

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...genized-hotrods.1002926/page-26#post-11593732​

 

Across the Pond...Funstuff no doubt an event full of Hamber's
Compliments to all involved...I'd like to run down a runway like that...



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Joe Gillman NZ

Rock on Joe!!








https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-hera...-waimate-50-motorsport-event-hailed-a-success






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I’m in love


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When Koolkats Happy I know that I hit right on topic target...

There's much to explore...hope all is well your way...

 

...this is one interesting beast...

Here's some ink on it...Ranger Powered it was with some fuel induction forward that I guess that explains the tracknose...



https://www.google.com/amp/s/motors...he-dry-lakes-to-the-drag-strip-1920-1970/amp/

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Great stuff @j hansen this one reminds me a bit of the Late Hamber xderelicts Hotrod Coupe...but it's not...
But it gives me a excuse to bring his interesting ride Bttt...

Thanks for sharing those...



https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/stand-by-for-the-1934-chevrolet.998180/

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...What's interesting is the Jot Roadster in the OP above has a track nose on it to cover the carburetion...I'd like to see a better pic in that configuration.




Jot Horne of Bell, California really liked alternative options in Hotrod and built some wild, visually stunning rides...
The above are two of them...possibly both have been featured here before but again worth revisiting..

The Top pic was powered by a Ranger A/C engine with the other Duesenberg Straight 8 and were apparently very loud...

https://www.hotrod.com/articles/1002rc-the-jot-horne-story/

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