Hot Rods Let's have our own 84th anniversary event for the 40 ford...

I don't understand why when you blow the horn, the turn signals come on!

 

Just want to give a shout out to Dave (irant) for a transaction I just did with him a(book about '40s) and to Duffy at Mr. 40s Fat Stuff for a transaction too. Both guys were super to deal with. I bought premolded hoses from Duffy as I am putting a new Walker radiator in the '40. The old hoses, one was universal rippled one and the lower was two u-bends and a piece of metal tubing. As long as I was replacing the radiator, new hoses and fan belt were in order. Service is a commodity that is hard to find today, along with trust and quality. So well worth celebrating when you are on the receiving end of it.

 

All the bells and whistles, back in the day

 

It's funny how things work. No doubt the owner added all those ding dongs (accessories) because he genuinely thought they made the car look better. On the other hand, I look at it and think "There's a nice car under all that crap."

 

Rod Action cover car

 

.......Down South (USA) all of those added accessories were quite the big deal. I remember seeing a lot of that back in East Tennessee in the late 50's. I'm a bit more of a minimalist myself.

 

Sunday, Sunday......

 

Found this picture and it made me think of my misspent teen years in the small town of Rhinebeck, NY (Class of 1960). We used to drag race on the road between Rhinebeck and Rhinecliff which was on the Hudson River. Little traffic in the late 50s and a good long straight away. Being kids, we had to "warm up our tires" like we saw when we visited Dover Dragstrip in Wingdale, NY and then line up to race. The fly in the ointment was an older lady who went to church with my mother and because there were few hot rods in town, my car was a "known" menace. I would not have finished the race and she would be on the phone saying "Vera, your son is down here racing again". I would catch hell when I got home from my mom and my dad would just roll his eyes.

 

^^^Love that story^^^........."Known Menace", wow, sure missed the chance to use that great moniker for my screen name........Don.

 

“Unknown Menace “prolly still available Don.

 

So, there are other parking spaces?

 

The cheek of some people!

 

....I just can't believe someone had the nerve to park in Mark's spot!!!

 

.......That's hilarious! All 3 of us thinking the same thought at the same time.

 

With a cloud of dust and a hearty Hi Yo Silver

 

'40s and flames go together like ham and eggs

 

Monkey's (Ryan Miller) '40 at Expo Square in Tulsa (Starbird show)! Love that truck!

 

Still Parking On The Lawn 55 Years Later...A Arresting Development...

 

One Bad Monkey

 

Hope I look half this good at 80!
All cleaned up on a Saturday night with no place to go.


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Heard a long time ago , the 40 ford coupe was designed with a woman in mind, lord she must been purty.

 

Me too!