Hot Rods What did your current Hot Rod look like when you started?

Uh, Larry, for $300k you could BUY a new Hamb hat... AND you wouldn't believe all the cars your newfound buddies are going to be showing to you!
BTW, I've got a convertible sedan I've been trying to sell. It's black, too!
Just sayin'
New Pal Al!!

 

What is that color? It is sweet!!

 

Started with the purple fibreglass monstrosity, job creep turned a slipping gearbox into a complete new steel body and extensive chassis mods. Still a work in progress...

 

Love the color and the car. Miss my 46 bus. coupe.

 

before

and of course so far because are they ever really done?

 

My 37 Chevy built in the 80's, sold in 2000 and bought back in 2011.
My 56 Chevy ElCamino conversion from a 2dr Wagon.

 

Before


And now...........

 

The OL 55 shortly after I drug it home in 1972. No motor, trans, front seat, steering wheel, even the back glass was broken when I got it. But it's all this 15 years old could afford.



A few years later.... It wasn't easy to get it on the road when you don't have a bunch of money so decent paint and body work wasn't in the budget, but I was driving it by God! 327, 4 speed Muncie, 57 Pontiac rear.

 

Wish I had more "before"pictures.

^^ 1975 The left fender was toast, the doors had broken glass and I had to have it. Pop's taught me how to repair it and I took it from there.

^^2007 I have a factory steering wheel now, day night mirror, and bought a quartz clock.

Another shot from 2007.

 

you runnin an inline in that? very cool car.

 

Thanks rusty1. Yes, a 292 Chevy 6, to justify the long hood.

Hello to you from Barry W. my Wed. lunch buddy.

 

He better be or have a V-12 or at least a pair of eights and a few aces.

I like it real well myself and I don't like much.

 

This


Somehow became this

 

Dreddy
I just had to come back and see what POS you started with. You done good on that one.

 

One more angle

 

Just a few weeks later...so far its lowered 4" in rear, 3.5" in the front. Lots of work tocome before VLV18 in April

 

This is what our '36 Chevy looked like when we bought it:



And here it is a couple of years later before we sold it:

 

My glass '32 on day 1.




Current state.

 

< This is me with my mom with my grandmothers 1954 ford ranch wagon taken a very long time ago and the wagon was just a few year old at the time.

The wagon was used to deliver flowers and then passed on to my dad and then to me.

The wagon set for years in our barn until Danny started to rebuild it.

 

Current project. When I picked it up. Image shack is holding all my old pics for ransom so I can't post any others.

 

You rule ladyhrp. Very nice wagon.

 

my 1939 Ford Deluxe coupe.

 

Danny I really love that wagon every time you post it. The story behind it is great as well. You do good work man!!

 

My 27 when found in 2004, then 8 years later. Gary

 

What? I thought I DID help change all that. Where is the ol' chevy pickup?

 

Well not much talent but I stuck with it long enough to get it titled and licensed.





Bill

 

what our 39 looked like at the swap meet we found it at.

 

How the roadster looked when I picked it up in '07. How it looks last night with my Dad at the wheel.