Hot Rods Is this car in any of your 1950's Hot Rod magazines?

I asked this question on my other thread about this car, but it's gotten a little long and might not get seen there....

I just bought an old California hot rod from the '50s and just found out from Harold, the previous owner, that he remembers the guy he got it from in San Diego in 1963 told him that this 1927 T RPU originally had a metal track nose and a full hood made to fit around the headers. He told Harold it was in Hot Rod magazine in the '50's.
Any of you got any early Hot Rod mags you could check to verify this?...be kinda cool if it was true.
Here's the 1963 pics of the rpu...

 

If you could narrow the search years down a little, that would be a big help. I realize you're getting your info second hand too. It looks familiar, but I'm at the age when everything, and everybody, looks familiar.

 

sorry, Harold couldn't be more specific.

 

Not a problem at all. I have all the HRM's from 1950 onward so in case you can narrow it down, let me know and I can look. Good luck.

 

have you tried here;
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/social-forums/the-little-pages-tech-archive.247/?direction=asc
there was a guy @ZomBrian that found my car in a magazine that i did not know it was in, but he has not been seen in a while.

 

Larry, I checked Kustomrama, didn't find any likely candidates there. My magazines are thin from '51/'53.

 

can we see some current pics, very cool rod.

 

I hope he meant it was a feature and not a misc background shot. It would be easier to spot. I'm thumbing now.

 

But it's not a 3-window Larry!

 

It would be neat if it was a feature and not Readers Rides or something...but I'll take that just to find out who built this rig

 

thread is here...
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/...istory-of-a-little-california-hot-rod.989159/

 

Larry: I went through these but didn't see it. Saw some other neat crap though!!!
Dec. '55
July '54
Oct '51
Oct. '54
Dec '56
Aug. '58
Feb. '58
Nov. '58
May '59
Nov. '59

 

I was reading the other story and fell asleep! I'd keep it close to the looks of the red T.
Maybe add a removeable 3-window cab.

 

anyone? worth reading other thread for more pics

 

An afternoon spent flipping through fifties hot rod mags is NEVER wasted... I don't care WHAT my wife says.

 

bump back up for Larry.

 

It's always worth reading no W Larry's threads. Might be a nice old RPU for sale or a want add for a 55 Chebby.
Or a "how to" for a home built custom frame made out of fence posts.

 

Always enjoy doing that on a cold & wet NW day, that is; until you get to the classified section and see what cars sold for back then.

 

Yea but even back then I couldn't afford them.