Jive-Bomber submitted a new blog post: The Cool Hot Rod (1953)... Now in COLOR! Continue reading the Original Blog Post
I'm sure Jimmy did a great job but I love black & white movies,they just seem more vivid and the images look sharper. HRP
As an artist who primarily works in color, I can definitely say that I appreciate this version. Well done Jimmy B.
It's good to see some girl type hot rodders getting screen time. A suprisingly pro-woman movie for that time period, I think.
I've seen this film a bunch of times. It's so much better in color...looks totally natural. Good job Jimmy!
That turned out neat! I've have seen this film a few times before, but very cool in color and really well done. Thanks
I own a copy of this film and the color really brings it to life. It's not a cheesy colorized version, he did a great job with the different hues and shadows......makes me really feel there.
Looks a whole lot better than anything Ted Turner churned out with a way bigger budget! Sent from my SM-G360V using H.A.M.B. mobile app
The colorization turned out very well. It seems to bring out many more of the details in the film. Whenever I watch one of these films, I wonder if any of the Hot Rods have survived??? What ones were well known rods??? How many films did each Hot Rod appear in??? In the case of "The Cool Hot Rod".....What happened to the 32 3 window? Is it still around? Is it stored away somewhere?
Thanks for featuring the vid on the main page made my day. The film has not been colourised that is the original colour footage from when it was filmed. I found the raw footage on the Prelinger archives with no sound and unedited so I spent the time editing the footage to the B&W edit. I can't say why the original was released in B&W most likely to keep cost down for educational boards. It could also be the second part was not filmed in colour. Raw footage --> https://archive.org/details/0708_Cool_Hot_Rod_14_01_03_00 I really like this film in Black and White but so much detail is washed out in the monochromatic world of B&W. It gets to the point you start to believe there was no rich vibrant colour back then, which is probably why so many traditional hot rod builds are black, dark hue or a plain neutral colour. The colour also makes it more real & alive which has been mentioned. With the colour footage I was able to see the details that were washed out in B&W. That detail revealed Bill's roadster is a car that I have a photo of in my collection taken at Saugus drag strip in 1951-52. Also Walt's '32 3w coupe looks to have an Auto Butchers E.L.A. plaque which was the Ayala bros club so I wonder if they chopped the top.
@Jive-Bomber Jay - @Jimmy B is constantly contributing to this community (by sharing his vintage images & vast knowledge of Hot Rodding history) ... but rarely receives the recognition he deserves ... So thanks for featuring his version of the video in your Tuesday TJJ Blog!
Great job, Jimmy. I'd wondered why the change to B&W part-way through - I couldn't believe someone had gone to that much effort and apparently given up before the end! Any volunteers to colourise the remaining footage to match? Shouldn't take long
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