Art & Inspiration Find the Hot Rod

Enjoy this little road trip through the late forties (and a pretty good tune too)....and look out for the 2 Hot Rods ....bonus if you know what city this was

 

I saw a fenderless ride with a rumble seat at about 1:30 and something at the top of a hill at about 3:00. Still cant figure out what city it is

 

San Fran? 3 window coupe 2:17 3:00. Ford roadster 29?

 

Looks like San Francisco

 

Los Angeles around the Knob Hill (correction, Bunker Hill) area, south of city hall.
2 roadsters the first @ 1:30 is fenderless with folks in the rumble seat and the second a light colored 30/31 roadster with fenders and www @ 2:57.

 

I put the year at 47? Bones

 

Looks kinda like San Francisco, but no trolley cars in sight. The businesses on the hilly streets "Parking" look like you'd park on a 20 degree list!
...Like in my old city by the bay! I loved/hated it there...
Couldn't wait to motor outa there on my '40 Rigid framed, pan-headed, extended/raked springered, 21" laced, Avon Speedmastered, Bates tank and seated Harley. (drag bars, no 'ape hangers'...)
Looks different from a '27 T...

 

Lenox hotel. San Diego? West coast for sure.

 

Great video, but I saw 2 hot rods. One driving, one parked.

 

Great old film, thought I saw the L.A. city hall near the beginning.
The full fendered roadster looked like a 1st class finished rod/
KK

 

Yeah, seems to be LA. Super great footage. Totally Love the music too.

 

Yep, seems like LA, except there's people walking..

 

Knob Hill is in SF.

 

A high boy roadster and a full fendered roadster. Neat video.

 

Great video. Enjoyed the ride. Thanks for posting.

 

opening street scene looked like the same location in the film "vertigo" .

 

San Fran.....only saw 1 hot rod...a 30s ford roadster with 39 taillights. I also saw a 40s ford sedan with skirts...and it looked like a rear view my old 48 Pontiac close to the end

 

Thanks @Nailhead A-V8 great tune...super cool footage ...priceless.
Eagle eyes may spot more I saw a fellow wave too...










Little Hopped as Rocky said..
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I'm betting San Fran as well due to hills and vegetation. Plus th Early hippie music! By the way what is the name of the track and the group?
All kidding aside this is an extremely rare print of the original Bullit that did not get widely shown due to no fast chase scenes or gun violence.

 

The area in question is Bunker Hill that was nearing redevelopment about the time this film was shot. Blocks of Victorian style bungalows as well as some substantial mansions, almost all of them razed in the name of progress. The air quality -- read "SMOG" -- was typical for the time and better than some days. (Standard wisecrack of the day "On a clear day you can see City Hall.")

 

Looks like the band is The Brian Jonestown Massacre and the song is Anomone
Not sure of the city...Anaheim maybe.

 

Actually a really decent pairing, Film/music, Thanx for posting..

 

It's confirmed in the YouTube chatter , Confirmation is as mentioned earlier Bunker hill St. signs, an LA city hall towards the beginning I think..

 

Actually there is a roadster right beside the highboy when it goes by with a die-cast license frame with what may be custom lights in the lower trunk panel...



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Easy to see why parallel parking was required on your driving test back in the day.
Neat film.
Wonder why it was originally filmed/

 

I think you were first to nail all 3 ...you win the lead bicycle with the cement tires....

actually the band is o/t (90's) but their style is neo-psych so pretty fitting for '65 cut -off

Thanks for the freeze frames! isn't it neet to know those two rods are pre-1950?!

It's the Brian Jonestown Massacre '90's neo-psych definitely a cool band I liked back in the day and when I saw they had this cool footage on their video I thought far out but when I saw the 2 '40's Hot Rods I nearly flipped my lid Daddio

 

Good catch! wonder if it's the same full fendered car?

 

I always feel the pictures from all over the the countries where North American Hotrod/Speed/Custom touched accompanied with the stories helps paint a picture of what actually happened...and you know...pics or it didn't happen...movies/film even better

@Nailhead A-V8 it is the same building...you are correct...Holy round the block Batman...

 

Yeah the dudes in the fenderless cabriolet were on their way to the club meeting where the fendered car is parked...or they were circling the block waiting for the other guy to come out so they can challenge him to a race lol

 

Thanks for the cool video. Definitely California. Sometimes I wish it were like that today.