Hot Rods What was first hamb friendly car ?

Okay guys and gals . What was your first hamb friendly car ? Mine was a 1931 Model A roadster . Next ?

 

Started with a nice set of mandrel bent 2x4 tube rails, a mostly complete body, four Kelsey Hayes wheels and a Model A front axle for $1750. A good deal in 2000. Seventeen months later it was a driver with a 2 liter Pinto motor and four speed and an 8" rear end. I had a lot more ambition back then than I do now.

 

1954 Mercury Monterey convertible that I purchased for $40.00 in 1961 when I was 14. It had a bad rear main bearing so my dad and I put a reground crank in it. Mom drove it until I turned 16.

 

I am old. All my cars were hamb friendly until I bought a 1966 car in 1970 in my case.
First one was a 56 Ford 2 door sedan

 

51 Olds I bought back in 79 off the original owner for about 150 dollars,unfortunately it never seen a garage but only had 50,000 miles.

 

Got my '40 Ford Deluxe tudor sedan in 1962. Still have it...although it has not moved one inch in over 40 years!

 

Black 50 Bel Air with a 51 front clip.

 

!963 Catalina convertible in 1971, barely 8 years old. 1940 Ford coupe with 53 bored and stroke Merc flathead in 1996 , a little more traditional! lol Larry

 

1931 Ford Model A pickup

 

That’s a sweety .

 

Had a HenryJ in HS in 1985.

 

A 1957 Ranchero. After that it was all downhill.... 70 Boss 302, 70 429 SCJ Ranchero, 70 Boss 429..

 

November - 1981

 

I'm also an old fart! I can't remember the first vehicle I had that wasn't hamb friendly...

 

Nice

 

1959 ford sedan , in Australia we had the 1955 body style to 1959 my car had basically the stainless trim and grill from a 55 meteor is Canadian ,we only had 4 door sedans

 

My high school ride was my Studebaker......

 

1954 Dodge Royal with 241 Red Ram Hemi, 160HP, I think!
Got it in 1970.
This is it around '73

 

From '87 thru '95, my main ride was a 1954 F-100, from my grandpa, thru my folks. Powertrain was not the *most* HAMB friendly (350/TH350), but the exterior was stock, although with a swapped in '56 grille. Slightly lowered and a little "California Rake." Good times were had by all.

 

1995.


Same car today, mostly HAMB friendly. Not hard line traditional, but I can usually squeak by if you are not looking too close.


-Abone.

 

That’s cool it went through the family.

 

It's still in the family, hahaha. It's currently parked at my folks' house and my nephew "owns" it.

 

I'm struggling to try and remember my first non- hamb friendly car.

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1933 Ford pickup in 1965. Wish I had pictures.
Bob

 

My grandmother gave me her '58 Ford when I was about 14. I never really did much with it but I was happy to sell it for $200. I spent that a couple of years later on a non-HAMB Spitfire. It was still fun. Then life happened and I didn't get another HAMB car until 2 degrees, 3 houses, 3 kids and their college educations and 35 years later. Got there in the end,though.

 

Funny, I’ve had nearly 100 cars over the last 38 years and I have only owned one H.A.M.B. friendly vehicle. And to boot my wife bought it for me and technically owns it! And I have been told it’s not even H.A.M.B. friendly by several members here (it’s a 64 GTO) but it’s a non original hot rod and I’m still here almost 2 years later. Randy


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I have had a 39 Chev Tudor, 39 Buick Coupe, and several A Bones that I did attempt to get to the road but failed due the Hurdles I could not leap...

This Inspired Circa 1963 below which I see as a primitive escape...I bought near turn key...

It is my 1rst Drivable Hotrod...It feels good...I was out tonight...really cooling down especially after Sundown which is much much earlier with it being Fall...



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Very first car was a 29 Ford coupe but it never saw the road. Two days before my 16th birthday I bought a 50 Ford crestliner for 50 bux. My dad and I yanked the cracked 8BA and we built a 53 Merc engine for it. Photo is taken about 15 minutes after we towed it home on a rope with the family 55 Olds sedan, 4/16/1964

 

Nothing to not like about a 1964