Hot Rods New guy confusion

Some were, most were not and none were trucks

 

Read this, it'll be clear as mud to what's going to get deleted by what moderator

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/guidelines-for-hokey-ass-message-board.1201021/

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Clearly there those on this board who are very restricted in their outlook, others who welcome a wider range of appreciation of anything that is old and cool.. The best thing I can suggest is to read a lot of threads, get a feel for what is allowed, or not, and maybe wing it. Lots of HAMBers have vehicle that are not 100% HAMB friendly. They talk about the HAMB friendly bits and don't discuss the non-relevant bits. So, try posting your truck without mentioning it's a 4wd.

 

Vaseline was patented in 1872. Both slippery and traditional.

 

Too much info.

 

Not water based.

 

Obits must be traditional?

 

^^^ Ok, just one word..........'respect'.
Now I know it's time to move on outa here.
Left click........going......going.............gone..................................

 

The only topic allowed after 1965 is Linda Vaughn.


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And Lowriders.

 

KY works great for lubricating rubber parts and seals

 

Post em on the antiquated forum.
the same rules for late model fuel injection and large diameter wheels (non OE) still apply though.
post there.
But to answer the question on what is traditional or not belongs with the bosses here.
Not a dig, just facts.

 

ZINNNKY !!! ZIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

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ZINKY !!!!!!!!!!

 

Alas Zinky we barely knew ye.....!!

 

...and that thread has been deleted also.

 

1) what is "period correct" here?

Hello,

This is a confusing question. The time period for any "period correct" build has to be specific in terms of year(s). One person will say his Gas Coupe is 60s period correct and that time span is too large to pinpoint what is and what isn't acceptable. What is period correct in the early 1950-1960 days is not period correct in 1965. The development and modification changes allowed the class to get sponsors, look more like full on race cars and not the original street legal hot rods.

Gone were the requirements for mufflers, working headlights and brake lights. Also the front bumper was optional. What was accepted as street legal was not what was on most cars after 1965. Remember, the class was designated to allow all of us to race our stock daily drivers at the drags. Pop the hubcaps and race was a good thing. So, that drew in a lot of people wanting to see what their car/hot rod could do within the limits set by the class rules.

The Drag News classifications were also changed to Competition Coupes and Sedans. No, not in the same category as the real modified Competition Coupes with no fenders and odd body shapes. But, by the time the street legal classes were on their way out, there were some people pushing the limits of what was and was not a Gas Coupe.

Gas Coupes and Sedans finally got the nickname gassers and that evolved into a whole new ball game. Open headers, spindle 12 spoke rims, straight axles, odd ball useless springs and angles of the stance, etc. Nothing was street legal and then the original Gas Coupes and Sedans disappeared as a whole. They were lumped into paid match races and various eliminator classes.

Gone were the times where the average Joe in the stands could identify with the car on the drag strip as one he is driving or would like to drive on a daily basis. Now, it was all out competition race cars as the money poured in and huge modifications came onto the scene. A lot of the original Gas Coupe owners and drivers went to various body styles and finally some ended up in the Funny Car classes.

Jnaki

Having been in the early movement of street legal hot rods involved in the Gas Coupe and Sedan classes gave us a good idea of what was and wasn't a Gas Coupe and Sedan. If your header system was not hooked up to a muffler system, the tech group put a car in the Altered Class against real modified cars for competition. We had a 10% engine set back, the modified Altered Cars had a 25% set back and very little else, as they were not street legal.

So, when you mention "period correct," that opens up a can of worms as to what period of years, in what time period in the development of drag racing or hot rod building. A Flathead powered roadster was "popular" until the SBC and other OHV motors came on the scene. So to say a Flathead is period correct, brings to mind, what period and what car. Probably something before the early OHV motors came about. I would be hard to say SBC motors in a roadster is period correct... as they are in some circles, but again, what time period and what era.

It is a wiggly line to stay on track and build something. Generalizations like "all gassers had straight axles and had their nose up in the air being period correct is a total falsehood. You have to be specific and not cross lines. Look at the You Tube videos of a specific time period and see what was a real Gas Coupe or Sedan looked like in action.
DOUG COOK 1937 CHEVY COUPE


JUNIOR THOMPSON 1959 GAS COUPE AND SEDAN CLASS

 

Dudes thread is featured now.
Kinda ironic, dontcha think.
Didn’t know Linda was gone.
I’m a little saddened.

 

This is pretty traditional

 

I,too, am saddened. But, while it was always a little voyeuuristic, lately it has been getting a rather crude.

 

It’s not the reason most might think. I didn’t know who she was until hanging out here. Same for Jungle Pam. I heard the names from some of my older friends but the HAMB threads put them into context.
The pics of a small part of automotive history was cool.

 

I would seriously disagree that a hot rod can't be 4WD, mine has been towing traditional cars and hot rods out of "where found" grave sites for over forty years and continues to do so. I think a Marmon Herrington, a Napco or a Dodge Power Wagon certainly fits the traditional designation. Didn't Hot Rod build/sponsor a 4WD 32 roadster back in the day?

 

Come on man, be serious.

So you're saying this:


And this:


...are two of a kind?

 

"Stick around & you'll figure it out" , LOL , stick around , pay close attention, you'll figure " something" out ....

 

I'm not in favor of 4x4's but I like that '37.

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I think Mr. Zinky is gone for good, no posts after Sunday.

 

I was going to comment again, but then I realized that this is a really silly conversation and it is over 70 outside in central PA so I am going outside, Good luck,