Hello, Having met Fred Castro in San Diego over 30 years ago, brings back plenty of memories. He was a happy go lucky person and was not the kind of person who felt his hot rod was any better than anyone else’s. Although, we all think that the hot rods do reflect our choices and styles. Thanks, SD Prowlers I had ridden in an open 32 roadster with the top down and despite the full fenders and larger body, it was thrilling with the wind circling your head and blasting into the compartment. But, when I went for a ride, (a cramped one at that… two big guys sitting in a T-Bucket) all forms of discomfort went out of the window. (actually, the side opening area…) There was definitely a difference in riding in the full-fender 32 roadster and this little speedy T-Roadster. The T-Roadster was very low to the ground, it felt every bump in the road and the seats were not the most comfortable that I had ever sat on, in a hot rod. But, the feel of the T-Roadster when the accelerator pedal was pushed down made up for any discomfort or being cramped. We just flew down the road, with a push into the back of the seat power coming from the 289 Ford motor. It just felt very fast as I was looking at the ground fly by and I almost could touch the ground. Jnaki The color maroon made this T-Roadster stand out, as a nice color should. The long, smooth design on the individual header pipes had made the most intense sound on acceleration. At certain RPMs, the sound was relatively muted. But, it added to the already cool build by someone that enjoyed his daily drives and long distance drives all over So Cal. Fred is gone now, but thanks for the memories…
I'm not sure it is maroon but it is on the way! I'm gonna try harder to get it all to match when(if?!) I use real paint! This is just a temporary job... I did about 8 years ago!! 1936 Ford Super Deluxe pickup... they didn't make many.
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