History SHARE YOUR PHOTO'S OF YOUR HOT ROD OR CUSTOM PROJECT FINALLY BEING EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT

This is my old beater after a long wait but seeing daylight for the first time in years, this was almost 34 years ago.






And now.HRP

 

Wish I could help you. About all I got of value these days is old information and most of the time it is of very little value.

 

Here are shots of my roadster (in mockup stage) taken many years ago basking in all of its rollout glory for the first time.



Wasn't long before it was disassembled to get the chassis powdercoated and misc. pieces nickel plated and put back together as a rolling chassis.



Well, at least the plating was done!
As it sits now.

 

Pulled out of the shop in primer , time to disassemble for paint .

 

First light out of the barn, first light, and drive, out of my shop.

 

After a winter season in the garage. New wheels/tires, turtle deck, polished stainless fuel tank, air cleaner, valve covers, headers, chrome alternator and bracket, all new wiring, guages and dash, new fuel pump, headlights and tail lights, new windshield and new upholstery.
Other than that, I didn't get much of anything done...

 

Some cool rods out in the sun!!!.
The Q hint's at,those that actually had a garage ! Well I now, do,,but back when I built my first hot rod,I had weeds out back to build in,and shaded if the right time of day PM by the next door neighbors garage next to my weed patch= was mostly in the sun anyway ! This pic is just after getting running for first time,running around block to get bugs out,an then fix as many probs as I could,take some back a part an paint shiny. Rod only looked this way temp,for about a week,shiny only on frame here,latter the body. Late1959.

Still have same rod.

 

My ‘64 Windsor seeing daylight after 25-30 years.

 

First time in the sun but not in one piece yet. This is from the day I finished the construction and prep of the frame and I rolled it off the lift to put the body up in the air and prepare to fuse the two pieces.

 

my ‘57 Fargo seeing sunlight for the first time in one piece.

 

Just a couple of weeks ago...

Now

 

This is Clarence last Thursday. Finally getting out of my shop and heading to the body man/painter. I'm hoping to have him back on the road next spring. This redo has taken almost 4 years so far. Next redo will be done by my heirs.

 

Not the best pic but coming out of shop after after some initial mock up and headed back to storage to make room for the currant summer driver. And get a pic of the new shop Forman.

 

When I built my Deuce pickup I was able to start with a truck someone had done some bondo work and a gloss black paint job, and look good inside the building with a flashlight, when got it home I could see it needed more body work. HRP





After,

 

Cute little puppy!....

 

You'd better toe the line when he is around. Looks like a hard taskmaster!!!

 

Oh don’t worry he keeps me on my toes. And if anyone’s curious his name is Hemi. And it was my wife’s idea.

 

This was the first time I rolled the T rpu out this spring. I need to get back pushing on it so I can drive it next spring.

 

Last one I have to offer. lady hrp's Ranch Wagon.










And now.






HRP

 

Fordy Coupe With Dodge Hemi Out After 3 Year Retirement Project...

 

Problem with my '39 was being exposed too much, for too long! So all that liquid sunshine for decades resulted in a lot of rusty metal!



After about 6-7 months it took to the sunshine better!


And after a couple years it does much better out in the sunshine now!

 

I really like this car! HRP

 

Thanks Danny!

 

This is what I call a "sweeter beater" it's a beater but but still sweet.
Where i found it, had been hidden away for years.

 

I had just lowered the body onto the chassis and wanted to be able to stand back a distance and see if I liked it or not.....









and then fast-forward to the end result.

 

I moved it from my back shed to the footpath yesterday before towing it to my son's where it went back on rotisserie for trip to sandblaster to, underside and inside floor, next is final body prep and paint. Like everyone else, they've come a long way, yahoo!

 

Some cool stuff! Haven’t had my A outside in…. Creepin on 3 years! I’ll take photos to share when it’s out this fall

@porknbeaner your getting priceless and worthless mixed up

 

Sunlight? As opposed to daylight? Once every 3 years in Seattle for a finished ride.

 

Here’s me and my old hotrodA roadster in first mock-up from around 1978. I had more hair back then at 32 years old.