History BILL….SMITH’S....ROADSTER

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Those are some beauties...when plastic was still absent I suspect...that Roadster with the Dust wafting over the tires is really neat...Bill was the Man to beat...

 

Trophy Whore! Just kidding .Very impressive.

 

The only car that could beat him was the Ala Kart


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NO, "THE B.S. Roadster "

THEE ( B) ill (S) mith Roadster

 

Just ordered these exact tires and size stay tuned

 

thanks ww too big, I want 1" radials.

but thanks,

 

I put one Bill Smiths shamrocks cc plaque on the vehicle
Hasn’t been on it since the early 80’s

 

Every time someone asks me about the weird shock angle I show them this photo

 

treaty oak car show

 

Bill Smiths Roadster was at the first Blackies autorama

 

Meetup on the lake

 

I found these 60’s wire wheel hubcaps still in the box
And putted them on the roadster
Until I get some real wire wheels

 

Found this cool vintage dice keychain

 

More scanned photos

 

One of my friends Kevin Bennett made these for
Bill Smiths Roadster

 

I saw a picture on another thread and came here to check out your adventure. I saw the car in Oakland when it was pink with wire spokes. I remember the feeling of disappointment. I had either seen it before or color pictures, I can't remember, when it was Turquoise with the Olds flippers. I like the original dash better too. You really had me going a few pages back with the solid wheels and caps. But it's your car and you are doing good work on a real piece of hot rod history. The entire collection is very cool with so much documentation. It us really great to see it in all the photos sitting with so many of it's notable peers. It is way better than when you got it. Thanks for sharing!

Bass could do a good job in recreating the Tommy the Greek pin striping on a new turquoise wheel cover.

 

This is the only color slide I have of the turquoise version

 

Do you remember where you saw those color pictures of the 34 roadster

 

I like both looks, you truly have many options...I agree with Sixball that the Flipper caps are stunners...I'll bet you'll try and replicate that Spinner/Knockoff on the final wire you choose...

 

I don't remember. It was local so I may have seen it at another show or out and about. I just remember the feeling of seeing it pink.

 

I did a series of Colorized Inspirations for Austinrod and shared one or more of them in the Homogenized Thread and I believe this Thread as well...

Its coral not pink I think...

 

Washed up for car show on Sunday

 

WOW!!!--That's a TON of craftmanship!!!!!!!

 

thicker whitewall on back
Going with 670’s on the front 640’s we’re too hard too come by

 

Seeing that advertisement from "SANGER BOATS " really brought back some memories of me growing up in the SJV ( San Joaquin Valley ) They were high quality back then.

 

New tires for the Bill Smith Roadster
670’s instead of 560’s upfront

 

Saaaaaaay, are those dice loaded?