Folks Of Interest So, how traditional are you?

I consider myself as having a decent vocabulary ( both my mother & grandmother were English teachers) who in the hell uses a word like "bifurcate " ??? Sheesh !

 

Of you modify hour product to make it Moore desirable to a after market , you make more money , but you sacrifice principals .

 

Bingo.

 

Ah, yeah Trent I was there reading the text in late '02 on.

 

I feel like you, somewhat. I've been reading material starting with the little pages in the '50s. My latest ride is not too "traditional" by HAMB standards, but I really enjoy jawing with like minded rodders from around the world. It is a Deuce highboy roadster outfitted with what we needed to cruise the country in relative comfort. A 700R4 was necessary to squeeze 22 mpg from a Vortek 350 with 3.73 gears and 30.5" rear rubber. In South Texas, a Vintage Air ac/heat unit makes anytime cruising possible with a Sid Chavers Bop Top and side curtains, plus it allows us to cross 4 deserts in the good old Summertime without heat stroke. I manage to get along with Ryan and Keith in Austin and most any gearhead I meet. I don't push it since I'm acres away from flatheads, '39 gearboxes, and banjo rears, but this car has cruised us to the West Coast 5 trips with no gigs. That is what we wanted when this car started life, and that makes us happy. We love all the different strokes of the folks who build whatever. After all the smoke clears, we rodders are in this thing together.

 

I truly believe you just "spoke" for a whole bunch of us who drive their cars.

 

1930 Model A with a '57 T bird 292, '55 T bird trans, '48 rear, '40 or so front axle (spring in front) '57 Chevy pick up steering box with '41 Chevy steering wheel, '39 Ford dash. Nothing on the car could not have been bought or made in 1959.

 

I can not wait to start on the pre 1960 parts 42 to 48 Chevy coupe project but need to find a reasonably priced car first but the modern parts from my 55 Sunliner will be slowly removed over the next few years. The 351-W and C-4 will be replaced with a correct by the casting numbers 4 bbl 272 with some 57 parts and a FMX or 62 COM trans,also thinking about removing the Fatmans spindles since I had to shorten the inner tie rods and put on wagon front drums.

 

All in all, the hamb is still the best thing going and I appreciate Ryan keeping it going.

I was just curious about the percentage of guys that weren’t 100% period correct. Sometimes, I feel like the monks in Monthy Python punishing myself for traditional hot rod sins being committed.

Thanks for the input guys.

I am Going to ask that Mark @Moriarity close this before it goes south.

 

I didn't know about "traditional" until I found the HAMB a few years ago. Bought my car in '80 and formed a vision for it. (mostly from the green pages of HRM) Affordability was the driver for the parts I used to fulfill that vision so it's not truly traditional. When i get it back together you'll still be able to step back a few feet and say, "They ain't nothing about it that don't say hotrod."