SHOW RODS 60 & 70s..stories - pics ?

The Magic Carpet car was recycled into the Pool Table Car.

 

No stories...but these two were always a toss up, for my favorite show rod.

I've seen them in person, but can't remember for sure what movie the Manta Ray was in....Bikini Beach Party?

 

The Magician
Built by Jerry Pennington I forget if he painted it. But I know my friend Butch Brinza painted the hood.

 

Zingers

 

Put a winsheild in this a 3 or 4 yrs ago The Bunny Coach I remember as a kid in the 60's or early 70's it being black with flames?built by Himsl and Haas This is what it looks like now

 

Yep.
Here it is


Someone mentioned the drag racing version of the BootHill Express



This is the Wine Barrel Car (??) It looks to be built from one of the BootHill cars

 

Here is the Aussie version of the Deora. Built in the early 70's. It started as a early 50's Fargo.


Sorry about the crappy pics

 

How not to drive your classic 60's show car!


How not to "update" your classic 60's showcar (part 1)


(part 2)

 

i just found this online, and wanted a place to post it... i guess this is the place:




i found it while searching how difficult it would have been to be an alexander brother...

my conclusion... pretty effin' hard.


i nabbed this pic from this web page about the hotwheel:

http://onlineredlineguide.com/OtherRedlines_Deora.html

 

here's more "story"... as brought to us by a guy with a knack for color contrast and web design.

http://www.freewebs.com/dodgea100/index.htm

 

15 x 15s ????? really

 

Got these 8x10 black and white glossy photos at an Autorama in the 60's, scanned them for yas.-MIKE

 

i wish i'd have kept my 8x10s i used to get at the starbird shows in okc when i was a kid.

 

I've seen the "new and improved" version up close and I wish somebody would get a brain and restore it back to the former glory of the original the candy orange version. It WAS awesome. Now, it's an easter egg abortion. Sometimes Himsl needs his guns clogged with super glue.... how could anybody do that to something that was once so cool?

 

must be them "bay area drugs" wearin off over the years

 

any body know if this was a real trike??

 

I know most of these cars were useless. BUT, I praise the people that built them. As a kid, I/we NEEDED to experience this dimension of our hobby. Thanks to all that created these oddities! Don't stop. PS-bless all the gorgeous models in their Go-Go boots, and Hot Pants

 

thank guys like Shutten,Fritz,Plowboy & Morriarity for bringin back from the grave...............

 

Thanks for the info so been on ebay ever since searching for a copy and the videos just landed superb viewing and gives me more energy to restore it soon

 

Hi
Yes i bought all the cars of the French Dude!!(Although i would call him something else !) and there now in London waiting to be restored including the Bunk Bed car Although The Martian Spider is still in France at my mates Chateau which i am looking to sell .Will try and post some pictures when i find out how to !!

 

you rock dude!......good luck..........show rods rule

 

Is that the Snakepit, 59 Eldo? That's one I had forgotten about. Got photos? All I get with Sanakepit search on Google Image is Slash's.

 

This has to be the best thread!!

 

nice pics. This is a cool thread.

 

My son and I saw this MonkeeMobile(or a copy?) at the Cow Palace earlier this year. The upholstery was in pretty sorry shape. I was surprised to see that it had no wagon parts -- just a sedan. Anyway, cool memories from the Saturday morning TV show.

 

the MONKEEMOBILE was built by Mr Dean Jefferies out of 66gto so no wagon parts woulda been used, one of the MMs were restored and sold for big $$ at the barrett/jacson circus in scottsdale early this year...I am curious what car you saw.any pics>>>

 

how and why did this end up in france,what else did they get ahold of.......

 

heres some pics of the Monkeemobile being built by Jeferies,anybody have any clue where this custom "stage" trailer ended up...it never was usd for the show

 

One of the Boothill Express cars was at Volo auto museum about 10 years ago....

 

I love the bunk bed car....