A feller found this old pic of his grandad's roadster and thought everyone should get a shot at seeing it. A southern California original from long ago and well done I reckon mmm hmmm.
I am totally impressed at how well done most of the early cars were. I remember the rods that came into my dad's shop in the mid to late fifties were really nice and don't remember any P.O.S. Was this because his clientel were gold chainers at the time or was this typical? The posted picture sure has some great detail and it sits "just right". Also, I love the fact there is very minimal rubber rake, so typical of the era and missed on so many of todays cars. It appears to have a deuce shell, hard to get even back then.
His name is spelled Karl with a K and WTF happened to my previous post? Mmm Oh never mind, they's two posts n they has differnt names. make me up some of them taters. Mmm Mmm.
They was these 2 fellers standinon a bridge goin to the bathroom. One feller said that the water was cold. The other feller said the water was deep I believe one feller come from Arkansas. Get it? And that's it, no more jokes, I gotta get to work! LG
Check out Don Montgomery's "Hot Rods As They Were" on page 98. It must be the same car, it even says PROULX(his grandpa's name) on the cowl. It says "It was timed at 114 mph at a Russetta meet".
Now then, gentlemen, as silly as this has gotten this is a great example of an old time dare I say traditional hotrod. Well built, well finished, and incredibly well-proportioned and thought out, the way early rodders all wanted to build a car and tried to build their cars. I'd still like to know what those "chromed" caps are between the frame and the exhaust on the driver's side!
Looking at the pic Torchman posted at the thread beginning, anybody else get a yearning for them "french fried 'taters"?
those chromed caps should be crank case breathers on a stand from the pan, if I understand what I am looking at.
Thats funny as all get-out.............. hahahhhhahhhhahaaaaahhhhahhhahha! good one ta start the day!
Who knew that Billy Bob was a early Hot Rod guy. Great picture of an era perfect roadster. I like the original shot better. The FOGGER
I think those are oil breathers that are attached to the pan. They were supposed to keep pressure from building up in the oil pan.
I can't stop looking at the picture. It has got to be just about perfect as far as proportions go. Kinda reminds me of that little modified that Royalshifter owns. His is not "finished off" as nicely as this one but its got that "perfect proportions" thing going. Frank
I believe those are breathers, I remember seeing those on a flathead roadster my dad had right after the war (WWII) I saw the pics he had when we were cleaning out his house after he passed away in 1974, thats what his cousin said they were, I've never seen them before or since till now, just my less then educated guess Oldschool66
I agree!! I think, IMHO, that may be the best looking bucket around. I'd love to see it in color. I think that this style is what modern buckets should evolve, Devolve?? into. Perfect stance. Is it narrowed like a modified or full width? Makes me want to build one. OOOPPPS, I'm loosing my focus on the thunderbolt greaseslapper........gotta finish one before I start another.....
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