Another great roadster build Brian. They each keep getting better. Fantastic! I like the '42 Buick taillights and the unsplit wishbone. It is a true late forties era car although you are building it early fifties style. I like this picture because it looks like mine. But I like it with the hood much better.
Looks great and thanks for the story of the build.......I've been stalking it over on IG. Nice to see King Bee's on hotrods. Chris
DAM! Mr Bass you make a old back yard builder feel like I am dragging my feet on my build.....11 weeks and I have been busting butt for a year now and it's still not on the road. But I sure dig your latest build......
I thought some of you guys might want to hear what the flathead sounds like, so I made a short video of it firing up. A lot of people told me that I wasn't going to like the flathead, and I have to admit that I was a little skeptical about owning a flathead-powered car. But it's been great so far. I've been driving the roadster pretty much daily...taking it to lunch and running around in it...and I like it more and more every time I get to drive it. Thanks to everyone for all the positive comments.
Wow! Awesome Car Man................Right On! "a little obnoxious to run 10 curved glass Stewart Warners in a single '32 dash" It's really obnoxious!........PERFECT! What kinda data will you be able to read on all of them nice curved Warner's?
February 8, 2006: Lies.. All lies.. Love this car. I was really bummed I couldn't make the Round-Up to see it in person. Your work seems to mature as your shop does and I love how much detail you incorporate from studying the old hot rod magazines. That's something a lot of world class builders miss the mark on, but you're at the top of the game with focusing on this detail.
Whoever told ya that has never had a car powered by a well built and performance oriented flathead. Once you get a good one, they are hard to get out of your head.
I did get to see the new Bass roadster at the Texas Nostalgia Drags and was really impressed. It looks like a well-finished '50s era hot rod, not over-finished as many of today's "retro" rods are. Like TexasSpeed, I also appreciate details done much as it was back in my day. It's the small stuff that sets a really nicely done period car apart from the rest. Nice car, Bass.
Great looking Roadster... Can't wait to see it in person. Since you've got Deuce Roadster you've always wanted... Wanna sell the Willys? Hahaha!
that flathead sounds just 'right', in a kick-ass kind of way, and certainly looks the part in that roadster. I appreciate the detail, and look forward to seeing it evolve into the 'fender' version. Great stuff. Cheers, Drewfus
That is one very sweet roadster you've built there.Brian. Really very sweet. Thanks for sharing the build with us.
Brian, although it sounds like sweet music, it must feel slow compared to the Hemi and Mouse in your previous drivers yes?
Awesome! Could never get close enough to it at the Round-up to really check it out. But got lucky when you pulled up during our little impromptu photo shoot at the parking garage on Congress to look it over up close. Amazing on how fast you did it. Always blown away by your stuff.
As T.P. would say . . . Holy Chit! Words cannot do this thrash justice. Expert planning, prodigious inventory, skilled hands, great eye . . . beautiful roadster!
Really like those taillights and the headlight bar. And I REALLY like "period correct" instead of "traditional". Eliminates all the excuses, self justification and grey areas...
Agh.."period correct" the term I've used for so long to describe my thinning hair. Haha Just fooling around George. Your posts always garner my attention.
I like the tail lights also. I bought a pair of those several years ago at an auction. Just thought they were cool.
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