Wow!!! Those Kodachrome color pics really stand out. You feel like you are standing there! Beautiful color, but its the end of an era since they quit making it last year on June 22nd.
Ditto, here; thanks Jimmy. Great early color and clarity in these photos......almost like being there!!
Slow and steady. Still in the parts collection phase now (picked up a tranny and a good rear axle recently), but with the T on vacation in Sacramento,CA through July I have some time to finish getting the Flathead re-assembled, checked and running while at the same time, restore (and hop up) my '65 Falcon sedan, assist my brother with his Charger, help my buddy paint his '48 Dodge Power Wagon and restore his 1913 White GAF-30 Touring....oh and not to mention......Well you get the picture
Great pics, Jimmy. And whadday know... most of the cars are shiny and painted, except for the first one in primer... which was then painted nice and shiny.
anybody know what the preference was back then regarding tail lights for roadsters...whether it was pontiacs, tear drops, or the 37 ford bullets...or any others...
Well, I think the Pontiac taillight is commonly known as a '50, so I think that's out. I'll bet a stock-type taillamp (singular) was probably the norm. Those guys were more concerned with going fast than looking good. My preference is the '37 bullet, but then I tend to prefer a period-correct parts pool over a period-correct build. I have never been a big fan of the '39 teardrop. -Dave
yeah I see...40´s was all about the speed...the 37 bullets are my fav´s as well and i guess the pontiac question was stupid...whoops, forgot that it was 50´s
No stupid questions. Gotta learn somehow, and sometimes you need a refresher about stuff you already know. -Dave
Re 40s style;I know they were available,but does anyone recall seeing 37 Ford taillights on a Hot Rod before maybe 10 years ago? i can't recall any,but agree they fit nicely on many applications.I am not the period correct cop,just curious.
Here's a 1936 Cabriolet that was just discovered in Texas. Modified in about 1940 with a metallic dark red paint, 1940 flathead and the ultra-rare Pines front grill/hood trim set. It will be at Billetrpoof Detroit this weekend!
I do not, hence my comments above. I like the Guide headlamps with the indicator lamps on top, too. It's like Bruce Lancaster once said "Traditional hot rod parts since the early '90s." I'm fine with that, they look good. -Dave
I was reading an article on hot rod deluxe magazine september 2008 on the SCTA in its beginings narrated by art Male and there was a little photo there that cought my eye. it was a time record slip that said scta and it said what type of car you were driving whether it be a roadster, Coupe, or sedan....now from what Ive heard, scta did not allow coups to run in the early days, and that russeta was the only timing asosiation that allowed them....the man narrating the article stated that he only ran twice...once in 1939 and the other in 1940! ....now isnt that interesting that the slip had a place for coupes and even sedans!...ill scan the pic or hell even the whole article soon of course...
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Thanks for sharing the prewar SCTA timing slip with us. I am unable to read what the Make and Equipment is; it would be interesting to know. Thanks again; Ric
That Pines grille might be rare, but it sure is ugly. Probably why they were rare! The '36 grille is perfect as it is, it doesn't need any embellishment.
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