Video of the Day: When the Hot Rods Run...

While looking for follow material up to my Japan post, I happened upon this video and thought it was worth sharing. My first attraction to it was the description that listed pioneering Japanese-Ameri... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

 

Kool - Thanks

 

I go through the Birth Of Hot Rodding books what seems every couple months but that was awesome to see the footage coupled with it! Lots of unseen pics! Thanks so much for sharing!!!


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I'll echo what Jeffery had to say,,thanks for posting. HRP

 

Yes very cool!!thanks for posting

 

Man....that's what it's all about, right there. How great it would be to spend one day at the dry lakes back then. Thanks for posting that!!!

 

If only we could travel back in time...

 

Very cool!

 

The Flyers make the main page! haha
Thats the Flyers Club in 1941... #214 is Bill Farren... I became a friend of his over the last bunch of years... he passed away last summer....
(I colorized the picture)
Just a bit of info on that particular photo.....
Zach

 

You're world wide Zach! Viva La Flyers!

 

Thousands of Thanks! Just wonderful, goose bumps galore! Movinman, some of our gang just did the best of going back in time with the recent Race of Gentlemen. ~sololobo~

 

I'm actually heading to El Mirage tomorrow and Saturday for the season ender, so it makes the video just a bit more special... I'm sure I'll see some familiar faces out there!

 

That was fun! Merci monsieur!

 

Smack! Thank you! Sir
may i please have another!

 

Funny how that infection has lasted so long.
Thanks for spreading !

 

Great stuff Jay, and love that Western Swing!

 

awesome, thanks for posting.

 

Never get tired of the 'good stuff' Jay! Thanks man!

 

Cool memories. Cool tunes , who's tunes are they??

 

Thanks for posting!----Lots of past times when we were in hi school 1946--1950, & the lakes were always the conversation on Monday morning buzz.

 

Great video, cool tunes! Thanks Jay!

 

Cool History!... My favorite subject.
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Jive-Bomber Jay - Great find! ... Thanks for sharing this video! ... I've never seen it before ... and I'm pretty sure this is its debut on the Jalopy Journal / H.A.M.B. [i.e., a HAMB search for its YouTube ID (2XL8g71JJ9) returned zero hits].

 

My sentiments exactly.

 

That second song on that video was kick ass! who sang that????

 

I believe it's T. Texas Tyler - Hot Rod Rag
- recorded in 1954 - written by Paul Westmoreland
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.....4 minutes in, a vision of hillbilly heaven!

 

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that was great!
Thanks Andy

 

That was very cool!!!!