Custom, Roth style, one-off, home-built, frankenstein hot rods...lets see them!

I'm talking about those hot rods that are built using parts suck as fenders, grills, quarterpanels and tail-sections from other cars. Maybe there's an actual term that describes these cars...

Here's one for inspiration.

 

Excellent suggestion!

 

I know there a bunch out there....let's get this thread rollin'.

 

lets call'em customs!

I do like pictures....

 

I think HomeMade custom hotrod would be close,, I'll put this out there,, I can take the flak. I could stand some more pictures.

 

Flak?! These cars are badass...

 

The Frankenstein connotation might not set well with the guys that build these custom rods. HRP

 

OK, I get that part, but some guys might see it as a badge of honor. Is there a better, more commonly accepted term for them?

 

Rat Rods? Atleast most of my shit gets called by that term by the "uneducated" general public.

 

How about "progressive experimentals"?

 

here is my son's , the Kosmic Komet , used 61 Ford uni-body box sides , been in the making a few years , hopefully get some color this summer , if time and money lets us , have build pics in my profile

 

The Atomic Punk...

 

That's sharp! This six is staying in it right?

 

yep , the six is stayin , maybe put on a few more carbs , will be blue and white metal flake , panel paint , kind of like Roth's Outlaw

 

How about Dave Lukkari's Crosley:

 

that crosley is Fugly

Its sad the the HAMBers dont know a custom when they see it and dont know what traditional hotrods are either

 

Interesting

 

By the first pic you posted I believe you are talking about show rods. There are some pretty cool show rod threads. I never get tired of seeing pics of the Atomic punk.

 

That IS fugly...sheesh.

How about the Futurian (edited by the idiot who mislabeled it the Orbitron)

 

Here's another...Roswell Rod:

 

Someone on here was doing a narrowed, fenderless early elcamino that is BAD ASS - also, ive seen a grey hemi powered chrysler along the lines of the '59 olds in OPs original post - i like the "show rods"

 

I was at the Street Rod Nationals in '76 with my chopped, channeled, fenderless '30 Model A coupe. And I saw that Ardun-powered Crosley kick ass in the "streetkhana" (which today would be called autocross). It sounded wicked, ran like a scalded cat and handled like it was on rails. The title of the thread said "frankenstein hot rods." I'd say the Crosley fits the bill. I would also say it's sad that HAMBers don't know how well-known this car was back in the day. Nothing more irritating than Johnny-come-latelies lecturing us on the history we lived

 

Alien X

 

Green T

 

Ok, how about Barris-Culture-Customs.
Giving credit to the man!
Or, Hollywood Customs as most were made for some hollywood promotion.

 

That's NOT the Orbitron, Buzznut. The Orbitron was a Big Daddy Roth build. That's the Futurian by Mark Moriarity.

 

Here's a disaster I saw at the CHRR a couple years ago. I refer to it as the Atomic Flunk.

 

Gary...your renderings are killer...feel free to post all you have.

 

I don't think it's a complete disaster...I dig the concept.

 

I stand corrected....