Art & Inspiration Hamb Period Hotrods/Customs and the Art...

In the little town of Longview, Washington, a ' 32 channeled sedan came to town in the mid '50's from Idaho. It had a Studebaker 289 engine, then with a change of owner, A Chrysler hemi, then another change of owner, a small block Chevy.
After about 40 yrs of that ownership, it was destroyed in a garage fire. and the remains became yard art.

It is in the larger picture above the other. Sadly, Its the only picture I have of it.

 

Art Imitates Life...Life Imitates Art

Eric Black's work... @alfin32 a very memorable set of well thought out Compliments to Henry's Finest...

Check out Alfins journey with this Hotrod at link below...

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/scored-one-on-the-hamb.1126855/

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That is sad...are these the same Hotrod?...both awesome and similar but the newer looking Top pic the section is lesser and raising the deck may have been part of it's many mods over the years and that bottom look could easily have been early 60s mods including additional sectioning.​

 

Yes, I told Eric about the mods I wanted, and his first sketch hit the nail on the head!
And then Eli English hit it out of the park in a very short time.
I'm a happy camper. Thanks guys!

 

...Rex Burnett's hand in Hotrod

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/?p=3582





Art Gerrick's contribution to Hotrod Gospel captured in 2 forms of Visual Art

Priceless...

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-art-gerrick-car.376543/

Credit to Photographer, Artists, Owners
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I know they are NOT the same car,
I do not believe top car is sectioned, only channeled, and rear fender wells raised, and fenders then bolted on, the panel between rear fenders HIDES the lower part of stock remainder of body.

As the story is retold, the person that did the work, also did two other sedans.. Never saw either of them tho.

I once saw the Longview car with the fenders and running boards off , (during a re-paint ) I personally would have never put fenders, running boards back on..

 

My apologies...my reading interpretation is off today......Sedans certainly make great Hotrods...and there certainly are visual similarities and perhaps that's what you were conveying is that one influenced the other...

 

no apology needed ???

 

My dream car as kid was the 55 Lincoln Futura. As much as I liked the batmobile. I wish that Barris hadn't destroyed it! Here's one of my models, and very old sketch I did of it. Ron....

 

...rendering I did of my buddy's Chev...

 

Ron, BOTH the model, and the drawing, w / the model, are fantastic. A real butterface !!!
would like to see MORE of your talent !!!!

 

Da na na na na na na na na na na...Nah uh Sam...

You highlight the ultimate challenge of being an Artist/Designer...Making the Mark...Making the masses believe and appreciate...

Growing up with the fence dropping Crime Fighting Tech Machine...Wrecking......I mean Destroying the Futura might be the wrong way to describe it...

It was a screaming success and still wows the crowds...

Those Designers and their Shops were destinations off the path of Dreamy Detroit which ya gotta admit the Detroit Prototyping Crowd were pretty good at giving The Jetsons a run for the money...

I'll bet it might have been more of a challenge for George as it was already wild.

He was obviously directed by Artists and Producers of the Series in pulling off the transition...

Great work Ron...​

 

@Rusty your choice of canvas is unique and quite fitting to your style of Art...thanks for sharing these...
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Another Gus Maanum rendering of this aerodynamic Hotrod that must have opened many eyes back in 1948 bring indy style to land speed racing...

https://autonxt.net/2019-pebble-beach-concours-photo-highlights/

Credit to Artist, Photographer, Owner
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looks like an early version of Lil' Coffin.

 

A classic


Ed's



Mine


My sister's watercolor of my Willys



And my sister's PhotoShop class project

 

@willys36 you are absolutely correct and didn't I post the link to Kustomrama's story a page ago on the Lil Coffin and that very pic is within the Story...

@verde742 did you get that connection?...Dave started this Hotrod in the mid 50's and also took up employment at Darryl Starbird's shop...perhaps that's were the wild early 60s vision was realized...

https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Dave_Stuckey's_Lil'_Coffin...

 

One never knows.......... darn it......

 

Thanks everyone...your contributions are absolutely awesome and interesting...not to mention the other talents you possess in making these Hotrods/Customs and Racers become a reality...and we're just beginning...

 

Teamwork Buddy...

 

Stogy,..thanks fer the comments, I really enjoy drawing on wood, also draw on paper,...I like the wood as they are all cleared with satin varnish and are ready to hang, are very durable....been drawing on wood for over 30 years.
I really like this thread.

 

Here are a couple of Jack Fuller @jackandeuces built cars. Renderings by @D-Russ

 

Pict of my tub, more Art

 

2 Color Artwork (Black & White) always a bit of a challenge...no Toned Shading....quite popular and vividly effective in the Vintage Hotrod/Custom Art Scene...as evidenced by these, Maanum's, Burnett's and many of the others...Very Nice Work @D-Russ​

 

...I'm pretty sure @The37Kid has a copy of this printed news for all things Racing and featured on it is the Calori Roadster

The Artist's name on the Calori Sketch above is I believe Chuck Moore who seems to have a connection to the Phil Remington Modified which also was a Dry Lakes racer at the time...which as evidenced by so many Artist's here they not only did Art they lived the lifestyle doing it...



https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Phil_Remington's_Modified





Go Jack Go!!!

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/the-jack-davis-roadster-the-jack-calori-roadster.494154/

https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Jack_Calori's_1929_Ford

Credit to Artist, Photographer, Owner

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Man that is a heartwarming story about getting very up close and personal with History...You do highlight the fact that this stuff is all part of the big picture and depending on your location it may have been darn near on your doorstep...

That truly is a honor and so many of the survivors of the this Hotrod/Custom Scene carry this ionic history forward... getting to wrench and experience them puts it into a whole other league...Thanks for sharing that @Moriarity and glad the plan came together in a most memorable way...

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Yes, it is always interesting to read of a cars history, and later restoration work. I twasn't all that long ago the car was auctioned off in Massachusetts, went through a few hands and is in Bill Smiths collection in Lincoln, Nebraska. I final got to see the car at the GNRS or LARS, great piece. Bob

 

...Dick Teague is another Artist who captured the Thrill of it all in bold Artworks like the one above of the Phil Remington Modified...

Dick's Legacy discussed at link below...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_A._Teague




142mph...Fast, Fast, Fast...Love the Jalopy in the Background to...

https://kustomrama.com/wiki/Phil_Remington's_Modified

Credit to Artist, Photographer, Owner
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https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...genized-hotrods.1002926/page-93#post-12966179

...Hamber @ThirdGen had this interesting Hotrod well underway hopefully to a very cool finish...Does anyone know if he achieved final Rubber to the road...Someone must have took it on...

He has not been on in quite some time...hope all us well...his thread at link below...

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/this-is-a-roadster.756842/

Credit to Artist, Photographer, Owner
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