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Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by ghalperin, Mar 23, 2016.

  1. ghalperin
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    IMG_5658.JPG I just picked up this book to help guide my build. Has this book been helpful for tradional builds?
     
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  2. 5window
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    Well, first you need to get a satin club jacket and white pants..
     
  3. 2935ford
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    Love satin jackets! :)
     
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  4. OzyRodder
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    I use it all the time.
     

  5. ghalperin
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    Thanks for the replys. It is a pretty cool old guide.
     
  6. Any time your That Clean your not really "building" a Hot Rod. Corse that don't mean the Book might not help you out some. I love those Old books, always good for a laugh now and then.
    The Wizzard
     
  7. Those aren't Satin jackets you Numpty's, they are leather Letterman's jackets
     
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  8. Jet96
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    I'm afeared my white pants wouln't fare too well... The dry lakes pics in the back are cool. First time I saw that black poncho powered streamliner-Wow!
     
  9. panheadguy
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    And the slick hair
     
  10. tfeverfred
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    I have it. I use it as a reference, when I meet a young person talking about "how the scene was really like", 40 years before he was even born.
     
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  11. 5window
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    Who published that one? Early fifties?
     
  12. ghalperin
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    Fawcett Publications 1952
     
  13. Fortunateson
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    No they're satin. Don't you have one? All the cools guys have them.
     
  14. oj
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    I'd start by taking the hood sides off, thats just me.
     
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  15. Bud Crane
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    The guys on the cover are Lou Senter (Ansen Automotive) and his employee Lou Baney.
    Just ask them about the jackets.
     
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  16. Marty Strode
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    Great little book, the guys on the cover were destined to be giants in racing. Lou Senter (Ansen Automotive) started racing in the 30's, drove a roadster pickup on the street with a 270 Offenhauser. Lou Baney (Yeakel Plymouth) fielded some of the most competitive Top Fuel Dragsters of the 60's,
    with drivers like Prudhomme, and McEwen.
     
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  17. V8 Bob
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    One of many I occasionally re-read!
     
  18. Keither
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    Picked up that book in 1962. Mom tossed it when I was in Nam but I found another at a swap meet 20 or so years ago. If you are into flatheads there is a wealth of knowledge in there. Enjoy.
     
  19. Rockerhead
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    The best thing about this book was the guys who made it. The cover shows Louie Senter and Lou Baney working on the roadster. Both were pioneers in the Southern California hot rodding scene and left a big trail of accomplishments. Unlike some of the books from that period, this one showed guys who were actively involved in the growing hot rodding industry.
    Enjoy it
    Don
     
  20. ghalperin
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    Here's a more natural photo of Lou Baney in 1948.
    1948 c (Small).jpg
     
  21. Roger53
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    I really enjoy reading any of the old books or mags I find. Roger
     

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