Art & Inspiration Just Louvers////////

Got that Ratfink for my 50th birthday, I won't mention how many birthdays ago that was! The little yellow painted on button just below his left shoulder says, " OFFICIAL OLD FART", uhh thanks. I built my louver press when I was 25, shit time flies!!

 

Inspiration is a beautiful thing indeed...Gold and this era of Pickup really connect...nicely detailed Hotrod from end to end...
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...this sure looks like a troublemaker...

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...Hamber @Uncle Bob's former Hotrod...I'm sure its still putting a mile wide smile on someones face where ever it went...

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...Ole Noisy...I'll betcha it was...

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I can tell you for sure it was!

 

My 24/7 ringing ears tell me that I have been around Ole Noisy for too long..., just not that one in particular...Hows your ears @Dean Lowe...despite the ringing my hearing is remarkably good and I'm hugely thankful for that...it's truly an element of go fast...such an awesome music but hard on hearing tissue...I do note many times in the vintage pics that many have their hands over their ears at the christmas tree area...

 

My ears ring all the time thanks to 50 years in a noisy machine shop. And I can't hear shit without my hearing aids.

 

From what I can see of her, I fully concur!

 

https://classiccars.com/listings/view/1358271/1932-ford-roadster-for-sale-in-o-fallon-illinois-62269

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...Simplicity is a beautiful thing...with a few louvers of course...

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Hello,

That red roadster was the coolest thing we saw in 1959. We had been reading all about the exploits of the Speed Sport Modified Roadster in the local Drag News. This drag race meet at Riverside in December of 1959 and then in Bakersfield in 1960, our viewing was complete.

1959 Riverside and 1960 Bakersfield

Jnaki
1965 Drawing
These are some of the cherished memories that will linger on in this old brain as it was an eye opener to actually see and hear such a cool roadster up close and personal. It was fun watching it blast down the dragstrip, especially when I was sitting up on a cliff side and the valley below just accentuated the sound. Old noisy, indeed… YRMV

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1960 two brothers

an old Friday Art

 

at a local car show 2/26/2002

 

These were punched a long time ago. Believe his first name was Henry…

 

...vintage gold...priceless

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...more period gold...the helmet accessory is priceless...

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On the car.

 

Really nice work Johnny99...

 

Thank you.

 

Did this one as a birthday present for my nephew a long time ago. Yep the wheels are icky, it was the 80's.

 

^^^^Nothing wrong with those weels^^^

 

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/wheres-my-old-de-soto-powered-40.276232/

...Although the 40 is not Louvered Hamber @Bill Van Dyke's friends car is...I share these images of his Coupe with the flamed version the look it sported when it was sold...he has reached out a couple times trying to locate it to no avail and I thought I would put it out there from another Avenue here to perhaps joggle a few memories...He hasn't been on in quite some time...hope all is well with him...he sure had some goodtimes around Hotrod and had many pretty darn awesome examples of that he shared here...

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...Beautiful Blue...

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https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/t-roadster-picture-thread.445856/page-9#post-8029641

...Jot Horne's Ranger powered work of Hotrod Art...a real mover and shaker...

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wives 63 nova gets some louvers.

 

A little twist on the angles there...looks good and full @fastcar1953...

Now comes some tough hoeing sanding them as alluded by many that have taken that task on...

 

Another oldie. For a few extra bucks I'll punch a 3" louver at the front of the row then switch to a 4" die for the louvers that follow just to be different. 

 

...Gear Jammers...louvered, lowered, and customized extensively...

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...I think it's a Helen and Bart Root Day...

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does anyone know what ever happened to sir michaels louvre company ?