Well here goes...yesterday SMB1, Nads, swissmike and I went to a "classic: car show" at the shriners temple. we get there and alls good........We see some familar faces and alot on not so familar faces....Cars from hot rods to lowriders, kustoms and JUNK, Sions and I guess a couple "RAT RODS"....A guy with a really nice 40 Ford Con kusom....Well he took a pretty nice paint Job and turned into a flat black RAT ROD look!!!....Every old timer and young alike LOVED our rat rods!! I laughed and said I havent seen any rat rods today.. they all looked dumb founded. after about 5 camaros later we left...............................................................all the way home I couldnt stand the idea of all this fuckers thinking we build rat rods and we do it on purpose! then I hit a bump.......skeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerapppe...I looked in the rear view mirror and what looked like a stick came out from under the green bean....I went back and it just happened to be a piece if the BODY that fell off!! hahaahahahhah even painted to......after a beer or two I admitted it....I have a rat rod!!! hahaahahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha
I thought your title said "RAT ROD PANTS" I read the entire thing wondering what the hell rat rod PANTS were... I was imagining some Joey Buttafuco type things....Only rolled up with about a 2 foot cuff.
Oh forget it..........Im gonna cuff up, crack open a PBR, put my biker boot up on a tire and pose for the next cover of Ol Skool Rodz!! Im gay and so is my rat rod
Yes I do so whats your point?.....My point is clear, are you calling my ride a POS? thats not your place thats MINE!! leave my POS alone unlesss your gonna put gas in it Oh yea fill out your profile you dork! [ QUOTE ] Automotive Stud [/ QUOTE ]
Sorry DL, I had to bust your stones a little though. You knew someone was gonna! And I filled out my dorky profile
I love the rat rod thing-let's broke-ass guys like me save up to finish our cars (sort of like the thrift store clothes thing-all I can afford, but it's cool, so f*ck it). I can't wait til I finish my car in 20 years and some young punk in a primered Honda calls me a 'gold chainer'
Mike...I saw that '40 you were talking about at the Street Rod Nationals a few weeks ago. Guy's name is Gary..or Bary or something. As I was walking away it dawned on me that it used to be grey metalic with a white carson top, and was spray bombed flat black now. I choose to believe that it had some hurricane damage that had to be covered up....but if not...that is one of the lamest moves I have seen in a while.
Hey Mike, good reason to put that PU bed on the GB. Good place to put parts when they fall off! After all, not a lotta room in a t bucket. Thanks for the good laff, I needed that.
dv8,I went to Lead East a year or two ago ,and all the guys with the high dollar customs were doing that.They would have the hood open and you could see the candy colors it used to be.
That still is not nearly as bad as the flat black 39 Chevy two door that showed up at the Hunnert Car Pileup with Billet wheels. BUT! he got in because he WIRED-TIED 1978 Olds wheel covers to the damn wheels and to top it all off, he put little covers on the Olds symbol, one that said "rat" one that said "rod"! Later I saw that he also had a LS-1 under that pretty little hood of his. PFS. Pretty Fucking Sad. [tm Eyeball]
Well at least we gave $20 each to a good cause, camel food, burn victims and new fezzes. I wanted to see the Shriners do a stunt show with their little Model Ts and Mustang scooters. I wanted to see 'em jump over rows of laying down Shriners and have some old guy driving two Ts at the same time. That was the worst show ever. I was hoping The Latin Cruisers wanted to have a fight with us. I was ready after drinking 15 cups of FREE coffee.
[ QUOTE ] Well at least we gave $20 each to a good cause, camel food, burn victims and new fezzes. I wanted to see the Shriners do a stunt show with their little Model Ts and Mustang scooters. I wanted to see 'em jump over rows of laying down Shriners and have some old guy driving two Ts at the same time. That was the worst show ever. I was hoping The Latin Cruisers wanted to have a fight with us. I was ready after drinking 15 cups of FREE coffee. [/ QUOTE ] 15 cups of coffee? Sounds like you were more ready for a pissin' contest.... Mutt
S1B...That's the difference between "Class", and following the latest "percieved fad". It's like guys that run around sucking up to other people that they think are cool instead of just being cool on their own. They don't want to stick their necks out and take a chance to stand out.
It's only a rat rod if you zip tie it back on , or better yet , use bailing wire . Unfinished wleds would be a tell-tale sign also .
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