Features Surfer Style Wagons

Here's my contribution: My '51

 

Nice lookin' woody. What color is that?

 

Ditto, that is a great lookin color!


Here's my new new beater wagon,



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I went to your website and saw your wagon...it's sweet! I can see it with a board on top and a honey in the front seat!

Rob

 

Speakin' of surf wagons, since I'm new to this genre, can anyone send me to a website that specializes or features any pics or history of vintage surfboard roof racks, or surf rods in general?

I don't really want to put (more) holes in my rod, and I'm not a fan of the board hanging out of the back window (yeah, I'm posing again ), so if there was ever an option for a strap/hook-on, then I'd like to see some pics....hell, I might even build one out of bamboo, as it doesn't seem (to me) too terribly hard...

Rob

 

Thanks, Ed...I'm on the prowl for some right now!

EDIT: Already found 2 sets..those babies are apparently rare, because they are priced at 300+ bucks for a pair.....

Rob

 

Back in the day, I used some antique racks that my Dad had that were made out of nice varnished oak with rubber suction cups for the roof and webbing tie downs that hooked on to the drip rails. They were made for camping gear etc. I found replacement cups at a camping and surplus store locally. The wood really looked nice with longboards.

 

I had a pair stolen off my "Cal-Look slammed VW" in 1982 while surfing Jalama Beach. I grabbed these off craigslist recently, painted up the hardware and cleaned them up. They are from the 70's

 

REAL Surf wagons....

 

Got any pics, '46?
Rob

 

Those are nice....looks like the local CL's are my next destination....
Rob

 

I cant decide if racks would look good on my wagon - need to see some pics of falcons with them fitted.

 

That looks like the beach between So. Carlsbad & Leucadia. Damn I miss California.

Nice Pantera too

 

Cool wagon. Like the house in the background. Is that where you live ??
Perfect, love it !

 

My 62 Impala ho-dad wagon

 

my old 59 chev on bags. sold it last month..

 

Yes, that's my house in NE Florida (just north of Gainesville), Colin...
Rob

 

That is badass! Perfect.

Where did it go? And what on earth replaced something that cool?

 

Here's my brothers Chrysler wagon with Surfboard. In front of him is my '64 Merc.
Here's my Merc:

 

here is my favorite one. I don't know who owns it.

 

Not to appear innefectual but what the heck does Hodad mean?

 

Ahhh. Sweet summer rain.....like God's own mercy.

 

A good surfer,a seasoned surfer thats considered good at surfing. hodads were good and gremys (short for gremlins)were beginers.
"That dude that droped in was one bad hodad."

hope that helps

 

Hodad definition

50's term for a greaser, someone who hung out at the beach, but definitely not a surfer. Hodads were into cars, music and were a type of counterculture style. These were NOT posers, as some of the other definitions had stated...Surfer's and Hodad's would be completely separate groups, that often clashed with each other.
in the beach communities in the 50's one was either a hodad or a surfer. Hodad's wore a very specific style of clothing.....black shoes, jeans, and a t-shirt (preferably white). They were NOT posers, and wouldn't be caught dead hangin' with a surfer. aka...low riders

 

One was actually a surf "Wagen" used to carry my 10-4 single skeg Hobie all over. The other one is more of a 'surf truck" but with a 9 foot long bed, it worked really well.

 

Have been following this thread for a while, I like the 'look'
I think that my squire could be classed as 'surfer style', but as i don't surf you wont find a board on my roof.

Kyle

 

Love that squire - think I saw it at chopped?
My "surf wagon" has gone through some changes of late, in primer now

 

some shots from 1950