Hot Rods What are 5 of your favorite TRADITIONAL hotrods of all time?

This is the car that got me hooked and then my first rod a 40 delux coupe 303 olds the bad part stock drive train and a heavy foot.

 

Don't flame me for spelling.
Tom McMullan 32 roadster
Norm Grabroski T
Tony Nancy 22jr
Craig Breedlove Spirit of America
Mickey Thompson ............

 

Wow. I had only recently learned of the connection between these 3 guys. Amazing accomplishment.

 

I'll say it again, the Willys gasser or hotrod was a huge favorite and influence to those of us who grew up in the 50s and 60s. Talk about sinister hotrod attitude, these babies have it. There are many to choose from, this is a good one.

 

OK so it turns out that I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer. Thanks to those vigilant members who reported my OT reply (since deleted) to @metalshapes post . . . OT because the car is OT, cool a hotrod though it is. I'll say it again, thank God (and Ryan) we have well established time limits, one of the cornerstones to this great site. I simply got carried away with the car, being such a fan of Buttera's immense talent. My pint sized brain could not find the right gear, there was nothing there shouting "OT time frame!" That's why I have had a great wife for the past 32 years, I am dangerous on my own.

 

Its funny...
This discussion made me realize something about the difference between a awesome Hot Rod and a truly great one.
The Lyn Yakel coupe and the Don Wiliams coupe are pretty similar.
Out of those two the Yakel coupe is the performance oriented one, it would make sense that would be my favorite.
But for me its is the Don Williams coupe.
And I cant even put my finger on it why...

I'll say as little as possible about LJB's 3W ( because it is absolutely O/T for the site ), other than that the few changes it got after he sold it would make me walk right by it at a carshow without even noticing it.
They Boydified it, turning it from a truly great Hot Rod to a car that is as unremarkable as any of that man's products...

And then there is the Chrisman coupe.
That car was pretty much destroyed when it was turned into a clowncar for a TV show.
Fortunately a man with taste and vision ( its original builder ), restored it back to its former glory...

 

Yes, and the Bruce/Todd Olson coupe is too. Channeled 5-window with attitude and giddyup. Classic hotrods all 3, surely the favorite of many.

Yakel:




Olson:



Both Olson photos lifted from the HAMB, no doubt shot by Bruce or Todd Olson @HEMI32

 

something 30 s black, reliable ,quick mild or no chop,steel

 

I have to add my hot rod as it is my all time favorite......

 

Pretty good choice . . . arguably one of the Granddaddy's of them all.

A few pics from the pictorial posted by @Jive-Bomber:


And another pic taken from the HAMB:

 

As a kid, I thought the Barris Ala Kart pick-up was the deal. I bought three identical Revell models of that car and my lack of talent assured that none of them did the real car justice. One guy in town painted the Ala Kart model a candy apple red, which really caught my eye. Today, it takes a radically chopped pre-war coupe to get my blood boiling, and it is usually a 33-34 5-window. The 15 oz. Fuel Coupe is probably at the top of that list...I just love its chop, the tire-size contrast, the stance, the set-back engine and the patina. Oddly enough, with all the races and car shows I've attended in California, I've never seen the 15 oz. Coupe in person! I'd drive quite a ways for that honor. The Mooneyham & Sharp 554 is somewhere in my Top 5.

About 40 years ago a magazine ran an article on Al Huber's (Redondo Beach) heavily chopped '34 5-window...a simple street machine painted yellow with crude red flames, original red wire wheels...it looked like a back-yard job that belonged at Bonneville. Soon after I saw it in the magazine, Huber apparently sold it to a fellow in Glendale, where I saw it parked beside a house, always outside and seemingly never moved. I drove by that house every chance I got! I'd be remiss not to mention the SoCal coupe, as well. I'm also liking the '33 coupe that belongs to the gentleman who runs the Rolling Bones shop...that car is my current screen saver. The car was at the last Hot Rod Reunion and I told the owner it was my screen saver. He quickly said, "Well, if that's so, you should sit in it." Very cool!

 

Beautiful. Similar to the first hotrod that ever grabbed me in person, on the streets of Miami around 1961, only it was not as refined looking, was a primer-spotted '55 Ford hardtop. This is an under-appreciated class of hotrods I think.

 

Picking "5 favorites" doesn't seem that easy to me... Personally I like the style, attitude and design of cars built by the guys @ "Rolling Bones".

 

Well this thread was resurrected a few days ago and I am still determined to replace red-X's with good photos, for resource/documentation purposes. There is also the selfish motivation of learning more about these fantastic hot rods.
These pics from Ryan's JJ feature and from @lurker mick :

 

Bitchin' 29 Dodge owned and built by the HAMB's own @Inland empire hot rods.

 

The Fuel Injected Killer...

 

OK the Donelan clone of Jack's roadster adds a little confusion, but I think I have this right, correct me if I'm wrong.
Jack's car:


Donelan's clone:

 

I only listed one, so here`s another 32 Ford.

 

Tough call but I believe I prefer the Halibrands on this iconic '34.

 

Roger that!

 

Number 1!!


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With out a doubt! Those Halibrands belong on that car! Looking at the little slot on that (track?) nose, there's no doubt it overheated!!

 

@guy1unico did you buy this beautiful Tudor? Awesome car, the Hop Up article says Tom Branch worked on it, right? Gorgeous hot rod.
Was in the HAMB classifieds awhile back https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/34-ford-bonneville-special.931195/

 

Can we do more than one like?


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Dee Scott built a fabulous model A from a car started in the early 60s

 

@loudbang started a thread recently about this great car:

 

A grand slam hot rod home run that is driven. Fantastic!

 

1-Gray Baskerville Roadster, 2-Jack Carroll Deuce, 3-California Kid, 4-Tom Branch Roadster, 5-Lucky Burton's new Bonneville car! There are many honorable mentions though....Casny Coupe, Bass 34, Franco's T Bucket, Rolling Bones Coupes, KiwiKev's Willys, 3wLarry's Coupe, FlammedABone's 34, CurbSpeeds 34.

 

Hamber @Baumi's now I believe @BrerHair...

https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...update-we-had-a-little-backyard-party.974374/​