Who has had their current Hot Rod for more than 25 years ??

Bought my 29' in Glendale Ca in 1968, 41 years ago. Had others in
between, 29' only one left. Currently getting repaint to same color
as when I purchased it.

 

Owned my roadster since 1980

 

Got my 52 Biss Coupe in Edmonton in 82. It kina grows on ya,like mold.....

 

Got all the parts for the 32 in 1985.
Been driving it since 1993, so 23 years owning and 15 years driving.



Little brother got his drag racing Henry J about 1972 I believe and has been drag racing it in one form or the other since roughly 1974.


Pretty much the way it is today.

Went from running 12's and 13's in solid axle gasser form to 8.13 today.

 

It kinda runs in my family: Dad has had his coupe since about '63


I've owned my pickup since '79



and my brother has had his sedan since about '81



Not shown is my Mom's '31 sedan that she's owned since '83, and my wife's '69 427 'vette that she's owned since '86. We don't spend a bunch of money on "For Sale" signs...

 

I've owned by 41 Chrysler since Feb. of 1974 and my A coupe since 1987.

 

I've still got my steel 16 T bucket, I found the body in 51 and started putting it together in 57 when a guy brought a Hot ROd Mag to school I'll try to post a pict.

 

Looks gooood Bob.

 

I haven't held on to ANYTHING for that long, except my Marshall JCM800 Head.
My cars seem to come and go...
A trend I'm trying to change!

 

I've had my '50 fleetline since '86. I bought it with money from mowing grass. Origional 60xxx mile car. Not quite 25 years but close.

 

I like!!!, very much

 

well,they are OT, but the Blue car since '66, the white car since '77, the black one(not in pic) since '82( all 2+2's) . the roadster is only for 2 years, but will be around the next time this question is asked.

 

I've had my 38 ford std. coupe since Aug. 1966. Coming up on 43 yrs. When I got it it had a 265 chev. with the stock trans. and rear end . That didn't last long.

 

I bought the rockettruck (my avatar) as a beat-up stocker in January of '76 for 50 bucks. 33 years...

Now and then I have to remind my wife that I've had my truck longer than I've had her! 30 years...

 

My '40 has been in my family's possesion for about 37 years, and the title was given to me for my 16th birthday, 27 years ago. I finally got it on the street in 1995. The paint is a backyard quickie, and still has the original seat covers and what little is left of the headliner. It's been to Lou'vul 2 times, StL and KCMO several times, and all over SWMO.

 

36 Has been in the family since 1971, has been mine since 2001...

 

How about same family?

My grandfather owned since 1948. He has since passed away and the car is still in the "family".

 

50 years, I've had the one in my avatar since 1959............Rich

 

I bought my '51 Chevy coupe in the spring of 1981. It was a root-beer brown resto-rod sitting on the back of a car lot in Denton, Texas. The old man wasn't about to let a 16 year old kid finance a car so he let me come over every day and eat my lunch in it until I paid it off. I taught a pretty little red-head how to drive a three on the tree and in exchange, she showed me how to drive a red-head in the back seat. The paint is different now I'm on the third motor, 2nd tranny, second rear-end, but she still gets to work every day. Here she is in the parking lot today.

 

I got a good chuckle out of that one!

 

not really a hot rod but i've had my restored 30 A coupe for 42 years, restored it in high school

 

I've had my '58 harley 165 for almost that long, did i mention i'm 24??

 

I bought the Center Door in 1978, and have rebuilt it three times, when we got married it was used for the wedding car. Picture taken when we went to Helsinki in Finland last year.

 

43 years and still going, sorry I do not do pix.

 

I got this one in 1981 and have been driving is ever since. about 220,000 miles so far.


'81 just before running,


and now.

 

I was given my '41 Ford Deluxe Tudor in Dec of '75. My friend got it from Winder's Wrecking Yard in Mojave, Ca. He bought it to get the Deluxe bumpers for his '40 Ford Coupe - the price . . . . . #50 ! What I got was a body and frame, no hood, no axles, etc etc etc. With luck there was a guy in Hesperia Ca that sold me the axles, steering, springs hood and all the part to make the car a roller. I bought a fresh 260 Ford V-8 short block for $195. The trans I used was out of a '39 Merc. By Sep of '77 it was blown apart the frame was cleaned and painted with spray cans and reassembled. It was running, registetred and been on the road ever sense.

41 Dave

 

My '40 Ford has been in the family since 1941 and in my garage for the last 40 years. Course it's a long ways from being done, but someday, before I die...

 

Just got to this thread ........





Sir, that's nearly as perfect a 'Vette as can be.


Sort of, for me. I've been enamored of "Toad" wagons for rather a long time and am on my third consecutive one since '68.

 

We have had our 35 5 window for 33 years.

 

Still got my high school car since 1973-- 60 chevy wagon, 350/350. had 6's, big blocks, small blocks, 3 speeds, 4 speeds and automatics over the years. Had the chain hoist hanging in the tree at mom's for 20 years!!! Still got my first bike since '77 - a chopped 47 Knucklehead.