Man I cant believe everyone missed the jist of this post. Or am I the one who missed it? What Hatch is asking is why is something cool when one CERTAIN person does it, and someone else does it its gay. There lies the answer it depends who that person is. Rudy has a following.
[ QUOTE ] Enuff.... Think I'll just get the roadster out of the garage and go somewhere. Anywhere. Is that against the rules? [/ QUOTE ] Can I come with ya Jay? please?
You all know what you like and what you don't. You all know what skills you have or can learn or farm out. You all know what you can scrounge or afford. You all know where to go for advice or help. Put it in your head, then build it and put it on the road! Get it done son... Those are the only rules that really count. Everyone's gotta believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer! Who's buying?
The first rule of building cars is: there are no rules. Did the guys in the thirties and forties follow rules? I think not. They used the best technology of the day. I am building my chopped, fenderless 28 tudor after I finish my tub. Will it be a recreation of an old rod? Yes and no. My wife drives all my cars and doesn't drive a standard, so an automatic is a priority. She lets me play, I make concessions. Gennie shifter and 700-R yes. 305 dressed to look old, yes. Coilovers, probably. I drive my cars thousands of miles, comfort is important. Split wishbones and chromed drilled and filled axle, definitely. Will it be correct, who cares. Will it look old time, for sure. The only person I have to please is me. Do I have access to all the parts to do a screamin recreation, you bet. Pre 48 parts coming out of my ears. Do I want one, no way. I remember broken 39 toploaders and enclosed driveshafts and cranky flatheads. Do they look neat, definitely, just don't need one for long distance hauling. Build what you want, not what someone else thinks you should have. I need an old time looking reliable long distance cruiser that will pull my holiday trailer. Only the diehards will notice the incorrect points.
Hatch wrote: [ QUOTE ] I just thought it was a bunch of bullshit for Hotroddrummers truck to get so much flack from the same bunch that idolizes Rudys truck. Some on this board are living by double standards. [/ QUOTE ] In regards to those particular two vehicles. Its like comparing apples to oranges. People dig Rudys truck cause it makes perfect sense. People had a problem with the other truck cause it doesn't quite make sense. And that is all. Each can be appreciated for different reasons, neither is any more authentic, but the Rudy truck hits the right chords. Its kinda like music. If ya hit the right chords, the music sounds good (think hot rod milestones). If you're slightly out of tune, people still get the idea, but something is probably just a little off (regular Joe hot rodder). If you don't know how to tune the instrument or play a damn thing, then your music sucks (ebay abortion). bout as simple as that. JT.
JT, I've seen both trucks in person and looked em over pretty good. They are BOTH cool trucks. HRD's truck has the perfect look for a hot rod shop truck. It's still WHO does not what is done.
Yep, It seems there's always someone who can do nothing wrong and someone else, even if he does the same thing, can do no right, and that person is a different person in different groups. Take Boyd for instance. To the group that DOES like his work, he can do no wrong.... To another group, he can do nothing right. TV viewers might remember that commercial for what I don't remember but it had the company geek make a great suggestion and the rest of the board ignored him and 4 seconds later the CEO repeated it verbatum with a CEO type hand gesture and everyone hooted their agreement and awe at the bosses idea. and the geek says "that's what I said, but you went like this (and gesture)" and the boss says, no I went like this (and gesture). That'sprobably how he got to be boss in the first place, repeated group ass kissing for no defined reason. (or he inherited the company, or the money to buy it). As far as hotrods go, "HOT ROD"* "rules" may be an offshoot of what cars look like, when built to fit within various racing rules. * This use of the word "HOT ROD" is probably better defined as a "STREET ROD", otherwise it WOULD BE a car built to fit within some racing rules, and raced.
Screw "the rules"! Build a car (or truck). Make it look neat. If you want to run steelies and biasplys then do it. If you want to run wires and radial WWW, knock yourself out. Just remember that no matter what you do, there is no way to please everyone...
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