Hot Rodding is Dead!

[CurtEgerer]

An excellent commentary and some parallels to our Porsche world:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXU3N9wT3u0

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[MoparBoy72]

Very true Curt.

I can't wait until that door opens with the finished product, our final visions, are all completed...(wait, do we ever really compete them?).

[911pcars]

The end credits claim all B&W footage was shot in 2005. If so, the filmmaker did a good job in making recent events seem like archival footage.

Sherwood

[CurtEgerer]

There's a group of old school hot rodders who disdain some of the new 'hot rod' stuff. Some of their get togethers are simply called 'Billetless', which says it all.

[SWBS]

Nice discovery, Curt.

Street rods have a Chevy up front and a can of wax in the rear. Hot Rods have a flathead up front and a set of tools in the rear. Or, something like that.

I'm Old School

Jim

[SWBS]

Oh, one more thing...I like the subject of Hot Rods; the genisis of the American automotive performance phenomenon, and there's lots of crossover to Porschedom:

Gary Emory's dad, Neil Emory, was an icon of California customization in the early days. That's where Gary cut his teeth and translated the vision into Porsches.

Alex F., of Paul Russell & Co. restored a Speedster and then drove it accross the continent for the 50th bash. He's now building a beautifully chopped '32 5-window with early Hemi power and Hilborn F.I.

The guy I bought my SWB from, has a flathead powered '29 Track Roadster which appeared in the 2nd National Roadster Show. Sympathetically restored by Gary Emory, it has a steering column drop from a 356 - very cool.

A pal from L.A. who has an early 911 Rally car & Carrera Speeedster owns a stash of early Hot Rod speed parts that could make a fellow hyperventilate.

Dan Gurney towed a Hot Rod to S.C.T.A. events before discovering his talents in a Porsche Speedster.

Etc, Etc....

Own at least one Hot Rod in your life.

Jim