Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Outrageous 'old-school' hot rods & customs (many pics)
various sources

Posted on 12/13/2013 5:07:19 AM PST by ETL

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies
KEYWORDS:
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-58 next last
To: duckman
47 Ford Coupe

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

21 posted on 12/13/2013 6:06:52 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: ETL

That’s it! Flames look like top pix, Rake looks like second pix. Thank you so much for posting. Merry Xmas.


22 posted on 12/13/2013 6:15:09 AM PST by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 21 | View Replies]

To: ETL

really? huh.

I’m rendering only about half...interesting.


23 posted on 12/13/2013 6:26:13 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym defines the science.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: ETL
Ed Roth's Outlaw (the tenth photo) is "oldest school" of the bunch, and the one that - by far - I'd most want to own. It's probably due to my seeing these late '50's and early '60's cars at an early and impressionable age.

Mr. niteowl77

24 posted on 12/13/2013 6:48:42 AM PST by niteowl77 (Establishment Republicans possess fewer guts than the last gnat that hit the windshield of your car.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ETL

25 posted on 12/13/2013 6:50:30 AM PST by gura (If Allah is so great, why does he need fat sexually confused fanboys to do his dirty work? -iowahawk)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ETL

What ‘Category’ is that under? I went into TinyPic and could not find them.


26 posted on 12/13/2013 8:47:37 AM PST by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 8 | View Replies]

To: ETL

As did I. I used to have what I called a “plastic junkyard” for mixing parts.

I still have mine. It’s got a 67 Shelby Mustang and pinto in it that I never completed. ;-)

I’ll check out the book. And thanks. I’m trying to get my grandson into it.


27 posted on 12/13/2013 8:55:22 AM PST by cuban leaf
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: ETL

BTW, do you remember the book “Model Car Science”?

I have about a hundred copies, still.

I know all this stuff because we moved from Seattle to Kentucky a couple of years ago and I had to go through all my “old” stuff. I was amazed at all the old stuff I still had in boxes.


28 posted on 12/13/2013 8:58:19 AM PST by cuban leaf
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: gura

Rat rods are my new favorite.


29 posted on 12/13/2013 9:04:15 AM PST by cuban leaf
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 25 | View Replies]

To: cuban leaf

If you go to their website his description of the build is just killer.


30 posted on 12/13/2013 1:31:30 PM PST by gura (If Allah is so great, why does he need fat sexually confused fanboys to do his dirty work? -iowahawk)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: cuban leaf

You can check YouTube for clips on the latest techniques in model building. It’s really come a long way since the 60s and 70s. There are now various accessories you can buy separately, such as realistic rubber tires and rims.


31 posted on 12/13/2013 5:30:14 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: cuban leaf

No, the only model car books I had were catalogs.


32 posted on 12/13/2013 5:31:11 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]

To: duckman
What 'Category' is that under? I went into TinyPic and could not find them.

They're in my personal TinyPic account. I don't think you can view the pics via the TP website. I may have the settings such that my entire page there is private.

33 posted on 12/13/2013 5:40:23 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: cuban leaf

Re: Rat Rods

Some look pretty cool, but I generally don’t like them. I much more prefer well finished hot rods and customs like the ones I posted, and stock originals.


34 posted on 12/13/2013 5:43:50 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 29 | View Replies]

To: duckman

Was yours also black with yellow to red flames?

And is a “rake” another word for grill?


35 posted on 12/13/2013 7:43:44 PM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: ETL

“And is a “rake” another word for grill?”
‘Rake’ in the late 50’s was a term we used in the Northern NJ area, indicating raising the rear of the car higher than the front. Don’t know if it was used else where. The car color was beige and white, I didn’t paint it that way, with yellow red with some blue flames.


36 posted on 12/14/2013 2:53:24 AM PST by duckman (I'm part of the group pulling the wagon!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 35 | View Replies]

To: niteowl77
Ed Roth's Outlaw (the tenth photo) is "oldest school" of the bunch, and the one that - by far - I'd most want to own.

Well, if you can't own the real thing, why not a 1:25th scale plastic model? And if you can't manage that either at this time, pick up the tiny Hot Wheels version of it (last pic below). :)

Actually, the Hot Wheels version could possibly be worth more today than the $20-something plastic model. Remember when model kits cost 2 bucks?

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

Image and video hosting by TinyPic

37 posted on 12/14/2013 5:13:55 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: ETL
Actually, the Hot Wheels version could possibly be worth more today than the $20-something plastic model. Remember when model kits cost 2 bucks?

Indeed I do remember those days! Only a week ago, I was reminiscing with a slightly younger buddy about one of the kits I clearly remember building: the mid-60's AMT '32 Ford Vicky "3-in-1" with period "gasser" options. I told him that in those days, I compared the value of just about everything to the price of a 1:25 scale model car kit... and $2.00 was the figure.

I'm pleased to see that the Revell kit is still available (even though the box art from the original issue was "cooler"), but I doubt if I'd be able to put one together any better nowadays than I did the first time (probably back around '63 or '64). The Outlaw and Mysterion were my favorite Roth cars, and I know that I built at least two models of both.

Revell had some great subject matter (not only the Roth customs, but cars like the "Orange Crate" and the Thames panel delivery "pie wagon," etc), but they never went together as easily as the old AMT kits (before the now-defunct Ertl conglomeration desecrated the tooling).

It is sort of heartening to see some younger guys going back to that look on their street rods, and also digging nostalgia drag racing.

Mr. niteowl77

38 posted on 12/14/2013 8:04:36 AM PST by niteowl77 (Establishment Republicans possess fewer guts than the last gnat that hit the windshield of your car.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 37 | View Replies]

To: ETL
What no picture of his "Mysterion"? :-)...

Man he was out their in a good way...BTW, Where is Ed Grabowski's Rod as well as Tommy Ivo's?

39 posted on 12/14/2013 8:09:15 AM PST by taildragger (The E-GOP won't know what hit them, The Party of Reagan is almost here, hang tight folks....)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 37 | View Replies]

To: taildragger

You have my permission to post pics of those.

:)


40 posted on 12/14/2013 8:17:05 AM PST by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 39 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-58 next last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson