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08-15-2007 02:37 PM #1
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Originally Posted by Henry Rifle
Nah, the HAMB guys are all falling over themselves to get a part in the movie, so her loyalities have changed. I can't wait until that flick comes out.
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08-15-2007 07:55 PM #2
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Oh well....They all come and go around here, don't they????? Originally Posted by Henry Rifle
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08-15-2007 02:00 PM #3
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I started following drag racing in '58. There were slicks on all of the serious race cars then. They were the type that looked like the edge of a "piecrust" on the shoulders. Many were recaps, or made by small companies. I remember that Firestone got into it by about '63-'64. The "piecrust slicks" started to disappear about '66.
I just got this off of a site for M&H Tires, which is now under new ownership.
"In the early 1950's M&H Racemaster pioneered tires for drag racing which has now become the fastest growing sport in the world today."Last edited by HOTRODPAINT; 08-15-2007 at 02:11 PM.
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08-15-2007 02:59 PM #4
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I noticed mention of the first set of slicks you bought. Mine were a set of 15 X 10 Mickey Thompson recaps, that I put on my '62 409 Biscayne street car about 1968. They were really heavy, and I had a Hell of a time balancing them! Traction was questionable,....especially in a rain storm! :-)
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08-15-2007 03:57 PM #5
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i havent had a set of slicks yet
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08-15-2007 04:19 PM #6
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I think bald tires can be counted as slicks. LOL!
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08-15-2007 07:32 PM #7
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UN-sticky mickeys ! woo hoo!!!!!!!
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08-15-2007 09:00 PM #8
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thats what everybody wanted from me when i 1st joined GO AWAY!
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08-16-2007 07:43 AM #9
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You have to admit ... she is determined ...
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08-16-2007 07:46 AM #10
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I'm sure she is. What photo shoot was this set up for????? Originally Posted by Deuce
You have to admit ... she is determined ... High heels running a roadster on the flats?????? Hmmmmmmm
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08-16-2007 07:59 AM #11
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She seems to be having a swell time over at the Hamb, but it appears she's having trouble getting enough cars for her movie. I wonder if she's contacted the LA Roadsters for help?
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08-16-2007 09:02 AM #12
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I will admit she has considerable enthusiasm, and she's worked (and spent) hard to take what seemed to be a tired car and make it better. For that she deserves credit. Originally Posted by Deuce
You have to admit ... she is determined ...Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
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08-16-2007 01:28 PM #13
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Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
I agree with all of that and Yeow Baby! That salty sand gets everywhere though.
KitzLast edited by kitz; 08-16-2007 at 01:31 PM.
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08-17-2007 09:24 PM #14
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Ok, I'll give ya that....But why all the drama???? Hot Rods are for Hot Rodders, not soap operas..... I guess I never have been a movie type. As Toy Dave said, the inaccuracies generally are such a distraction that the movie itself seems to do little but make a mockery of things... I figure if you haven't lived life as a Hot Rodder, no use trying to explain it to you in a movie or other method, you aren't going to understand anyway.... America Grafitti was almost ok, right up til the time Harrison Ford tried to sing.....c'mon, things just ain't that way.... I guess for me it just comes down to the fact that I hate to see someone who doesn't have a great deal of "been there, done that" experience as a Hot Rodder trying to get rich and famous with some inaccurate portrayal of how they think things were..... Just like reality tv, most car movies have very little to do with reality.... Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
PS---if the picture above is supposed to be something to do with a movie in the mid to late 50's, better switch that alternator for a generator and replace the red 8MM plug wires with some black Packard wires and Rajay clips.....Last edited by Dave Severson; 08-18-2007 at 07:44 AM.
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08-17-2007 09:51 PM #15
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My stay at home Mother had her own new car in 1955 ... a red & white 1955 Ford Crown Victoria ... ... Dad drove a 1940 Ford pickup ...
Most movies have some historical mistakes. Even big budget ones. I saw a John Wayne movie where he was driving a 47 or 48 Ford ... before Pearl Harbor was attacked ( December the 7th 1941 ) ...
Hopefully, the errors will not be too bad in the Spades flick.
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