Thread: Loosing faith!!

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I am finally learning to ignore people who say "street rod is a bad word". "If you use a smallblock chevy, it's not a true vintage hot rod". "Don't call my primered, rusty, unupholstered, dirty, shoddy car a rat rod"! "Nothing made after 1964 is worth building, owning, or being called a hot rod". Older guys just want to build those shiney well-designed and well-built cars, so they aren't real hot rodders". Etc., etc., etc.

My impression is that most of the folks that sing this tune are relative newcomers to the hobby....or they can't afford a nice build yet. They usually weren't involved in the '50s...'60s...'70s...'80s....or maybe even the '90s.... but they have all of the answers. They are not bashful about telling all of us that the craftsmanship, advances in design, time proven pieces, favorite cars and parts, or the eras and activities we enjoyed are not valid!

They base all of this expertise on the fact that they have worked on cars for 5 years, have a tattoo, and listen to rockabilly!

Don't let it bother you. It's like a mosquito...it will be gone with the first freeze.

John, have you ever seen the bumper sticker that reads "THE MORE I KNOW ABOUT PEOPLE, THE MORE I LIKE MY DOG?" It is funny because to some degree it is true.

I also find it humorous that the rat rod craze began because some rodders disliked the pretentiousness of "street rodders" and wanted to be free to build cars any way they wanted. Then all of a sudden, some rat rodders started looking down their noses at people they termed "gold chainers" who had a few bucks to put some bling on their cars. Not all rat rodders are this way, just some.

Bottom line, all of us humans have flaws and like to tell everyone else how they should do things...........it's just in our nature. You have to take people with a grain of salt and ask yourself when one of these opinions surface "does this person put any bread on my table?" Until they start sending you a check to build your car THEIR way, their opinion isn't worth the time of day.

Isolate yourself from the forums and car scene for a while, cut and bend some steel, then return to it when it becomes fun for you again. I parked my '27 for 7 years and didn't go to any car functions except Turkey Run.......I was just burned out on it too. Now it is fun again and I'm ready to take in some shows and cruises.

Hope the vacation does you some good bud.

Don

You just got to learn to turn down the sound. I only pay attention to a select few. To many people trying to make their opinions the gospel. If I listen to all of the voices who were talking at me years ago, I probably wouldn't own any old cars. According to some, none where the right one. Damn glad I learned to turn down the sound and think for myself. My cars may not be typical hotrods, but I'm pleased with them. That's really all that matters.