I've been agonizing about replying to this thread. It's kinda like the rat rod thread that was active a while ago. Whenever someone says my car is a "Kit Car", it just makes my skin crawl.

First, I have never called 1-800 any company and had'em deliver a car in a box! Not much on my car is brand new, I've been saving money and buying a part whenever I could afford it so that means scrounge part A here and attach part B once you buy part C, etc. etc. - you get the idea.. it's been 8 years to this point and I hope to get it on the road next year! As far as measuring up to someone else expectations of what a "real" car is, I've had a few guys give me grief about my "plastic kit car". Later I found out one was a steel replica! Boy did I return the favor for that one. Steel is real only if Henry made it in my eyes! Otherwise they're all REPLICAS! As far as guys who take pieces from different cars and meld them into rod, I think that's awesome, maybe I'll do it for the next one! (can you imagine how long that would take me?)

I've only been in 1 car club. And I only joined it 'cause it was no dues, no rules, no problems! If I wanted to go cruising, I could call around to people in the "club" and hook up with others and vice versa.

Just like when I hooked up with IC2 at the New England Nat's, as we went around we would critique the cars, but we NEVER said anything to anyone but ourselves! It was after all our OPINION. People build what they like and who am I to interfere with their interpretation of a hot rod?

I guess it's a standard of the hobby. Not just this one either! Someone always has to make themself feel "superior". My daddy always taught me that an empty barrel makes the most noise! Or, better to be thought a fool than to open ones mouth and prove it!

Well, thanks for letting me rant! This thread is kinda like a deceased equine being struck yet again. BUT, This is still the best rodding site on the web IMO.