Quote Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT View Post
I know that a lot of guys are highly critical of them, but I guess that is why trailers are around. Build what you like, and take it on trips, even if it is a truely "HOT" rod. Of course there is the added expense of a truck and trailer...

Just a few thoughts.
I'm working on a trade for a bigger, 3 axle trailer so I can take two cars on those long trips... I've paid my dues driving roadsters, many moons ago went from here to Seattle, then took a left and went to San Diego, another left for a stop in Pheonix, then a half left and meandered up US 54 and a bunch of other two lanes back home.. Had a blast! Trip a year or so after that (my new roadster) started going through the Ozarks, out through the Florida Keys, then right back here to SoDak after a brief (2 week) stop to visit a friend in Burlington, Vt. Didn't do either trip to prove anything, just had a bunch of extra money and felt like I deserved a vacation....

Never did figure out the "got to drive it to the show regardless" crowd..... I build Hot Rods to go fast, have fun, show off at the shows, etc....but not for some Iron Butt macho thing stating that trailers are for sissies, etc. etc.

Another consideration for me these days is all the traffic on the roads, 50% of them shouldn't even have a license, 20% are drunk and or stoned, 20% are taling on their cell, texting on their cell, watching TV on that cute little one in the dash, and sometimes all of the above simultaneously, and the remaining 10% might actually be paing attention to what their doing just like Mr. Langner taught us to do in Driver's Ed... The trailer is one more thing to absorb some of their idiocy before they hit my car!!!!

Hot Rods to me are Hot Rods. I would choose to not make them practical and sensible.....might as well just go by a Taurus if that's all I want....