... we built the Thames to be as close as we could get to a '60's type gasser hot rod .......... ET wheels, cammed small block, Turbo350 tranny, 9" Ford real, mechanical gauges, even uses a speedometer cable ........... but is it a "traditional" hot rod ?? I think not ......... there are many safety items such as power disc brakes, driveshaft loop, etc. that probably wouldn't have been used back then ............. it's just "my" car, what I've always wanted to build