Quote Originally Posted by CR55 View Post
Most young guys can't afford a street rod, that's if you can even find a buildable one!
Once I finally got the 40, I wanted to put it back to somewhat era correct and have it be "Traditional". Yeah, right. My car was already so modified, I would have to buy another roller to get all the stuff I'd need. And none of that stuff is cheap to rebuild/obtain. Especially when you start building a flat head. I just decided to build the car how I wanted it just like my Uncle and his buddies did back then. But I'm not hacking it to get it done.

You can still find good deals on old iron, but it is getting tougher each day. I do agree, it drives me nuts to walk down rows of new cars at a show. But, some people literally can't build their own ride. Banks usually won't loan money on a $40k on up 70 year old street rod. They sure will on a 5-7 year new era car though. I'm sure that's why there are so many there IMO.