Bob, What a post, I love it. I might add to this post. I love steel over glass. BUT, Sometimes you can't find all steel. Like my 34 chevy cabriolet. It's glass. You just can't find a 34 chevy cabriolet. and if your lucky enough to find one. You pay out the bazoo. But being glass i'm enjoying it.
Some say you have to put some wrenches to it to be a rodder. Sometime the guy/gal dosn't have the time of the knowledge to do so. To me if he loves the sport and enjoys his car (that's driving, showing or what ever) then he a rodder. Just like the guys that buy turn key cars. If it wasn't for those guys i wouldn't have the money to build the next one. and i can say that affects most builders.
Now talking about kit cars, To me there nothing wrong with kits cars. The guy that put it together has just the same amount of sweat into it as the guy with the steel one.( if not more).
Here's one way to look at glass. Let say you go to a show and there's 200 cars there. Pre-49 You take away the glass cars, the cars that have glass fenders, running boards. or anything with glass in it. How many cars would be left there for the show?
Or lets say there a show pre-49 steel cars only. How many would show up?
Street rodding is great hobby, and it's a diying breed. The younger kids are into imports. The older rodders are not getting any younger. We have t pass the wrench to the youger set. so if you see a younger guys ( say in there 20's) stop and talk to them. ask question. tell them thanks of keeping the hobby going. There the ones that will have to. JUST MAYBE, the other kids oops sorry.. younger guys with get there friends or pass it onto there age group. Next time your at a show just look and see how many young guys are there looking at street rods. Sorry Bob and cobra's
I know my son is into street rods, now he wants a cobra. It's his choice, To me as long as he enjoy the sport.

Time get off the soap box....
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