Quote Originally Posted by shine
in all my years in this i've never known a hot rodder who would pass up a shiny piece for their car. nor would they build it butt ugly on purpose. i was a stocker at a food store just to pay for my car. i did side stuff to save up for a 5 gallon bucket at the chrome shop. bling has always been part of it. you just could not order it from a book. except speedway and jc whitney for me it's about the cars and trying to make each one a little better than the last.
I know what ya mean, Shine!!! Seems I've always had to line up extra projects, work a part time job, or give up doing something to come up with the $$$$$ so I could build a car the way I wanted it. Not having the money for a bit of bling or extra horsepressure simply meant I had to work more to get it and was never an excuse to leave it ugly, then try to convince myself or anyone else that I liked it that way..... Guess it all depends on how much you want a car to be done right, how patient you are, and how much extra work you're willing to do to get the $$$$$....