Thread: Who took the "hot" out of hot rod?

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Bob,

Thanks for the reply, I do go to Shows and read everything I can get my hands on. I've pretty much finished my main Body (Chop Fill, smooth, some Body Mods)-Frame's done, and so on- it's just the pieces that give that "style", you know?

Have already figured out the main Color (Black-you mean there is another Color?), with Black Moon Gauges-it's in keeping with a theme-I've seen some Cars that were a mish-mash of parts, and I'm trying to not get off track.

HOTRODPAINT,

Unfortuneatly, I'm no "Artist", just a dumb grown up kid with an idea that keeps evolving, changing and is kinda blurry.

Thanks again for listening guys, it just seems like the line between Street Rod and Hot Rod is very blurry when you have that Catalog in one hand, your Credit Card in the other, you are on the phone ordering parts and you just lost track of your "vision"-

Sounds like you've got the right outlook.

We each have our own vision, but I'm going to throw out a pic to help inspire you toward the hot rod end of things. It's a year off, but close enough......

Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter

Sounds like you've got the right outlook.

We each have our own vision, but I'm going to throw out a pic to help inspire you toward the hot rod end of things. It's a year off, but close enough......

Bob,

Sorry, I was away from the Computer this weekend, and thanks for the "Inspiration"-I was working on my Car this weekend, thinking of this conversation. To me , there seems to be no real definition of "Hot Rod"-you can put so many styles and "looks" in either Category that it is a moving target.I looked at some old magazines this weekend, trying to decide the definition of each one, and some of them could be either class. I guess you just buy the parts you like and hope they work. I have done some sketches (and believe me, I am NO Artist), so I guess I have an idea-it's the little parts that get me-like, who's A/C Vents to use, Pedals, Knobs-that sort of thing.

By the way, love the '36!