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Here in the US, requirements vary by state. I live in Tennessee and we only get one license plate and it goes on the back of the car. Nothing on the front and nothing on the windshield. Other states require license plates front and back as well as stickers on the windsheild.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
Missouri is a state that requires both front and rear plates and an inspection sticker affixed to the bottom left corner of the windshield. If the vehicle is old enough, generally 25 years or older, you can run antique plates though they are very restrictive on when you may drive the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Memphis
My dad was in a club in the late 50's, here's some pics. Also some from the local drags at the time. My dad's was the A with the tri carbs-brand new 283
These are from the drags
a couple more
Ohhh,man...NEAT pix..with date on them too..Pure gold...:cool::cool::cool:
RC57 those pics would make great posters!! Those are what i would call traditional but im only in my 30s :3dSMILE: Were the frames Zed back then or did they just channel the bodys? Some of us 30ish guys like to build "traditional rods" as a tribute to the veteran rodders, so any tips,storys or ideas is very helpful.
It is a known fact,that down here in NZ in the mid to late 50s,some of our older rodders found a kool height for their hotrod bodies...They parked the coupe/roadster on a nice flat,level drive,or workshop floor,cut the floor out of the car,and settled the body on four beer crates,[the old quart bottles]The crates were about 12 inches high...then the floor got welded/bolted/screwed,back into the car,using the existing mounts...If it was still too tall,then the suspension got whacked....:cool::whacked:Quote:
Originally Posted by coreyvett
Hi, sorry, we were swapmeetin all weekend. He said his and most cars were channeled since welders were not commonplace like today, and comfort was not so hot. Another thing he said was that he never saw white firewalls like a lot of guys have so that may have been a "coastal" thing.
i dont know what traditional really is..way back in da 60's we built our hot rods outta the junk yards more than magazines...well not much has changed for me..:(
i think any big engine in a small car is a traditional hot rod..ha ha ha ha ha
Traditional as everyone else has stated is subjective.
I built my t to look traditional (my version of a 50's hot rod) Of course a 1985 mustang roller block and c4 transmission are not from the 50's, but that is what I used. I think tradition is fine and I think hot rodders have traditionally used whatever the best parts they could find or buy. I personally do not feel certain parts we install on our car should exclude us from a show. I understand the year cut off dates at the shows though. My 2 cents. Don Jr.
Licensing, registration and inspection is regulated by the states in the US, not by the Federal Government. Some states require only a rear plate, some require both. Some require inspection, some don't. We essentially have 50 different sets of rules.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
In Virginia, we're supposed to run front and rear plates. However, most people with older hot rods only use one on the rear. I've never been stopped for the "missing" front plate. However, I carry it with me, just in case, and hope I can either come up with a story - or beg for a warning. Virginia does require a safety inspection and a small sticker on the front windshield.
Thanks for that Henry, fifty different laws for the states, does that make it hard when travelling from coast to coast or once your car is registed in one state, one can drive it across country without a problem? I am like you, I should have a plate on the front of my car too but don't and so far have managed to get away with it..;););)
Most of the time it's no problem. Except when you get to CA.Quote:
Originally Posted by Whiplash23T
Just think of how different hot rodding could have been down here if the brewerys had those stubby little bottles back then :LOL:Quote:
Originally Posted by lamin8r
I have yet to see a traditional hot rod with the original air in the tyres, and I cant figure why hot rodders have morfed into the restorers that hated us a few generations ago.
I was brought up to think that hot rods were about looking cool and hi performance - lightening your car and increasing its power. And doing it your way.
Now it seems that hot rodding at one end of the scale is a 'paint by numbers" exercise where we build 32 hiboys that look much the same as all the rest and have much the same stuff on them, and a cubic dollars one at the other end for those with unlimited budgets.