Thread: Hot Rods in the "beautiful country"

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Originally Posted by italianhotrodde

Hello everyone.
Thanks for giving me the welcome to the forum.
These are some pictures of my pick up, is in constant renovation.
I made these pictures last year in promotional exposure for a car dealership near Venice.
Now I have completely disassembled the engine and I'm repairing some parts of the body.
Unfortunately in Italy can not move on the road with this car, I should mount approved mufflers, fenders, etc...
In Italy we have the toughest laws on road traffic in the world.
Blessed are you who do not have too many problems ...
Excuse my bad English
Regards

Hey Welcome, cool project. Is that a 35 ford? Can you make it street legal over there?

Originally Posted by PRO53

Hey Welcome, cool project. Is that a 35 ford? Can you make it street legal over there?

Hi,
pleasure to meet you and congratulations for your rat rod, it's fantastic, too good!
If the Italian police stop you in the street with that rear tires...they go mad.
My pick up is a 37 ford, is the love of my life, but for make it street legal
it would lose all its charm...
For now I take him to exposures with trailers.

To be legal in Italy, my rat rod should have:
1: fenders on all tires;
2: wipers;
3: front arrow;
4: approved mufflers
5: front license plate
6: rearview mirror
the car should not be too noisy, should not polluting too, etc.

I'd do first to emigrate to the U.S. bringing the car with me.

Did you have to import alot of parts? Is that a 409 chevy?

Originally Posted by PRO53

Did you have to import alot of parts? Is that a 409 chevy?

Hi,
It was imported from the U.S. 3 years ago, but slowly began to find parts in Italy. For small parts I can easily import, arriving in about 3 weeks.
For large parts is more difficult, arriving by ship in more than a month.

The engine is a Chevy 348, is in good condition.
Now, I've started to restore it: I replaced pistons, installed new gaskets and replaced the crankshaft.

Are probably similar conditions across Europe.
I'm happy too know that here is somebody in the same time zone with the same problems! Perhaps we'll see us on a big european meeting


greetz Stephan

Ps:Perhaps italien taxi drivers are all Aliens...