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It started life as a Chev truck in the 1950's and ended up in a wreckers yard.
An avid hot rodder recognised the potential in the old truck and spend a couple of years and a bucketful of cash to transform into a stunning machine.
With its checker plated tray the spare tyre is neatly positioned behind the cab separating the over emphasised exhaust stacks.
Pambula, New South Wales, Australia.
After doing what I could I sat in my walker at the gate and shot pictures of people coming in to park their entry in the show..This fellow actually fit my idea of a real hotrodder...
16 x 12, oil on canvas, 29 hours. My friend Tom Moody pumping gas into John Rinehart's '31 Ford roadster pickup. At R. B. Hunley's Shell station in Fieldale, Va.
My friend Jack, an old hotrodder from away back in the day, checks the windshield height of his 1927 Ford Model T. The yellow tape will mark how much will be chopped off the original window frames to give his hot rod the "right" look. The engine is a vintage Ford (1953) V8 flathead, mildly hot rodded with 3 two barrel carburetors and some internal tricks from the early days of hot rodding Ford's venerable flathead was first introduced by Ford Motor Company in 1932.
seen at last weeks cruise nite...the young lady sitting on the far right is the proud owner of this wicked kustom...
Manufacturer: Chevrolet Division of General Motors Company, Detroit, Michigan - USA
Type: Brookwood V8 Series 1200 2-door Station Wagon Model 1535
Production time: October 1958 - September 1959
Production outlet: 20,760
Engine: 4638cc GM Chevrolet Small-Block V-8 283 Turbo-Fire
Power: 185 bhp / 4.600 rpm
Torque: 373 Nm / 2.400 rpm
Drivetrain: rear wheels
Speed: 160 km/h
Curb weight: 1982 kg
Wheelbase: 119 inch
Chassis: GM B platform "Safety-Girder" cruciform X-frame with all-steel body (by Fisher)
Steering: recirculating ball
Gearbox: three-speed manual
Clutch: 10 inch single plate dry disc
Carburettor: Rochester 2-barrel
Fuel tank: 66 liter
Electric system: 12 Volts
Ignition system: distributor and coil
Brakes front: 11 inch hydraulic drums
Brakes rear: 11 inch hydraulic drums
Suspension front: independent ball joint trapezoidal wishbones, sway bar with coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Suspension rear: longitudinal push rods, torque arm, Panhard stabilizer with coil springs + hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers
Rear axle: live semi-floating type
Differential: hypoid
Wheels: 14 inch
Tires: 8,00 - 14
Options: 283 CID (4638cc) Ramjet Fuel Injection V-8 engine (250 Bhp / 5.000 rpm), CID 348 (5694cc) GM Chevrolet V-8 348 Super Turbo-Thrust engine (320 bhp / 5.600 rpm), Powerglide two-speed automatic transmission, Turboglide three-speed automatic transmission, four-speed manual, Saginaw power steering, power windows, Delco vacuum power brakes, power seats, air suspension, heater, defroster, radio, Air Conditiong, two-tone colouring, parking brake warning light
Special:
- The '59 Cadillac had its high tailfins, while Chevrolet introduced its “Slimline Design” with "Spread Wing-look", designed by Clare MacKichan’s Design Team: wings that ran faint sloping upward from the point above the license plate holder with the taillights like almonds parallel below: the "cat's eyes".
- The Brookwood V8 Series was the entry level wagon of the Biscayne model range and was available as this 2-door Sation Wagon (preferred by hotrodders and collectors over their 4-door counterparts), as 4-door Station Wagon 1545 (188,623 units built), as 4-door Sedan 1519 (525,461 units built) and as 2-door Sedan 1511 (281,924 units built).
- This second generation Brookwoods (1959-1960) was assembled in Arlington, Texas (USA) and in Oshawa, Ontario (Canada).
I would like to thank Ray for the use of his '34 Ford truck photo. His photo stream can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/califrayray/506050212/ This is again for an art contest at the HotRodders website.... the theme is the '34 Ford. Santa has great taste ......
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© Bob Kramer, 2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLDWIDE. NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION.
I would like to thank Ray for the use of his '34 Ford truck photo. His photo stream can be found here: www.flickr.com/photos/califrayray/506050212/ This is again for an art contest at the HotRodders website.... the theme is the '34 Ford. Santa has great taste ......artwork by Rat Rod Studios. www.RatRodStudios.com
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© Rat Rod Studios, 2008. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLDWIDE. NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION.
For the 102nd LUGNuts challenge I Smell A (Modern) Rat! we had to build a car that we thought automotive enthusiasts would be turning into rat rods in future. I chose the Kia Soul for many of the same reasons hotrodders chose the 32 Ford: it's popular, they are readily available, they're cool and they lend themselves to endless possibilities for customization. I chose to cut the top off, just like hotrodders did with the 32 Fords. There are other modifications including custom headlights, a chopped windshield and a lowered stance. Classic rat rod touches include frenched Cadillac taillights, steelie wheels and the ubiquitous Mexican blanket covered seats. For power I again went the hotrod route and swapped a 2.0L turbo engine from the larger Kia Optima.
18 x 24, oil on canvas, 60 hours.
Barry Johnson's roadster at Wood's Garage in Woolwine, Va. That's Larry Donley at the pump.
A super-turbocharged, nitrous-boosted 5 window deuce coupe with a 350 Chevrolet V8.
Nux’s Car is every hotrodder’s dream and he hopes it will lead him to Valhalla.
INSTRUCTIONS HERE and full review by Brickvault!
FEATURES:
- openable doors
- nitro tank
- metal crow bobblehead
- front cross for a “blood bag”
- shiny and chrome
PART COUNT: 428
RENDER: Gabriele Zannotti
© 2018 - Nicola Stocchi & Gabriele Zannotti
“What a day, what a lovely day!”
INSTRUCTIONS HERE and full review by Brickvault!
A super-turbocharged, nitrous-boosted 5 window deuce coupe with a 350 Chevrolet V8.
Nux’s Car is every hotrodder’s dream and he hopes it will lead him to Valhalla.
PART COUNT: 428
FEATURES:
- openable doors
- nitro tank
- metal crow bobblehead
- front cross for a “blood bag”
- shiny and chrome
INSTAGRAM: @ns_legoart
© 2018 - Nicola Stocchi
Hubert tried to impress Vinnie with is tricked out bike ....to bad he didn't realize it was a girls bike. Vinnie wasn't impressed. Car image from Kid Deuce, see his photo stream here: www.flickr.com/photos/80643375@N00/
Best viewed at the largest size. Hot Rod Art by Rat Rod Studios, www.RatRodStudios.com
© Rat Rod Studios, 2012. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WORLDWIDE. NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION.
Craig is a hot rod builder, and shared stories of cars from the past and present , which, being a motorhead myself, I found interesting.
A super-turbocharged, nitrous-boosted 5 window deuce coupe with a 350 Chevrolet V8.
Nux’s Car is every hotrodder’s dream and he hopes it will lead him to Valhalla.
INSTRUCTIONS HERE and full review by Brickvault!
FEATURES:
- openable doors
- nitro tank
- metal crow bobblehead
- front cross for a “blood bag”
- shiny and chrome
PART COUNT: 428
RENDER: Gabriele Zannotti
© 2018 - Nicola Stocchi & Gabriele Zannotti
A super-turbocharged, nitrous-boosted 5 window deuce coupe with a 350 Chevrolet V8.
Nux’s Car is every hotrodder’s dream and he hopes it will lead him to Valhalla.
INSTRUCTIONS HERE and full review by Brickvault!
FEATURES:
- openable doors
- nitro tank
- metal crow bobblehead
- front cross for a “blood bag”
- shiny and chrome
PART COUNT: 428
RENDER: Gabriele Zannotti
© 2018 - Nicola Stocchi & Gabriele Zannotti
There are plenty of normal things to do in MotorCity (rather than drag racing and anti-socialability). For one thing, you can always cruise down to the local diner 'Nani's Diner' for a quick hamburger or milkshake.
Considered neutral ground by the two feuding car clubs (the Lugnut Modified Car Club, and the Conrod Hotrod Club), Nani's offers a cool place to hang out and chat to pretty waitresses.
Watch out for the Sheriff though - where there are hotrodders there's bound to be trouble. Hence the Sheriff drives the high output 1950 Mercury Eight to chase down any trouble.
Nani's Diner has been built in late-1950's style for Flickr LUGNuts' 74 build challenge. - 'Diorama-rama' for the building of vehciles within a diorama setting.
Built in MotorCity 1:28 scale are the diner (in Modular style, here with two corner units assembled), the 1949 Ford Woody wagon in navy blue with surf boards, 1955 Buick Century Riviera 4-door hardtop in baby blue with white roof, the 1950 Mercury Eight sedan in olive green with dark grey roof and 1949 Ford Tudor coupe in bronze with lime and gold detailing, plus a red 1930's Ford V8 coupe rod.
20x30, oil on canvas, 12 hrs. This is the first painting of the '28 Ford Hi-boy Roadster Pickup I've been building. Only difference is it doesn't have the red So-Cal scallops and it hasn't been on a southern California dry lake yet.
Stephan Price collection.
There are plenty of normal things to do in MotorCity (rather than drag racing and anti-socialability). For one thing, you can always cruise down to the local diner 'Nani's Diner' for a quick hamburger or milkshake.
Considered neutral ground by the two feuding car clubs (the Lugnut Modified Car Club, and the Conrod Hotrod Club), Nani's offers a cool place to hang out and chat to pretty waitresses.
Watch out for the Sheriff though - where there are hotrodders there's bound to be trouble. Hence the Sheriff drives the high output 1950 Mercury Eight to chase down any trouble.
Nani's Diner has been built in late-1950's style for Flickr LUGNuts' 74 build challenge. - 'Diorama-rama' for the building of vehciles within a diorama setting.
Built in MotorCity 1:28 scale are the diner (in Modular style, here with two corner units assembled), the 1949 Ford Woody wagon in navy blue with surf boards, 1955 Buick Century Riviera 4-door hardtop in baby blue with white roof, the 1950 Mercury Eight sedan in olive green with dark grey roof and 1949 Ford Tudor coupe in bronze with lime and gold detailing, plus a red 1930's Ford V8 coupe rod.
There are plenty of normal things to do in MotorCity (rather than drag racing and anti-socialability). For one thing, you can always cruise down to the local diner 'Nani's Diner' for a quick hamburger or milkshake.
Considered neutral ground by the two feuding car clubs (the Lugnut Modified Car Club, and the Conrod Hotrod Club), Nani's offers a cool place to hang out and chat to pretty waitresses.
Watch out for the Sheriff though - where there are hotrodders there's bound to be trouble. Hence the Sheriff drives the high output 1950 Mercury Eight to chase down any trouble.
Nani's Diner has been built in late-1950's style for Flickr LUGNuts' 74 build challenge. - 'Diorama-rama' for the building of vehciles within a diorama setting.
Built in MotorCity 1:28 scale are the diner (in Modular style, here with two corner units assembled), the 1949 Ford Woody wagon in navy blue with surf boards, 1955 Buick Century Riviera 4-door hardtop in baby blue with white roof, the 1950 Mercury Eight sedan in olive green with dark grey roof and 1949 Ford Tudor coupe in bronze with lime and gold detailing, plus a red 1930's Ford V8 coupe rod.
MOC: Gas Station and Hot Rod Clubhouse. This is how it's supposed to look when all the puzzle pieces are in place - with the hotrodders' hangout on top of the gas station.
Built for Megan H. Rothrock's LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 2: Spaceships, Pirates, Dragons & More!
35mm Kodak Kodachrome slide film scan of Richard McManus racing a hot rod through a lemon grove in La Puente, CA.
This image was taken circa 1948 in La Puente, Ca. One of Richard McManus' closest friends was American off-road racing legend Mickey Thompson*. The two of them spent many hours building hot rods together (including the one in this photo). They would spend hours at the local auto junkyard looking for whatever parts they could find that could be put to use building hot rods. They remained friends all the way up to the time of Mickey's brutal murder in 1988.
Photo taken by June McManus Brown
*Mickey Thompson set more speed and endurance records than any other man in automotive history.
MOC: Gas Station and Hot Rod Clubhouse. This is how it's supposed to look when all the puzzle pieces are in place - with the hotrodders' hangout on top of the gas station.
Built for Megan H. Rothrock's LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 2: Spaceships, Pirates, Dragons & More!
MOC: Gas Station and Hot Rod Clubhouse. This is how it's supposed to look when all the puzzle pieces are in place - with the hotrodders' hangout on top of the gas station.
Built for Megan H. Rothrock's LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 2: Spaceships, Pirates, Dragons & More!
MOC: Gas Station and Hot Rod Clubhouse. This is how it's supposed to look when all the puzzle pieces are in place - with the hotrodders' hangout on top of the gas station.
Built for Megan H. Rothrock's LEGO Adventure Book, Vol. 2: Spaceships, Pirates, Dragons & More!
A chicken farmer from east Texas could assemble a team of hotrodders with a passion for competition and achieve mastery of a world recognized race series.
For the 102nd LUGNuts challenge I Smell A (Modern) Rat! we had to build a car that we thought automotive enthusiasts would be turning into rat rods in future. I chose the Kia Soul for many of the same reasons hotrodders chose the 32 Ford: it's popular, they are readily available, they're cool and they lend themselves to endless possibilities for customization. I chose to cut the top off, just like hotrodders did with the 32 Fords. There are other modifications including custom headlights, a chopped windshield and a lowered stance. Classic rat rod touches include frenched Cadillac taillights, steelie wheels and the ubiquitous Mexican blanket covered seats. For power I again went the hotrod route and swapped a 2.0L turbo engine from the larger Kia Optima.