Return of the hot rod?
Discussion
LighthouseTrait said:
My suggestion would be to head to the infamous Ace Cafe. On a Wednesday, mid month they have a hot rod night. I'll post a few photos up later... The carpark fills up and there's plenty more cars on the street too.....with the occasional burn out!
I'd like to see the pics, thank you. Dilligaf10 said:
That do you?
Plus side: unique, extrovert, fun, straight line speed, no RFL, cheap insurance.
Minus side: uncomfortable, impractical, thirsty, corners*, noisy. (* 4 foot of tread on the back, 7 inches on the front, there is only going to be one winner!!)
Pluses are much bigger than the minuses. We call it Prozac as it is the best anti-depressant ever.
If you ever see me, give me a shout and I'll take you round the block for a demo!
Papa Hotel said:
Let's not forget that it can carry 8' planks. And the parcel shelf can move.
Oh, and most importantly, the 2.4 litre engine makes 10% more torque than engines it's only 20% bigger than.
Now I'd forgotten the multi-height parcel shelf, I take it all back, I'm sorry. Oh, and most importantly, the 2.4 litre engine makes 10% more torque than engines it's only 20% bigger than.
Edited by Papa Hotel on Friday 10th August 21:12
rolymo said:
During late 1960's I was racing a Daimler(dart)250 sports car in production sports class at places like Brands-Hatch, Mallory- Park and not having much success with the track handling.This car was designed as a fast touring machine and just did not have the potential in the chassis to accept a big increase in power and torque so by subsituting the motor with a dry sumped 4.7litre Magestic V8 fitted with downdraft IDA Webers I successfully destroyed any hope of staying on the road on bends or rough surfaces.With a spare chassis and front suspension to hand a new type of car constuction was commenced . A HOT-ROD Thunder saloon.
The new coke bottle shape Vauxhall Viva HB had just been released on the market and everyone appeared to love the new style shape.The local Vauxhall dealer was very cooperative and obtained a new body shell in white for me so I built a full tube safety cage to strengthen the chassis frame and add some stiffness to the whole assembly.
That's awesome! Imagine trying to get a Vauxhall Insignia body in white these days... The new coke bottle shape Vauxhall Viva HB had just been released on the market and everyone appeared to love the new style shape.The local Vauxhall dealer was very cooperative and obtained a new body shell in white for me so I built a full tube safety cage to strengthen the chassis frame and add some stiffness to the whole assembly.
v8will said:
I think Hot Rod is a fairly flexible term these days much as the term supercar is.
The traditional notion for me would be a 1920s-40s American steel body car, Deuce, T bucket etc. Fenderless and running a suitable sized V8. But that is a very loose view of it IMHO. I'd really love to build one or my own interpretation but fear of actually getting the thing on the road is putting me off a little.
As an aside, a chap on Retro rides owns a rat Landrover, and I dare say it's a marmite creation but I quite like it.
What does everyone think of this??
Thats... bizarre! The traditional notion for me would be a 1920s-40s American steel body car, Deuce, T bucket etc. Fenderless and running a suitable sized V8. But that is a very loose view of it IMHO. I'd really love to build one or my own interpretation but fear of actually getting the thing on the road is putting me off a little.
As an aside, a chap on Retro rides owns a rat Landrover, and I dare say it's a marmite creation but I quite like it.
What does everyone think of this??
Let's not forget perhaps the most famous hot rod of them all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQw9tVWkf-s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQw9tVWkf-s
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