I'M IN LOVE

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Just taken my head out of Rods&Sods , On Topic , "What's in the trim shop this week " Even if you're not keen on Rods you can't help but to

fall in love with what must be one of the nicest Rods i've seen,

There's a video showing the detail work that's gone into this stunning 32 5 window Rod, , could have been built for me.

Carpets,headlining ,seats ,door panels everything mine hasn't got and to such a

high standard. Lovely period dark burgundy paint which makes a change from the usual black.
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Check out the storage satchels in the door panels and in the boot with its intricate buckles.

What a clever talented guy this Chris is.

As i'm ocd the rat look is a ideal distraction from the normal shinny cars, needing nothing but driving with no paint to polish or carpets to hoover.

Probably be more relaxed and enjoy driving the Rat Rods more. but what a lovely thing to own .

The trouble is i would spend more time polishing than driving ,

What a work of art.

Wish i could link it ,maybe one of you guys can.

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roscobbc said:

FB link is - https://youtu.be/LjUfzXYN6s8

Thanks rosco , Must buy myself a new pc but probably still won't be able to do it.

Old dogs new tricks and all that.

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newsatten said:

Love the trim, quality in spades .................................

Probably wrong forum ,rods are a bit Marmite among the yank community.

Stunning but image taking the boys to the beach in that ,be a week cleaning it.

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aeropilot said:

Lovely 5w.

Nice 40 Ford dash and wheel, and its nice to see the slushbox hooked up to a period column change as well.

Very nice interior, and apart from the lovely door pocket storage details, not too dissimilar in style to what my 3w will look like.

Just needs some added patina gained from having the wheels driven off of it

ye that one is for polishing and fine days, could be a liability if left parked in the wrong place,

but would still love to own it ,just would have to keep my old girls for that trip to the beach with the dogs.

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SRT Hellcat said:

That's a perfect spec 3 window , has all the right bits,

Mine's on steel wheels with wide white wall cross ply's,

looks the part but seem to have a mind of their own,

Why haven't you driven it, will scare you at half the speed of the Hellcat.

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SRT Hellcat said:

Just have not had the opportunity. It was built and owned quite a few years ago by a guy that is known for these rods. Lives Southend way I believe.
So far he has not had an issue with the exposed tyres. I have warned him

When you do get the opportunity you really must drive your brother-in -laws Rod if only to confirm how

good your Hellcat is, don't think you will want to be doing any track days in one although the smooth surface may help.

I walked away from my 3 window after a test drive with all the rattles and bags and totally ignoring my steering input

but after driving a couple more realized that there all much the same so went back and bought the first one as it

actually drove better out of the three, I think they are only as good as the builder and his budget,

The Hot Rod builder you are referring to is probably Jon Golding at Home Grown Hot Rods, if it is it will drive as good as it gets,

but there are quite a few around now, not a cheap exercise anymore, almost open cheque book stuff, Since Lord March has come out of the

closet after buying his first Hot Rod and a few yanks the tweeds have taken to what was our best kept secret making it

not a cheap hobby anymore. mind you nor is anything else these days. I've never had a problem regarding open tyres , did get

pulled once and had just taken off the caps on the headers so was very loud after a check on the his data base looking confused

said well it must be ok then after asking me is this what they call a Rat Rod then..

All it takes is one bored copper ,safety in numbers out on your own you are a sitting target, My first line in defence is that you

can drive out of a mot test station with a pass but get pulled over on the first roundabout ,seems the left hand doesn't know what the

right hand is doing.

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P5BNij said:

I don't know much at all about hot rods, what's 'right' or 'wrong' or the doos and don'ts and I rarely see any on the road, but it's always nice to see them at shows....

Although done to death still think black works so well along with wide whites, alright satin or matte without

the white walls if going for the tuff look, I prefer the nostalgia bare bones look with no bonnet and fenderless

on steels but each to there own, Lucky i'm a short ass and have no problem with the chopped roof but my son

has to lay down and look upwards to see any traffic lights and takes him a couple of hours to straighten his neck

after a run . Just got to remember every couple of months to go round and tighten all the bolts up,

Definitely not for the shy as they cause a riot at Sainsbury's with kids all wanting to sit in it, i'm sure they think

the Roadster is Cocco the clowns car.

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aeropilot said:

P5BNij said:

I don't know much at all about hot rods, what's 'right' or 'wrong' or the doos and don'ts

There is no right or wrong or do's and don'ts with a hot rod, that's the attraction of them. They are a personal statement. Many of us have a preference over one era or the other probably, but it's not right or wrong as such.

You could right a book on the various changes of style and look through the past 7 decades of hot rodding across the multiple continents.

Don't start talking car books with P5BNij ,he's got enough already, would put the local Library to shame.

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aeropilot said:

rat rod said:

Lucky i'm a short ass and have no problem with the chopped roof but my son

has to lay down and look upwards to see any traffic lights and takes him a couple of hours to straighten his neck

after a run .

As much as I love the chopped & fenderless highboy look...........the practicalities around retaining a tiny degree of comfort being 6ft and a bit, plus already having a damaged upper spine, meant leaving mine unchopped and stock height.......

Sometimes it's advantage being short unless you like tall woman ,

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SRT Hellcat said:

I'm 6'2" so would struggle in the 32. Yes. John Golding. Could not remember the name. It was his own car for quite a few years. He bought it 4 years ago and it was out Chelmsford way.

Looks like it's had a roof chop so at 6ft 2" you got no chance , you will probably be driving with your head over the windscreen if in a roadster

unless you take the seat out and as good as sit on the floor, Be interesting to see how you get on.

Being John's personal Rod it should drive as perfect as they get, with that sort of kudos it doesn't get much better than that ,

It sounds like your brother-in-law bought it from Andy from St Andrews Autos , he has a passion for yanks and Rods and

great way to make a living,

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SRT Hellcat said:

rat rod said:

It sounds like your brother-in-law bought it from Andy from St Andrews Autos

Spot on. That is the chap. Had a lovely flamed green Pop which I really liked. I could not bloody fit in it

When Andy was trying to buy my Galaxie we got into a conversation about Rods and he confessed he had a weakness

for the Ford Pop, He did have a very expensive green one for sale,probably the best one i've seen, don't think he

was that bothered about selling it but i'm sure he would have done for the asking price,

Is that the one you couldn't fit into, think from memory it was around £35K/£40K,

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aeropilot said:

rat rod said:

SRT Hellcat said:

rat rod said:

It sounds like your brother-in-law bought it from Andy from St Andrews Autos

Spot on. That is the chap. Had a lovely flamed green Pop which I really liked. I could not bloody fit in it

When Andy was trying to buy my Galaxie we got into a conversation about Rods and he confessed he had a weakness

for the Ford Pop, He did have a very expensive green one for sale,probably the best one i've seen, don't think he

was that bothered about selling it but i'm sure he would have done for the asking price,

Is that the one you couldn't fit into, think from memory it was around £35K/£40K,

Looking on the gallery page on his website, he might have had the ex-Wheeler Dealer Ford Pop go through his hands as well at some point, as there is a photo of him with 3 of them in his yard, and the one on the far left looks like the ex-WD one.

Ye i think he's had the monopoly on most Rods especially pop's, noticed he sold a very nice 32 Roaster this week,

didn't last long after putting out a really detailed video of it.

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aeropilot said:

That's why I'm surprised that powder blue full fendered 32 5w has been unsold for so long......even though it is at the very top of the price range for a 32 for sale in the UK. I dare say he's had many offers of 50k or less put to him though in the past 3 years!

Don't think he's that bothered looking at his property , Was told that if a airport near he will fly himself in when buying stock,

Didn't hear that from him so may not be true.

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aeropilot said:

Yes, I think he can happily sit on stuff for the right buyer for quite some time, so I would think he made his money doing something else, and probably does the car buying and selling almost as a part-time hobby business.

I know an ex-city trader that was burnt-out by the age of 40, and 'retired' to the Algarve and now has a boat trading hobby-business just to relieve the boredom and have something to do, and as long as he doesn't make a huge loss every year, he's not bothered....!!

Sounds better than Bognor Regis's beach , Not sure about selling boats but did think about being a Water Melon seller

directly on the beach, how hard can that be.

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Escort3500 said:

My mate got his all-steel Model B on the road last year after a build by Valley Gas Speed Shop and Gary Gunn at Loaded Gunn. It’s a lovely bit of kit and I can’t wait for a run out in it

Looks like Jimmy's none a lovely job, big money no doubt , a little cheaper i bought my son a Fender Co Cal Speed Shop

Stratocaster Limited Edition Guitar in the same colours , would look cool with the Rod.

Love the looks of the 50's Chevy in the background.

Edited by rat rod on Thursday 8th April 19:38

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Escort3500 said:

Forgot to add my old ‘39 to the thread. It’s one of the few cars I regret selling

That's real cool, no the feeling ,there a long time gone.