Who Owns A Hot Rod?

Rhythm N. Bliss · March 11, 2009, 10:26:52 PM

I'm lovin' my recently acquired '94 Vette! Just got a new top on her:

Only had 108,000 miles on 'er when I got 'er but put another 2,000 more on already!!
Had a 289 Mustang convertible in high school but this is WAY faster with a 350 V8 bored out!
BIG FAT TIRES & EVERYTHING!

Gonna need to buy a trailer I guess. Sellin' my ol' galumphy van. It's an old guys ride--drives like a caddy or a yacht.
This Vette is makin' me feel rejuvenated! Sleek, BAY-BEE! Hauls ASS!

Who else here has a Hot Rod?

hollowbody · March 11, 2009, 11:40:37 PM

It's not much of a hot rod, but I have a 1971 Mustang Grande with about 60,000 miles on it. I wish I had a pic, but it's in my parent's garage a few hundred miles from here.

rahock · March 12, 2009, 06:04:24 AM

Well , it's not an American hot rod, but it's a hot rodded sports car. I've got a silver 99 Miata with a supercharger and a nitrous kit

Rick

Barklessdog · March 12, 2009, 07:14:20 AM

I do!

The body of a Lesbian Soccer mom.

The heart of a beast

nofi · March 12, 2009, 08:39:40 AM

i have been a truck guy for many years now but back in the day i was quite the happy street racer. i had a 1955 chevy and a 1968 roadrunner. both were very heavily modified and i raced them into oblivion . never had so much fun and even raced andy west in his 1966 gto a few times.

no sissy nitrous, just real horsepower

gearHed289 · March 12, 2009, 08:47:49 AM

You mean like this?

Or this???

The yellow one's for sale. The blue one is NOT! Takin her out on Road America April 25!

Barklessdog · March 12, 2009, 08:54:52 AM

Maybe Clint Eastwood would be interested in the Yellow one?

Pilgrim · March 12, 2009, 01:09:55 PM

I'd love to have the Ranchero, although I admit that I'm more of an El Camino guy...but that looks great in yellow!

This is far from a hot rod, but I'm putting the final touches on my 1958 Fiat Transformabile (Roadaster) this spring and summer....here's a Fiat publicity photo, mine is white with white top, red and black interior:

You can't exactly call it a hot rod when it's 58 HP and top speed at 5800 RPM is 80 MPH. That's the spec on the mighty Fiat 1200 engine, the ultimate displacement of the 1100 engine that was first used in 1938. Yessir, that's the latest technology fer ya.....

pamlicojack · March 12, 2009, 01:15:50 PM

Fast cars do not a hot rod make. Just to clarify, THIS is a Hot Rod...

My friends Jillian and Lisa were kind enough to model this (mostly '31 Ford) for me.

As a frind of mine once said "There haven't been a Hot Rod made since 1973." I tend to agree with him.

Barklessdog · March 12, 2009, 01:27:20 PM

Quote from: pamlicojack on March 12, 2009, 01:15:50 PM
Fast cars do not a hot rod make. Just to clarify, THIS is a Hot Rod...

My friends Jillian and Lisa were kind enough to model this (mostly '31 Ford) for me.

As a frind of mine once said "There haven't been a Hot Rod made since 1973." I tend to agree with him.

So far this is the first true 'hot rod" in my opinion, everything else is just a car...

Dave W · March 12, 2009, 01:41:20 PM

Quote from: Barklessdog on March 12, 2009, 01:27:20 PM
So far this is the first true 'hot rod" in my opinion, everything else is just a car...

Yep. Some very nice cars, but not hot rods.

Rhythm N. Bliss · March 12, 2009, 02:55:24 PM

Quote from: nofi on March 12, 2009, 08:39:40 AM
i have been a truck guy for many years now but back in the day i was quite the happy street racer. i had a 1955 chevy and a 1968 roadrunner. both were very heavily modified and i raced them into oblivion . never had so much fun and even raced andy west in his 1966 gto a few times.

Right on, nofi~ Those are 2 of the best cars ever!! Classics!!
All my high school buds & I wanted an orange Road Runner.
None of us ever got one. Just saw a gorgeous candy apple red one the other day.
Cherry~ & looked brand spankin' new!

That Stang & Ranchero are AWESOME, gearHed!!
One of my school buds had a Ranchero the color of your Stang.

Yep, that '31 is the real deal, PamlicoJack. LOVE the colors!!!
How 'bout a close-up of that hood ornament & s'more shots of it?

nofi · March 12, 2009, 03:34:50 PM

i think that 31 has a 34 grille.

gearHed289 · March 12, 2009, 04:19:56 PM

Quote from: Dave W on March 12, 2009, 01:41:20 PM
Yep. Some very nice cars, but not hot rods.

I know what you mean, but when I saw the first one was a 90s Vette, I figured I'd post.

lowend1 · March 12, 2009, 06:02:41 PM

Also a "not rod".
It's been an ongoing project for 23 years.