Any hot rodders out there?

By that, I mean, non-Porsche.

I keep getting tempted by gems like this, available a couple zip codes over and on the market for a long time. (No affiliation, don't know owner, HILLARY! has not paid me to post this.)

There's also a place up in Mt Vernon WA that sells musclecars and usually has some cool stuff on consignment. Which is maybe where this car will end up. This car has a lot of nice parts, and could never be duplicated for the price he's asking. I'd pull the 350 and stick in an LS. Then I'd take it bracket racing. Assuming I could convince my wife that (a) there was any way this could be regarded as practical, and (b) I need another toy.

[herr_oberst]

Sweet ride. A real head turner!

[JackDidley]

Tell the wife its a handyman wagon and you need it to haul stuff from Lowes .

[masraum]

I’d love to have something old and cool. My first car was older than I was, a ‘65 Chevy impala 2 dr. I’ve always had a soft spot for old American stuff. I’m in Roslyn Washington amd there’s a pretty ‘59 El Camino in town that when you drive past looks like it’s towing a trailer with a couple of jetskis or snowmobiles on it (I’m looking at the car more than the trailer). I thought that was pretty cool, but today noticed that it’s not towing them and it doesn’t have a trailer hitch, but still very cool. When I bought my first Porsche years ago, I was considering something like a ‘67-72 Chevelle or Malibu with a crate motor, fuel injecton, AC, disk brakes, upgreaded suspension and wheels/tires, etc.... Then I realized that for $13-20k, I could have a 911 which would be a much better vehicle.

I thought you were in Houston?

[Arizona_928]

I think they're cool, but it's a slippery slope.
I personally don't get the rat rod crowd...

[pavulon]

That '57 looks great but the driving experience...well...

[asphaltgambler]

Its very nice - but why don't you keep looking, expand your your search to find something that's closer to what you want?

[BK911]

Here is my hotrod:



Lightened it up (removed the hubcaps).
Stock is 48ish hp, but with all the work I did to it, I am up to at least 50.
So lighter and more powerful than a stock bug.
Vroom vroom!!

[wdfifteen]

A hot rodder wanna be here.
I hot rodded some volkswagens and 356s in the late 60s/early 70s. My Speedster still has a very non-stock engine in it.
I can see myself in a mildly rodded 'merican sedan from the mid '50s to late '60s

[imaircooled]

Nice '57. Love the Tri-Fives. Definitely a Hot Rodder. Grew up with Street Rods and Street Machines. Here are some old pictures. Might be in the market for a '56.





Here I am getting the car ready for a car show. Like my socks?




Loved that car. Pictures of the '56 are from the late 70's.....Had a Lift off front end. 350/4-speed....4.11 gears....Purple Hornies side pipes. Sounded great. Good family memories going to car shows.

[Scott Douglas]

This car has the type of subtlety I like in a hot rod.

[JackDidley]

First time at the track with my Nova. Only time out without a hood. I just did not have one. It has moved on and now I have an S10 with fat tires and a SBC.




No good pics of the S10.

[Skytrooper]

Does mine count ? It is still undergoing resurrection, from this...when I got it last November.

Originally Posted by imaircooled

Nice '57. Love the Tri-Fives. Definitely a Hot Rodder. Grew up with Street Rods and Street Machines. Here are some old pictures. Might be in the market for a '56.

Chris--fantastic photos. I really like the 37 Ford. Was it a slant-back or a hump-back?

Originally Posted by pavulon

That '57 looks great but the driving experience...well...

That's always my worry. I spent 7 years doing a body-off-frame resto of a 1966 Corvette. When it was done, it was beautiful, but not especially fun to drive. It felt like a shopping cart.

[Scott Douglas]

I think that's the problem a lot of people have. They just don't realize that even a freshly restored old car is still going to drive like, well, an old car.

[Evans, Marv]

My dream American hot rod came that way stock. A '57 Chrysler 300.

[imaircooled]

Yessir, that 37 Ford was a Slantback. It had a 302 in it. It was easy to drive. I drove it to my Senior Prom.

[john walker's workshop]

The current hot rods.