[Moneyguy1]

Hey...a lot of the 50s type of "hotrods" were the beginning of real performance vehicles. Take off everything that didn't add to acceleration, modify the motor, even the flatheads had LOTS of upgrade parts available .. anybody ever see aluminum "Offenhauser" heads for a Ford V8 from the early fifties/late forties? Dual carb and dual exhaust mods? Look real sweet on those small engines. The two piece hood was cleaned of the chrome center strip,welded, filled with body lead for a cleaner aerodynamic look. Cars were lowered, not only for looks, but to reduce roll. My personal opinion is we can thank the early modifiers for Detroit's interest in developing modern OHV engines and more spartan/utilitarian/efficient styling, eliminating twenty pounds of chrome plated dash. OTOH, loading down a modern small sedan with hundreds of pounds of lights, spoilers, 20" wheels does NOTHING for the car's performance and in many cases actually degrades the car. Just what I always wanted; a rear wing so high it looks like it could be used as a handle to drag the POS to an auto graveyard after the engine grenades due to being pushed far beyond its rev limits by some joker with no concept of how the damn thing even functions.