I am a hot rod lover at heart and have spent some time on the HAMB. My avatar there is a '28 Model A "street rod/hot rod" that I had a few years ago, but they didn't castrate me for it.

This is the other car that shares space in my garage, which fits nicely into their definition. Though it has flat black primer which a lot of the purists consider "rat rod" and doesn't please some, you can't escape the fact, that's the way it was done when money was scarce. It was cheap and easy to touch up. Very few people had the funds to build a pristine car that some consider to be the romantic model for a traditional rod.



My dad and I built it in the same spirit as if he was building it in the 50's with no money (which he did often). It belongs to him, but due to heath reasons, he doesn't drive it any more so I keep it, drive and maintain it for him.

I posted this thread over there as a tribute to him and it was generally well received.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=526180