Hello.
I look at that and wonder.
What would have greater value, an original restore or this street rod?
If I were to build a street rod it would be a kit car, modern body and chassis for safety and weight.
Hello.
I look at that and wonder.
What would have greater value, an original restore or this street rod?
If I were to build a street rod it would be a kit car, modern body and chassis for safety and weight.
If done right , the street rod.Originally Posted by KA5PIU
Where would you get that? Modern cars don't have a chassis.
People want to drive them and they don't want to plan stops a half mile in advance like in the days of yore. Modern suspensions and brakes and the rest are not an unreasonable expectation.
You got that right, some of these old cars had mechanical drum brakes. Brutal. The good news was, they couldn't go very fast.
12 volt electrical systems with headlights brighter than birthday candles and hydraulic brakes are nice things to have.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
I already mentioned brakes. I get the distinct impression that you're not paying attention to what I said.
Nah--I didn't read it until after I posted. I was responding to Charles's post.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Sometimes, sometimes, the new posts don't pop up right away. At least that's how it is over here sometimes.
This may be before your time, Vacuum powered windshield wiper motors that stopped running when the gas pedal was pushed down.
Old buddy of mine had a 1940 Chevy (IIRC?) that had that. Drive it in the rain, you'd sometimes have to let up on the gas for a quick wipe of the windshield. It also had a spinner knob in the steering wheel, starter button on the floor and the floorboard in the front was flat (no center hump). Lots of leg room and head room. Kinda cool to drive, but it always felt really top-heavy. But it made up for it because you always felt like Al Capone driving it.
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