{"id":55104,"date":"2017-03-07T09:44:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T13:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=55104"},"modified":"2017-03-07T09:44:16","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T13:44:16","slug":"collector-car-corner-street-rods-and-hot-rods-rekindling-popularity-in-all-shapes-and-sizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2017\/03\/07\/collector-car-corner-street-rods-and-hot-rods-rekindling-popularity-in-all-shapes-and-sizes\/","title":{"rendered":"Collector Car Corner – Street Rods and Hot Rods rekindling popularity in all shapes and sizes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hot Rod purists love to keep it as original as possible, and this all-steel \u201932 Ford five window hot rod features three-two barrel carbs on a Ford overhead valve V8. These cars are rare today as most of the steel body examples ended up at the wrecker stations by the mid-1950s. Luckily, not all of them were crushed. (Greg Zyla photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

Over the years, I\u2019ve not received much mail from those who love street rods and hot rods, which takes in quite an array of automobiles. There\u2019s a common misconception amongst car enthusiasts concerning the venerable \u201cHot Rod\u201d that populated the highways and byways beginning in the 1940s. Many modern day enthusiasts of collector and performance cars feel the street and hot rods from the booming 1950s and 1960s are being displaced by more modern collector vehicles, especially the muscle cars of the 1960s and early 1970s.<\/p>\n

Although this writer admits that the 1961 to 1973 muscle cars are probably the most popular segment of collecting at this time, there is a renewed interest in the good old hot rod and street rod from days gone by, a vehicle that comes in so many shapes and sizes it\u2019s hard to pinpoint what an actual hot rod is.<\/p>\n

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Rat Rods? This class of hot rod\/street rod is a very popular class that is on the upswing right now. You won\u2019t find any fancy paint jobs, but structurally, even though they look un-roadworthy, they are true specimens of creativity and run quite well down the highway. (Most use Air Lift systems to raise the vehicle for driving). (Greg Zyla photo)<\/p><\/div>\n

From the ultra popular \u201cRat Rods\u201d to true blue hot rods, enthusiasts nowadays can build anything from the older steel bodied \u201932 Ford to magnificent and high dollar retro rods, like the 1939 Ford pictured. This \u201939 Ford begins life as a complete fiberglass kit rolling chassis followed by the many choices of how an owner wants to complete the beauty and join the ranks of the hot rod and street rod club. It\u2019s all up to size of wallet and creativity, be it fiberglass kit or real, all-steel 32 Deuce Coupe. Anything is acceptable.<\/p>\n

Having grown up in a small coal-mining patch called Ranshaw, Pa., there were no hot rods driving through our little town to see in person in the early 1950s. So, this writer\u2019s first experience with hot rods came from the cars that appeared on television back in the 1950s, most notable Kookie\u2019s hot rod<\/p>\n

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Edd Byrnes played Kookie in the detective thriller \u201c77 Sunset Strip\u201d from 1958 to 1962. Kookie\u2019s \u201cT-Bucket\u201d hot rod was one of the \u201cstarts of the show,\u201d even though it wasn\u2019t human. A 1\/24-scale model kit was also available. (Photo compliments Warner Brothers TV)<\/p><\/div>\n

from the TV series \u201c\u201977 Sunset Strip.\u201d  Kookie, played by Edd Byrnes, was \u201cMr. Cool\u201d on that show, and his T-Bucket hot rod was always in tiptop shape. Some time dated and non-praiseworthy movies, like \u201cHot Rods from Hell,\u201d portrayed the hot rodders as juvenile delinquents, but the cars were still ultra cool.<\/p>\n

By the 1970s, things in Hollywood changed and the perception of the hot rod was now semi-positive. Perhaps the most renowned Hollywood big screen hot rodder was John Milner, played by actor Paul LeMat, who drove his yellow \u201932 Ford in \u201cAmerican Graffiti\u201d and \u201cMore American Graffiti.\u201d These movies were big time productions and also featured soon to be ultra famous producers like Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas, respectively. The \u201cGraffiti\u201d movies spurred new interest in hot rods, and to this day cars like Milner\u2019s yellow 32 Deuce, be it original or replica, attract big crowds when they appear at car shows USA.<\/p>\n

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John Miler\u2019s beautiful 32 Ford Deuce Coupe from the American Graffiti movies is perhaps the most popular of the movie hot rods. It had a model kit available from the MPC model company and sold out. Paul LeMat played the role of drag racer Milner in the movies. (Photo compliments MPC Models).<\/p><\/div>\n

Not surprisingly, hundreds of aftermarket companies have appeared that deal with hot rods and street rods. From complete rolling chassis to interior and mechanical parts galore, manufacturers are churning out pieces even for the original Ford Flathead V8, which was the hot rod engine of choice in the early 1950s.   We\u2019re happy to recognize the venerable street rod and hot rod, and enjoy the grand mixture of originality that goes into these creations. But most of all, these hot rods and street rods continue to showcase ingenuity, just like it was in the 1950s.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t end this saga without giving a pat on the back to Speedway Motors in Lincoln, Nebraska. Thanks to the late founder, \u201cSpeedy\u201d Bill Smith, the hot rod and street rod enthusiast has had a place to go since 1952 when Smith and his wife opened the business with just a $500 investment. Today, it\u2019s a one stop gigantic hot rod extravaganza and worthy of a visit in person.  (See www.speedwaymotors.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n

(Greg Zyla is a syndicated auto columnist who welcomes reader input on collector cars, auto nostalgia and auto racing at 303 Roosevelt St., Sayre, Pa. 18840, or email at greg@gregzyla.com<\/a>.) <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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