ea0863 Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 Nothing like a guy who takes a Cord sedan, drops in a Mercury engine, and goes racing! I'm assuming he did this for the front wheel drive, but it's a wild ride in any case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 A beautiful Lakester I could totally see building from scratch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 (edited) And finally, a mid-engined 1927 T-Roadster! Apparently anything went during this heyday of "Hot Rodding" cars. (HRM September 1950) Edited November 15, 2022 by ea0863 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 ...but stayed tuned, the really crazy stuff didn't really seem to start till the 50's got underway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 When talk turns to "traditional" hot rods, when you look at what they did back then, it's pretty clear they cared squat about tradition. They just wanted to go fast, and used whatever parts they had to do it. The Mercury powered Cord is an interesting contrast to the Cord powered rod featured in an earlier issue. It's too bad they didn't provide more detail on how they made that work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 3:03 AM, Calb56 said: Very cool, for the ads alone, looking at the 1950s magazines... but wow, it's small on my phone. He said with his old eyes. Charles, here's a great photo of one of these Frenzel superchargers on a Ford engine. I myself have a 3d printed Frenzel on a Lincoln V12 I'm looking forward to dropping into the right build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 This Henry J caught my attention from HRM August 1951. These had to be kind of the "hot hatch" of their day, along with their British counterparts. A lovely car I would enjoy building. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 One of the earlier articles I've run across regarding scale model builders. This was about a gentleman named Al Jimenez. Anybody know him or know about him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 A twin engined streamliner. Who wouldn't want to build that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 BTW; are you all enjoying my snip-its from here and there? And what articles are getting you revved up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) A great tutorial on chopping the roof on a coupe Edited November 16, 2022 by ea0863 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 Beautiful shot of a dressed 51 Mercury engine (at least I think that's what the article said) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 Nothing says 50's more than an airplane engine stuffed into an airplane-looking trike, and calling it a "Jetmobile"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 I think this custom '37 Ford Coupe is the definition of stunning. I don't just want to build the model, I want to build the real deal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 ...more to follow tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share Posted November 16, 2022 18 hours ago, ea0863 said: And finally, a mid-engined 1927 T-Roadster! Apparently anything went during this heyday of "Hot Rodding" cars. (HRM September 1950) Along these lines, here's a great shot of another mid-engined roadster from HRM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 41 minutes ago, ea0863 said: Charles, here's a great photo of one of these Frenzel superchargers on a Ford engine. I myself have a 3d printed Frenzel on a Lincoln V12 I'm looking forward to dropping into the right build! I saw that cover, I almost changed my "avatar " to that. I loved the ad though, the price... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calb56 Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 41 minutes ago, ea0863 said: This Henry J caught my attention from HRM August 1951. These had to be kind of the "hot hatch" of their day, along with their British counterparts. A lovely car I would enjoy building. Love the Henry J and Allstates! Wish there was a decent model of them... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted November 16, 2022 Share Posted November 16, 2022 (edited) Article from June 1948 reminiscing about the old days. That lowered T looks pretty slick. Edited November 16, 2022 by Richard Bartrop 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 Just so we don't think Corvette was the first fiberglass car, comes this Glasspar from HRM April 1953. Some of these aftermarket creations (later to become the kit car industry I suppose), had interesting designs of their own. I wonder if this one ever became a scale model? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 Very sweet treatment on a 32 Ford. I like the fenders, louvers, grill, and pinstriping. Great article in HRM June 1953. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 Under the heading of "creative or loony", comes this design. Essentially, a belly tanker for the street, it does make for some interesting lines - - - kind of an early metro car, with cute looks to match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 A beautiful custom job on a 1950 Olds 88 Holiday called the Polynesian. I love the subtle changes that gave it an almost European feel. HRM September 1953 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Polynesian is a famous custom. Pretty epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ea0863 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 34 minutes ago, keyser said: Polynesian is a famous custom. Pretty epic. See, and I didn't even know that. I was always into exotic cars, and only after starting to build models in my later years have I discovered this whole other world of hot rods! Just a few days ago, I had to look up the difference between chopping, sectioning, and channeling! And I still don't know what "slamming" means... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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