thank you everyone, was quite the project [and still not done].
Ken, ya know what, when I was building these I kept looking at the 'hose clamps' wanting to do something with them, and after posting the pictures, they caught my eye again, and again I though, 'gee, I really need to do something with those'. looks like when I get a few minutes, I will paint them, I also need to put plates on 2 more of them, they are wearing '69 vintage NY plates.