Raul_Perez Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 This little tale is for my friend Bernard who often tells me that there really needs to be a "back story" to a model that helps people properly relate to what the builder had in mind when he was putting it together. It's also the only thing I could think of that makes any sense out of the license plate that I put on this one. So, imagine a poor little rich kid who's off at an Ivy League college, far, far from home and has never before been exposed to people living in a nearby town who had to get by with whatever they could find or piece together for basic transportation. One day during his weekly writing back home to mom and dad, he mentions a car he saw that the owner called a "rat rod". He vaguely describes some of the features to his parents, noting that the roof from the Model T has been "chopped", the hood is gone, the suspension, tires, wheels and the engine are from some other car, a '40 Ford he thinks...but, it his writing, he neglects to tell them that the car has more rust showing than paint and that it doesn't have much in the way of brakes, steering gear or an interior. He's so excited about the car that his letter contains not much more than miscellaneous ramblings of how "cool" he thinks it is. Yep, you guessed it...Junior's parents, being extremely wealthy, but not very knowledgeable about things like cars, got the local bodyshop owner to build Junior his very own "Rat Rod", EXACTLY as he had described it in his letter. And here it is...complete with the prerequisite rich kid's personal "Rat Rod" license plate... Well, I hope that you liked the story and the model. The body, radiator, frame, cut-down headers and interior parts are from a very early AMT '25 Ford. The engine, driveline, suspension, tires and wheels are from the Revell '40 Ford convertible. Thanks for looking,
CB Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 I believe you nailed it, Raul, doin the build just like the story (how much did they pay ya btw? ), but how does Junior esplain this to Mom & Dad?
Guest Gramps-xrds Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 Good story Raul, and a sharp rod to go w/ it.
Kenny Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 Nice build Raul. Do you think Mom & Dad would notice if Junior had it repainted with black primer?
george 53 Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 Neat little story Raul, to go with a neat lil rod! Wish MY folks had the bucks to do somthin like that for me, when I was a kid!I like it, it came out really cool!
outlaw035 Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 raul...gotta luv it...grt8 story even better upscaled rat rod....ur the man....neal
Raul_Perez Posted June 28, 2008 Author Posted June 28, 2008 Thanks, guys!! I'm glad that you enjoyed the story and the build!! Now I don't feel the need to change that silly license plate!!
evilone Posted June 28, 2008 Posted June 28, 2008 now that would be a site to see one of those going down the PCH in malibu
Darrell Gwinn Posted June 29, 2008 Posted June 29, 2008 Lucky kid... I wish I had one of those! Looks great!
Raul_Perez Posted June 30, 2008 Author Posted June 30, 2008 Thanks, guys!! Yeah...we should all be so lucky as to have something like this to drive around in...
dub Posted June 30, 2008 Posted June 30, 2008 Great job, great story! I would love to drive something like this all over the country one summer hitting all the good shows!
Raul_Perez Posted July 1, 2008 Author Posted July 1, 2008 Great job, great story! I would love to drive something like this all over the country one summer hitting all the good shows! Thanks, Jonathan!! Honestly, I'd drive just about anything if I could afford to take the summer off from work to go see all of the car shows!! Cool story..and a great lookin' rod man!! Thanks, Brian!! I'll bring it to the next Milt's NNL...which should be coming up soon...
rickr442 Posted July 2, 2008 Posted July 2, 2008 Neat little hot rod, Boyd woulda bid that at maybe $150k! and for the kid, 'way neater than another black Solara convertible! I see that some of the early rat rods here in SoCal are being rebuilt much in the style of your model, as they get a bit more mature. Seventy mph on the freeway with no floorboards is only fun for the first decade or so!
Raul_Perez Posted July 2, 2008 Author Posted July 2, 2008 ... Seventy mph on the freeway with no floorboards is only fun for the first decade or so! That's pretty funny!! Thanks for the compliment! Later,
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