Your dream hot rod

[bamadon]

What would be your dream hot rod. For me it would be a 29 Roadster on 32 frame with either a small block Chevy, 4 speed or flathead v8 with a LaSalle 3 speed., triple carbs, and a 29 grill shell. What would you build if you could?

[Jon Haigwood]

32 Roadster dark Candy blue with pinstriping. A bit of rake with a Flatty w/3 Stromberg's,  LaSalle 3 speed , qiuck change diff. Big and Littles wide whites with Torque Thrust wheels Dark blue and white tuck and button  and Lakes pipes 

[1972coronet]

Are you speaking Hot Rod in its traditional sense , or can it be from any era ? 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Width-of-frame channeled f'glass '32 body on American Stamping rails. 327 Chebby w/double hump heads, three Rochester 2G twos, Joe Hunt magneto. Tremec TKX 5-speed. "Culver City" Halibrand QC, gennie forged '32 front axle w/4" drop. Doors elongated and suicided. Custom windshield frame, other bits.

This model was built in 1/8 to work out how I want to do the real one.

Already have most of the parts except the QC rear end and the front axle. Just scored a pair of Jag E-type wires and hubs for the front.

 

[larman]

Mine would be a traditional '32 Ford Roadster. Full fendered. Dark Blue, maybe even a vintage factory Ford shade. Chopped windshield and black Sid Chavers Bop top. Traditional interior with tuck and roll door panels and leather seat, probably all black. Bell 4 spoke steering wheel, Gennie shifter. Steel wheels, same color as the car, on big and littles with a perfect rake. Vintage Ford caps and trim rings. Dropped and drilled axle, Halibrand QC. Snarly SMBC with a 4 speed. Ideally, a 327 with  Corvette valve covers. I also like the look of a Corvette style 2x4 bbl intake with the 2 small louvered air cleaners. Real world version would be a 350 or 383 small block with a single 4bbl, auto trans and a Ford 9" rear.

 

[ZTony8]

Mine would be a 30/31 Model A body with a mild chop on Deuce rails with a 50s era Olds or Caddy engine. I'd use a modern 5 or 6 speed trans. It would be a dark green with a black chassis. Rolling stock would be big and littles, probably on steel wheels.

[1972coronet]

1940 Ford Pickup ( F1 ) with :

Olds Rocket ( late 50's engine... 394 ? ) with a single 4 barrel ; manual-shift Hydra-Matic . 

Disc brakes (front) ; 9" rear with ~ 3.50 gear .

Chromed steel wheels with 'Spider' centres ; pinstripe white wall tyres . 

[JJ Deuce]

[tim boyd]

My answer varies over time, but right now I'm thinking a '31 A Roadster Pickup on '32 Rails with 351 Cleveland (yes, Cleveland) V8 power....probably with bigs'n'littles with dirt tracker type rears, smaller and narrow fronts, and 1970's aluminum slot or salt flats style wheels.  My long time buddy Roy Brizio would be the builder....TIM   

[Can-Con]

Something like this,,

 

Edited December 6, 2020 by Can-Con

[Agent G]

[Greg Myers]

1 hour ago, Agent G said:

Yes , that one, thanks ACE

[wku88]

2 hours ago, Agent G said:

I've seen this one in person at a Goodguys meet. It was incredibly detailed. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

18 minutes ago, Greg Myers said:

Yes , that one, thanks ACE

Actually, Agent G posted that.

But I could certainly suffer through having it in my possession.   

[Dave Van]

I have 5 hobby cars so I need nothing!!!! But I am somewhat obsessed with this car from a 50's movie. It just has the authentic look I'd want. Not a lot of details but I like it!!! 

 

[Sledsel]

I own my dream Hot Rod (car) 1971 Ford Custom 500, 351CJ 4 speed.

[bamadon]

Very interesting and diverse choices. Agent G's coupe looks really good but that maroon roadster that JJDeuce added would be perfect with a '29 body.

[TransAmMike]

Your '71 Ford Andy.....falls in the ultimate "sleeper" catagory.

[Sledsel]

2 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Your '71 Ford Andy.....falls in the ultimate "sleeper" catagory.

Yea, not a "real" hot rod, but is my hot rod. Been wanting a car like this since I was 8...... Took 37 years to find one

[Jantrix]

I built this a few years ago as my dream rod. However, I also have a dream muscle car, a dream 4x4, etc, etc. Still working on those. ?

[Sledsel]

Rob Mattis, that is nice

[NYLIBUD]

Idk,would this be considered a dream hot rod?A 69 1/2 Superbee,and a 69 1/2 Roadrunner

[58 Impala]

Love 36 Fords

[JollySipper]

Full Fendered Roadster Pick Up......

 

[Tom Geiger]

Either one of these! I actually built the green traditional rod as an exercise in what I would like to own in retirement someday.

Then I built the woody pickup and that went to the head of the class!