A.R.C. Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Cool builds Jarius. I`m guessing the open exhaust off of an inline six right beside the drivers head is what woke the dead guy that driving it?
moparmagiclives Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) As the defensive line coach once told me "you'll never be too low" hahaa, but those are very good examples I think of rat rods. You cant go wrong with flat black. ....or a flathead Edited February 17, 2012 by moparmagiclives
Dr. Cranky Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 Jairus, thanks for sharing the work and the write up. Wonderful, and I too really like Jame's work, what little I've seen of it.
Jairus Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 He only recently got a digital camera and has yet to figure out the photo storing thing. Plus... he drives truck and has two kids, a beautiful wife and a mortgage. And he has me bugging him to get his '55 two door post back on the street.... (I gotta' stop doing that)
Dr. Cranky Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 Well, I hope you keep bugging him about taking more pictures of his models. I'd love to see more of them.
Jairus Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Okay... here is an idea. How about a Mini-truck/Pro-street/Rat Rod with a camper on the back? That pretty much covers it all wouldn't you say?
Dr. Cranky Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 You mean, it doesn't exist already? You gotta build one then!
moparmagiclives Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Okay... here is an idea. How about a Mini-truck/Pro-street/Rat Rod with a camper on the back? That pretty much covers it all wouldn't you say? That was soo 2011...
Dr. Cranky Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Hum . . . RAT TRUCK . . . Who's salivatin'? This one has all the right flavor to it: Edited February 17, 2012 by Dr. Cranky
moparmagiclives Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 That last dually shot is pretty sic, they look right at home on the ground. I also like the 50s panel. Very cool. I think Mr. Watson nailed it on the head, to always look like your about a $1000 shy of being done but very much drivable.
Dr. Cranky Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 Wheeler, I think all these trucks are singing to ya! Wow, what a bunch of beauties. I have to say I have a soft spot for these types of vehicles, and I make no apologies for it. Yeah, I'm noticing lots of these have faux-patina on them.
moparmagiclives Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Wheeler, I think all these trucks are singing to ya! Wow, what a bunch of beauties. I have to say I have a soft spot for these types of vehicles, and I make no apologies for it. Yeah, I'm noticing lots of these have faux-patina on them. Didn't someone buy one a glass 37 from Boyd or something, and then DRILLED rust holes in it ???? I can't backflip, but I came close, that was too funny.
Dr. Cranky Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 Shane was that in the Boyd TV Series? I used to have almost a complete set of those and loaned them out.
A.R.C. Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Shane, is this the 37 your thinking of? Theres a full article on it here... http://www.streetrod...pe/viewall.html
Dr. Cranky Posted February 17, 2012 Author Posted February 17, 2012 Thanks for the great article link, Adam. Very interesting, and cool.
A.R.C. Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 Anytime Doc. It`s not a "traditional" rat in the fact that its a pretty highdollar car, but it sure looks the part. Since the first time I saw it in Hot Rod I`ve reallllly liked it.
moparmagiclives Posted February 17, 2012 Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Shane, is this the 37 your thinking of? Theres a full article on it here... http://www.streetrod...pe/viewall.html Unless (gulp) there are two of them, that's it. But I seem to remember it was in hot rod mag, that it had a red interior and the story was he bought a complete car for some astronomical amount of money and then gave it this treatment. So it very well could be the same....just don't get it though. Edited February 17, 2012 by moparmagiclives
Longbox55 Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 OK, Virgil, I'm getting in on this with some of the local rats from my area. Most of these belong to members of the Georgetown Junk Yard Dogs.
seeker589 Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 I've been away and lurking on and off - I saw this tread and had to comment. Lance Sorchik , an illustrator for the Rodder Digest has had the mantra or "In the Rough is Just Enough" for decades. His fenderless '33 ford coupe has been in "Jersey Suede" since the mid 80s. Now Lance doesn't call his car a rat - I'm pretty sure he considers it traditional. Robert Williams, ironically, has since painted his car magenta and chartruse with gold leaf numbers - just before Rat Rods became really popular. It wouldn't surprise me that Gray Baskerville termed the name Rat Rod - he is like the Shakespeare of the car hobby.
Dr. Cranky Posted February 18, 2012 Author Posted February 18, 2012 Bill and Tim, thank you both for the wonderful contributions. I'm a big fan of Robert Williams.
Dr. Cranky Posted February 18, 2012 Author Posted February 18, 2012 I hope many of you will feel free to post some of your favorite rat rods, either in scale or real . . .thank you.
Jairus Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 It wouldn't surprise me that Gray Baskerville termed the name Rat Rod - he is like the Shakespeare of the car hobby. Nope, he denied that assertion when I talked to him on the phone shortly before he passed away. He said it came from a member of the "Shifters" car club during an interview for an article during the early 90's. I was asked by Revell back then to do research on where the name first came from prior to Revell releasing the diecast Rat Rods in '98.
RoadRunner1083 Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 I thought I had a full side shot of this one, but I can't find it right now.
moparmagiclives Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) when i built this model i had no intention of it ever being a rat rod or considered to be one. it's paint scheme/finish were inspired by a similar car from Vern Tardels Ford ranch looking back on it now i can certainly see where most people who see it would think it is a "rat" and i think that's unfortunate. what were considered to be hot rods before are now viewed by too many as being a "cool rat rod" and stuff gets lumped together that shouldn't be. i like the earned patina thing and i think it can be cool but it's not universally cool on everything. What scale is that? Looks sweet. To me, that looks like a hot rod, that needs a little tlc and ppg, but not a rat rod.. I'm not sure the guys running those magazines are sure what is and isn't anymore either. I quite buying low rider mag when it turned into one big sales add, and I stopped geting the rat mags when they turned into nothing but rockabilly/tattoo convention coverage partys. Edited February 18, 2012 by moparmagiclives
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