Come on Guys!

First let me state that I am crazy about hot rods and all custom cars. I have been for the past 40 years.
*** I love cars!
I like new cars, I like old cars, I am crazy about customized cars and I live for fast cars.
But the thing I like the most about cars is that they can be the ultimate personalized expression of art and one’s own inner self. I do not understand those car aficionados that stick up their collective nose to non-traditional rods or non-perfect restorations. I have owned classic cars that were restored to better than show room quality and I have owned rolling junk piles, but they were all an expression of my own inner self at that phase of my life.

My question is why do so many young car enthusiasts and collectors, late to the game, feel the need to be so judgmental and condemnatory of any one’s ride that does not fit their artificial definition of tradition?
Maybe it is because I am a child of the 60’s, but guys why can’t the customized late 70’s model car or truck be as accepted as the traditional 50’s hot rod? Aren’t they all an expression of the owner’s own personality and aren’t all customized cars a beauty to behold? Stop the criticism and bigotry and lets all start to accept each other’s inner beauty and expression of moveable self expression.

Okay enough of the hug fest and back to cars!  
Thanks
GCG
" Cars is like women....If ya aint married to em dont touch em ! "

Big Daddy

Hi my name is mark. Spread the word!!!! Bette page died. She was the original pinup girl that started the whole pinup movement in the 50s. Later in her life she had violent mood swings which led her to be in a mental hospital. She was 85.  

Betty Paige got a little off topic. It would be great if everyone just built what they wanted and didn't pass judgment on what others built but it's in people nature I think.  

WELL, IT'S LIKE THIS, LADS AND LASSIES...I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO THAT IF YOU WILL LOOK CLOSELY AND LISTEN CAREFULLY...YOU MIGHT JUST LEARN SOMETHING!  IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER WHAT STYLE OR YEAR A ROD IS, IF YOU WILL LOOK CLOSE ENOUGH, MOST OF THE TIME YOU WILL SEE SOMETHING THAT'S ONE OF THOSE "WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT" DEALS.  

Amen to that. Could not have said it better myself.

Built everything from award winning hotrods and customs to sloppy primered shop trucks.

Make yourself happy, whatever that is...

We just found an old International Travelall that's been in a farm field for ten years.

Going for a lowered salt flat push truck style. Got a picture of a cool one?

It will likely stay in partially done for the rest of its life.

See it here www.Customikes.com/International

Thanks,

Mike  
It's only metal, It does not know if it is on a 50 Merc, or on a Lambo. Make it do what you want.