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I do not want to start a fight…but when does a trend become a trend?


Was there some rodder back years ago that painted his crate satin black with a red top and whitewall tires and then everyone said hey that looks great? Then a trend was born.

It just seems you go to any car show and there will be a large minority of cars that all look generally the same.


When did hot rodding stop being about individuality and innovation??

Now you can yell at me for bad mouthing all the clones.

It's always been that way.... Nothing new here...

Hot Rodding, as any other activity, has 3 kinds of participants:
1. Those who watch things happen
2. Those who make things happen
3. Those who wonder what just happened

There's still a lot of us who build what we want how we want. Trends are fine for people who don't have hyper-avtive imaginations and would rather use established combinations, colors, bodies, or whatever... They are no more or less a Hot Rodder then anyone else.... A store bought car is just as much a Hot Rod as any home built... Don't matter the road you take, what matters is you've arrived.... I made a good living for a lot of years building cars and modifying cars for others who didn't have the time, talent, or equipment to do it themselves....

Then again, it depends on your definition of innovation..... I don't think a car is innovative unless every panel on the car has been altered or changed in some way, shape, or form... Others think innovative means a really unique paint and graphics layout on a Deuce..... He's just as innovative as I am, just that are methods and materials are different....

Rat rodders like to tell us how different there cars are....but if your car isn't like theirs then it's not a rat rod.... So then they were called "traditional" cars, usually built by youngsters who heard one too many stories about "back in the day" at happy hour someplace....

Hot Rodding is about doing what you want...If that's copying somebody else's car, that's fine... If it means starting with a pile of tubing and a few sheets of aluminum, that's fine too....

There is no definitive definition of a Hot Rod... and I've seen a lot of copy cat cars that are done to a much higher quality then the original they copied........ No group or faction is better then the other, they're all just doing what they want which IMO is far more important then being innovative or being a copy cat.....

Good Lord Dave, that was quite a mouthful and for once I totally agree with you.

Ever since Henry offer his cars in any color you wanted as long as it was Black.

Originally Posted by NTFDAY

Good Lord Dave, that was quite a mouthful and for once I totally agree with you.

And so do I.

I stole this from another site but thought it told the story!

But they are different colors & the sheep look innovative.

Gulfcoastgasser wrote:

I stole this from another site but thought it told the story!

Yeah, and I know what site you stole it from. You better home those bad boys don't find you out. They don't call 'em knuckle busters for nothing, sonny!

Hey- that yellow Deuce has shaved door handles.
And that Boyd red one has a smoothie hood.

[QUOTE=GulfCoastGasser]And so do I.

I stole this from another site but thought it told the story!


Ya know what, it's satire, I know that.... I wouldn't want to build a copycat Deuce.... But those that do are building what they want, simple as that... Far be it for me to put them down... If it's what they want, then it's kewl....

BTW, hot rodding has been alive and well for many years now.... There's not much left to build that is totally unique..... Maybe we're all just copycats????

You might also want to take time to thank these guys for buying in quanity on building these copy cat cars you would seem to despise, they've supplied the working capital to a lot of companies, both suppliers and builders to continue to be able to build (finanacially) the "innovative" cars......

IMO nobody has a car that is so good he can look down his nose at any other segment of the sport......

Oh yeah, whoever made the cartoon would seem to be mocking Gray Baskerville..... better let him know he's walking on thin ice there.... I doubt many will ever add as much to Hot Rodding as Gray did, RIP Gray!!!!!

Damn, today must be a mellow day for me. I agree with everything you just wrote Dave.

Originally Posted by mopar34

Gulfcoastgasser wrote:



Yeah, and I know what site you stole it from. You better home those bad boys don't find you out. They don't call 'em knuckle busters for nothing, sonny!

he must have missed the sign on the door "steal our stuff , we will knock your teeth out!" haha

i still wear my chucks , does that count as a trend??

Originally Posted by flh4speed

i still wear my chucks , does that count as a trend??

Must be OK, you be the most trendy Red Neck I know, Kenny!!!!!!

IMHO. if you follow a trend because you actually admire the look, then great.
Do what makes you happy. Who cares if a million others are doing the same thing!
But if you follow a trend for public acceptance, or you want to be a part of the pack, that is just so sad. Everyone has an opinion..take time to figure yours out and then express yourself. Who cares if you are different or if no one like your tastes..it is your ride not theirs.
And if you follow the trends for profit (resale)......well its not worth wasting words on that!

profit??????????? not me , im freakin amazed i can even spell it..