Thread: Will hot rodding die?

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skids 72, I sold my 78 Trans Am (like the Bandit car) and bought a VW Scirocco! Yeh, it could do burnouts just like in the movie!

I'm not worried. Hot Rodding is thriving in England and the Scandinavian countries even though they have always had to deal with high fuel prices and sociolist governments.

Every time you hear a politition say "We can't drill our way out of this mess" or "It will take 10 years to see any results from new oil wells" you know who not to vote for.

I believe hot rodding will always be around in some form, but the availability of old tin certainly is changing! Witness loads and loads of it heading to the scrappers. Makes ya want ta cry! Perley

When that happens....'glass bodies will fill the void! Buy now while they are cheap! :-)

I really don't get the negative rap about 'glass. I am a practical guy, and have plenty of involvement with the construction and maintenance of a rod or custom. Maybe that's why I look at it differently.

If given the choice between a body that won't rust or dent, and trying to save a body that is badly stretched, rotted away, or difficult to repair, and costs more.....I'm sorry, what was the question?

I guess I am the exception to the rule. I respect things that have history, but I see hot rods as a personal statement, and a piece of art....but not a historical marker! If the car was a long-built "HOT ROD" with history, that is quite a different matter....but if it is thrown together with parts that were never popular (despite some perceptions)....features bad design....bad workmanship....and an inexperienced view of what good performance is (remember that is how it really started)....then I could care less if it was a "rusty pile" to start with.

...and these guys are right. There have been plenty of wars and recessions before, but the devoted (addicted) rodder never stops loving, and dreaming, and eventually resumes building his "toys"!

I think I saw this in Car Craft Mag, I believe it purdy much sums it up. License plate frame that said "Pride goth before gas prices".....I will drive my rod ,not some shoe box crampack!
Kenny

Lost your job yet?
Keep buying foreign.

Take a look on the highway and I bet you will be surrounded by $60000-plus cars. There is obviously no shortage of CASH here in the good old USA. And most of the cars on the road are still large gas guzzling SUVs.

Maybe a few poor-folks like myself are starpped for greenbacks, but it will not be the cost of gas that kills hot rodding or drag racing.

Not as long as i am alive! I will be talking, building or helping somebody presonalize there means of transportation till i can't do it no more. i see it as production cars will always be looked at with different eyes than any thing else, copies can be made but theres still is it real. cars built now will be looked at different in 50 years.

Shoot, I am just building my first blower engine for my 32. Might drive less, but won't stop driving. Ha!

traditional hotrodding has been dieing in my parts for a while. there are still plenty of nice old hotrods around. nobody hardly drivers them anymore. mostly the ricer crowd and newer v8s are the only people that hopped up cars anymore. 90 percent of the the time ricers are slow
6 years ago i used to complain about so many muscle cars, now i am happy just to see one

I don't think it will die,but I do believe it will slow some as the generations change.Us older folks are becoming a thing of the past.When my kids come in on holidays,etc. they just casually say how's the car running,and no rides requested.They like the Sports cars mainly European.My guess is my coupe will go on the Auction Block when I make my exit.None of the 3 kids have shown a real interest in wanting it.

I hope it doesnt die anytime soon.......im just starting on my 32 Roadster

i am 24 very rare amoung my age group nobody hardly likes older cars in anymore. i am like a dinosaur even though i am young