Thread: 1st Hot Rod

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Man, that is a beautiful car. I am so jealous!

Welcome Pop,

Bought that car for $30 from a friend of mine. Took out the original 35 V8 and put in a 50 V8, got a 39 box with zephyr gears, truck tail housing and tail shaft from the same guy I bought the car from and put a 50 merc rear end in it with open drive. It ran like a top and got 20+ mpg.

Jack.

My first real Hotrod, A glassfibre Jago 32 5W in 1974, bought it back in 1990 and replaced the body with a 32 roadster and sold it minus the 289 which ended up on my T bucket in 1999, that engine which i built in 1972 for the 5W is still going strong 37 years later !!!

Steve,

That is one "hot" 1st. hot rod.

Jack.

BTW, where can we get a larger pic of your avitar.

My first hot rod was a '29 Ford roadster with one of the first Gibbon fiberglass bodies. I finished it in 1988 and sold it in 2000. It is still going strong in upper New York state.

Lynn,

Another beautiful 1st hot rod.

Jack.

My first hot rod was a '53 Ford Tudor Customline that I put a full race flathead in after I blew the original. That flattie was destined for another car, but that one became someones stock car in a "good" deal. The flathead eventually gave way for a built 312 Y block, well warmed with a blower cam and heads, Mallory ignition, huge AFB and the sweetest sounding set of glass packs. Then came "Snaggle Tooth", my ex and it along with my 'hot' cars disappeared for quite a few years I have a few pictures somewhere, but no clue as to where.

This 312Y engine looked like a sleeper - with '54 239cid valve covers and paint color. This has to be one of the easiest engine transplants ever - Hurst(?) motor mount, dropped drag link and slightly modified oil pan - everything else '54-'56 was bolt on.