Thread: 1st Hot Rod

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Looked for a thread for something like this in search but struck out so thought I would start this. These are pics of my 1st hot rod circa 1961. Just got back from Tijuana where I had my 35 4 door sedan upholstered top to bottom/front to back for $100. The kid holding the door open was my brother; I should have had him take the pic while I held the door. I drove down to TJ from Sunnyvale Ca. after dinner friday night and got to TJ about 7:00 AM sat, shopped for the cheapest shop and they started right then and there. I stayed there and watched the whole job, I was told by friends that if you aren't there to watch they will stuff the pleats with "used" barn straw. They used cotton fiber. I did leave for about 20 min to get something to eat and no, I didn't see any girly shows, didn't have time. They finished about 7pm that evening and I started right back, got home in the wee hours Sunday. The shot of the Plymouth was my cousins first hot rod circa 1959. It had a Studi V8.