Quote Originally Posted by Firechicken
Oh no, they're on to me.......I'm *gulp* not a "Real hot rodder".........at least not anymore....

I built my Cameo from the frame up....and yeah I chose to paint the frame Magenta specifically because I like things that are hot and pink.........You can choose to disagree with me on that all you want....It won't change my opinion or the color of my frame for that matter.

Unfortunately, I no longer have the time, the tools or the space and I am paying to have my Firebird built; because what I do have (at least from time to time) is the $$....and because I am part of (whether I like it or not) Generation X, I don't want to wait until I have everything else set up to build my toy myself. I want my toy, and I want it now. If that makes me less of a hot rodder in other's eyes, so be it....I'm not "paying to have it built"....for them.

All that being said, I realize everybody has their opinions, and I'll respect your's for what it is....your's and not mine.

I'm not offended, and if that offends you or anyone else.....well....

Dutch
Dutch
I met a guy who was having a hot rod designed from the ground up. I want to say he dumped 250,000 into it 3-5 years ago. It took multiple guys, almost a year to build it. It was truely one of a kind. The owner financer was very specific about the design, and all the body panels were metal. Even the headlights were ground to a unique shape. Yhe dash was 100% maple burl, in a 3 demensional curve shape, with the vent channels, guages everything built into the wood. I'm sure it probably hit a few magazines when it first showed.
The point is the guy with the money decided what went where and how. The guys with the specific skills, built their parts for it. In the end, Denis one of the car shop owners said, it's the type of stuff we die to build, but just can't afford to pay the cost of the project, so if it wasn't for the owner funding it, they never would of had the chance to build it. If laying out 250k for a dream isn't being a hot rodder, I guess I'll never be with my project special K