Guido not much of a seat. You would fit in there just right. look just above the steering wheel while driving so I sit pretty low. My dad has a 31 restored back to orgional and I can only stand about 50 miles at a time. What is BCF?
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quote:Originally posted by battleborn
What is BCF?
http://community.webshots.com/user/GuidoSalvage
Hiding and preserving Studebakers in Richmond, Goochland & Louisa, Va.
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quote:Originally posted by battleborn
What is BCF?
http://community.webshots.com/user/GuidoSalvage
Hiding and preserving Studebakers in Richmond, Goochland & Louisa, Va.
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When I called the subject truck a "rat rod", I was using the term generically- not disrespectfully. Something like calling any facial tissue a Kleenex. It's a term that if you ask 20 people for their definition you probably won't get two indentical answers. If any of you took offense, well, none was intended.
As I said, I get a kick out of the thing. If I got it I'd add some Zoomie headers or sidepipes, and add an antenna to hold the coon-tail... that's about it![8D]
Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131
"With your Lark you're on your own, free as a bird, alive as a Lark. You've suddenly discovered that parking is a pleasure, traffic is a breeze, turning's no trick at all, and happiness is a thing called Larking!"
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When I called the subject truck a "rat rod", I was using the term generically- not disrespectfully. Something like calling any facial tissue a Kleenex. It's a term that if you ask 20 people for their definition you probably won't get two indentical answers. If any of you took offense, well, none was intended.
As I said, I get a kick out of the thing. If I got it I'd add some Zoomie headers or sidepipes, and add an antenna to hold the coon-tail... that's about it![8D]
Robert (Bob) Andrews Owner- Studebakeracres- on the IoMT (Island of Misfit Toys!)
Parish, central NY 13131
"With your Lark you're on your own, free as a bird, alive as a Lark. You've suddenly discovered that parking is a pleasure, traffic is a breeze, turning's no trick at all, and happiness is a thing called Larking!"
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Way to go with the A, Jay! And no offense taken at you Bams, It was the "Waste of a Stude" comment that triggered my post.
No Stude is being "wasted" that someone is actually enjoying, whether that enjoyment comes about by restoring it, by modifying it, or just driving and maintaining it.
My old M is an original survivor, I even have the original Bill of Sale and the original Title still bearing the original purchasers name.
Yes, my truck does show off its 60 years of battle scars, and has a well earned and 100% genuine patina to its 60 year old factory finish. No fake "rat rod" aging was needed here.
And this is exactly how I like it to appear, and is exactly how I want it to continue to look.
I can drive it and enjoy it without having to worry about whether some low-life is going do a "key-job" on my $$$$$ paint as soon as I park it in a public parking lot and turn my back on it for 15 minutes. (like they did on my previous "show-car") And I can drive it through a mud puddle without needing to spend the next eight hours washing, waxing, and detailing away any evidence of honest usage.
And to me at least, no matter how many hidden upgrades I might make to the engine and chassis, it will never be a "rat-rod", just one cool old pick-up, that I can enjoy driving and tinkering on.
So I'll admit that I'm a little "thin skinned" when "car-guys" who should know better, go around hanging the term "rat rod" onto anything and everything that isn't a dozen clear-coats of shiny.
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Way to go with the A, Jay! And no offense taken at you Bams, It was the "Waste of a Stude" comment that triggered my post.
No Stude is being "wasted" that someone is actually enjoying, whether that enjoyment comes about by restoring it, by modifying it, or just driving and maintaining it.
My old M is an original survivor, I even have the original Bill of Sale and the original Title still bearing the original purchasers name.
Yes, my truck does show off its 60 years of battle scars, and has a well earned and 100% genuine patina to its 60 year old factory finish. No fake "rat rod" aging was needed here.
And this is exactly how I like it to appear, and is exactly how I want it to continue to look.
I can drive it and enjoy it without having to worry about whether some low-life is going do a "key-job" on my $$$$$ paint as soon as I park it in a public parking lot and turn my back on it for 15 minutes. (like they did on my previous "show-car") And I can drive it through a mud puddle without needing to spend the next eight hours washing, waxing, and detailing away any evidence of honest usage.
And to me at least, no matter how many hidden upgrades I might make to the engine and chassis, it will never be a "rat-rod", just one cool old pick-up, that I can enjoy driving and tinkering on.
So I'll admit that I'm a little "thin skinned" when "car-guys" who should know better, go around hanging the term "rat rod" onto anything and everything that isn't a dozen clear-coats of shiny.
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quote:Originally posted by Jessie J.
Way to go with the A, Jay! And no offense taken at you Bams, It was the "Waste of a Stude" comment that triggered my post.
No Stude is being "wasted" that someone is actually enjoying, whether that enjoyment comes about by restoring it, by modifying it, or just driving and maintaining it.
My old M is an original survivor, I even have the original Bill of Sale and the original Title still bearing the original purchasers name.
Yes, my truck does show off its 60 years of battle scars, and has a well earned and 100% genuine patina to its 60 year old factory finish. No fake "rat rod" aging was needed here.
And this is exactly how I like it to appear, and is exactly how I want it to continue to look.
I can drive it and enjoy it without having to worry about whether some low-life is going do a "key-job" on my $$$$$ paint as soon as I park it in a public parking lot and turn my back on it for 15 minutes. (like they did on my previous "show-car") And I can drive it through a mud puddle without needing to spend the next eight hours washing, waxing, and detailing away any evidence of honest usage.
And to me at least, no matter how many hidden upgrades I might make to the engine and chassis, it will never be a "rat-rod", just one cool old pick-up, that I can enjoy driving and tinkering on.
So I'll admit that I'm a little "thin skinned" when "car-guys" who should know better, go around hanging the term "rat rod" onto anything and everything that isn't a dozen clear-coats of shiny.
Somewhere, I think the idea has arisen that the term "rat rod" is intended to be a disparaging term. Really, though, it is not. It's merely a latter-day term for for an owner-built hot rod. The "rat rod movement", to the extent that is a movement, is mostly a reaction to the over-finished, big buck "builder cars", and also perhaps a reaction to the NSRA, which owns the term "street rod." It's really just a back-to-the-roots movement in hot rodding, and like any such movement, there are some folks who take it to excess. A good rat rod, or good "Old School" rod, to use another term for the same thing, should be a safely-built car, and should reflect good standards of workmanship. What it doesn't have to have is a $10000 dollar paint job, or buckets of chrome, or a ton of billet aluminum doodads. I'd say the truck that is the subject of this post is a good example of the "rat rod" genre, and I mean that as a compliment. It looks like a safe vehicle, and it looks like a fun vehicle, and that's what it's all about.
Gord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta BadlandsGord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta Badlands
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quote:Originally posted by Jessie J.
Way to go with the A, Jay! And no offense taken at you Bams, It was the "Waste of a Stude" comment that triggered my post.
No Stude is being "wasted" that someone is actually enjoying, whether that enjoyment comes about by restoring it, by modifying it, or just driving and maintaining it.
My old M is an original survivor, I even have the original Bill of Sale and the original Title still bearing the original purchasers name.
Yes, my truck does show off its 60 years of battle scars, and has a well earned and 100% genuine patina to its 60 year old factory finish. No fake "rat rod" aging was needed here.
And this is exactly how I like it to appear, and is exactly how I want it to continue to look.
I can drive it and enjoy it without having to worry about whether some low-life is going do a "key-job" on my $$$$$ paint as soon as I park it in a public parking lot and turn my back on it for 15 minutes. (like they did on my previous "show-car") And I can drive it through a mud puddle without needing to spend the next eight hours washing, waxing, and detailing away any evidence of honest usage.
And to me at least, no matter how many hidden upgrades I might make to the engine and chassis, it will never be a "rat-rod", just one cool old pick-up, that I can enjoy driving and tinkering on.
So I'll admit that I'm a little "thin skinned" when "car-guys" who should know better, go around hanging the term "rat rod" onto anything and everything that isn't a dozen clear-coats of shiny.
Somewhere, I think the idea has arisen that the term "rat rod" is intended to be a disparaging term. Really, though, it is not. It's merely a latter-day term for for an owner-built hot rod. The "rat rod movement", to the extent that is a movement, is mostly a reaction to the over-finished, big buck "builder cars", and also perhaps a reaction to the NSRA, which owns the term "street rod." It's really just a back-to-the-roots movement in hot rodding, and like any such movement, there are some folks who take it to excess. A good rat rod, or good "Old School" rod, to use another term for the same thing, should be a safely-built car, and should reflect good standards of workmanship. What it doesn't have to have is a $10000 dollar paint job, or buckets of chrome, or a ton of billet aluminum doodads. I'd say the truck that is the subject of this post is a good example of the "rat rod" genre, and I mean that as a compliment. It looks like a safe vehicle, and it looks like a fun vehicle, and that's what it's all about.
Gord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta BadlandsGord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta Badlands
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This topic just won't die. Every time I check this post someone triggers another thought. I am all about driving my cars and shows are not important to me, but that's me. I would rather see a less than perfect Studebaker or any other old vehicle going down the street than sitting at a show or in a museum.
There is a man here, in little old Searcy, that has an immaculate 53 coupe. His car has a complete Corvette suspension and drive train, beautiful custom paint and interior and every possible convenience, but I have never seen it on the street. I suppose he gets his kicks from show trophies, but to me it is a waste. I tried to talk with him once at a show and he was somewhat unfriendly. He seemed to prefer sitting in his lawn car and basking in the glow of his creation.
1952 Champion Starlight, 1962 Daytona. Searcy,Arkansas"In the heart of Arkansas."
Searcy, Arkansas
1952 Commander 2 door. Really fine 259.
1952 2R pickup
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This topic just won't die. Every time I check this post someone triggers another thought. I am all about driving my cars and shows are not important to me, but that's me. I would rather see a less than perfect Studebaker or any other old vehicle going down the street than sitting at a show or in a museum.
There is a man here, in little old Searcy, that has an immaculate 53 coupe. His car has a complete Corvette suspension and drive train, beautiful custom paint and interior and every possible convenience, but I have never seen it on the street. I suppose he gets his kicks from show trophies, but to me it is a waste. I tried to talk with him once at a show and he was somewhat unfriendly. He seemed to prefer sitting in his lawn car and basking in the glow of his creation.
1952 Champion Starlight, 1962 Daytona. Searcy,Arkansas"In the heart of Arkansas."
Searcy, Arkansas
1952 Commander 2 door. Really fine 259.
1952 2R pickup
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