Re: Rodder's Dilemma

Posted by Wade Stoby on February 26, 1998 at 03:10:14

In Reply to: Rodder's Dilemma
posted by Glen Weilbaker on February 03, 1998 at 12:20:04

: Starting to notice Rodder vs Restorer/ Restorer vs Rodder
posts becomimg more frequent so here's something that seems
ironic.
: Last winter Street Rodder ran a series on building a
"Califonia Roadster" based on a 29 roadster. They started
with a $2000 (I think that's the price) car found in a
junkyard, arestorable one at that. First thing was to
yank the chassis, sold it for parts and bought a rod
chassis. The plans called for some mods to the cowl due to
restyling like laying back the windshield. The gas tank was
cut to make it into a dash. The trunk lid, trunk lower
panel, doors and sub "stuff" were replaced with Brookville
repos do to the work involved to use the originals. So
essentially the only part they needed from the A was the
cowl which was changed too. MMMM seems to me they could
have used the 2000 fun tickets to git goodies.
: I do have to commend the author because he did state that
he should have overlooked the 29 and started with the rod
and repo route, BTW the repo panels are steel for the steel
is real guys.
: Personally I like to see cars restored and not rodded
especially when there is such a rod parts market in place,
besides it doesn't make sense like in the article. But I do
like rods ( I can sense the snarls) because I admire
skills, craftsmanship and ideas used the create them.
: The one that gets me is a guy rodding a totally restored
"two off a kind".
: Just my 2 cents,
: GW
For the most part I agree with you, and I do love stock Model A's.I think that far to many street rods are of the "Cookie Cutter" type.But where I dissagree with you is when nostalgia rods come in to play.I think that the old flatheads and wide white walls are just as much a part of our history as a stock model A is.Statistics show that over 60% of all street rods are small block powered, which makes me sick. I am currently working on a '29 roadster pickup that is going to be flathead powered. And yes I have owned a stock model A so I would never desicrate an original car (I have been piecing this one together for a bout a year now).
Wade

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