Almost as soon as cars were invented people have been trying to make them better and faster. And sometime in the 50’s a car culture developed using the cheaper cars of the past (it was a matter of middle-class pride to only own the newest model cars) and modifying these heaps for style and speed.
This car is the sort of thing they started out with, the raw material for a hot (fast) rod. This one has been restored above it’s original finish, you had a choice of black or possibly dark green, automotive paint was pretty primitive (and they never dreamed that people would like other colors). And no one could imagine spending good money to fix up and race an old car (except mechanics).
This car was spotted in the wild, parked in front of an old-fashioned diner. They kept most of the original body, replaced the axles and did some sort of enhancement to the engine so that this could actually be raced. I’m sure in time it will sport new paint.
This one is a show car, a rich person’s toy, perhaps the owner had one such as this when they were a youngster (or possibly their dad did). It’s been beautifully restored, with different axles and modern engine upgrades. The owners had driven it to the show, so the car is still roadworthy.
But this was the funky show beast with the most clever adaptation of an unlikely choice. I admire that it’s a one-of-a-kind work in progress. It’s a 1930’s International Harvester pickup truck that has been stripped, chopped, (they cut the cab apart and lowered the roof) dropped and has a possible turbocharger added. It appears to have been abandoned for a number of years, before being resurrected by this mechanic. All the owner needs is time and money (lots of), this vehicle already has had lots of love added.
