"Old School" Hot Rods and Customs - Part 2 (Many photos!)

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>>Number three is a 1/18th scale model.

Lol. I knew it was. But it was still about the best T-Bucket I’ve ever seen. You must admit, though, it kind of looks like a real car. :)

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By "old school" I guess I meant in comparison to this modern junk below.

[nascarnation]

Is that a Toyota Supra? Hard to tell...

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As far as “new school” goes, I do like some of the low riders, at least in certain ways. They share many of the same customization ideas as the old-school rods and customs. Similar paint jobs, interiors, chrome, etc.

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Thanks. Maybe I will try to start a ping list for these types of threads

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Sorry, I have no idea. I hate most imports. And nearly every American car built from the 80s up.

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Wow, did you get to ride in it? I love that car, and also that song and many other Beach Boy tunes.

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I suppose that’s cool in its own way. But I wouldn’t lump in it with the type of cars shown above.

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Don’t get me wrong. I’ve always loved the VW Bug, even the new ones. It’s one of the few retro cars I like. The new Mustang also. The new Challenger and Camaro I’m not too crazy about. IMO, the new Challenger is too “stocky”. The original was lower and sleeker.

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Oh, thanks for the link to buy the car. It's without a doubt one of the best, if not the best, T-Buckets I've ever seen, toy or not.

[Yo-Yo]

It is a good looking T-Bucket. In my internet search, I saw the same model in burgundy, green, white, and black, with white or black top, and with top down.

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Thanks. Nice finds. I like it best in burgundy with black top. White top looks good too. The green is very nice as well.

[Clay Moore]

I never really realized how large the new Challenger was until I parked beside one in my wife’s ‘68 Mustang. Wow. Not that I would not love to have the Challenger STR8.

Add me to the ping list if you start one.

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Ok, I'll add you if I start one.

As for the new and old (original) Challengers...

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Here's another "Deuce Coupe"...

[Impala64ssa]

The elNomado, built by Joe Cherry. He owns a garage down the road from Orange County Choppers. He did a disc brake conversion on my 64 Chevy and other mechanical work. He started out with 2 58 Chevys, a Nomad wagon and a 2-door Biscayne. The workmanship on this rod was so impressive one of the top execs at GM remarked that GM should have built this car, this would've been what a 58 elCamino would look like.

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Wow, that is some car. And some impressive workmanship. Have you ever seen the ‘53 or ‘54 “Corvette Nomad”?

BTW: I live in NY too. In New York City. My brother lives in Upstate NY, near Middletown.

[Impala64ssa]

Know the area very well. I lived down the road in Pt. Jervis. I’ve seen pics of the 54 Nomad, they displayed it at the Motorama shows back then. I understand it was discovered in a junkyard near Flint, MI some years back and is undergoing a restoration.