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David tells us story from his youth, surely familiar to many of us:-
Christmas is just around the corner and preparations are being made. 'Tis the most wonderful season of all. Here's a story to share. When I was 16, myself and two friends bought a 1937 Dodge coupe from a junk yard. This would be about 1962. It cost a whopping $25 in total and looked terrible. The flat head 6 cyl. engine actually ran. The Dodge was painted a dull reddish primer colour and had a big hole in the floor so we could see the roadway below as we drove. Seats were gone, so we used wooden soft drink cases to sit on. There was no rear window and the side windows would not roll up. You might say this was something very close to a rat rod, but not quite as good. We lived in a very nice neighbourhood and my mother would not allow the car to be parked anywhere within blocks of our house. My dad could understand our youthful enterprise, but my mother was quite embarrassed. We were 16 and this was quite an adventure. Partners in motoring were the mayor's son and police chief's son. Their mothers were embarrassed as well. As you know car shows were few and far between over the past couple of years due to COVID restrictions. So....here's a look at a car show from 2019. This is the Amherstburg Gone Car Crazy show. It's pretty typical of our car shows. Video runs about 28 min., but it's would be impossible to see the show on foot in that amount of time. Car people are the best people as you'll see by all the smiles and waves. Hope you enjoy. David from Canada writes. Well the weekend has arrived and it's 4C, so let's take a look at a particular style of local classic cars. I'm talking about Rat Rods. It's hard to believe these classics were purchased brand new at one time with plenty of shine and were once someone's pride and joy. They may be beauties no longer, but at least they're still here and enjoyed. Our rat rodders' wouldn't have them any other way. Here's a quick look at a few of them. Hope you enjoy.
Rat Rods David from Windsor, tells us a little bit about himself -
I've been a car guy all my life. Bringing home old junkers for fix up....much to the disdain of my parents, as we lived in a nice neighbourhood. What will the neighbours think!!? One of my earlier cars was a 1929 Studebaker, with a "whiskey 6" engine.....so called because it was fast and light and was used by American rum runners to escape the cops. The coupe was the Windsor fire chief's car, but hit in the back end by a street car when new and converted into a rescue vehicle. It was a wreck when found, but I restored it. (Photo enclosed) I have never owned a new car, as I prefer classics and have had a lot of them. Here are 3 videos of a car show earlier this year. Not much commentary here.....just a walk through the show in 3 parts. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Canadian classic car enthusiast David Langford has contacted us to see if we were interested in hosting some of his videos on our website for members to view, so of course we said Yes Please! These are very professionally done, as David produce videos for his local classic car community and events as a hobby. Check them out and we are sure you will find something to pique your interest. This one is about David's own 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire 1955 Chevy Nomad Owner interview Typical Cruise night Typical Car show 2019 Typical Car show & street cruise Oldsmobile historical documentary Past Detroit Autorama shows |
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