Hypermung
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- Jan 18, 2014
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- 6
G'day from Australia fellas...
First post on this forum, so I thought I'd do the right thing, put it in the appropriate place & introduce myself..
My name's Glenn & I have a disease with no known cure... The love of rusty metal [dr...
I live on the East coast of Oz & I'm into all things wheel related, but I'm really digging what's coming out of the 'dark side' of the hobby. I have numerous vehicles in various states of repair & plan to build my own version of my avatar once I have collected enough bits & pieces, (so if my avatar is YOUR ride, then please don't growl me out & take it as a compliment !)
I joined that 'other forum' (you know the one... where the words RAT & VW are prohibited), only to find that it may have been the wrong choice... Really, if I build what I LIKE, then who is that says you can't share it 'here' because it's 'not traditional' & doesn't 'conform to our ideas'... Surely, isn't that how 'Hot Rodding' started in the first place?... Non conformity & daring to be different? Don't get me wrong, I'm not down on them for their ideas as a lot of them REALLY know their ship & build awesome rides, but I just don't want to be frowned upon for enjoying what I want to like... What's the first rule of your US. constitution?.... Anyhow, I'll get down off the podium now. [cl
Back to rides... This is my baby.. 1959 Dodge Coronet D500 with less than 60k miles from new.. Hardly RAT material, but a sweet ride never the less.
Recently picked up the front half of this 1937 Willys Tourer also, then got the lower rear half of an Aussie sedan to (nearly) complete the body, but as this is also a rare vehicle in Australia, I see this one more as a resto rod eventually.
Ok Guys, thanks for hanging in there... Now to RAT material... My latest brought home's are a really sunburnt (but solid) 1950 International L-160 cab, 1939 Dodge truck grille & fender supports, early I beam (Dodge I think?) & a couple of matching headlights with squarish backs (like a saucepan) that I have no idea what they're off? I have to go back out the desert to get an early 30's Dodge truck chassis I found to hang it all on in the next few weeks, so I should be able to start on 'The Ratbag' soon...!
Thanks for listening Fellas.... Ears bleeding yet? lol
First post on this forum, so I thought I'd do the right thing, put it in the appropriate place & introduce myself..
My name's Glenn & I have a disease with no known cure... The love of rusty metal [dr...
I live on the East coast of Oz & I'm into all things wheel related, but I'm really digging what's coming out of the 'dark side' of the hobby. I have numerous vehicles in various states of repair & plan to build my own version of my avatar once I have collected enough bits & pieces, (so if my avatar is YOUR ride, then please don't growl me out & take it as a compliment !)
I joined that 'other forum' (you know the one... where the words RAT & VW are prohibited), only to find that it may have been the wrong choice... Really, if I build what I LIKE, then who is that says you can't share it 'here' because it's 'not traditional' & doesn't 'conform to our ideas'... Surely, isn't that how 'Hot Rodding' started in the first place?... Non conformity & daring to be different? Don't get me wrong, I'm not down on them for their ideas as a lot of them REALLY know their ship & build awesome rides, but I just don't want to be frowned upon for enjoying what I want to like... What's the first rule of your US. constitution?.... Anyhow, I'll get down off the podium now. [cl
Back to rides... This is my baby.. 1959 Dodge Coronet D500 with less than 60k miles from new.. Hardly RAT material, but a sweet ride never the less.
Recently picked up the front half of this 1937 Willys Tourer also, then got the lower rear half of an Aussie sedan to (nearly) complete the body, but as this is also a rare vehicle in Australia, I see this one more as a resto rod eventually.
Ok Guys, thanks for hanging in there... Now to RAT material... My latest brought home's are a really sunburnt (but solid) 1950 International L-160 cab, 1939 Dodge truck grille & fender supports, early I beam (Dodge I think?) & a couple of matching headlights with squarish backs (like a saucepan) that I have no idea what they're off? I have to go back out the desert to get an early 30's Dodge truck chassis I found to hang it all on in the next few weeks, so I should be able to start on 'The Ratbag' soon...!
Thanks for listening Fellas.... Ears bleeding yet? lol
