coostv
Well-known member
Hey everyone. After two unsuccessful attempts at registering on another RR site I said forget it and went looking for this one (I saw rrr.com posted in a thread). Apparently I was deemed not worthy even though they have over 11k members...
Enough of that. I have been into cars since I was 8. I had my first introduction to speed and power at about that time. I had one neighbor with a nasty 65 or 66 convertible Mustang bearing full slicks and a cage (bear in mind this was about '81 or so) and his kids had Chevelles, Camaros, and there was a 69 or so Road Runner complete with a beepbeep horn and functional scoop. Another neighbor had a 57 nomad and a 69 Camaro. Yet another neighbor had a 72 or so Formula Firebird. Needless to say I was bit hard.
Throughout the years I have had several different what I would consider cool rides. Couple of fairly fast 84-92 5.0 Mustangs, 351w powered '86 T-Bird T-Coupe, 351w '80 Pinto, 390/c6 '66 F100 S/B, 355 SBC (dyno'd at 477 RWHP) powered '72 Gremlin (probably the most fun you could have in a purple car). After the Mustangs I decided I wanted to be different from the crowd hence the oddball stuff.
Now, I am at a point in my life where shiny stuff is cool, but a well done clean looking and good driving car is what I am after. It may take me a year or more to get going on something. I have been unemployed for the last 8 months (well, I had a temp job for 3mo in that time) and have no idea if I will even be able to keep the shop and house I worked so hard for without selling it and moving on. And, as I just proved recently, I will sell anything I own no matter the time and effort I put into it. My last ride was completed in June and sold in July, I had to complete it to get any money out of it anyway.
My idea of a Rat Rod is not so much the rusty looking cars I see (while still very cool) but rather a car that is not all glam and chrome. I would also rather build the body myself to resemble a sedan delivery from the late 20's early 30's. I would also like to have a shiny roof and suede sides I am thinking about possibly pearl white top with black sides and some sort of hand done lettering on the doors depicting my business I am working on starting.
Maybe this is not what this site is all about, but from reading through some of the posts I see a varied and diverse group of cars and trucks represented here and hope that I will fit in the mix somewhere.
Sorry for the long intro,
Chris
Enough of that. I have been into cars since I was 8. I had my first introduction to speed and power at about that time. I had one neighbor with a nasty 65 or 66 convertible Mustang bearing full slicks and a cage (bear in mind this was about '81 or so) and his kids had Chevelles, Camaros, and there was a 69 or so Road Runner complete with a beepbeep horn and functional scoop. Another neighbor had a 57 nomad and a 69 Camaro. Yet another neighbor had a 72 or so Formula Firebird. Needless to say I was bit hard.
Throughout the years I have had several different what I would consider cool rides. Couple of fairly fast 84-92 5.0 Mustangs, 351w powered '86 T-Bird T-Coupe, 351w '80 Pinto, 390/c6 '66 F100 S/B, 355 SBC (dyno'd at 477 RWHP) powered '72 Gremlin (probably the most fun you could have in a purple car). After the Mustangs I decided I wanted to be different from the crowd hence the oddball stuff.
Now, I am at a point in my life where shiny stuff is cool, but a well done clean looking and good driving car is what I am after. It may take me a year or more to get going on something. I have been unemployed for the last 8 months (well, I had a temp job for 3mo in that time) and have no idea if I will even be able to keep the shop and house I worked so hard for without selling it and moving on. And, as I just proved recently, I will sell anything I own no matter the time and effort I put into it. My last ride was completed in June and sold in July, I had to complete it to get any money out of it anyway.
My idea of a Rat Rod is not so much the rusty looking cars I see (while still very cool) but rather a car that is not all glam and chrome. I would also rather build the body myself to resemble a sedan delivery from the late 20's early 30's. I would also like to have a shiny roof and suede sides I am thinking about possibly pearl white top with black sides and some sort of hand done lettering on the doors depicting my business I am working on starting.
Maybe this is not what this site is all about, but from reading through some of the posts I see a varied and diverse group of cars and trucks represented here and hope that I will fit in the mix somewhere.
Sorry for the long intro,
Chris
Or thick skin 
