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#1
Rodder's Roundtable / Re: Street Rod of the Year
July 14, 2004, 12:35:30 PM
Quote from: "Leon"It looks nice, but I'll wait to see how many miles it gets on the road not on and off a trailer.


Well, for what it is worth most if not all the cars built by Troy get run hard.

I saw Sniper several times flying down a freeway near shows it appeared at.  Moose, the guy that travels with the cars to shows drives them...heck, he drove Chicayne on the Power Tour last year in horrid rain and they even lost a headlight on the trip to Dallas from Lousiana.

If the owner does not drive it, it will get driven by the crew...it seems they like to really put them through a good shake down before they are sent away.
#2
Rodder's Roundtable / Street Rod of the Year
July 12, 2004, 11:03:34 PM
Thanks, I have been trying to get a good look at that car...even the pics at RadRides.com are not as good as the ones you posted.

What is that color like in real life...Im kinda iffy on it from pics...but that is a killer car.  

Heck, last years winner and this years are both better than the winners of the GNR IMHO.

Thanks for posting!
#3
Quote from: "Charlie Chops 1940"The new '32 highboy roadster by Trot T. was tasty to say the least I heard that it got Rod of the year. Charlie

I have yet to see good pics of this car...anyone have any?
#4
Rodder's Roundtable / Boyd Coddington's place on TV
July 11, 2004, 10:13:56 PM
It just kills me to watch the show and yet I keep doing it...what is they used to say about train wrecks and NASCAR :lol:

At least the OCC guys get stuff done and Jr. works on the stuff every show and you have seen Sr. turn a wrench.  Im not crazy about some of the stuff they do but you can tell they do have talent...same for Mr. James working the english wheel on those shows.

Boyd just stands around and if he does touch it he seems to mess it up.

I found the show the other night when they were working on the alumitub really interesting...they give a drawing to a guy and tell him to have at it...he does a dang fine job with what he has to work with...the pin head shop manager complains and Boyd stands around and talks about the collaberation as if he is doing anything.  He did not draw the pics and he aint working on the body or nothing and he keeps saying "I" and "We" about everything being done to the car.   WHAT A TRIP AND A EGO :shock:

The other thing that kills me, and I MIGHT be wrong...but people at the 40th I think were getting autographs from Brizio and such and they seemed happy to do it...but does Boyd actually charge for them?  He was not real nice to fans of the show walking up to him or kids from what I could see...I bet James, Brizio, Troy, and the rest would never turn away from a kid.

I think maybe those guys might just be in a different league than Boyd :wink:
#5
I just wish we could have given him better news...ah well.

I really feel bad for the guy who flew out from Bakersfield CA to do nothing more but leave a card on the guys door.
#6
34, check those PM's agian :lol:
#7
34 Ford check you PM.