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07-04-2015, 05:24 PM | #1 |
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Some HotRods at the beach..
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Just found this video posted today showing sme of the cars at Pendine Sands UK this weekend.Turn up your speakers and listen to them uncorked Flattys. |
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I didn't see anything I would consider a Rat Rod, these are some nice cars!!
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07-04-2015, 06:52 PM | #3 |
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Very nice and brave - no way I'd take my cars in all that salt water - but that's just me
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I was thinking the same thing, that salt water would be tough on the cars!
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Nice cars! I noticed most were LH drive.
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How cool ...makes me want a roadster even more now, tks a lot.
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Hi Everyone, Really cool rolling car show!
They were all race cars, or at least entered in a race. Any class including V, 8, and F, was a flathead V8. http://vhra.co.uk/VHRA/Pendine_Sands.html Shows class records. I can imagine they won't get any cleaner after they get to wide open throttle.
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Very nice! I'm surprised there were so many cars, most of the traditional hot rod design.
I really did like the polished brass speedster, that was neat looking. |
07-05-2015, 03:42 PM | #10 |
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Wow There's some cool machines there ,Keeping the hobby alive in one form or another ,Ted1
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Thanks for posting that. There were some interesting cars there ! We do that in Daytona, too ! Thanks, MIKE (mikeburch) |
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It's not just you... It's me too. I can almost feel the paint bubbling and blistering in all the folds and seams. Oh the humanity.
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Hi Mike, That is neat, but how do you prevent the car from rusting after driving it on the beach? Surely, it has to be bad for the car? |
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No different than putting your car on the salt at Bonneville.
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Hell yes!
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The first car, the T modified is the leader in the unblown flathead roadster class. It ran somewhere around 105 I think.
I ran 99.8 and came 3rd in the same class. (I think). That was shot as the cars were driving into the pits through the public car park, and probably by a member of the public, hence, I would assume, the somewhat misuse of the rat rod monicker. That's me at 3:21 in No.47 (RHD). The 124 roadster pickip at 11.26 took top speed of the meet at 116 mph, after a lot of fettling by owner Matt Farrant. Mart. Last edited by Mart; 07-06-2015 at 07:16 AM. |
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That is way cool and fun to watch, forwarded it on to several friends, thanks for posting. It really makes one want a car in that style...!
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99.8....jeez Mart how close can you get.....
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We don't drive them into the water. The bad thing is you will keep finding sand, in your car, for ever, no matter how many times you clean it. Any more, they don't even let car shows, on the beach. The big hotels don't like beach driving, in front of their hotels, so now, the politicians are against it too. It might become a thing of the past. MIKE (mikeburch) |
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I seen 5 that in the modern car shows would be considered ratrods. Unfortunate for the hobbie that anything in primer or with a body with surface rust in now thrown in with the ratrods even though they are hot rod projects in process. Rod
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Mike, Even though it is bad on the cars, it does look way cool. Thanks to Henry Hopper posting the original Link and Mike for these pictures. I can't believe the amount of cars that have been imported recently into the UK. They have to be recent imports, as the majority are LHD. If it weren't for the parked cars in the background, the video could have been shot in the USA. |
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Of all my pics, here's the one I like the best:
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Oh yeah! Great shot!
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http://www.timetraveldvds.co.uk/page70.html Take a look on this site for a comprehensive history in pictures of the cars over here from way back. Last edited by Henry Hopper; 07-07-2015 at 01:31 AM. |
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great video.....and some of the comments show how particular some of us have become on showing our cars. in the 50's there was really no such thing as trailer queens in my memory. we drove our cars and they got dirty and they got scratched and they sometimes got dented and nobody had a heart attack. i'm not being picky but what is the fun in driving a hotrod if you are afraid to get it wet or dusty or too nervous about the 10,000 dollar paint job to enjoy it? jmho.
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The US rules you are refering to are different state by state. As far as I know very few states have tight rules.
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07-07-2015, 11:25 AM | #31 |
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State by state, does that meen issues when buying a car from out of state if you live in a tight state?
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I have no idea about most states, I live in Kansas. Easy to get a title, just send in the frame number to the state and they send you a title in the mail. I far as I know they would have no idea or care what state it was from, they have never ask me!
In some states it may be an issue. Might be like living in England and registering a car from Germany or France. But like I said I do not know other states or country's laws. |
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When you see the pictures of other beach based events, it's easy to see the quality of the sand surface is nowhere near what we are lucky to have at Pendine. The big leveller is the half mile run up. You need enough power to get up to a decent speed, but you also need the skill to lay that power down effectively to keep the car accelerating right through the run.
Most cars would achieve a higher speed on the open road, if it were legal to do so, which is the opposite of what the situation was in the 1920s when this beach was the fastest place you could drive because no roads had been built that were up to that standard. As time went by, places like Bonneville took over. The Pendine event is the one event you look forward to for a year and then you do it and look forward to it for next year. Mart. |
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Hey Mart
One day Id love to do it. Is it going to be hard to get a drive next year? seem to be alot of cars. Does it make much difference what rear tyres you use, some of those treads look as if they would nt dig sand too well ! |
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Yes it can. My state, Maine, doesn't issue titles for vehicles over 16 yrs. old. 25 and older can have an Antique Vehicle plate. You have to sign an affidavit that states you have a daily driver with regular plates....MARK
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Here are a couple more Daytona Beach photos of mine. These are photos of photos, so the quality is not top notch.
I had the fenders off the '34, running it for a while, as a 1950s, "poor boy's" hot rod. MIKE (mikeburch) |
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HH, thanks for posting this and all the comments and explanations from the UK guys.
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I was there, took my 53, it was a great event
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Nice shots on Carpy's site:
http://carpyscaferacers.com/pendine-beach-trials/ (By coincidence, my old pickup 3rd shot down) Mart. |
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Most comprehensive coverage of the event yet.....thanks for the link Mart.
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Race of Gentlemen, Wildwood, NJ. Huge event on the beach with 1934 cars and older.
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How many cars run at the race of gentlemen? Would like to try and go
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Didn't realise trog was pre 34 only. I bet the customs by the sea show is awesome too
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They race traditional hot rods on the Jersey beach as well.
The event is called The Race Of Gentlemen (TROG). This years race will be the fourth one. Check out the link below: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/t...annual.875939/ (Straightpipes, I didn't realize you had posted about the TROG,sorry.) Keep V-8ing and 4-banging
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Thanks for posting those additional Newspaper photos ! Wish I could have been there ! MIKE (mikeburch) |
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