Great thoughts, Alan. I guess I'm just the opposite. I will always be a
stocker first and a rodder second....in terms of what I own. However, when
I go to a car show, I typically go there to see the rods and customs. Loved
them since I was 10 years old and always will. Great point about the rods
of today being so much better than those of yesteryear. No question about
it. You can buy a rod today that's every bit as good as a modern
car...which they are...with all the added features. The restorations will
always be "old" vehicles with old features (which I love), but the rods of
today are phenominal. The really good ones have the best of everything,
like a brand new car. Hmmm....I guess I really do want one of each!
Tom Caperton
'47 2nd 3100
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Gingles <agingles@nucleus.com>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Rod vs Stock
>Chris Dillon wrote:
>>
>> This brings up a interesting point though, I have always been under the
>> impression that exceptional Streetrods/Customs always out prices the very
best
>> stock restoration. One reason I always thought this was true was that it
is
>> easier to poor ridiculous amounts of cash into modifing a car/truck i.e.
>> Chopped tops, Blown Nitrious Motors, Extensive paint jobs, Billet, custom
>> interior... While if your doing a restoration you can only go so far or
its no
>> longer stock. The best example is old F@#d Model A's, streetrod out
price Mint
>> Stockers 10 to 1 in some cases. I think these guys might be trying to
use this
>> argument to jack the prices up on these mutts, clearly these two Burbs
weren't
>> pure stocker, but they weren't radical enough to be call true Rods
either.
>> Personally I like both ends of the spectrum Rod and Beautiful
restoration, its
>> the junk in the middle I can't get real excited about. I hope I don't
start
>> getting hate mail now, just my humble opinion.
>>
>> Chris Dillon
>> 51 Chevy 3100 (Rod)
>> 66 Mustang (Stocker)
>
>Chris,
>
> Check the ads in the rod magazines of the late 60's/early 70's. You
>could buy a decent pre-48 street rod for 2g or less, while restored
>versions of the same cars were selling for 5g or more. Now the tables
>have turned, and it seems that the majority of rods are selling for far
>more than their restored counterparts.
> As far as calling it "ridiculous" amounts of cash, consider the quality
>of street rod parts today compared to the "old days". Back in the early
>70's you had to design and build almost everything youreslf, there were
>no "1-800" rod shops around. A lot of the earlier rods were poorly
>engineered/built and unsafe. Most of today's rods are as safe, reliable,
>and comfortable as any new car bought from a dealer. My '48, although
>still in the beater stage, is just as comfortable to drive as my
>step-fathers '89 GMC. This helps account for the prices being demanded
>for them these days, although it's still cheaper to buy a finished rod
>than to try and build one yourself.
> I have a soft spot for most decently restored old cars, but I will
>always be a rodder first.
>
>Alan Gingles
>1948 Chevy "1314" daily driver
>http://www.nucleus.com/~agingles
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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