Picked up my grandson at a local high school last year. I found a parking spot between the door and the student parking area. I'm driving a '46 Chevy pickup, full fendered, V8, obvious hot rod. Schools out and half the student body walks past me with their eyes on a cell phone. One male looked up and said "Nice truck". Maybe there is still hope.
It's a damn shame. I feel like generation X (me) are failing. I'm about to get my Roadrunner out of It's 11 year resto hiatus. And I will try to get my daughter back into it.
I've had this video favorited for 9 years and it still gets me deep in the rotating assembly. I've been that red eyed guy after a long night of wrenching. Still working on the finishing touches on my 71 Mach 1 but always wanted to get a really old big fender stude or Willys and make it exactly how I want it. Sadly even with a job that pays decent it's almost impossible to save enough to get a basket case. Still hopeful and dreaming of building a car that's so fast it actually scares me again. Recently a good friend of mine passed away who was an original old school hot rodder. While I will miss him I know he's somewhere in the ether tearing up some road out there having a blast not giving a fuck. Thats how I think the culture of hot rodding should be still. Thank you sir for this streamlined beauty you uploaded. Your words in this will never stop being true and profound.
Chris Henniker A 1928 Model A RPU, nearly finished, but they never are. img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Pburgess68/Roadster%20pickup/10340174_10153418144917338_8527174767676751374_n_zpsrah7amkm.jpg
Wow. My wife watched this and said that sounds just like he knows you. That part about the garage sent chills up my spine ! I've built so many cars . I was never happy to build one car. Made my living welding . body and paint. Sadly my shop is gone. My tools are in a shed. Rusting . my fingers arthritic. My back hurts. I miss it every day. My friends. My customers. The rush of power. Tires smoking. The drag strips. Thumbs up from everyone. Nothing left for me . now I dream of past times. Nothing will take its place. Sigh...now fading into oblivion. People died trying to be me. Nothing to live for now . just waiting for the hand of fate to release me from this boring carless hell on earth . happy holidays.
+Lee Gourley You are one of the lucky ones who went out and did it! Too many people spend their lives whining about their boring, tedious life, but you, my friend, have memories enough to keep you warm for the many cold nights ahead. I have friends like you, they are the reason I started building cars, they are the reason I still build cars.
+Lee Gourley Lee there ARE things your can do about joint problems; I worked a small business until I was 71 yrs when I finally retired to finish rebuilding my "old school" Deuce roadster again for the third time. Took suppliments for my aching joints and felt better after several weeks and now after two years I finished the roadster and my ligaments and joints are in fine shape and I can shift the 4-speed without pain. RAMARD "Total Joint Care" (equine powder form is MUCH cheaper) and Dr. Williams "Joint Advantage GOLD 5x" worked for me (and also the wife.)
Lee Gourley finding old gearheads are the best. so much to learn and they have so much knowledge to give. im 26 years old surrounded by douchebags that dont know what real car culture is. they think civics and japanese hunks of plastic are cars. theyve never felt 1000hp windsor or a 600hp hemi under their feet. they only know 4 bangers and fart cans. the days of building it and making parts because your to broke to buy them from summit, or being tired all the time because you work 10-12 hours wnd come home and work another 5-6 on tour dream. theyll never know the satisfaction of taking a motor from a stand and making it fit in in a place it was never meant to go and the feeling you get when it breathes life for the first time. its sad but there are still some of us young guys out here trying to keep a dying breed alive
Lee Gourley I'm just like you are the mind is willing but the body says no way, well do what I do I educate the younger ones on how it's done, at the moment I'm teaching 4 teens on there own cars, I love it.
I agree 100 %! This is my Dream Coupe, "Coupezilla" me and my friends built from scratch! And REAL HOT RODDING IS NOT DEAD! Thanks for the AWESOME video EricDarby.
its sad.. i have a 1950 lincoln with a 337 flathead hardly nobody makes parts for it im trying my hardest to keep it original im not puuting no fiber glass on it im keeping the flathead, im keeping the gauges, it will have a paint job but im painting it myself, i am 15yrs old, i wish more people would help keep the old cars on the roads.. but not many ppl care.. :(
"..and where some day that door will open..." yeah my "door" was opened this week after 6 years of work. Worth every second! Great moment when my flatty powered traditional hot rod roadster rolled into the light
Pin Stripes and One color is all i need. In a hot rod but noting feels better when you make your hot rod, tractor anything your own, and go ride at a show.
Guys like you are my inspiration. I'm 19, and I can't count how many times I've heard people tell me they had wished they had started earlier, or they wish they'd kept their high school hot rod, or all the stuff they'd wished. If you're young, and reading this, get out there, get a job, and get started on your dreams. If you start early enough, and keep your head down, you can accomplish anything.
Excellent commentary on the sport of hot rod. 35 years ago I drove a fuel altered for a team that did not have alot of money. The car was wicked scary and the car never wanted to go striaght down the strip. When the car broke or blew upped, it was left up to us to fix it. It was a major rush in the day. But, we went broke and still talk about how great the times were.
Gave my son a 63 Buick Special that we've built up as his daily driver. He not a gearhead per say but, he is committed to driving this part of history that may not repeat itself.
Currently going through old Hot Rod,Car Craft and Popular Hot Rodding magazines from the past and now thinking I'm going to get a few different carburetor spacers and possibly cut out the intake plenum on a duel plane manifold and I'll be running a Rochester Quadrajet Carburetor for some OLDSMOBILE HOT RODDING
Thanks - This set up hasn't been run yet, but I am hoping for high 9's. Approx 750 HP and it weighs less than 2200lbs. I will post videos hopefully soon.
Right on! I own a 1931 Ford Roadster AV8, period correct, newest part in this car is the steering wheel (1951 Mercury). Build it for 4 years. 5x show 1st place winner :) Greetings from Finland!
When I saw this headline in the 'Recommended for you' section, i freaked out. I thought WTF... Hot Rodding isn't dead! What an asshole. Then I listened to this kid. I nodded and agreed as he spoke, remembering falling asleep at work from being up all night fixing the Gasser. I remembered picking up my girlfriends in a car they always detested - Thinking 'Man, this car is beautiful. Why don't you like it?' This made me cry. Maybe that's lame, but it touched me. Long Live Hot Rodding!! Lucky13 ;)
This is the best video on youtube bar none! I'm still in high school, with todays modern trends in a sense, yes I did think hot rodding is dead, even though i knew about all this stuff, but its something like this that shows how brilliant true hot rodding is, and why its an addiction.
LOVE your video....don't forget us bike guys too!!! At home I pass two project bikes(in my home) on my way to the bathroom a couple times a night.Not bragging we do the same thing as the car-guys just as fast on two~wheels. "Home built forever"
1949 Bonneville Salt Lake Flats. Akton Miller takes out # 13 for a blast. Barton & Frostrom ran a class B non-fendered coupe to a new record of 124.19 mph. Ford flathead mills kicked out to 296 cu. ins. Great days.
The passion for building your own car will never die. Be is a 23 Ford, 38 Chevy Business Coupe, 55-57 Shoe box, late 60's muscle, 80's Fox Body Mustang, or even a fast Honda. It is a passion you BUILD into YOUR project with blood and sweat, not that you can BUY. You think the imports are different? What did people think about the low riders in the late 60's or the Van Craze in the 70's. It is a passion, it will never die.
I absolutely love this, ive shared the link a few times on my facebook pages over the years. I just put a video on tik tok with this sound, people love it! I steered them back here and told them to give you a like!
No words are necessary, you pretty much said it all in four minutes. *sigh* Now I have to go build me that railjob I've been dreaming about for the past five years...
I was born in Pick-a-Part Sun Valley, spawned in some anti-freeze and sixty weight mixed together and heated by exhaust. You don't have to tell me anything.
Picked up my grandson at a local high school last year. I found a parking spot between the door and the student parking area. I'm driving a '46 Chevy pickup, full fendered, V8, obvious hot rod. Schools out and half the student body walks past me with their eyes on a cell phone. One male looked up and said "Nice truck". Maybe there is still hope.
Wouldn't count on it. Younger people want the rice burners to hop up.
Should have kept my 34 Ford Coupe.
@@lorenreece1665 maybe old people shouldnt hve made the cars so expensive, kids dont have 70k to put on a 67 camaro
It's a damn shame. I feel like generation X (me) are failing. I'm about to get my Roadrunner out of It's 11 year resto hiatus. And I will try to get my daughter back into it.
I've had this video favorited for 9 years and it still gets me deep in the rotating assembly. I've been that red eyed guy after a long night of wrenching. Still working on the finishing touches on my 71 Mach 1 but always wanted to get a really old big fender stude or Willys and make it exactly how I want it. Sadly even with a job that pays decent it's almost impossible to save enough to get a basket case. Still hopeful and dreaming of building a car that's so fast it actually scares me again. Recently a good friend of mine passed away who was an original old school hot rodder. While I will miss him I know he's somewhere in the ether tearing up some road out there having a blast not giving a fuck. Thats how I think the culture of hot rodding should be still. Thank you sir for this streamlined beauty you uploaded. Your words in this will never stop being true and profound.
Mutherfuqbucket Hope you’re almost done with it!
please never take this down
+James Carr Hot rodding will never die! I live in the Philippines, it is 2016, and guys here STILL build hot rods, I am one of them.
+Paul Burgess, what are you building?
Chris Henniker
A 1928 Model A RPU, nearly finished, but they never are.
img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/Pburgess68/Roadster%20pickup/10340174_10153418144917338_8527174767676751374_n_zpsrah7amkm.jpg
Paul Burgess They're never finished, they just go faster.
Wow. My wife watched this and said that sounds just like he knows you. That part about the garage sent chills up my spine ! I've built so many cars . I was never happy to build one car. Made my living welding . body and paint. Sadly my shop is gone. My tools are in a shed. Rusting . my fingers arthritic. My back hurts. I miss it every day. My friends. My customers. The rush of power. Tires smoking. The drag strips. Thumbs up from everyone. Nothing left for me . now I dream of past times. Nothing will take its place. Sigh...now fading into oblivion. People died trying to be me. Nothing to live for now . just waiting for the hand of fate to release me from this boring carless hell on earth . happy holidays.
+Lee Gourley You are one of the lucky ones who went out and did it! Too many people spend their lives whining about their boring, tedious life, but you, my friend, have memories enough to keep you warm for the many cold nights ahead. I have friends like you, they are the reason I started building cars, they are the reason I still build cars.
+Lee Gourley
Lee there ARE things your can do about joint problems; I worked a small business until I was 71 yrs when I finally retired to finish rebuilding my "old school" Deuce roadster again for the third time. Took suppliments for my aching joints and felt better after several weeks and now after two years I finished the roadster and my ligaments and joints are in fine shape and I can shift the 4-speed without pain. RAMARD "Total Joint Care" (equine powder form is MUCH cheaper) and Dr. Williams "Joint Advantage GOLD 5x" worked for me (and also the wife.)
Lee Gourley finding old gearheads are the best. so much to learn and they have so much knowledge to give. im 26 years old surrounded by douchebags that dont know what real car culture is. they think civics and japanese hunks of plastic are cars. theyve never felt 1000hp windsor or a 600hp hemi under their feet. they only know 4 bangers and fart cans. the days of building it and making parts because your to broke to buy them from summit, or being tired all the time because you work 10-12 hours wnd come home and work another 5-6 on tour dream. theyll never know the satisfaction of taking a motor from a stand and making it fit in in a place it was never meant to go and the feeling you get when it breathes life for the first time. its sad but there are still some of us young guys out here trying to keep a dying breed alive
Lee Gourley I'm just like you are the mind is willing but the body says no way, well do what I do I educate the younger ones on how it's done, at the moment I'm teaching 4 teens on there own cars, I love it.
HOT RODS FOREVER!!
Man, you about summed it up Eric. Good to know there are still some of us out there hanging on to the real deal.
Thank you. From a woman who is still trying to keep the love of these cars alive.
i've watched this video atleast 30 times, and each time i still get a tear in my eye, great job man, great job *claps*
it's a monsoon each time I watch,
That was a great speech. It's enough to make your eyeballs sweat. :,)
Hot rodding isn't dead, it's just running out of cool old cars.
You can still find cool British & European cars from the 50s and 60s, like a Cortina or Volvo Amazon.
Very inspiring! I am one in the garage all hours of the night, working for the day I can see my Dad drive his hot rod!!!
Really really well done. Great narration. Great footage. Great in all aspects. Keep up the good work! YFT
I agree 100 %! This is my Dream Coupe, "Coupezilla" me and my friends built from scratch! And REAL HOT RODDING IS NOT DEAD! Thanks for the AWESOME video EricDarby.
its sad.. i have a 1950 lincoln with a 337 flathead hardly nobody makes parts for it im trying my hardest to keep it original im not puuting no fiber glass on it im keeping the flathead, im keeping the gauges, it will have a paint job but im painting it myself, i am 15yrs old, i wish more people would help keep the old cars on the roads.. but not many ppl care.. :(
Thank you. My build has started to slow down and this was the pick me up I needed.
"..and where some day that door will open..."
yeah my "door" was opened this week after 6 years of work. Worth every second! Great moment when my flatty powered traditional hot rod roadster rolled into the light
It didnt start at Bonneville, son. It began in the 1920s on the dry lake beds of SoCal. Muroc, El Mirage, etc.
Pin Stripes and One color is all i need. In a hot rod but noting feels better when you make your hot rod, tractor anything your own, and go ride at a show.
Why am I just now being recommended this 15 YEARS later?
Built, not bought.
Guys like you are my inspiration. I'm 19, and I can't count how many times I've heard people tell me they had wished they had started earlier, or they wish they'd kept their high school hot rod, or all the stuff they'd wished. If you're young, and reading this, get out there, get a job, and get started on your dreams. If you start early enough, and keep your head down, you can accomplish anything.
nearly 16 years on and I'm still working in the garage at night. It is healing!
Excellent commentary on the sport of hot rod. 35 years ago I drove a fuel altered for a team that did not have alot of money. The car was wicked scary and the car never wanted to go striaght down the strip. When the car broke or blew upped, it was left up to us to fix it. It was a major rush in the day. But, we went broke and still talk about how great the times were.
Your words made tears come to my eyes
Gave my son a 63 Buick Special that we've built up as his daily driver. He not a gearhead per say but, he is committed to driving this part of history that may not repeat itself.
Amazing ending, it made me watch it twice. Very well done!
Currently going through old Hot Rod,Car Craft and Popular Hot Rodding magazines from the past and now thinking I'm going to get a few different carburetor spacers and possibly cut out the intake plenum on a duel plane manifold and I'll be running a Rochester Quadrajet Carburetor for some OLDSMOBILE HOT RODDING
Never get tired of watchin' this.
great video, look forward to seeing more.
Roy Caruthers in the famous #5 roadster.
Absolutely beautiful
This is an excellent video. One of my favorite car quotes is the last minute or so.
Do a search for "When Cars Had Fins" its another good hot rod poem
You read my mind in a way I could never express myself.
Thanks - This set up hasn't been run yet, but I am hoping for high 9's. Approx 750 HP and it weighs less than 2200lbs. I will post videos hopefully soon.
Words fail me. Its guys like you that keep us rollin
Right on! I own a 1931 Ford Roadster AV8, period correct, newest part in this car is the steering wheel (1951 Mercury). Build it for 4 years. 5x show 1st place winner :)
Greetings from Finland!
I´m lost for words!
Wonderful!
Nicely done
This is a wonderful video and a great commentary! Ours is a 1957 Chevy Belair.
this brought a little tear to my eye
Far better than most of the poetry I was forced to read in high school. Awesome spoken word art.
That was beautiful!
It's like rock and roll. It'll never die.
brought a tear!!!
i couldnt have said it better myself, its all about the thrill and pride that we get in our hotrods. no matter what genre of rod it is
Awesome video. Love this!
I'm late but I was here and Loved every syllable!
This is art.
this is EPIC! gave me chills
We are those people at 2am. Very beautifully said. I still have chills. :-D
fantastic!!!!
When I saw this headline in the 'Recommended for you' section, i freaked out.
I thought WTF... Hot Rodding isn't dead! What an asshole. Then I listened to this kid. I nodded and agreed as he spoke, remembering falling asleep at work from being up all night fixing the Gasser. I remembered picking up my girlfriends in a car they always detested - Thinking 'Man, this car is beautiful. Why don't you like it?' This made me cry. Maybe that's lame, but it touched me. Long Live Hot Rodding!! Lucky13 ;)
Amazing monolog!
This is the best video on youtube bar none! I'm still in high school, with todays modern trends in a sense, yes I did think hot rodding is dead, even though i knew about all this stuff, but its something like this that shows how brilliant true hot rodding is, and why its an addiction.
That was amazing.
Excellent!
this is the best video ever.
Congratulations!!!
this sounds pretty scary to drive!
i'll subscribe so i know when you put your vids on! can't wait!
thanks for the info
sounds like a mean car!
what times does it do on the strip?
Type in Cooks Cuda, a blown & Inj. 5/8 stroked 392,with 26% overdrive on the small bore 6-71, Great sound, crank it up,enjoy
Great job - visually and verbally!
ID for speaker if possible?
very nice video and very touching
wow this is beautiful.
LOVE your video....don't forget us bike guys too!!! At home I pass two project bikes(in my home) on my way to the bathroom a couple times a night.Not bragging we do the same thing as the car-guys just as fast on two~wheels.
"Home built forever"
all i can say is Awesome , almost had tears because in a few months im going to be the one pulling out of that garage with a hand built 27 roadster
Hot rodding will never die!!!!!
@ratrodrocky I agree with you. Hot Rodding is a passion and a true form of Octane Art... LONG LIVE THE ART OF HOT RODDING...
Good point
1949 Bonneville Salt Lake Flats. Akton Miller takes out # 13 for a blast. Barton & Frostrom ran a class B non-fendered coupe to a new record of 124.19 mph. Ford flathead mills kicked out to 296 cu. ins. Great days.
RPEEK does a fine job with his "The day Darrel missed a gear"....
almost got goosebumps
nothing like a old school metal boded hot rod with a big block , nail it down the street , this is real driving
My HOT ROD is a 70 VW bug 7.64 in the 1/8 on street tires. VW air cooled motor
The passion for building your own car will never die. Be is a 23 Ford, 38 Chevy Business Coupe, 55-57 Shoe box, late 60's muscle, 80's Fox Body Mustang, or even a fast Honda.
It is a passion you BUILD into YOUR project with blood and sweat, not that you can BUY.
You think the imports are different? What did people think about the low riders in the late 60's or the Van Craze in the 70's.
It is a passion, it will never die.
No, I didn't hear that. Neither did anyone I know.
nice work dude.
I absolutely love this, ive shared the link a few times on my facebook pages over the years. I just put a video on tik tok with this sound, people love it! I steered them back here and told them to give you a like!
right on
Right On
Right on Man! Most eloquent.
Still get me everytime.
I miss my old GMC pickup I had in HS
OK - i saw it at the end, Eric.
Great job with beautiful diction.
Right, sorry about that
Huh... why's this guys mic so clean for 15 years ago. Also why does this hit so hard, geez.
Yup!
Bout time we got some real rodders voices on here, the tuner and glam rod would not exist if it were not for the old skool hawt rawds.
Excellent video for an excellent piece. How's YOUR hot rod coming along? What's your opinion of the "Pimp My Ride" show?
Cool poem, that describes Hot Rodding to a tee and it is what it is all about, build what you like....... never say DIE.
No words are necessary, you pretty much said it all in four minutes. *sigh* Now I have to go build me that railjob I've been dreaming about for the past five years...
thats a wicked video, great job
Thank you so much.
@Logik426 nope, it's a 1957 150 model.
I was born in Pick-a-Part Sun Valley, spawned in some anti-freeze and sixty weight mixed together and heated by exhaust. You don't have to tell me anything.
That was VERY well said !!! WOW I can relate and I'm sure many others can too!
great!
Well done, Sir, well done!
this video = amazing