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« on: May 14, 2012, 10:16:12 AM » |
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OK it's only May but I think I have found my Hotrod of the year 2012. Couldn't make the Basingstoke show due to family commitments but managed to visit a small local show down on the Romney Marshes... amongst all the usual suspect's like Model B's, 34 Ford's and Model A pickup's sat this oh so cool Ford Model Y. No roof chop and the original paint made the old girl stand out
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« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2012, 10:17:11 AM » |
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I'm not sure what engine she was running but it had International on the rocker covers..
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« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2012, 10:18:13 AM » |
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« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2012, 10:19:13 AM » |
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« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2012, 10:19:47 AM » |
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« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2012, 10:20:29 AM » |
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« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2012, 10:22:34 AM » |
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For me I don't think you could improve on its looks.. Only thing I would change (well I might actually add an exhaust system  ) is the name on the logbook to mine.... I think this would look the business parked up next to the Pop... |
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« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2012, 04:57:41 PM » |
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Very nice Shaun. About time we stopped trying to be Americans & took pride in our own heritage again I think.
Did you see "Small Fry" is out & about again. One of the iconic cars from my teenage years.
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« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2012, 05:00:39 PM » |
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The star on the door panel is a reflection from the truck parked next to it.
I remember seeing this at the Alexandra Palace custom car show when I was still at school. Still looks like it was built yesterday.
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« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2012, 05:07:52 PM » |
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that y is just well...............................right!!!
love it.
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« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2012, 10:32:56 PM » |
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The star on the door panel is a reflection from the truck parked next to it.
I remember seeing this at the Alexandra Palace custom car show when I was still at school. Still looks like it was built yesterday.
It's funny, I was talking to Matt Matheou no so long ago. Got in touch through his son. I used to work for him back in the seventies at his shop in the Kings road ...................  Hotrod of the year 2012 On its way to Columbus, Ohio 1977. |
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« Reply #11 on: May 16, 2012, 11:11:52 PM » |
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Wow!
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« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2012, 06:00:55 PM » |
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Wow!
That'll be Matt on the left and my Kawasaki tripple 400 on the right, oh and John Baldachino's mark 3 cortina and a trailer that looks like it came via Bob Messant (Stripteaser). We borrowed it to take "Small Fry" to Heathrow, 'cos Matt only had a 2CV at the time. His philosophy was "it doesn't matter what daily you have when you have this (Small Fry) and his other car (full height steel '32 3window [yes "Black Cherry" before it was BC] 327, GM350 and 8.75 olds rear end)" |
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« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2012, 06:55:31 PM » |
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I was chatting about this with a guy at work today. He remembers the shop in the Kings Road -never bought anything but used to come in for a mooch around apparently! He also remembered that Matt owned the Black Cherry coupe. I saw it at one of the London indoor shows, possibly Olympia, but was too young to know anything about who owned what.
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