Bolt on woody kit? Ummm, I don't think it worked out well. What do you guys think?

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Cool hot rods from the LA Roadster show 2012

These may be genuine Woodlite headlights, as hard as that is to believe, but I don't think anyone is making reproductions. They look pretty damn good on a hot rod though!

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The 3rd annual Fiesta De Kustom Kulture car and low brow art show

this example of late 50's design is a good example of how the modern design copies the best of the old designs, and how the new side mirrors only seem to differ by being made of plastic, and are mounted on the door instead of the fender. I wonder if you had a better view with a mirror on the fender, or now have a better view with the mirror on the door

full gallery of this sweet shoebox at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/11/sllk-vic.html

this would feel strange to drive to me... and a cross wind would wreak havoc on driving

cool stop light

 Here between the tires is a Bomonster sticker, and the booth they were stopping by is Bomonster's.

 A full gallery of this tricked out Road Runner is at http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/05/damn-nice-road-runner-with-better.html

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Barn finds, a year in review of what's been pulled out, put up for sale, or auctioned off

 That is a barn, sometimes they are easy to distinguish, and sometimes, they look like a lot of wood in a vague pile that might have space under it

 Inside you mghight find a pile of stuff... like the above 1961 Renault Carvelle, or even better the below 1956 Jaguar xk 140.

 Or sometimes you might just see that pile has a tail light under it. Right in the above photo to the bottom left

 or the above pile with a hood and a bit of windshield

 turns out to be a 1969 GTO

 Look in the back, a lot of people are not happy about every poor out of money dreamer asking if they want that car hauled away, and so they pushed it around to the back of the garage

 or threw a tarp over it. Above, a 68 Mustang, below, a Boss 302 Mustang

So.. that is about all you need to know about barnfinds, now, here are the ones that were up for sale last year

1927 Erskine (offshoot of Studebaker) model 50 sedan

32 Ford

1932 Packard

1937 Lagonda

1939 Hupmobile Senior

1947 Allard K1

1947 Pontiac woody (these woodys are worth upward of 50 thou in this condition)

A Tucker

1949 Delahaye 135

1953 Corvette (only 251 were made, they sucked, but they are worth a lot to a collector)

1954 Glasspar G2

 1957 Mercedes Gullwing 300SL

 1957 Morgan Plus 4

 cool 1959 Taylor electric cart

 1959 Morris Mini

 B/FX dragster that raced in 1966... damn, want that engine

 1968 Charger

 Even a High Country Special Mustang


now here are the Corvettes

58

 59

 63 split window

 64 Stingray

and this was found after 20 years of sitting in a shipping container in Waipahu Hawaii

So keep your eyes on http://www.barnfinds.com for the ones that come out of hiding in the future... you never can tell what rare or previously unheard of custom will be found

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