nostalgia drags WSID 03/12/06

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:28 pm

anyone going to the nostagia drags this weekend at WSID

SRVLIVES · Post by **SRVLIVES** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 6:54 pm

I'll be there... look for the guy looking longingly at all the great cars

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Tue Nov 28, 2006 7:32 pm

was planning to go but due to family commitments can't make it.

Was looking forward to seeing the inaugural HAMB drags too...

Stewart

GMH-O57(N.S.W) · Post by **GMH-O57(N.S.W)** » Fri Dec 01, 2006 1:48 am

IL BE GOIN CANT WAIT DAD RANG ME TODAY N SAID U WANNA GO IM LIKE HELL YES STAY TUNNED FOR PIX FROM J.C PHOTOGGRAPHY

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:26 pm

so how many of you end up going? started out looking like shit but turned out a good day although cold. sooner or later i'll put up some photos. Oh parisian i can tell you you missed nothing re: the HAMB cars what a waste of space must be the slowest things on earth, people were saying they were the nostalgia drags version of junior dragsters

SRVLIVES · Post by **SRVLIVES** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:58 pm

hey ratbox, they sure looked like they were having the best bang for the buck there!

Budgets under $5g's, brand new cars with all those brand new car problems, pre '62 flatheads and inliners, manual boxes..... seemed like good times to me.

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 6:37 pm

yeah but not very entertaining to watch

, a couple of mates and me were talking of building one using an early chev 6 and floging all of them

. i think that is why they don't alow red 6's they wouldn't see which way they went

SRVLIVES · Post by **SRVLIVES** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 8:49 am

ratbox wrote: i think that is why they don't alow red 6's they wouldn't see which way they went

Nope, there's a more legitimate reson for this,
http://www.hot-rod.com.au/hambster/background.htm

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 10:45 am

G'day Ratbox

fast doesn't always equal cool...yeah it does help but check out the HAMB and Jalopy Journal sites in the US and you'll see more of where these guys are coming from...

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/show ... p?t=112323

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/show ... p?t=145975

Regards
Stewart

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 1:15 pm

i know all this stuff i used to own an A model roadster/pickup so i've done the hot rod thing and i know the guys that own the HAMB cars, all i'm saying and it's not just my point of veiw that they were not very entertaining especially when i know a few of those guys have some very kool and fast cars 1, '32 coupe blown and injected hemi another blown sidevalve in '32 roadster, i'm not arguing with you guys just stating a point of veiw but i do know about these cars thats why the comparison to junior dragsters some people are interested but others are bored to death by them

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 2:48 pm

Point taken. By the way I saw a pic of your mates rat rod there. Would have made for an interesting drive to Sydney...

regards
Stewart

SRVLIVES · Post by **SRVLIVES** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 5:35 pm

ratbox wrote:i'm not arguing with you guys

No probs mate, didn't think you were, but thought I might steer you to some of the background.... which you already know!

Toom\k a pic and had a good look over your car at the Drags, good effort, looked very cool!

GMH-O57(N.S.W) · Post by **GMH-O57(N.S.W)** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:01 pm

WHERES ALL THA PICS EVERY ONE??

mrs ratbox · Post by **mrs ratbox** » Wed Dec 06, 2006 7:37 pm

the mates rat rod is from st marys and trailered it (but you probably knew that) but he does have plans of getting it registered and suprisingly it isn't to bad to drive (a ittle rough on bumps)

parisian62 · Post by **parisian62** » Thu Dec 07, 2006 6:57 am

Justin,

I'm waiting for you to post your pics...come on whats the delay?

Stewart