Word: rodding
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...hardly helpful to the record industry in its search for a solid money-making groove. And then a new type of rock song began to climb the charts. Now it is the rock fan's wish to die that is supposed to account for the success of hot-rod and surfin' songs, a great tonic to the industry for all of a year...
...ahead going into the Washington show Frank Farris' fast-iron "Tempted Frank's father, Orlie Farris runs a garage in Whiting, Ind. Two years ago, they bought a 1931 Model A Ford for $150. Now, $10,000 and countless man-hours later, they have an "altered street rod" par excellence, which has never been beaten in show competition The body has been chopped and channeled and has white Naugahyde bucket seats and fur-covered pedals. It is painted with 30 coats of candy-apple cherry, and is powered with a huge 301 Corvette engine with 4-four barrel...
Craftsmen like Ralph Lee are called custom-car buffs, and his personalized Chevy was on display last week in the seventh annual Rod and Custom Auto Show of Washington, D.C.-the grand finale of 22 such shows around the country, at which automotive do-it-yourselfers compete like beauty queens...
Exhaust Pipes & Nail Polish. Entries are divided into twelve classes: Custom Rod Motorcycle, Sports Car, Antique,' Hand Emit, Classic, Restored, Drag Boat. Pick Up. Go Kart and Minnie Bike. The best in each class compete tor two championship trophies: Best Rod and Best Custom. In addition, spectators may vote for "the most popular car of the show"; the car with the most votes in all shows on the circuit wins a 1964 500-XL Ford...
Farthest-out are the "show cars " Jilt by pros and toured as an inspiration to the amateur hobbyists These include "Car Craft Dream Rod," with a Volkswagen front end, a Ford engine Pontiac door and fender panels, a Studebaker top, and other parts from various foreign sports cars-all assembled in the latest custom wrinkle, called asymmetrical styling (both headlights, for instance are on the left side...