Thread: Who's built a Hot Rod or Street Rod

Probably not quite what your thinking, but I turned a Triumph Herald Wagon into a 1930's looking roadster The project cost me 900 british pounds from start to finish. It wasn't a "kit car" but built from a plan that cost 40 pounds paid to the guy that designed the concept. It was very cleverly thought out as you retained the triumph chassis / running gear, making registration very simple.

Turned out to be very lively after I upgraded to a "spitfire" motor with twin carbs I even raced it at Castle Combe Circuit in the uk. Hardest part during the build was bending the bonnet shape around a lamp post

That would've been the best thing ever to happen to a Herald, eh Jerry?

Find a certifying engineer with a sense of humour and modify the Landy chassis. Most rods these days are built on custom (?) chassis' anyway.

What about going the rat rod route ? there was an interesting 6 wheel Studebaker truck I saw somewhere. I think the chassis was flipped to reduce ground clearance. This is something I have thought about often when looking at a wrecked Landy.

Not quite the same thing, but used to be into doing up old Holdens to almost "hot rod" specs some years ago.

I had an FB panel van with 327 Chev V8 amd running gear / steering / brakes etc modified from a number of other sources. Body was slightly modified, very much lowered, big wheels etc. A lot of chrome under the bonnet and under the vehicle. Inside was all done out by the wife's father who was an auto upholsterer. The wife's cousin had an FJ van similarly modified, and a mate (he was a Police Sergeant) had an old black Mercedes W128 with a Chev V8 and modified running gear in it. We used to enter them in various car shows / street rod competitions etc.

I've restored a couple of other old Holdens (FB Wagon, FJ Ute & Panel Van) since then, but good ones are getting too hard to find. Have a friend here in Perth though who still collects, restores and sells FJ's and the earlier 48/215's (FX's to some).

Link to his web-site is here ................ http://www.littleindustries.com/Holdens.htm if you want to buy a good ute.

Pre 1970 Toyota Crown saloons have a full chassis and are exempt from ADRs so have considerable potential to take any body you wish. I came across one guy putting a 1930s Citroen body on his.

Is this the sort of thing?
350 Chev on a Holden One tonner chassis.
Land Rover body.

Yeah! we had a RS-41 Crown first of the coil sprung, full chassis,4 cylinder motor Toyo's copy of the 170 Mercedes,but it had 1950's English braking system unboosted drums 3 speed with elect O/Drive on 2nd & top,but had the braking capability of the Queen Mary

I think back at some of it's standard fittings,lightly tinted glass all round including windscreen,self-seek radio dual band,with controls also in the rear, centre arm rests booth seats,light and power point (shaver)in glove box,light in rear boot, and under the bonnet,driving/fog lights and full wheel dress rims (pre Mags) not bad equipment for 1966 on a standard car, no wonder the Japanese took the market from the Brits and Aussies,made a Holden (premier) look cheap and all for a very little more one could have a luxurious Japanes vehicle,

The Datsun (Nissan)1963 Bluebird (P410) first series, in Brisbane was 898 Pounds/A pre dollar-1 pound=$2 registered drive away, and an FB Holden Standard was over 1000 pounds, and they had 4 H/lights, blinkers reversing lights.