Bodies

It really got it’s start in the 1950’s when “cool” was becoming a household word but she has been around since the 1930’s.  Way back then, car manufacturers started a process wherein some of the steel between the bottom and the top of the window was removed from the car to lower the roof height. It made the street rods look better because the original roof line was just too high above the rest of the car's body.  Who wanted to drive around looking like a nerd!  Instead, the Ford 3 Window Coupe added new glass, relocation of door hinges and tilted back pillars to meet the new roof of the car. The Little Deuce Coupe with the “Top Chop” had been born.

Are you sick of those modern cars, with slick curves, high tech add-ons, and the full monty of unnecessary parts? They all look the same really don't they! That's why the 1933/34 steel bodied Ford roadster replica makes a nice change from the ordinary - and blasts us in to a world where a stop sign didn't actually mean a 3 minute pause for traffic.

Thanks to Real Steel Inc., the desire to own one of these cars can indeed be satisfied, thanks to the combined effort of the engineering teams who have put together a kit set based on the 1933/34 design. Made from die-stamped 19 gauge sheet metal, the replica is bound to impress any discerning car enthusiast as you readily display it in your driveway.

Corvettes are so much a visceral part of the American auto dream, and one would argue that it's the early Corvettes - the C1 generation-that embody the true essence of freedom, beauty, and the power of technology emerging in the retrospectively more innocent times of the fifties and early sixties. The look of a 1959 Corvette Roadster, say, evokes warm, fuzzy feelings and images from the memories of us older folks, and by the Corvette's archetypical status, creates the same golden aura for people of all ages.

Ever wonder what the perfect version of the Ultimate Roadster would be? I mean perfect!  You can imagine it in your mind- all the exact specifications and extras that you ever dreamed of.  Nobody could replicate it and you would be the proud owner of that “one-of-a-kind” Roadster made perfect to your specifications.  Believe it or not, there is a place that you can go to get this perfect machine. Tri-State Motorsports is making dreams like this come true and all you have to do is check them out on the web to get the parts and accessories you need for that perfect roadster dream.

Take a road trip out to Brookville, Ohio and learn a little bit more about the rat kulture while you’re driving.  Rat rods and the rat kulture are something that is actually becoming mainstream and the culture is being built upon beautiful bodies just like the 1930/ 31 All Steel Ford Roadster Pickup Replica that is offered in Brookville.  For those kids who like to fix these old cars up and push the newest style, now becoming the "retro- depression era, there are rat rod diecast cars, rat-rod-style beach cruisers, and even a clothing line promoted by Hollywood types. It used to be the early 1970’s that fell under the "kulture" motif but now it’s replica’s like the 1930/ 31 Ford Roadster that are getting all the attention. 

It's been over fifty years since the original 1957 Chevy Convertible entered the scene to become one of most adored classic cars in America. Today it is commonly restored to its original condition or modified according to owner’s personal tastes and, as it gets older, it only gets better. Regularly used in movies, TV, music toys, and graphics, this is an icon of an era. It’s probably the '57 Bel Air that is among the most recognizable of that time and the boys in Minnesota have already figured that out. They know that the Bel Airs have a roomy feel and the style is tastefully restrained in terms of the tail fins and the chrome. Other models have been seen as oversized and over-decorated in many cases but it all depends on your personal choice.