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Originally Posted by bob johnson
cool guy that built some kind of butt ugly cars..a few like the Hirohota Merc were pretty, but most of that stuff was horribly ugly. He and Roth both did some hideous stuff. Hot Rodding has raised the bar a mile since that day. Their cars were not only ugly, but the quality of the work back then was terrible. I've bought and sold some of those early rods and they leave a whole lot to be desired. These young builders today are light years ahead of those big name guys from years gone by..Did you ever see the 54 Chev. that the old timers built on Monster Garage. Finished product was scary..redefined LEAD sled..
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I agree. The new guys stuff is light years ahead of Barris' work. Heck there were "black pipe" gas fittings on the Batmobile painted flourescent Orange hanging out the back in plain view. Ole George looks like he died and just plain ole forgot to fall over. Old School indeed.