was the order of the day, hot rods were the devils work preached from the Southern Baptist pulpit.įortunately we had heros that hauled moonshine through the week and race some of the same cars on Saturday night, guys like Júnior Johnson. Speeding, racing, loud mufflers, safety violations, etc.
The local leaders & the news paper only published articles that matched their narrow minded ideas and nothing else The South lacked any open minded thinking until the 60's when the kids really started rebelling, in the rural area I was raised there were a few hot rodders, the police watched them like hawks. Old cars here after serving time as someone’s “work car” (similar to a rust belt persons salt or winter car) usually became round track fodder. Another with a “vette” powered 64 impala. Modified trucks to haul logs and such or school bus “RVs”. Not much cash to spend on “hot rods” other than an occasional jalopy. Needed to blend in with the rest of the poor folks. Not much of a chance for this to end up in a magazine. Resembles the cut downs my relatives built for fun in the south. This creation was stated by its owner to be a legit 40s build that was driven, raced and evolved by his relative. So I’m not surprised at the timeline proposed by the bossman.
Not during that period but I knew a lot that did.Ĭulture? Well since hot rods are associated with rock n roll I have no doubt that negatively influence the Bible Belt. You’ll see some hot rods, customs and at least one west coast drag car I glimpse of Birmingham Al in the late 50s
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