1977 Street Rod Nationals

fredeuce · Post by **fredeuce** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:32 am

Here are some pics I took a long time ago!

fredeuce · Post by **fredeuce** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:54 am

And some more ....

fredeuce · Post by **fredeuce** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:00 am

And some more.....

46 deluxe · Post by **46 deluxe** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 9:29 am

Love 'em , thanks for putting them up

Kiwipaul · Post by **Kiwipaul** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:11 am

Some remembering for the old guys Thanks for putting them up

fredeuce · Post by **fredeuce** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 10:23 am

Kiwipaul wrote:Some remembering for the old guys Thanks for putting them up

Ah yes, back when a 20' rim belonged on a truck and the term rat rod hadn't been invented!

HOT ROD FRED · Post by **HOT ROD FRED** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:26 am

My first Nats.Great memories there.Doesn't seem like 33

years ago.Thanks for posting

Popey · Post by **Popey** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:16 pm

HOT ROD FRED wrote:My first Nats.Great memories there.Doesn't seem like 33 years ago.Thanks for posting

Thanks for posting these.

My first Nationals too; although only as an observer; we went down in an old Holden from memory. I had started on the '34 Chev Coupe project in early '76 I think. Great memories.

The weather was foul on the way down on Good Friday. Dawned fine and Narranderra was a picture with fresh clear air and all the autumn colours etc; it was an amazing spectacle for us.

Oldcol · Post by **Oldcol** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 12:29 pm

fredeuce wrote:.....Ah yes, back when a 20' rim belonged on a truck and the term rat rod hadn't been invented!

....ain't that the truth......no big ego's or power parkers either.....just good times and havin' heaps of fun......

, thanks for the pics.....

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:13 pm

Oldcol wrote:
just good times and havin' heaps of fun......

Great pics , thanks Fredeuce.

This was discussed over a few convivial ales at Port Fairy and the general consensus was although we still enjoy runs , they're a far cry from back then , the exception to the rule was the Vic State Run in Ballarat '08 hosted by the Fuellers , it was grass roots rodding.... with a couple of show cars out there in the dust going for it .

I recall at one of the Mildura Nats seeing Daryl Scholes arrive in the California T absolutely covered in mud ( trailers werent invented then

) 5 days later he held aloft the Top Car Award.

WillyFast · Post by **WillyFast** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 7:35 pm

yep to many people r to scared to get out and get there cars dusty u would,nt c to many big dollar cars out there

lets get back to the good old days were runs were fun with your car doing driving skills i think we r going soft all alot wont to do is park there car and talk shit all day bendigo tryed to put on such a event and didnt get the support those that went had a ball i think there r to many static shows we r getting like the u.s.a

devilrod · Post by **devilrod** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:01 pm

Or is it more like most people only bring their cars out if there is a show on. Those days looked like a whole heap of fun.

mick · Post by **mick** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:07 pm

Oldcol wrote:
fredeuce wrote:.....Ah yes, back when a 20' rim belonged on a truck and the term rat rod hadn't been invented!
....ain't that the truth......no big ego's or power parkers either.....just good times and havin' heaps of fun...... , thanks for the pics.....

And no L300 shit.

54_coupe_ute · Post by **54_coupe_ute** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:09 pm

I LUV OLD PICS AND MAGAZINES. THANKS

54cussy · Post by **54cussy** » Wed Jan 13, 2010 8:22 pm

Thanks heaps, really enjoyed these pics.

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