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For a variety of reasons I was unable to spend a whole lot of time roaming around at the car show yesterday.

However I did manage to find a couple of rats that caught my eye.

I can only imagine that these contraptions have GOT to be a blast to build and then ride around in.

https://lightbeemzphoto.com/photos/misc/leb23_1808.jpg

https://lightbeemzphoto.com/photos/misc/leb23_1809.jpg

https://lightbeemzphoto.com/photos/misc/leb23_1810.jpg

https://lightbeemzphoto.com/photos/misc/leb23_1811.jpg

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Sep 17, 2023 at 10:03 AM
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Sort of a Mad Max vibe but with J.S. Speaker (or knockoff) headlights. Well, okay then.
Sep 17, 2023 at 11:27 AM
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Super job "LB"! Love it!
Dan
Sep 17, 2023 at 12:39 PM
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Hey Larry...

They look like club members of the rats that go to Bonneville...

One from my catalog...

https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Bonneville-Ragspix/i-P6jBxTR/2/8a0b7612/O/DSC_0202.jpg
Sep 17, 2023 at 12:52 PM
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Peter Figen wrote:
Sort of a Mad Max vibe but with J.S. Speaker (or knockoff) headlights. Well, okay then.


Peter,
I'd have to agree with the Mad Max analogy.
I think with these builds literally anything goes as far as parts used is concerned. "OMG...look at that!" is heard a lot from us wanderers.
Still though....fun!

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Sep 17, 2023 at 03:46 PM
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Danpbphoto wrote:
Super job "LB"! Love it!
Dan

Thanks Dan. Perhaps some day one of these guys/gals will offer me a ride.

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Sep 17, 2023 at 03:49 PM
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Rags Hef wrote:
Hey Larry...

They look like club members of the rats that go to Bonneville...


Rags,
I think most of these Rat Finks are of the same mind...some more out of theirs than others.

From a show last year
https://lightbeemzphoto.com/images/061822irp_6652.jpg

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Sep 17, 2023 at 03:55 PM
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Sep 17, 2023 at 07:24 PM
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Tetanus Creek ... dig it.


Sep 18, 2023 at 07:00 AM
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LarryBeemer wrote:
For a variety of reasons I was unable to spend a whole lot of time roaming around at the car show yesterday.

However I did manage to find a couple of rats that caught my eye.

I can only imagine that these contraptions have GOT to be a blast to build and then ride around in.

….

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Ahhh… the good old days of Ed “ Big Daddy” Roth… (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Roth for the younger crowd that may need Skoolin’)

Nice shots!

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Sep 18, 2023 at 09:23 AM
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These are all great! American engineering at its best! Have to start somewhere!
Dan






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Sep 18, 2023 at 09:48 AM
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524f44 wrote:
Ahhh… the good old days of Ed “ Big Daddy” Roth… (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Roth for the younger crowd that may need Skoolin’)

Nice shots!

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Thanks for the link...

My ratbike Widow Maker; a new 2007 Sportster (converted)

https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/0803-My-dog-Widow-Maker/n-R57CQ/i-r436Ncn/0/1edd24b6/X2/i-r436Ncn-X2.jpg
Sep 18, 2023 at 10:48 AM
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Rags Hef wrote:
Thanks for the link...

My ratbike Widow Maker; a new 2007 Sportster (converted)

https://photos.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/0803-My-dog-Widow-Maker/n-R57CQ/i-r436Ncn/0/1edd24b6/X2/i-r436Ncn-X2.jpg

I had a 1982 Sportster, wasn't paying attention and left my top layer of skin on an Oregon firetrail after being knockout for 15 minutes. Luckily I wore a helmet!
Sold my bike the next week. Still have scar tissue from a fractured clavicale. Can't throw!
Dan
Sep 18, 2023 at 12:35 PM
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Memories LB! I had fake whitewalls on my '55 Chevy. I needed some tires and a guy down the street had a'56 he was taking to the junk yard, but it had good tires with those fake whitewalls. He told me I could swap my bad tires for his (guess he took pity on a 16 year old kid). His tires had the fake whitewalls. Took me a while to change them out. I used his jack and mine to change them out one at a time then roll them 6 six houses down the street. Bought some gloss black Rustoleum to paint the wheels, then added a set of Baby Moons. Classy.
Sep 18, 2023 at 12:51 PM
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Ray Swindle wrote:
...then added a set of Baby Moons. Classy.




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Sep 18, 2023 at 01:00 PM
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Ray Swindle wrote:
Memories LB! I had fake whitewalls on my '55 Chevy. I needed some tires and a guy down the street had a'56 he was taking to the junk yard, but it had good tires with those fake whitewalls. He told me I could swap my bad tires for his (guess he took pity on a 16 year old kid). His tires had the fake whitewalls. Took me a while to change them out. I used his jack and mine to change them out one at a time then roll them 6 six houses down the street. Bought some gloss...Show more →

Ray, Great story! Those were truly the good old days.

I gotta admit. when I first saw the "bent" white walls I chuckled to myself and thought "why would anybody have whitewalls that looked like that? Why didn't he straighten them out when he parked?" It wasn't until I got home and started processing my catch of the day that it dawned on me.....they were bent ON PURPOSE Rat Fink would be so proud.

I wish I would have had taken the time to grab a few more detail images. Some of the odd "parts" I noticed were truly ingenious. For instance....one of the door hing pins was one of those t-shaped tools you get with a chainsaw....the one with the screwdriver on one end and two different size "sockets" on the other end.

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Sep 18, 2023 at 02:33 PM
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Ray Swindle wrote:
Memories LB! I had fake whitewalls on my '55 Chevy. I needed some tires and a guy down the street had a'56 he was taking to the junk yard, but it had good tires with those fake whitewalls. He told me I could swap my bad tires for his (guess he took pity on a 16 year old kid). His tires had the fake whitewalls. Took me a while to change them out. I used his jack and mine to change them out one at a time then roll them 6 six houses down the street. Bought some gloss...Show more →

Ray MOST kids back then did this! I was one of many in my area. We were young and dumb, at least our elders thought so, we created the memories that we view now! Talk about immorality!

I had to get front tires for my 1956 Chevy. I didn't even have enough to pay the full price. And I had 2 jobs!The tire store cashier had pity on me an gave them to me at all that I had cash.

Dan
Sep 18, 2023 at 02:45 PM
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Danpbphoto wrote:
These are all great! American engineering at its best! Have to start somewhere!
Dan

Never had the real thing. But I built dozens of models like this as a kid. Thanks for the memories!

What am I sayin'? Kid? Ha, I never did grow up :-) Way back it was model cars, now it's cameras. :-) :-)
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Sep 18, 2023 at 06:06 PM
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524f44 wrote:
Never had the real thing. But I built dozens of models like this as a kid. Thanks for the memories!

What am I sayin'? Kid? Ha, I never did grow up :-) Way back it was model cars, now it's cameras. :-) :-)
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Tommy Ivo's 4 engine dragster started me thinking about all kinds of goofy modifications to my models.
Sep 18, 2023 at 07:01 PM
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Ray Swindle wrote:
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Tommy Ivo's 4 engine dragster started me thinking about all kinds of goofy modifications to my models.

I always had a thing for George Barris’ Ala Kart https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ala_Kart_(custom_car)

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Sep 18, 2023 at 07:26 PM
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