Me thinks one could place a wager that himmelberg consumes both Lima Beans and Cooked Spinich.

 

at the same time?

 

yep yep, why have a blown big block on juice that your afraid to run cause it might turn the headers blue, oh now, my chrome isn't perfect, and there is some dirt in my air filter.

i understand the need to trailer a vehicle, that is not the problem here, its the attitude that somehow spending large sums of money on a car makes it somehow to good to be used.

i am always pleased to see a nicely done classic running down the road, or even a exotic sports car, talk about a investment

 

Me thinks one could place a wager that himmelberg consumes both Lima Beans and Cooked Spinich. Penn Dick.

Bad way to spend your money. For those of you keeping score:

himmelberg + lima beans =

himmelberg + cooked spinach in his manicotti =

otherwise all bets are off on the plateful of cooked spinach.

i yam what i yam, himmelberg

 

dont get me wrong i'm not hammering on the ones that do and admit it , i'm after the elitist a--es that talk the talk but dont walk the walk ! if you readily admit you trailer it to and from for whatever reason oh well , if someone else built it as you dont have the knowledge or just dont wanna get dirty oh well . its the yahoos like my dear buttwipe who put me down that i like goin after . yes also i beleive that their should be two classes as those of us in the real world dont have the time or whatever to build a six figure ride . i have no problem sitting next to one of you guys and if you get the trophy and i dont i dont give a rats butt , as i know you did all or darn near all of the work , more power to you ! not that my ol' girl will ever win a trophy and im not in this or the racin' or anything else to get the trophy and be number one . im havin' fun and meeting great people doin' it ! besides most people really like my ol' beater . by the way did i tell you i'm still wearing a sh-- eatin' grin ????? well gotta go back to the four letter word guys and gals !

 

I like to drive too, but, here goes, I will defend the trailer/garage queen (if not the behavior of the owner) just because pro-built trucks pave the way for a lot of stuff we probably wouldn't have if someone else hadn't paid for the r&d. Just my point-0-2

 

Anyone who has ever entered their truck in any show that is more significant than the local "cruise night" knows the amount of work that goes into cleaning and polishing. A member of our club won the "Best Truck" trophy this year at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona...their truck was trailered but is fully functional and driven on ocassion. If my experience is any indication of reality (I'm taking a leap here), other folks with trailer queens also have daily driver trucks of the same vintage.
I'm not into cars/trucks that were built by someone else for the sole purpose of being shown by someone else just to have the "owner" stop by at the end of the show to pick up a trophy, or not. But folks who build a show truck and keep it in show condition are just as worthy of consideration and praise as those of us who either don't have the motivation or the resources but still love the trucks. Anyone who enters their vehicle in a show knowing that they are out of their class should stick to the cruise night circuit...

 

If that were the case...I doubt the shows would have very many attendees. The drivers are the ones I want to see.

The grand winner at the supernats in 2006 was totally ignored by me. I looked after I found out who it was. There is not even a picture of it in my album. I remember walking past it and thinking it was a trailer queen. I never paid any attention to it.

My health (dialysis) limits me to one or two small shows a year now, but I do not go to see the trailered ones. I go to meet people and talk vehicles. I go to see the drivers.


You can tell an owner who had his or her vehicle built, just by talking to them.

I understand (sort of) trailering one from a long distance like Kyle mentioned. Trailer it to within a hundred miles and drive the rest. Kyle's broke at the supernats, but we all jumped in to help fix it. That was a great night!!!!

The super cruise came from CA to TN in 06. Some brokedown, but they were fixed and kept truckin.

The hotrod power tour goes across country ever year. I saw it this year in Little Rock, AR. They drove those old cars and trucks. No...not all of them were long haulers, bit quite a few of them were.

Mine will never be on a trailer unless it breaks down somewhere.

 

It appears that most people have a dislike for trailer queens. Reading these posts, I've come to the realization that there are different types of queens (including the ones in San Francisco). There are the guys that work hard on their trucks, spend countless hours underneath on top, cutting themselves, smashing their thumbs etc. that trailer their work of art due to distances of travel and avoiding road hazards as mention. I can accept these types of trailered vehicles and I don't really call them trailer queens although they are on a trailer. The ones I have a problem with are the guys like I met today at a show. He trailered a 37 Ford (GM engine with no oil or antifreeze in it) The guy sat next to me and continually had to show people his gold Rolex, Bahama silk shirt and italian made sandals and the likes. I don't recall seeing grease or anything under his nails though???? His wife, stunning as ever. I'm sure what he paid in having someone build his car went into plastic surgery for the wife. The later are what I consider trailer queens which I have no respect for. I would have to say, even if I was wealthy beyond belief, I honestly believe I would still want to build my own car or truck. I definitely would have a nice garage with a lift to do the work on. That's what hot rodding is about. Building your own ride and taking it out for a drive. Not showing your economic status, nor your ability of paying someone to build the truck or car of your dreams. It OK to pay someone to do things your unable to do yourself, but then after all the hard work is done, take it out and drive it! That's what a car and truck was designed to do. I saw a great license plate on a girls Mustang, "Drive it! like you stole it!...

 

My truck is no T.Q. but that does not, in itself preclude me from admiring and respecting another man's large cash outlay and work of automotive art, regardless of how it arrived at the venue where I am seeing it. As long as he does not represent it as a "daily driver". My $.02

 

you just said what i was trying to say . nuff said ! both of you !

 

All the rest of you guys, who say it's not an economical battle or anything else, it's an extended family.Granted there has been many of a dollar made sellin aftermarket parts, and thank GOD for all the folks with big bucks to spend on the R/D that goes into producing quality parts.I have been readin most of the posts on here, and have a limited time to respond. I have noticed a very friendly family type atmosphere here, and I think just how wonderful it would be if we lived close enough to one another to help each other do what we do best and vice versa.I never have trailered my truck, I don't think that make me better than anyone who does, but I do think I have more fun!! If anyone followed behind me and Chuck from our club on our drive down I75, it was POURING down raining and we were moving on!! He has a red 55 F100 chopped top, and I still haven't got any picts on yet, but I have a white 1956 F100 with turqouise fenders and runninboards named PEGYSU.I think you can tell the drivers when you see them in the rain and other adverse weather.Having said all that, I have talked to Pat Ford and tried to get him to have another class just for the guys who really enjoy our trucks!! My truck has been done for 11 years, and has its share of cracks and chips, but when you see it out it is under it's own power.I like lookin at the high dollar trucks, and I know they sort of paved the way for alot of parts for the rest of us, but I really like makin my own stuff too to make it different from all the other trucks. I will have to share a sticker I saw in a magazine relating to this very topic it was an acronym which was: TURD Trailered Undriven Rod Division.

Take it for what it's worth. but I enjoy all the trucks!! Driven or not!At least they are bein kept and not CRUSHED

 

turd .... i like that!!!!! think i'll have to letter this ain't no turd then put that under it ! hah hah god thats good !!!

 

BB ford and Fatfender56 make good points that are difficult to argue. I have been watching this TC vs owner built with interest of late since I have been on the road of late to get in as many miles as possible on my project test build. I have been to quite a few shows lately and I am traveling farther each time to see what this thing can do. I park next to the TC's when I can and was at 2 shows yesterday. The first was a large (truck) dealer with a lot of high $$$ trucks. When I parked I had a lot of bugs and I was accused of putting them there just to fit in with "the builder crowd". Ha, what a compliment Jacko. I do not trailer and my truck is too low to ramp up on one. As I cleaned it off, others asked me what I used to tow it in with. I built mine with the detail and quality of $$$$ show,but made to be driven. 650 car cruise 2 weeks ago got rained out and 4 us us stayed till dark. We all drove in a storm and it was the best of times. Most but not all, the TC guys were not the builders and this is their way to show off their wallets but I believe this to be a character flaw and not a flaw in trailering the baby on long hauls to accommodate the kids,pets, and dealing with health issues (im on O2 ) but I would at least drive in from the next town over as I like to be clocked at 105 in a 75 ( no ticket ,nice cop) in my homebuilt. Since my truck was a test project I appreciate the fact that a lot of the parts were developed for the $$$$ trucks and then made available to me for with a phone call. Most of us build until we can't. Then we will regroup and see what works for us I suppose. People are people and trucks are trucks, all are different. 350, on the guy that called your ride a POS, let it go, forget him, he is a flawed person.
Jon, 96 cars owned, 35 built, only 1 built to trailer. (over 38 years)

 

ciaf i have forgotten about him . i was just relishing the fact that he's a looozer . i can respect anyone and their rides if they don't pretend to be something they are not . the people that im pinpointing here are the poser's as so many have also said . i watch and listen and many of the "driven " cars according to their owners , were actually trailered in . yes i have had as i said cars that could easily pass as show cars . my 64 ss everything was painted or plated and was a freakin nightmare to keep clean . i still drove the snot out of it as thats the whole purpose as far as i'm concerned . iaint no poser and if i own it irregardless its gonna get used i'm a freakin show off !! if you admit yeah it's trailered great i'll still look but showboats arent my thing im with brian i wanna see the ones with battle scars from use . lemme know its for real !! ciaf i geuss you are carriyng the new bug in a can huh ? make people think you're drivin it ? hee hee just a joke guy !!!