some interesting Hamb posts

[Brian Lohnes]

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Dude, weld some 1/2" steel plate over the windows of the Taurus and show up!

I'll be video taping from the top of the nearest hill.

HA!

Brian

[dieselgeek]

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I have a buddy at work that is a member of the HAMB. He was trying to get me to take the Fairlane wagon to a drag race event that a bunch of those guys go to. As I was looking at the information that he gave me I noticed that it said "Please leave your high tech hot rods at home"! I figure that is their way of telling me that I am not invited.

classic HAMB attitude right there. :

[Monster]

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I noticed that it said "Please leave your high tech hot rods at home"!
I figure that is their way of telling me that I am not invited.

Yep, you are starting to get the picture ....

[chuckw2]

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I have been on there for quite a while and have found help and attitudes both. In all fairness they are quite upfront on what they are about. '64 and older traditional rods and customs. They aren't interested in late model fuel injection, billet anything, "street rod" type hot rods, etc. As has been stated there are some awesome picture threads on there. They don't react too well to posts that step outside their stated parameters.

[min301]

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I've joined, but never went back.
My account probably was tossed...

[Brian Lohnes]

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Hey, their membership numbers and popularity speak for themselves. It's a happening place and like Chuck said, they're pretty clear on what the area of interest is. It's not for everyone, and thank God for that because it allows places like our little wee spot on the internets to function and grow.

I've not spent much time there, not out of spite or anything, more just because I don't have the time to spend.

Brian

[SpiderGearsMan]

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maybe hi tech means hydraulic brakes
nerds

[Schtauffer]

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I have been on there for quite a while and have found help and attitudes both. In all fairness they are quite upfront on what they are about. '64 and older traditional rods and customs. They aren't interested in late model fuel injection, billet anything, "street rod" type hot rods, etc. As has been stated there are some awesome picture threads on there. They don't react too well to posts that step outside their stated parameters.

Its a good site with a lot of good info. The hardcore, self-centered, dress in black-n-tat attitude turns me off, that's all.

Stay in the box over there and they're fine. Kinda ironic. Still a great place to go for traditional junk.

They locked a thread on me when I asked what I thought was an innocent question. I asked why the people in the traditional scene always wear black, when back in the day all the mechanics wore whites. They locked it down, said to focus on the cars, not the scene. In denial, I guess... Tried to delete my account, couldn't figure out how. The Old Farts Club invited me to join them, LOL. Those guys are pretty cool.

[Monster]

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For those of you interested, here is their Read This First thread ...

The HAMB is dedicated to spreading the gospel of traditional hot rods and kustoms to hoodlums world wide. That?s right ? TRADITIONAL. And we aren?t talking Beach Boys and poodle skirts here fellas. If you are into a-side 50?s pop, lawn chairs, ruler contests, and all things that make hot rodding warm and cozy then you might want to find another message board. If you aren?t sure what we mean by ?traditional?, then you might think twice as well. If you?ve come here to set a rep, talk some shit, and make some fun then you had better turn around right now. We aren't patient.

Even if you have come here for all the right reasons, don?t expect posting to be easy. We don?t cater to new fellas unless they show a dedication to spreading this tradition of ours first. We welcome young, old, foreign and all ? but our original members and our staff expect a certain level of respect and an effort to keep things true and on topic.

Maybe you are an old fart with a past. Maybe you are one of the guys that started this tradition we cherrish. We built this place for you and your posts mean the world to us. Hop on and introduce yourself. This is your board.

Still reading? Then you must be cut out for this, right? We recommend you read some more. Check out all the forums, develop an understanding for how things work around here, learn the ?do?s? and ?do not?s?? The key to a happy HAMB newbie is to understand the joint BEFORE you begin posting. You want to be happy don?t ya newbie?

We have very few written rules here on the HAMB and that?s the way we like it, but we won?t hesitate to dump disruptive posters, ego freaks, or shit talkers. We are all here to learn and teach - please keep your other perogatives on the sidelines.

Rules:
1. No profanity in subject lines
2. No political/religious/racial posts
3. No Porn.
4. All personal information listed on this board is private and protected. The HAMB does not sell this information and you are not privy to use it for your own reasons. Test us on this one and we will bite.
5. New Users must fill out thier profiles. Every bit that you can. Simply click on "User Cp" above and get to work.
6. New users must introduce themselves in the intro forum.

Guidelines:
1. If in doubt, don?t post it
2. Stay on-topic and relevant with your posts? OT posts aren?t generally appreciated by our membership.
3. Gotta easy question? Try using the search function first.
4. Your life here would probably be easier if you complete your profile and introduce yourself before jumping into the deep end...
__________________

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"Skating the same line since 1976..."

[SpiderGearsMan]

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the opinionated people I like is me
you go to shows or races , don't see many of these guys , they seem to be hiding in the closet or something
20 years ago , I poked some fun at lead east or lost in the fifties , about being a little early for a halloween costume party , those dudes were not happy , but they got real polite the closer I got
they are trying to be fonze joe carloni - the real deal -rip

[tiresmoke!]

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I'm a member over there, have been for a while now.

I mostly lurk, but I do know a few of the members personally, have hung out with several more(and I'm not into the "dressy" aspect of it).....one of them, "Bubba", aka Jim Linder, is a TRUE class act.

While he has his traditional hot rod shop/teardrop trailer deal, his mainline business is a fuel-injection shop...while well-versed in the old, he can school many with modern technology. If you ever have the chance to chat with him, I'd highly recommend it.

I joined up over there with the understanding of what they are/aren't about......as long as you can respect that, all is good.

Kinda like here..... ;D......perhaps that same respect could be applied by one of our newer members?

[dieselgeek]

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the opinionated people I like is me
you go to shows or races , don't see many of these guys , they seem to be hiding in the closet or something
20 years ago , I poked some fun at lead east or lost in the fifties , about being a little early for a halloween costume party , those dudes were not happy , but they got real polite the closer I got
they are trying to be fonze joe carloni - the real deal -rip

that's what bothers me about the HAMB: "...And we aren?t talking Beach Boys and poodle skirts here fellas."

Except, they ARE talking Beach Boys and Poodle Skirts. While I agree that MANY members there aren't overly freakish about tradition (same people also are not building trad rods or whatever the trendy name is this week), the CORE membership there aer a bunch of snooty snobs who are WAAAAAAY more into what they're wearing as they park their butts in a lawnchair next to their car at a "car show" than they are about driving, wrenching on, racing, or improving their cars. And they're very in-your-face about anything that doesn't fit their intangible definition of "what's hip" - screw those posers IMO. There's almost nothing of interest over there unless you're into "what's been done a million times already"

[SpiderGearsMan]

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although the junior stock and ny street racing threads are priceless

[chuckw2]

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they do seem to be a little inconsistent on how they enforce the rules but then there are over 30,000 members so some stuff does slip through the cracks and with that many personalities there's bound to be some toes stepped ono now and then.

[TC]

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The HAMB is dedicated to spreading the "gospel"

See there's the problem right there. ;)