1935 Ford Other Hot rods for Street street rods cars trucks

[jameshanks]

 1935 Ford Other Hot rods for Street street rods cars trucks On Ebay

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/325875779993?

[Ivan_B]

I wonder if the builder was having difficulties finding good body panels, and then said - the hell with it, I'll just call it a hot rod ?

Edited November 6, 2023 by Ivan_B

[Los_Control]

Looks like it was original on 34 .... I dunno about 35.

A google image search shows it on mostly 34 cars while others have used it on different years ..... Which came first? The Greyhound hood ornament or the Greyhound bus.

Google search shows 1914 for Greyhound bus company.

 

[Ivan_B]

7 hours ago, Los_Control said:

Looks like it was original on 34 .... I dunno about 35.

Yeah, I already looked it up and edited my original post to remove this bus reference, just before you've replied ?

In my opinion, it looks kind of strange on a car... Maybe because dogs are usually not associated with something fast and graceful? I don't know.

[Los_Control]

10 hours ago, Ivan_B said:

In my opinion, it looks kind of strange on a car... Maybe because dogs are usually not associated with something fast and graceful? I don't know.

Not something we hear about today, At one time is was a popular sport to race greyhounds. Seems like there is still 2 tracks in USA that races them .... closely governed of course.

They had the mechanical rabbit on the inside fence and the dogs would chase it around the track. The rabbit was invented in 1914 .... that helped the sport gain traction and popularity.

Previously starting in 1876 they were racing them on a straight track with mixed results. ... I only imagine the results were mixed.

So when the rabbit came along, by the 30's the greyhounds would be thought of as something fast and sleek.

 

One of those things that does not make sense today, at the time it did.

 

 

[Ivan_B]

Dog racing is probably still popular among a certain population, similar to horse racing