Nashville to LA! Winter Road Trip in a Topless Deuce Roadster - HOT ROD Unlimited Episode 26
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2024
- On this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited, Staff Editor Thom Taylor drives a channeled, topless Deuce roadster in the dead of winter from Nashville to LA, encountering what you would expect in the middle of winter: ice, rain, cold, frost, and did we mention cold. Thom drove the roadster back to LA to promote HOT ROD's 65th anniversary event, HOT ROD Homecoming, taking place in March 2013 (HotRodHomecoming.com). Watch the roadster slip, slide and spin 2,000 miles as Thom takes Interstate 40 through eight states and 70-degrees of temperature change, taking breaks for burnouts, breakdowns, bad weather and junkyards.
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I love this video I watch it atleast twice a year for the last 4 or so years maybe longer
Glad we were able to spark some nostalgic reminiscing for you! Thanks for sharing your thoughts and memories!
Wow, all the negativity in the comment section - he doesn't have to be roadkill, it doesn't matter if there are similarities because frankly it's the same channel and that people actually complain about the lack of breaking down on the side of the road goes a long way to show what kind of audience is watching. Be thankful that you're getting another roadkill-esque video to shorten your wait till your next fix.
Much appreciated, Mark!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for letting us know!
So glad you enjoyed it!
Yes, Yes, Yes!!! More Hot Rod mag, more pre '48, and more off road please. I want to see stuff being built, driven, broken and fixed. Bill's garage is awesome. Bp and other old equipment in the corner, an Indy car, and projects everywhere.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I LOVE MY HOT ROD FAMILY!!!! SO MUCH FUN!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!
Brings back memories. 3 years ago in February, my 13 year old son and I hopped on a plane from Orange County, CA to Dallas, TX and purchased a '68 Datsun 2000 convertible and drove it half way back to So Cal. We towed it the other half after an accident in Las Cruses, NM. We had a top and a heater, but only put on the top in the rain and sleet. Many issues and problems to solve along the way. It was great!
mad respect now that's what i call hot rodding!
I been reading hotrod for 45 years,but I truly love watching the video's
Awesome video. I remember seeing that car in a magazine when i was a kid; it's so cool to see it again.
I can relate; I drove my '32 Ford sedan three times from New Jersey to the California Nationals.No backup, no trailer, no support group just gasoline. Does all that count?
In january!!? Thom, you are a brave man. Would not do this in the winter, in my Deuce Cpe. Knew a couple of guys that drove there roadsters in late 50s or early 60s but not in winter. Must have been a BLAST! THANKS! for posting this.
I enjoyed the video and the ride myself I would go in a heartbeat
that cor combo caused me to build my first roadster same color and bills 40 too thank you bill and thanks thom a couple real Hotrod heros thank you gord schwarz
Impressive, the more I watch this hot rod the more I like how it looks and drives.
nice looking hot rod roadster
lot of people have the tendency to take these projects and get tacky with the style
Rain-X is some good shit man, works great.
Way to go Thom Taylor. Your art in a round about way made me what I am today. Jim Ford Highway 101Rod and Custom.
Yes love the old school vibe,..really cool
I like to see hot driven and not trailed I like the 32 roadster but leg room is an issue with fused left hip I'm working on a 33 roadster I'm part of a car club one of the rules is you have to put at least 15000 miles per year on your car
Motor trend is basically the best thing ever. It's better than Top gear (UK) for the following reasons: 1) It's set in america, so we get a greater variety of cars 2) its much much more frequent 3) The hosts are all awesome in their own ways, from roadkill to hot rod to the bike one 4) They really know their stuff 5) It is really really well produced/filmed/edited 6) THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
I realize this was 7 years ago, but what a cool video.My longest trip in my topless roadster was about 800 miles one way, can't even think about 2000 miles in it. LOL
6:18 the time lapse of the gauges fluctuating looks awesome!
..cow's thinkin:
I wonder what that dude with the leaky rod is thinkin...
Or if he thinks at all...
Does anyone know the name of the music/song playing when they first introduced the car
Matthew Mullins ive been wondering that for a while still haven't been able to find out what it is either
Matthew Mullins Dave Pearson sweet sound of escape found it
***** sorry bud I meant the one at the 40 second mark, but thanks for the other song
Haha! That's funny.
Taylor is a legend. Great vid. Great story.
Glad to see the car isn't a trailer queen! Must have been a blast! This has been added to my bucket list. Drive cross country in a open top anything. Maybe if and when i get a 64 Sunbeam Tiger. Thanks for the inspiration HotRod!!!
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LUMBER JACKET AND A HOT ROD DANG COOL HAS NO AGE
I'am imprassed, this car, it's something more than just a hot rod - it gives inspiration!!!
Wow!
Great job Thom, love the car!
You were asking what that cow may have been thinking go ahead piss on the fence I laughed my ass off lol
Beautiful, simple 32 roadster. Hot Rod unplugged!
That’s an awesome drive and shows that if you build it right you can drive across the us🇺🇸 with out breaking down more drive time less wrenching
Wow, UA-cam recommended this out of nowhere. Cool.
12:00, almost guaranteed the cow is wondering whether you're there to bring it food.
Nothing looks as cool as smoke coming off the tires of a '32 roadster.
It sure felt like Winter Epic Hot Rod Drive. I did enjoyed it. I wonder about that cow. Thanks!
Thats whats its all about... Building a cool car and DRIVING IT!!! Not using it as a trophy or making it a trailer queen... Awesome video very inspiring...
I had a ride in an Ariel Atom 300 the other day. The driver wore a snow suit and a helmet whereas I only had a light jacket and sunglasses. He only took me for a spin, so it wasn't too bad for me. As everybody knows, this thing is quick, so I was happy despite the cold temperatures. I bet better clothing would have made your ride a little more comfy, too :D. Great video, I really enjoyed watching! Would have liked it to be 30 minutes long :). All the best!
David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan should have done it..! Roadkill all the way, those guys are hilarious together, especially when driving some sort of junker. MORE ROADKILL!!
I love Motor Trend i watch every single video you guys post and i want some more
Real cool hot rod... Love the story .,...thanks for making the podcast vid
Shamrock Texas looked like a cool town I might have to take a road trip
Cool to see even David Yke loves cars.
Brilliant love it well done , it stayed togetther and made it
Don't forget that they also had a V8 option. That combined with price and weight made the '32 a legend. Of course, they didn't look bad either...
Great job Thom.
Good video, enjoyable watch. I love this channel. Thank god UA-cam has come around, reading is so 1980's.
VERY brave man !....good looking car !
Excellent video
Really nice Road Trip !
I dunno about Tennessee, but any day that isn't wet or freezing is a good day in Oregon
great vid. living in uk it's good to see the USA from a different angle.
Just my kind of adventure. Glad you made it ok.
Very insparational thanks for the video
Lovely car, and the pin-striping is just right.
On to of that, I love the garages.
He needed a nice old school Buco helmet ..Very nice video and cool hot rod!
Alright guys, Roadkill is absolutely great but it's a different concept with a different theme. This was a fun video, particularly to those of us who have done something similar. Thom had a plenty of personality, it's just different from those of Freiburger and Finnegan. This wasn't about getting a junk yard beater running long enough to complete a road trip (without overheating...), this is a story of man and machine.
Very nice car and way cool trip, loved the video!
That cow was thinking "Where's the beef?".
best show on MT
I'll tell ya what it takes huge balls to do this trip in that kind of weather.
I can't believe you drove that car that far!! That's awesome!! I would never drive mine that far! Don't think it would make it!😞
it held up really good for a trip that long
Great episode
very sick video . thanks alot
This guy is no Freiburger. Or Fennigan for that matter.
Clint Grantham Theres no way that guy drove the whole way.
Clint Grantham no, but he is one hell of a designer. he was very influential in the hot rod/ custom car scene. and he teaches many kids how to draw cars with his how to draw cars books. and he is very well known at art center pasadena.
He seems very pretentious.
Clint Grantham Clint you seem to be shallow with poor reasoning skills. I have alot of friends, all with varried personalities and interest. Thom is not Dave or Mike.. nor is he trying to be .. being yourself is called authenticity. Yet you are saying he's pretentious and that he should be more like Fri and Fin. Not one on the Hot Rod staff is a trained actor or TV host.. they are all writers and that is their primary skill. Thom is not hanging with a buddy cutting up like Roadkill.. he's by himself on a long trip trying to put together some little clips/items to make something interesting to watch. Watch Finnegan on Hot Rod Garage.. by himself and instructing (solo doing a piece like Thom) not near the charisma as when he's just having fun with David.. Live and let live and if you can't.. just keep it to yourself. Rock on Thom.
Closeoutracer agreed, well said man.
ice on the fuel line would that be like a free natural cool can haha
For all those complaining that this isn't Roadkill, they are right. But it is not intended to be. Freiburger is a great editor and writer but he doesn't do Hot Rod anymore. He was no Robert Petersen, CJ Baker or Marlan Davis either. You don't hear people whining because another group of writers came along now do you? Hot Rod has had a lot of different staff members since 1948 and hopefully have many more in the next 70 years. Video like this is still in its infancy so there will many more in the years to come unless this medium turns into an M TV.
That was excellent.
Nice winter drive should have had a helmet and snowmobile suit :)
Totally enjoyed every 15:03 of the footage! Thanks guys
WHOA awesome vid. You know what I was thinking the whole time? I was thinking that this isn't Roadkill.
This should have been an episode of Roadkill.
Awesome video!! top quality product
Wow I've never seen that many Edsels in one place even in a junkyard
This guy should play in a detective tv show, you know the cassic lonely guy who's wife left him XD
Great video series wow just discovered it, been reading Motor Trend mag earlier in life, now only at the doctors, nice to see all this videos though. oh and btw cows do think, every animal thinks.
Fantastic video, very jealous..
Should have just gotten a snow mobile helmet and keep the seat in it with a blanket and some gloves lol
Just imagine how cold it would be driving a couple states north haha
Mate you should have had the guys from Motorcyclist hook you up with a heated vest and gloves, it would have made it feel as if the sun was shining on you all the time!
AWESOME.Living a dream,
I got frost bite just watching this damn video.
Winter storm helan?? You name your storms down south??haha lol
They dont even know what that stuff is on the west coast lol. I was thinking ski goggles for sure though rather than glasses
Great episode!
Nice hot rod and some balls to drive the car that far in the cold. Think I would have worn a full motorcycle helmet and ski gear for the drive.
very nice looking car. it makes me want one.
Loved this!
that shell you stopped at in Arkansas is 2 min from my house in maumelle
uh, is it just me, or did it look like that nozzle was green when he was fueling up 4:03 ? I have only ever seen green diesel nozzles, not unleaded
bob sled e85
Here in the UK green is unleaded and black is diesel.
i would be very suprised if it was set up for e85, as you can't buy it just anywhere...seems foolish to have a carbed road-car tuned for e85
maybe that station just uses random pump gloves when they need replaced
If that was my car, I don't know that I'd want it being driven topless through freezing rain. Anyway, cool car and cool vid.
Those cars with the cool noses are Edsels. A product of the Ford Motor Company.
Yea I love those cars
Thom-thanks so much for that. What a great vid. You sure are an adventurous one. I hope Hot Rod paid for a massage when you got to CA. Ha. Hope you do another one sometime soon.
You cannot plug the blow by tube, vent or PCV system without blowing out a seal or gasket. The blow by system is there to relieve the presume out of the crankcase.
+Les Landry he didn't plug it, he covered it with a breathable material that still allowed air to pass in or out.
+Les Landry Blown oil ring.
That would have been a blast
Bill Akin is a hero of mine!