Brothers (halle-hallelujah), I said Brothers (hallelujah)
Now you got yourself two good hands (halle-hallelujah)
And when your brother is troubled
You got to reach out your one hand for him (hallelujah)
'Cause that's what it's there for (halle, hallelujah)
And when your heart is troubled
You got to reach out your other hand (hallelujah)
Reach it out to the man up there
'Cause that's what he's there for (halle-hallelujah)
Well enough preachin’ , yep there is room for all of us here Vette, taint knockin’ your V8’s, just saying that from this vantage point 98% if the hot rods out there have had the same treatment, it just looks like a cookie cutter show when I walk down the lines. Not that there is any big thrill in looking at a whole row of stock 216’s or 235’s either. I’ve also just always thought of a Stovebolt as the pre-V8 era engines. Now I did see a big old model ‘A’ touring car with a Lincoln V12 at a show with aluminum heads and four 97’s that really stood out. What does draw my attention is seeing inliners whether they are flathead or overhead that have been nicely done. Just about everybody the hot rods a Stovebolt has a little different approach to it. And it’s really refreshing to see a really unique treatment to one, like stuffing a blower under the hood. The last few years the flathead V8’s been making quite a strong comeback and they’re starting to fall into the same pattern as the 350 did, “and they all look just the same”.
So enjoy your ’58, and please, no flaming here, I’m not preaching, just voicing my opinion, and that’s what the forum is for, isn’t it? Hallelujah Brother!
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
