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But, John, I heard you have an intense full-time job. S.S.: Larry, I know you do this day in and day out. L.L.: Short, down low, nasty looking and nasty sounding. My current car has 75 bullet holes in it it tends to start the conversations off. I have met a lot of people who love that car, leaving them pretty much like we find them. J.R.: I like the Ford Model A’s built with that aggressive style. Anyway, as far as the rat rod scene goes, what is your favorite trend/look? S.S.: Yes! Man, I want to cruise, but I’ll look stupid doing it in a Volvo. Just got back from an hour cruise in town. S.S.: I have to get this off my chest: I’m a huge American Graffiti fan. I have one now, but it’s shiny… not a rat rod. L.L.: I would like to build a 1934 Ford three-window coupe rat rod. Would love to build some crazy rats with insane motors. John Redd: I like building the pre-’40s vehicles with that rat rod style. S.S.: If you had a choice (and unlimited funds), which would you prefer to build? I got into the rat rod scene in the early 2000s until now, doing some customer hot rods here and there. I drag raced, circle track raced and owned street rods up to the ’80s. Then I bought a 1956 Chevy, the first good car I ever had, and crashed it.Īfter working in a body shop for six years, I bought my own business and built a new shop in 1971. I bought 1941 to 1948 Fords cheap in those days… about $10 to $20 running. I took off the emblems, soldered up holes and painted it with a brush. It didn’t run, but I got it running… not good, but running. L.L.: I started on cars when I was 12 or 13 years old, back in 1953. What came first for you? Building hot rods or rat rods?
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I can tell by the dead silence that we just need to get down to business. Skillset Staff: Larry, you are old as dirt, but you’re better looking than John. They represent everything that’s missing in our current culture, and that’s why they have earned a spot in Skillset. John and Larry are just two hard-working Americans with a passion to build blue-collar hot rods.
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They don’t have a TV show, they don’t win car shows and you won’t find them doing daily social media updates. What’s “special” about these two men? Nothing.
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There is no right or wrong, it’s all heart and soul. These machines are a reflection of your personality as you change, they change. That’s the beauty of the ugliest vehicles on the road.
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Well, according to these two, you are never finished. John has been earning his stripes at Larry’s garage for a few years now, and has finally finished his first build. Finally, Larry gives me the non-verbal “OK” and introduces me to John Redd, his rat rod protégé. He analyzes my mohawk and I start to sweat. We stare each other down for a minute like an old Western. I shake his hand and notice there are bits and pieces missing from his digits and his palms are as rough as elephant skin. This is his sanctuary that very few get to enter. He walks out of his steel building and stares me down. Larry Loehr, an OG gear head, is first to make contact. Potential projects sit scattered on the property, waiting for their turn to get back on the road in all their newfound glory. Our interview brings us to a working garage in the heart of the Arizona desert. Its fast engine and low profile make it “cruise worthy” for a Friday night. It’s sweat and good ol’ American muscle mixed with personality and style. Its rust, dents and imperfections make it unique. He smiles at the thought of building the engine, reinventing a car that once shone on the roadway, no rules to follow or deadlines to make. Land changes hands, car trends come and go, but one man with a vision sees the rusted metal as a thing of beauty. The frame of an old Model T sits alone in a field, braving the harsh sun and elements for the past 50 years.