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Tiki and vintage Hot Rod / Custom Car culture |
Dustycajun
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 16, 2007
Posts: 4074
From: Santa Barbara, CA
|  Posted: 2011-07-21 1:25 pm Permalink
Abstract,
I love that pic in front of the Latitude 20 at the Stockton Islander.
Here is the dragster run by Don the Beachcomber Johnson.
DC
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La Esquina Del Tiki!
Tiki Centralite
Joined: May 23, 2007
Posts: 42
From: Bloomington, MN
| Posted: 2011-08-15 8:48 pm Permalink
Here is a Tiki/Custom connection from the late 50's/early 60's. Image is from a small paperback book titled Hot Rods & Custom Cars Vintage Speed Graphics, published by Taschen, author Coco Shinomiya.
If you browse through the old car magazines you will occasionally see shrunken heads or tiki images on water slide decals or patches. I'll see if I can find a few.
Chris
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blacklagoon
Grand Member (first year) 
Joined: Aug 03, 2010
Posts: 154 | Posted: 2011-08-17 4:02 pm Permalink
I think Tiki and Hot Rods go hand in had, personally.
Hell Even Hot Wheels is inspiring new tikifiles.
Paul
Hot Wheels Tiki Torcher:
Would love to find one of these hiding in a barn somewhere.
Tiki, Doug Weigel’s scratch-built 1910 Model T:
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Lukeulele
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 04, 2006
Posts: 372
From: So Cal-holic
| Posted: 2012-01-24 9:47 pm Permalink
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komohana
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Nov 08, 2010
Posts: 402
From: western australia
| Posted: 2012-01-25 01:16 am Permalink
oops.. sorry, nothing to see here.
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Lukeulele
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Feb 04, 2006
Posts: 372
From: So Cal-holic
| Posted: 2012-01-25 11:38 am Permalink
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the75stingray
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 24, 2002
Posts: 447
From: Dayton, Ohio
| Posted: 2012-01-28 6:59 pm Permalink
Such a cool thread Sabu. Thanks!
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Sabu The Coconut Boy
Grand Member (first year)
Joined: Aug 20, 2002
Posts: 2789
From: Carson, California
| Posted: 2012-01-30 3:41 pm Permalink
And thanks to everyone who continues to contribute to it. Nice stuff!
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 11003
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2012-01-30 4:55 pm Permalink
Indeed, but take heed to keep this thread about VINTAGE Hot Rod/custom car culture and any crossover to Tiki there. There is no need to prove the CURRENT connection, which is a pretty obvious fact.
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Tiki Slob
Tiki Centralite
Joined: Mar 17, 2011
Posts: 96
From: Tiki Torrance, CA
| Posted: 2012-01-31 1:10 pm Permalink
Let's not forget one of our resident artists, BigToe, and his hotrod tiki art. He brings them together quite well. I had the pleasure of meeting him on Sunday at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona. His booth was awash with tikis, chicks, hot rods and customs. Great stuff BigToe.
Tiki Slob
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 11003
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2012-01-31 1:29 pm Permalink
Quote:
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On 2012-01-30 16:55, bigbrotiki wrote:
Indeed, but take heed to keep this thread about VINTAGE Hot Rod/custom car culture and any crossover to Tiki there. There is no need to prove the CURRENT connection, which is a pretty obvious fact.
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TNT
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Jan 19, 2009
Posts: 124
From: way out there
| Posted: 2012-01-31 6:43 pm Permalink
images of hotrods have been removed
carry on with your pith helmets, 1920s images, elephant trains and what-nots
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JOHN-O
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 16, 2008
Posts: 2646
From: Dogtown, USA
| Posted: 2012-01-31 7:26 pm Permalink
Sabu originally said...
"Anyway, let's devote this thread to images of vintage hot rods and custom cars mixed with tikis or tiki restaurants, as well as discussion and debate about the intersection of the two movements back in the day."
What he meant to say...
"...let's devote this thread to VINTAGE images of hot rods and custom cars mixed with tikis..."
It's all about the HIS-TO-RY !! 
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bigbrotiki
Tiki Socialite
Joined: Mar 25, 2002
Posts: 11003
From: Tiki Island, above the Silverlake
| Posted: 2012-01-31 7:54 pm Permalink
You need to be able to read though...
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Cammo
Tiki Socialite
Joined: May 18, 2006
Posts: 1941
From: San Diego
| Posted: 2012-02-01 06:39 am Permalink
"There is no need to prove the CURRENT connection, which is a pretty obvious fact."
Prove schmoove.
Why do we need to PROVE anything? Who exactly are we "proving" this to; nobody's in charge, nobody's taking tickets, there's no test at the end, nobody's completely right and nobody's completely wrong, this isn't a lab experiment or a doctoral thesis, and in every single TC case the deviation from the thread is always the most interesting!
I dig those TNT pics!!! Keep 'em coming!!! Color me gone!!!
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