Tiki and vintage Hot Rod / Custom Car culture - General Tiki

H hewey Tiki Socialite Sydney, Australia Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 4283	H hewey Posted posted on Mon, May 23, 2011 6:48 AM Some great pics and links in this thread. One link that hasnt really been mentioned is that a lot of the early hot rodders served time in the US armed forces, and a lot would have served in Hawaii. They then went home and used their new mechanical skills souping up old cars to go fast. Makes sense that a bunch of these guys might have had tiki bars too I reckon, though I have nothing to prove that! One thing I have noticed looking at vintage racing pics is that pith helmets were commonly worn at both the drags and the salt lakes. Not sure if this is a tiki influence or not? Kasier concept cars - check the names! Dodge Turbine car in front of the Bali Hai http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gy_fNjOy98 Not quite tiki, but definitely relevant to the intermixing of surf culture and hot rod culture 'in the day' was the Beach Boys. Prob the closest they came to tiki was the song 'Hawaii'

Some great pics and links in this thread.

One link that hasnt really been mentioned is that a lot of the early hot rodders served time in the US armed forces, and a lot would have served in Hawaii. They then went home and used their new mechanical skills souping up old cars to go fast. Makes sense that a bunch of these guys might have had tiki bars too I reckon, though I have nothing to prove that!

One thing I have noticed looking at vintage racing pics is that pith helmets were commonly worn at both the drags and the salt lakes. Not sure if this is a tiki influence or not?

Kasier concept cars - check the names!

Dodge Turbine car in front of the Bali Hai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gy_fNjOy98

Not quite tiki, but definitely relevant to the intermixing of surf culture and hot rod culture 'in the day' was the Beach Boys. Prob the closest they came to tiki was the song 'Hawaii'

Post #590278 by hewey on Mon, May 23, 2011 6:48 AM