{"id":8226,"date":"2010-02-25T23:40:38","date_gmt":"2010-02-26T06:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=8226"},"modified":"2011-12-29T13:02:42","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T20:02:42","slug":"bonneville-bound-louver-lover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/","title":{"rendered":"Bonneville Bound Louver Lover"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fbonneville-bound-louver-lover%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F02%2F254.jpg&amp;description=Bonneville+Bound+Louver+Lover\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[8226]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Bonneville Bound Louver Lover\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Bonneville Bound Louver Lover&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/\" data-text=\"Bonneville Bound Louver Lover\" data-desc=\"Bonneville Salt Flats: Car Show or Race Car? I've been wanting to share this car with you guys for a couple months now.\u00a0 I originally showed some early pics I took during a tour of Salt Flats Speed Shop (that story link here). Chris Davenport, shop owner and metal craftsman, and now louver expert,\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/254.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>Bonneville Salt Flats: Car Show or Race Car?<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been wanting to share this car with you guys for a couple months now.\u00a0 I originally showed some early pics I took during a tour of <a title=\"Salt Flats Speed Shop tour\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/salt-flats-speed-shop-traditional-hot-rod-builder\/\" target=\"_blank\">Salt Flats Speed Shop (that story link here). <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chris Davenport, shop owner and metal craftsman, and now louver expert, is building a &#8217;32 Sedan in the traditional style from the 40&#8217;s and 50&#8217;s.\u00a0 He has put together a pretty <a title=\"'32 Sedan Build Thread on H.A.M.B.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jalopyjournal.com\/forum\/showthread.php?t=409078\" target=\"_blank\">detailed build thread on the H.A.M.B. <\/a> He has been updating it pretty regularly the last couple months as he&#8217;s been making some big progress.\u00a0 Ok, enough of my words, let&#8217;s see this work of hot rod art.\u00a0 Photos by Salt Flats Speed Shop.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/254.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[8226]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8235\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Top view of Salt Flats Speed Shop's Project '32 Tudor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/254.jpg\" alt=\"Salt Flats Speed Shop's Project '32 Tudor all louvered up\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/254.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/254-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/254-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/254-400x533.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check out them louvers.\u00a0 I think the top has 420 something louvers.\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 It looks tough and right out of Bonneville 1946!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/252.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[8226]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8236\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Interior view of the roof louver panel\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/252.jpg\" alt=\"Interior view of the roof louver panel on Salt Flats Speed Shops '32\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/252.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/252-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/252-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/252-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the view Chris will have when trekking out to the Salt Flats on I-15.\u00a0 I wanna grab some rolling shots of this ride when you drive out to Bonneville, k Chris?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/255.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[8226]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8238\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Top view of the '32 Sedan in traditional hot rod style\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/255.jpg\" alt=\"Livin' the dream building a '32 Sedan in traditional hot rod style\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/255.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/255-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/255-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/255-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This might be my favorite shot.\u00a0 Add some black and white to this photo and it would appear to have been taken 60 years ago.\u00a0 Chris, you are the man!\u00a0 Look at that rod, its a work of art.\u00a0 Louvers FTW!!!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/247.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[8226]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8241\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Business end of a traditional chop top Tudor\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/247.jpg\" alt=\"Traditional chop top Tudor from the front view\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/247.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/247-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/247-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/247-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gosh dang that front view of the chop top and louvered hood and roof is\u00a0Bad Ace!!!\u00a0 I&#8217;m in the moment right now, but this is THE most Beautiful Hot Rod of all time!!!\u00a0 Seriously, its that RAD!!!\u00a0 Does three exclamation points get my point across?<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/239.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[8226]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8243\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"View of the hopped up Flathead V8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/239.jpg\" alt=\"Hopped up Flathead V8 is a must on a traditional Bonneville rod\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/239.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/239-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/239-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/239-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In process picture\u00a0with the roof panel clamped down and hoodless.\u00a0 Dig that hopped up Flattie.\u00a0 What&#8217;s a 40&#8217;s traditional hot rod without a hot rodded flattie motor?\u00a0 From what Chris told me during my tour, this is a stout little Flathead!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/190.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[8226]\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8245\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: black 2px solid;\" title=\"Chris Davenport of Salt Flats Speed Shop\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/190.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Davenport of Salt Flats Speed Shop working his metal magic\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/190.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/190-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/190-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/190-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last pic for now.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s the young whipper snapper, Chris Davenport.\u00a0 Remember that name folks!\u00a0 Chris &#8220;The Real Deal&#8221; Davenport is gonna rock Speedweek 2010 with this masterpiece &#8217;32 Sedan.\u00a0 Remaking an 80 plus year old door skin?\u00a0 No problem!\u00a0 Busting out 400 plus louvers?\u00a0 All in a days work!\u00a0 I personally hope Chris doesn&#8217;t paint it, at least not for a bit.\u00a0 Paint will hide all this fabulous craftsmanship.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to show you more pictures&#8230;like of the chop process, door skin repair, etc., but it was too hard to choose.\u00a0 Go check out the latest on Chris&#8217; build thread I linked above.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Salt Flats Speed Shop website\" href=\"http:\/\/saltflatsspeedshop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Salt Flats Speed Shop <\/a>will be hosting an Open House sometime during Speedweek 201o in August.\u00a0 Keep your eyes peeled.\u00a0 As soon as the details are finalzed, I&#8217;ll post up that info so yall can see where all the\u00a0magic happens.<\/p>\n<p>Hechtspeed<\/p>\n<h2>Check out other Bonneville\u00a0cars in our Bonneville Salt Flats\u00a0Picture Galleries below:<\/h2>\n<p><a title=\"Nugget Casino Car Show Bonneville Speedweek Picture Gallery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/ViewEventImages\/Bonneville%20Salt%20Flats:%20Nick%27s%202009%20Pictures\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Hoesings Pictures from Wendover Nugget Car Show and Salt Flats<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Bonneville Salt Flats Race Car Pictures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/ViewEventImages\/2009%20Bonneville%20Salt%20Flats:%20Speed%20Week%20Modifieds\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bonneville Speed Week doorslammers and modifieds<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fbonneville-bound-louver-lover%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Bonneville+Bound+Louver+Lover\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Bonneville Bound Louver Lover\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Bonneville Bound Louver Lover&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/bonneville-bound-louver-lover\/\" data-text=\"Bonneville Bound Louver Lover\" data-desc=\"Bonneville Salt Flats: Car Show or Race Car? I've been wanting to share this car with you guys for a couple months now.\u00a0 I originally showed some early pics I took during a tour of Salt Flats Speed Shop (that story link here). Chris Davenport, shop owner and metal craftsman, and now louver expert,\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email Bonneville Salt Flats: Car Show or Race Car? I&#8217;ve been wanting to share this car with you guys for a couple months now.\u00a0 I originally showed some early pics I took during a tour of Salt Flats Speed Shop (that story link here). Chris Davenport, shop owner and metal craftsman, and now louver expert, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[384,1816],"tags":[2584,50,2513,1244,2541],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8226"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18785,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8226\/revisions\/18785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}