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Return of the Bubble Tops: Vampyre


We don't have much info on this crazy purple bubble top called Vampyre. The owner wasn't around and the placard didn't offer much in the way of details, but it's probably one of the more sleek cars of the genre we can recall. It seems to steal a little style from the extreme low riders with the exposed upper tire and the engine dragging on the ground. It's that low body work and exposed tire style that lead us to believe this car is the work of Jerry and Eldon Titus, who busted out a similar design in the "Voodoo Spyder" back in 2005.

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2:30 PM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Latest by RoninianHoon: Ahh the gay batmobile... more »

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Return Of The Bubble Tops: Atomic Punk

It's been a long, long time since bubble tops were popular in the hot rodding circles, but it seems as though they're beginning to make a comeback of sorts. With cars like Dave Shuten's "Astrosled" and Gary "Chopit" Fioto's "Beatnik", the genre is steadily gaining steam again, and the incredible creativity of the style is a welcomed respite from the sameness of the last decade. This car was built and is owned by Aaron Grote, who has dubbed it "Atomic Punk" and dragged it into the Detroit Autorama. The all new, all steel hot rod is based very loosely on 1959 Plymouth bits and really is a treat to see.

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1:30 PM on Tue Mar 11 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
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Latest by aaron51chevy: It' has fully functioning Air conditioning. No need to have sweaty nuts....And if you really like it buy a t-shirt (copy and paste"http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2645600#post2645600" more »