Meatballs

The Featured Readers' Ride on the left of my screen prompts a question. First, the car:

Now, the question: What's everyone's take on meatballs, either run with or without numbers?

With numbers, without meatballs.

meatballs are ok for an event or in a display.

In reply to David S. Wallens:

With numbers, obviously.

In reply to oldtin:

Hey Oldtin, that wasn't the question!

Sorta dorky without numbers - if you're competing you'll have a number - meatball is okey dokey - if you're not competing - no number and no need for a meatball (that being said - I did drive my challenge car from Gainesville to Chicago with the event stickers still on it - so under my own guidelines I'm sorta dorky).

In reply to oldtin:

We already knew that.

But I do agree with you about the meatballs. It makes no sense to have them without numbers, IMO. And they need to be properly sized for the vehicle.

I've always heard them referred to as "gumballs", but that might be a geography thing like "pop" vs. "soda".

That said, I like them almost all the time. They're always better than square number panels, but to really execute the look I think numbers are a requirement.

I think it's period correct on a vintage race car. Some examples from the Fall Festival at Limerock (round and oval for 3 digit numbers). The cars with just a number just don't have the same visual appeal.

No Meatball

mike

In reply to OFracing:

Seriously OMG ! what is the alloy bodied Aston Martin #391 ? that is unbelievable !

Car you run a street car with race numbers???

If the "feel" of the car suits it. Rock it out baby.

Oval

Meat Ball

Smaller

Mike -

I beg to differ.........It may depend on the event as well

Dougie

I like meatballs, I think they look cool, especially when they cross over body seams, like on the hood.

FWIW, some (classic car) insurance companies have in their policies that your vehicle is not covered if it is numbered, whether it is competing in an event or not.

I guess its really dorky that I know that.