Video: Tim Divers and his Fresh Take on Hot Rods

By John Naderi

StreetFire.net

See this El Camino. It’s a 1968 SS model. While not exactly a Round Door Rolls it is somewhat of a coveted treasure among aficionados of muscle. The SS belongs to Tim Divers of Divers Street Rods and friends tell him it would be worth more if left unmolested. However because the Camino holds a special place in Tim’s heart (it served as a “tour vehicle” for his band and a college car for his daughter) he says he’d rather hack it up into a rod thus reducing its collectable value and removing the temptation to sell it.

I like the way Tim’s mind works. And what a mind it is. Tim Divers is part Tim Burton and part Sid Phillips yet his creations are not scissor-handed mutant toys but rather kinetic sculptures comprised of jewel-like fabrication and an attention to detail that would rival anything on the lawn at Pebble Beach. Hit the jump to see a StreetFire original production/Will Roegge Joint on Tim and his most infamous project – Ferrambo.

Watch the video and click here to read more about Tim Divers and his incomparable Street Rods. After you’ve watched the video and clicked the link I’d like to know what you think. Do you see Tim as some tifosi have described him, “hillybilly, crack ho, redneck” or as a visionary seamlessly blending segments like some sort of automotive genetic engineer? I choose the latter and I would give anything to drive Ferrambo down Maranello’s Via Abetone Inferiore mad doggin’ the locals and revving the engine. But then, I don’t have much respect for tradition either.