The Ford Barn

klawockvet · 07-03-2013, 03:16 PM

What does the acronym stand for? Yes, I did try a search already.
Thanks,

Bob C · 07-03-2013, 03:30 PM

See this link http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=34415

Bob

Blessyouboys · 07-03-2013, 03:30 PM

I don't think it is an acronym.

klawockvet · 07-03-2013, 03:54 PM

Thanks Bob C, thats exactly what I was looking for. Really makes me wonder whats wrong with my search feature. I have searched on both the HAMB and Barn for this answer and get no results. I have tried just GOW, gow, gow job as well as "gow job" with the punctuation marks. Nothing on either forum.

lookin-backtexas · 07-03-2013, 04:49 PM

I Googled it and came up with "gow job n. A car or motorcycle modified by weight reduction for increased performance. The gow job was created by removing most of the body work and fenders."

Fred

Purdy Swoft · 07-03-2013, 07:18 PM

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I took it to mean Go job , as in fast!! Then there is plow job? Maybe a doodle bug tractor conversion or used as a slang term to make fun of someone elses hot rod or speedster.

gwhite · 07-03-2013, 07:27 PM

Nope...they still refer to horses in this part of the world as "being all gowed up" - under the influence of narcotics, 'hopped' up, &c. Was a household term in the 1920's. Gow rhymes with sow & plow.

Hot-Rodders used the term to describe their modified creations "4 is for gow, 8 is for plow" - in other words, 4 is to go fast, 8 is to till up the grass.

Roadster62 · 07-03-2013, 07:48 PM

In the 1920's and 1930's there were Gow Jobs, hopped up T & A powered Hot Irons, after WWII the term HOT ROD was first used. Try as they have no researcher has ever seen HOT ROD in print pre WWII. Check out this thread, heavy into T's but that is were most Gow Jobs were. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...hlight=gow+job Bob

Banky · 07-03-2013, 07:52 PM

Hmmmmm. Sounds like rat rod is the new hot rod term. We "most of us anyway" hate the term and get pissed if someone calls our beloved car a rat rod. (Read the link above for this to make sense)

Mike V. Florida · 07-03-2013, 08:10 PM

Gross Operating Weight, as in reduction of?

gwhite · 07-03-2013, 08:24 PM

Comes from the Chinese word yao-kao "opium"

Here's a snippet from the June 1916 issue of "Our Navy" (the US Navy "Standard" Publication)

Note the phrase "gowed up" - intoxicated, under the influence, hopped up, etc.

gilitos · 07-03-2013, 10:30 PM

Great bit of etymology, gwhite!! How'd you find that?

gwhite · 07-03-2013, 11:14 PM

Texans have a penchant for retaining colloquialisms...my grandfather used the term when referring to excitable livestock. He told me it meant 'hopped up'. A few years ago I discovered the term again in an old speed catalog - I did a google book search for "gowed up" and "hopped up" and found the reference to opium.

07-03-2013, 03:16 PM	#1
klawockvet Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Klawock, AK/Kanab, UT Posts: 301	GOW job What does the acronym stand for? Yes, I did try a search already. Thanks,

07-03-2013, 03:30 PM	#2
Bob C Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: So Cal Posts: 8,754	Re: GOW job See this link http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=34415 Bob

07-03-2013, 03:30 PM	#3
Blessyouboys Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Blissful Posts: 298	Re: GOW job I don't think it is an acronym.

07-03-2013, 03:54 PM	#4
klawockvet Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Klawock, AK/Kanab, UT Posts: 301	Re: GOW job Thanks Bob C, thats exactly what I was looking for. Really makes me wonder whats wrong with my search feature. I have searched on both the HAMB and Barn for this answer and get no results. I have tried just GOW, gow, gow job as well as "gow job" with the punctuation marks. Nothing on either forum.

07-03-2013, 04:49 PM	#5
lookin-backtexas Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Georgetown, Texas Posts: 396	Re: GOW job I Googled it and came up with "gow job n. A car or motorcycle modified by weight reduction for increased performance. The gow job was created by removing most of the body work and fenders." Fred __________________ Fred Carlton Life Member AACA 44 year member MAFCA Editor of The Restorer magazine, official publication of MAFCA 12 years Life Member Dallas Model A Ford Club (44 years) 23 year member & founder Lone Star Model A Ford Club Chairman 35th Model A Ford Texas Tour 1998 (state convention) Chairman 42nd Model A Ford Texas Tour 2005 (state convention) Charter Member Ford Model AA Truck Club If you aren't driving your antique car frequently, you might as well be collecting clocks!!!

07-03-2013, 07:18 PM	#6
Purdy Swoft Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Alabama Posts: 8,099	Re: GOW job Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I took it to mean Go job , as in fast!! Then there is plow job? Maybe a doodle bug tractor conversion or used as a slang term to make fun of someone elses hot rod or speedster.

07-03-2013, 07:27 PM	#7
gwhite Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas: Where Bob Wills is still the king! Posts: 354	Re: GOW job Nope...they still refer to horses in this part of the world as "being all gowed up" - under the influence of narcotics, 'hopped' up, &c. Was a household term in the 1920's. Gow rhymes with sow & plow. Hot-Rodders used the term to describe their modified creations "4 is for gow, 8 is for plow" - in other words, 4 is to go fast, 8 is to till up the grass.

07-03-2013, 07:48 PM	#8
Roadster62 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Ridgefield, Ct Posts: 3,441	Re: GOW job In the 1920's and 1930's there were Gow Jobs, hopped up T & A powered Hot Irons, after WWII the term HOT ROD was first used. Try as they have no researcher has ever seen HOT ROD in print pre WWII. Check out this thread, heavy into T's but that is were most Gow Jobs were. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...hlight=gow+job Bob __________________ They don't have to run to be enjoyed. I'm here to enjoy the hobby, and enjoy the cars no matter what they look like. Most of the worlds problems are electrical. Last edited by Roadster62; 07-03-2013 at 08:01 PM.

07-03-2013, 07:52 PM	#9
Banky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 201	Re: GOW job Hmmmmm. Sounds like rat rod is the new hot rod term. We "most of us anyway" hate the term and get pissed if someone calls our beloved car a rat rod. (Read the link above for this to make sense)

07-03-2013, 08:10 PM	#10
Mike V. Florida Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 14,054	Re: GOW job Gross Operating Weight, as in reduction of? __________________ What's right about America is that although we have a mess of problems, we have great capacity - intellect and resources - to do some thing about them. - Henry Ford II

07-03-2013, 08:24 PM	#11
gwhite Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas: Where Bob Wills is still the king! Posts: 354	Re: GOW job Comes from the Chinese word yao-kao "opium" Here's a snippet from the June 1916 issue of "Our Navy" (the US Navy "Standard" Publication) Note the phrase "gowed up" - intoxicated, under the influence, hopped up, etc. Last edited by gwhite; 07-03-2013 at 08:37 PM.

07-03-2013, 10:30 PM	#12
gilitos Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 209	Re: GOW job Great bit of etymology, gwhite!! How'd you find that?

07-03-2013, 11:14 PM	#13
gwhite Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Texas: Where Bob Wills is still the king! Posts: 354	Re: GOW job Texans have a penchant for retaining colloquialisms...my grandfather used the term when referring to excitable livestock. He told me it meant 'hopped up'. A few years ago I discovered the term again in an old speed catalog - I did a google book search for "gowed up" and "hopped up" and found the reference to opium.