Projects The bucket of ugly! A de-uglifying thread...

Hey Kiwi,

Been off for a couple of days, so I didn't see your need for the perches. I have nice pair that I started to clean up for the 'Bucket of ugly that I would be happy to throw in a U.S.P.S. box and send your way if you need them. Just P.M. me your address and I'll make it "SO".

 

Hey all,
I promise to take and post pictures of Kiwi Paul's progress the next time I'm over his way. No pressure Paul!

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GROAN!!! So much stress to perform..... Chip...Gary is going to send me a pair, but if you still want to send those, I won`t say no, as I need a pair for the T Coupe project that may have to be sold as a Roller to help fund this....I don`t have Washington paperwork for this T either, so have to pursue that as well. The list gets longer, not shorter...

 

Hey guys and gals just a little something to strive for. LARS June 20th and 21st. "Been there done that." Give me a reason to drive through GATE 1 with you in 2015. No pressure. Okay some pressure. Remember all you need is a "FINISHED ROADSTER" 1936 and older. That means no rusty parts, shiny paint on body and professional looking upholstery. Their interpretation of "roadster" is any car pre '37 with a removable top. Jump in here Chip.
Gary

 

LARS, LARS, LARS, LARS.....LARS!

Will I be in something interesting or will it be another late-model-AC-in-my-face trip?

 

TOW, TOW, TOW, TOW, TOW!

With a well air-conditioned enclosed vehicle. We've all paid our dues driving our roadsters in sweltering weather.

 

Driving an old machine across the desert out to the roadster show is a big part of the fun. A lot of us out here in Phoenix drive the hell out of our old cars year round, even in the melon baking summer. We know how to protect ourselves from this harsh enviroment. We know and understand our machines well, they have to be very robust, very well sorted out and have very good cooling systems. If man and machine can handle Phoenix rush our traffic on a 110+ degree day, a trip across the desert at highway speed a is piece of cake. We thrive on that kind of deal.

 

Wait, who's A coupe died right in the middle of the Hot Rod Hundred Reliability Run? Oh, yeah, mine...

 

And I'm looking forward to meeting each and every one of you crazy #$%^#*&$ at LARS...so don't let me down

 

MIKE,MILE,MIKE,MIKE!

DRIVE,DRIVE,DRIVE,DRIVE!

But don't look down on us old guys that don't anymore.

 

Trying to quote kiwirodder and it's not working. Fuck! did somebody change something?

Anyway You being there will make me want to go again.

Okay it finally worked.

 

A view of Grabowski's car I haven't seen...

 

I don't look down on any one who trailers their car to a show. There are plenty of good reason for doing it. I just think that when someone can drive their machine to a long distance show and chooses to trailer, they're missing out on a whole lot of fun.

Plus, nearly every time that I've traveled with someone who is trailering their car, at some point, I hear them complain about having to drag the trailer around. I always think to myself "I know a solution to that problem".

 

Where did you find that picture Chip. I've never seen it before. Good shot.

Is it only me looking at it with stars in my eyes than't can't find fault with it. It's perfect!

 

I think someone drooled on the photo

 

Came from Lynn Bird's Face Book page today.

 

Honest Charlie posted a coupe videos on their website that were shot in Gatlinburg in 1972 or 1973.
This is a still shot from one of them (note the color, just for Chip)

 

Well my name is Charlie but ...........but Honest.
I wanted to go to LARS this year and the following weekend Back to the Fifties but work got in the way and now next year its on the same weekend as Back to the Fifties.Dam!
Here's my bucket

 

Not sure that it is my favorite bucket in the world but it wouldn't have any trouble being passed through GATE ONE on Fathersday.

 

More goodness from Lynn Bird's Face book page...

I have seen this one before, and I can't remember if it's from Norm's change over to the Kookie Car, or if it's later after Jim Street (Scoznok.... Awe hell, now I know why he calls himself Street!) had it redone in the pearl white with red flames.

 

It's after Street bought it. Norm never had chrome rims on it. Don't think I've seen any photos of it when it was in transition when Norm had it. But still an interesting photo. Keep them coming.
And kiwi it's me drooling on them.

 

The latest photo I`ve seen when Norm still owned it was with the full length Bed Side pipes. I think I remember him saying they were dummies....That was after I built all the exhaust on Grant`s car and made those Bed Side Pipes on his car working ones....

 

Paul I've often wondered why those stacks on Norms T didn't blacken the white upholstery behind them before he ran them out the back. Not sure if I heard how much work you did on Grant's klone. Did you build the whole thing? The only fault I found with it is I thought he kinda over finished it. Like I've/We've said here before you just have to know where to quit. But then again that is probably how Norms roadster would have looked if he had kept it a few more years.

Had a great talk with Grant at LARS this year. He walked up Saturday morning just as we were getting there and my friends and I were starting to clean my roadster. Sorry again guys I just never learned to work and talk. I also can't walk and chew gum at the same time. By the time he and I finished talking my friends just about had my roadster cleaned.
Gary

 

Yep, Gary, I did almost all the fabrication on Grant`s car when I worked for Donn Lowe. All the chassis, made the body out of two, all the mounts, exhaust, windshield frame, etc, etc. Donn did all the scaling and advice,and some body lead and other finish work. After paint and chrome, Lonnie Gilbertson did the assembly and wiring. I think Mickey McVey did the interior. There were some differences to Norms car, notably the Cad Turbo 400 (bolts on that Cad 390 with the right factory pieces) and the Quickchange and 4wheel discs.You can see the finned backing plates in that cover shot. It turned out really well, as you say it was alot more detailed than the original. I still have my autographed picture with Edd Byrnes in the car with all of us that worked on it...

 

This guy? Signing my roadster's dash. I had it apart for a rebuild at the time.

Well Paul I guess you know how to build a bucket.

Just sent off the bolts. Hope you can use them. One is kinda boogered up. I had a hell of a time getting it out. Even with my 20 ton press I had to heat it and one nut is missing. I'm sure I fucked it up beating on it.

 

Thanks Gary.....I`ll get them whipped into shape.Nothing that a thread chaser and a bit of grind-and-finish won`t fix....Yeah, that`s Edd alright....Some of the stories he told us would curl your hair...

 

You know Paul I kinda regret not sitting down and talking to him that afternoon. It was just a small Pete Paulson show in the valley a few years ago and after the first maybe hour he just sat there alone the rest of the afternoon. I kinda felt sorry for him. I bought his biography book he was selling. Pretty honest book. He got full of himself and made some bad decisions in his life. But he hung with some Hollywood biggies back then. Drove a R.R.

Hey Chip If you don't like Kiwi Paul and I taking over your thread just let us know. Probably won't do any good but you could try.

Gary

 

hey anyone seen Fred lately

 

Not me haven't heard from him. Guess we could PM him.

 

I checked, last time he posted was back in November