Projects 1938/41 Willys build shots

Hi Mike, nah, if it was going on one of my cars I certainly would but this is just some garage art,
Mick

 

Question for LOUDBANG!
I see you posted a photo of a 56 Chevy Gasser named UNDERDOG.
I have friends trying to locate that car, any info you can give me like who owns it or where it is now?
It was a big part of SF history.
Much appreciated LOUDBANG,
Mick

 

This is how you get a hold of someone
@loudbang

Or at least get their attention

 

No sorry I got that shot off pritrest.

 

A few days ago I watched a video from our friend Dan Stoner, The Motor Underground. He has been talking to guys from China Town SF. They know about this car, however seems to be like a GHOST as to were it is and alot of the history.

 

Thanks 1933-willys-77 and thanks Loudbang!
Mike, that's why I was looking for the car.
My friend Bill had the yellow 55 Gasser in the video
and they interviewed my friend Brian,
Mick

 

Bill's 55 Gasser with Al's lift bars,
Mick

 

Yes. Very cool. From what all the guys in China Town said, Al was a master at making the gasser cars work on the street. Very interesting stuff.

 

Al's was definitely the place to go, we all went there.
Al's brother Bill Fitting is also a fabricator, in fact he has two 33 Willys himself.
Enjoy Memorial Day,
Mick

 

My great nephew Brayden was over the house so....
you know I had to brain wash him, we need future gear heads,
especially ones interested in Willys, attached.

I recently installed a mini starter in my 30 pickup, what a difference!
Figured I better stick one in the Willys too.
I had to add a couple of shims, piece of cake but the starter gear was too close
to the flexplate ring gear so I had to send away for an "internal spacer kit,"
[two pieces]. Took the starter apart, installed the kit, works fine now.
It's so much lighter in weight and it fires up a lot faster,
nice improvement.

 

I hope everyone has a happy and blessed Easter,
Mick, Elaine and Joey [our dog]

 

Always a local cruise

 

SF Willys dealership decades ago...

 

Fremont drag races, raced there and spent a lot of weekends there.

 

1995, my sister Kitty in the car, notice the bullet hole?
Side of firewall...

 

Our friends Charlie [driver/owner] and Alex [crew chiefin'] drove to Bakersfield yesterday
to run in the ANRA event at the Famoso track.
Rained yesterday but they stayed at a hotel and made it back to the track this morning.
Now dry there, Charlie made a pass.
55 Chevy, 454 w/tunnel ram and two [small] 450 Holleys with a 4-speed!
Turned a 10.63 on a 10.60 dial in.
Yeow, a consistent 4-speed run? Small carbs? Wild.

 

Back to Willys, check out this row....

 

Was checking the weather in Bakersfield [drag races] and this popped up, a yellow Willys coupe
on the way there...

 

Great stuff, Mick. When you post, please click "full image".
My '39 Willys came from the Frisco area. This is a shot of when I bought it in 2010, it's been 4 different colors. Coulda been at that dealer you showed! I bet you crossed paths with it somewhere.

 

I don't recall seeing it but good find!
Will do on the full image [thanks].
In fact here's some street racing in the 1970s,
Mick

 

Gasser street sign in Napa, Ca yesterday

 

Dean Court took this shot when we had the coupe at the Benicia Car Show

 

I had borrowed our neighbor's truck to bring the car to Lodi [drag strip], it was just to show it off,
didn't race it.

 

Now u have bug juice on the blower - time to wash up. ( big smile )

 

Sorry to deviate, but that is a LeMans blue 69 Camaro ragtop with dual sport mirrors, deluxe hounds tooth interior?, rear spoiler and what looks like a red hockey stick stripe? Any other pics? You can PM me.

 

That Camaro belongs to one of the fellas who attended our Friday Night Gathering in Concord [Ca.].
Hr raced it that day [BBC -4-speed car].
I'll see if I have any shots of it...

 

Amish Mike, yes bug city.
Polishing, polishing and polishing....I'm so fortunate,
my wife does most of that [I just turn wrenches].

 

Shadowed

 

Chassis by Choke [my fabricator]