History A moment of history...Teixeira Willys

It should have a full interior...it ran B/Gas.

 

The Willys is back at Neil Averill's shop getting some massaging and paint prep....also Race car builder legend LeRoy Sabotini is checking out the Willys progress and is very pleased..

 

Neil is going to make my fab work look great.

 

Kiwi Kev will be proud...he has been a huge influence for me.

 

This race car will be looked over by a huge amound of Fresno history racers....Fred Teixeira was so respected at his time of championship, he was like a rock star of drag Racing.

 

I love Kiwi Kev's air guitar photo so I had to post this I did last June.....ready for a match race?.....How about a threesome with Don Moyer?

 

Damn Skip - what with you and Kiwi Kev we're surrounded by Willys gassers - careful or you might start a trend.

 

Ha Ha Ha...warped minds think alike.

 

great post, thanks!

 

Royalshifter & and Kiwi Kev, keep those photos coming great work by both of you,
Don't know if you have seen this, but at the Willys home run last weekend the restored CC Rider Willys had it`s first outing, As did the cope of the KS Pittman 33 Willys.

 

I really enjoyed this thread, thanks!

 

Measuring for front end mounts.

 

Me and the master Neil Averill......>;-)

 

Like a beautiful Lady.......very shapely and desired.

 

Forming some more frontend brackets...the shirt I am wearing is a remake of the Eddie's Speed Shop logo that Fred bought speed parts from in the 60's.

 

These will mount to the tip of the frame horns and tie into the fiberglass front end for support...they are also fully adjustable.

 

The front end mounted with all the brackets.

 

Man, glad I caught this thread. Like others, I missed it before some how.

This car is going to kick ass no matter what paint scheme you do, but I sort of vote for the '68 scheme again - not that that means anything of course.

 

nice and clean in tru royal style.

 

I love the work on the Willy's Skip! It must be quite an experience to be not only working on this car, but to be able to meet the guys that owned and worked on it in its heyday.

Keep up the great work!


Larry

 

Thanks Larry.....I am in the middle of some of the most famous and respected people in Hot Rodding in this area and it gets better everyday.

 

Its nice to see something like this and follow along on the buildup. Very nice!

 

Brackets worked out great.

 

I just can't believe the energy Neil has......dedication?

 

Can't wait to see it finished, I remember seeing pictures of it,I kinda like the 68 paint job.

 

Car looks killer Royal.....
And meeting such cool people too.
You're livin' the dream man....

 

Great stuff.....You can really see how simple minded the engineering was at that time...not too much really over built, but done just enough to do the job...Its been great to see this one and Kiwi Kevs take shape................Way better than most of the plastic ones going together these days ....built with no respect!............Littleman

 

Skip = Leonardo Da Vinci!!!
You are movin' man, Really bitchen. told the nomads "we need to take a road trip".
Ever find those rear end floaters?
OLY

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This thread is kick ass, i am glad i caught it before it got away. All your fab work is clean, and thought out. That hot rod stuff is right up your alley. It would have been a shame for that car to have ended up any other way. There are plenty of cars out covered with billet, no need for another.