Any HAMBers in the LaSalle/Peru, IL Area?

Just checking to see how many H.A.M.B. members we have in the LaSalle, Peru, Spring Valley, Ottawa, Illinois area.

My name is Harold Dzierzynski Jr. Peru, IL

 

Hi Harold, I'm Dave Kimzey. I am an Army guy who lives over in Davenport Iowa. I'm stationed at Rock Island ****nal. I grew up in Southern Illinois, but I am not too far away from you! I would love to meet you sometime, but for now I am waiting to have back surgery...but once I am healed I would love to come over and see your stuff. I don't have a HAMB worthy car right now, but I am working a car like I had in high school: a 1973 Chrysler Newport Custom (lead sled). I would love to get a reply from you...and thanks for posting...cheers! Dave

 

Dave,

My father and I are old Chrysler guys. Any questions about the Newport just let me know.

Here is a link to the thread I started on our Hot Rod when I first joined the HAMB.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=217894

 

Hey Harold, I'm not quite in your backyard but I live in Aurora.

 

Of sorts....Chillicothe....or, for everyone from more than 20 miles away, Peoria.

 

Not to awful far from ya

 

I'm down I 39 to Lake Bloomington Road, and east about 7 miles...

 

I'm north about an hour,...we oughta all get together for breakfast or lunch some Sat. or Sun.

 

btt

 

<---rushville il.

 

bump

 

Harold, I live in Dalzell, I am doing a 54 Customline right now. It would be nice to get to know some more local guys into what I am into.

 

Hey there, I am by Graymont IL...out in the country south of there.....we farm in Earlville.....

 

Hi there, I'm from Fairbury Illinois. Several traditional rodders around here but several not computer smart to be members of the HAMB.

 

Wow it's taken almost two years to get 13 posts!
I'm in Morris. Been thinking about having a H.A.M.B. event at our shop.
I make a killer omelet! No donuts!
http://thehotrodbarn.com

 

Hello Harold yea Im here later BOB

 

That's what I'm talkin' about!!! When you figure out a date post it to the main board and also to the HAMB & Eggs social group: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/group.php?groupid=154

You're only an hour from where the SW Chicago HAMB & Eggers meet every Saturday morning (see thread on above social group link) so I'm sure some of us'll make the trek - and vice versa, you guys are welcome to join us anytime.

Also TONIGHT is the Hot Rod Ch***is & Cycle Holiday Soiree Open House in Addison. LOTS of HAMB folks there!

Harold, I'm in Mokena (east of Joliet near I-80) and get out your way every once-in-a-while. You've got a custom car celebrity right in your backyard as well - Fuzzy (FUZZ991) - a veritable walking encyclopedia.

 

Joliet here but I have been pipelinin through there the last 2 years so I know every tavern in the area, big fan of Jerry's in Ransom

 

i work in lasalle....

 

You've also been a sponsor and/or vendor at the Pileup for several years.

 

Oldbobsign, How would Jan-Feb be. Hard to count on the weather.
Hellfish....love the HCP!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Sam and Larry just reminded me.. last year we had three "HAMB on the Rocks" here in the Rockford area. We met for lunch in Roscoe on a couple of cold Saturdays and had some VERY special guests from as far away as Mokena, Aurora and even a few from "nort of da border". Our max attendance was 16 last winter!

We should have the first one of 2010 in January and I've been thinking of ways to make the trip worthwhile such as a little garage crawl. There is a HAMBer I know in Belvidere who has a great place we might be able to tour. I haven't asked him yet but it's just a "Hopp" away. Stay tuned.

 

Not to far away in montgomery there is myself timmyp & pist n broke.

 

Sounds great! February is better than January and I wouldn't worry too much about the weather, they keep that road to your place in pretty good shape.

Hey Evil Pseudo Step Son! Glo and I are itchin' to make another one of your stellar "HAMB on the Rocks" gigs. That shop tour sounds Kerrrrrry interesting!!

 

Don't forget that the Bare Bones have their Polar Bear Cruise in late January, so that's a good opportunity to get together, too. I think it's in the Far South and West suburbs and Joliet this year, so not that far from LaSalle/Peru/Ottawa/Morris.

 

OK mark your calendars! The first HAMB on the Rocks date is set for January 23rd.

We will be meeting a little further south this time because Kerry Hopperstad of Hopperstad's Customs has offered to host a little tour / open house at his shop in Belvidere after we all eat lunch. So what I have ironed out so far is:

12 noon we will meet in Belvidere for lunch (not sure where yet)
1 - 1:30 pm we will head over to Hopperstad's to hang out for a while.

Can't think of a better way to killl a cold saturday afternoon! I'll post this on the HAMB & Eggs social group and on my original thread too! Stay tuned for the lunch location and thanks to Hopperstad for the hospitality.