WHAT UP Y'ALL! MY NAME IS JOEL...AND IM FROM CT!! SOMEWHAT NEW TO THE ROD AND CUSTOM SCENE....BUT NOT TO THE CAR CULTURE! I'VE OWNED SEVERAL DIFFERENT YEARS AND MAKES, OF "MUSCLE" CARS -66 THRU 71 MAINLY. WHILE I WAS MESSING WITH THOSE, IN THE BACK OF MY MIND, I WANTED TO GET A COOL RAD ROD!!! MY WIFE AND I, JUST PICKED UP A 47 PLYMOUTH COUPE FOR $2,000. SHE IS SEXY!! OUR PLANS FOR IT IS LOW BUCK! THERE ARE WELDS AND PATCH WORK FROM PREVIOUS OWNER...IT'S ALL STAYING! I DON'T WANT IT PRETTY!!! WELL.."PRETTY" TO US! IF IT GETS DENTED, OH WELL!! OTHER PLANS ARE TO GET THE CAR IN RUNNING STAGE -MOTOR, TRANS, BRAKES ETC. LATER, WE ARE GOING TO DROP A CHEVY IN IT! DON'T CARE IF IT'S "ORIGINAL" JUST WANNA DRIVE IT! ONCE I PAINT IT, I'LL BE LOOKING FOR A PINSTRIPER! THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. CHECK THE PICS AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK....PEACE!!!
thanks man! Nice ride you've got yourself too!! My wife and i, are stoked -can't wait to get er on the road!! Where is bridgewater???
thank you for the greeting! My wife and i, were out your way, last week for our honeymoon! We went to fair haven, ny for a couple days. Took metal fab class with gene winfield. From there, we went to the syracuse nationals!! I had a blast -didn't want to come home!
Joel: I lived in Connecticut for years but never heard of Dirty Water!!!!!!!!!! Where is it located? Looks like the making for a great project car. Best of luck with it. Jimbo
Waterbury, CT is known for its horrific smell along the Naugatuck River. That's where the name, "Dirty Water" comes from!