History A moment of history...Teixeira Willys

First off this is not the place to air personal grievances, perceived or otherwise. However, I did not post the picture of your dad's old car on this thread, nor did I make negative comments about billet beaters.

I did not know it was a "street rod" when your Dad bought it around 1985, as he carefully explained how he built it as a street rod with a Mustang II, crate 350 SBC/TH400 and you painted it in 1995. Below is a photo of the car from 1991-1994 before you painted it the two tone color scheme - I hardly think it qualified as a "street rod" back then, rather more of a former race car doing street duty. To the right are two photos after you painted it.

Your O/T post is derailing the current thread - something I never intended to do, but felt that I had to respond to the original negative post about the car, just as I am responding to the post you initiated. Perhaps you should be venting at the guy who posted the picture originally with the negative comments. Feel free to PM me if you wish - that's what the system is for.

Now can we please get back to the purpose of this thread and discuss the awesome restoration performed by Royalshifter.

 

Hey Dave, I found this pic also, I think its probably the same
'66 race at Bakersfield with the primered fenders , didn't know if you already had it.

 

That is the same...Fred was testing the car out in front of his house on Manning ave when the right rear tire hit dirt....not sure what he hit but it shattered the glass front end and made a dent on the top of the car where he put some funky sticker on it... That is the end of Teixeira 2 when they took out the small block Chevy and stuffed the 426 Hemi in it...then they repainted the car as Teixeira 3. The rest was history.

 

All that the car needs is burnt rubber particles hanging from the rear fenders.

 

I saw the car in person at the CHRR and it was bitchin! What are the tail light lenses? The bases look like original willys. Thanks for all the great photos!

 

Fred should run that thing in Hot Rod come March Meet.

 

Great job Mark! I ran through it quick so I'm sure I didn't get everything, but very cool! I'm impressed.

 

Great Willys. Thanks for spelling my name right on the door. First saw it in fresno/blackies show. tex1935

 

Saw this..................
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1940-Teixeira-Willys-Gasser-Coupe-/150829330995

 

Jeez...I was wating for "Rasin City" to come up. Went there w/Vern Garcia (boss at the time ) from Parts House, SLO. Ran a '69 Nova as I remember. Who....was the guy that ran a '69-'70 Super Bee hemi, (yellow) that would run a 12:40ET with ANYONE behind the wheel? Unbelievable. Put it in "D"...mash the gas.

 

I think this is later, maybe 1967? I was at the 1966 Bakersfield meet and it didn't have primed fenders then.

 

Parts House? Then you knew Harold with his drag car Tenatious!

 

BTTT.....the Willy's is in the new Rod and Custom.

 

Such a killer car! Damn nice job Skip!

 

Thanks Kev....would have been kinda cool to get my name mentioned in Rod and Custom but it did not happen?

 

Skip---didn't see the rag yet but you SURE should get the accolades for this job--great job and we know you did the work
Tim

 

Very neat build nice to see some recognition in the magazine.

 

All the important people know the real story.

 

YES! The HAMB has more readers than R&C!

 

What a ride, thanks for taking all the pics and sharing them with us. Thanks to all who owned the car and appreciated it.