The Unofficial "What I got for Xmas" post

I'll start... Listing only things remotely on topic

-Rat Fink guitar strap
-Monster Garage Season 3 DVD set (I haven't had cable TV in years, so I haven't seen 'em)
-Gone in 60 Seconds DVD
-Brian Setzers new CD

and the biggie...

A plane ticket to Detroit for the Autorama!!!!

Let's see if we can keep this near the top as people wake up, unwrap and wander in so we don't have 6 separate threads goin'

 

Got a Jan & Dean double cd "The Best Of", "Best of the Ventures", Route 66 picture book, And the best part, Christmas with the family.

Thoughts and prayers to all whoo cannot be home.


jerry

 

Nothin' yet....waiting for the grandkids to get here.............

Got our present early anyways....a little TV set.......Of course, I had to pay for that one myself.....

 

The wife got meean Batchelor's Dry Lakes and Drag Strips book and Tex Smith's Hstory of Hotrodding book 2. Can't wait to check them out some cold snowy evening.
The upholsterer called me Christmas eve and said my seat was done. I had him lower it a bit so I could see out of my channeled coupe better,but he wasn't suppossed to get to it before spring. I drove right down to his shop and picked it up.My son helped me throw it in and IT WORKS !!!! Now I'll be looking out of the middle of the windsheild instead of at the headliner.

Merry Christmas,everyone !!!!!!

 

a set of 31x10.5 slicks and tubes mounted and balanced , for my fed.

 

Limeworks Banjo Wheel


WOohoo!!!

 

The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus on DVD

"This parrot has ceased to be !!" , or even better:

"nobody expects the spanish inquisition !!"

merry xmas everyone!

 

30'x40', 3 bay garage.

 

'56 Ford F100 headlight trim rings, a long sleeve Social D shirt, Johnny Cash "Live at Folsom Prison", Tiger Army "1", and a 30 gb iPod. X-mas funds should take care of a new Oxy/Acetylene torch set too.

Merry Christmas everyone!

 

notadamnthing......

 

a set of 39-40 packard taillights and a smith miller toy truck

 

I am like Ken! Carla and I held off on big gifts, the new shop/house is for both of us!

She did snaek in a FooFighters Cd

Better yet, even as much as I am online here I dont look at all the post or auctions. My brother, sentinalT pulled a good one over on me. He gave me that HAMB clock that ckDesigns auctioned off!!!! Now the new shop has an appropriate clock!

 

30pk of PBR.

 

I got my savior Jesus Christ!

 

Amen! I got my health, wife, kids, and 3 sanding blocks I wanted. Great Christmas!

 

I got an olds 3x2 intake. (from me)

 

All the brake stuff, and 216 parts I need to get my 51 Chevy on the road. (wheel cyliners, shoes, drums, disturbutor, plugs, etc.)

 

I got a Speedglas Autodark, some Vise grip clamps, a new multimeter and 2 Futurama dvd's

 

I got a pocket protector.
It says "Smith&Wesson" on the handle of the pocket protector.

 

I got a really nice shop stool, and a bunch of warm socks/hats/clothing for working out in the shop this winter... and a so-cal calendar. Some misc CD's DVD's a few toy cars, etc. Most of all, my cousin was able to be back from Iraq with his folks for the last week or so!

Ben

 

I traded all my gifts and returned the rest so i could buy my 4 year old daughter her gifts and got the wife a couple of things too ,i did keep the 50.00 so-cal gift cert was that wrong ?
So i would say my gift was givin my 4 year old and wife smiles .

Merry christmas

PS i still have to go to the inlaws house this afternoon but know there is nothing there for me except a ham sandwich - so maybe they will give me the gift of football on tv .

Updated now , just got back from the inlaws house and got another 50 buxs in so-cal spped shop money , and stopped at the corner mini mart to buy more beer !
WOW impressive list ya all got there ! Comgrats
I WISH YOU ALL HAPPINESS AND JOY AND GOOD HEALTH AND FORTUNE IN THE NEW YEAR .

 

Von Tingler Tshirt
Wild Willy winged express poster
Von Dutch poster framed
Old Sports Illustrated with Roth
New TV for the garage with tv mount
a few calendars.
Craftsman Mitre saw and the whole table setup, etc. (taking back and getting tools i need)
a floor jack
jackstands
a creeper
sears gift card.
some DVD's

god dad a cover from california car cover and a chrome shiny starter for his coupe.

and a douche.(of course)


oh yeah and this

 

Pneumatic tire creeper...no more getting stuck on bolts or tools again.
Ratcheting wrenches...craftsman of course.
New Milwaukee Super Sawzall.
Underwear...my mother still can't resist.
A long lost biological sister...Long story.

-b

 

Chris, No one is going to top that, and it was free

Frank

 

Free for us.

 

I got some new door locks for my '47, a chrome air panel, and few small chrome goodies. Also a repring owners manual. Gave my dad a '40 deluxe instrument cluster and 50 years of R&C by TRJ.

 

Son home from Korea

Daughter finding out she isn't being deployed.

Love of family.

And some other "stuff".

Oh yea, and Chris, I got the same thing from my Father, fits just right!

Merry Christmas everyone,
GV

 

I got David Perry's Hot Rod Pinups book
and some socks

 

We got our son a channeled roadster electric car. came with a motor that really shakes and rumbles. Got him an electric chopper and a pile of other stuff. Got my wife the high end Nikon Digital camera she's been wanting. and I got a gennie shifter.

Best of all I was able to be here to watch them get opened. Im rarely home at Christmas due to work..

 

An awesome family that I don't deserve.

Plus... two year subscription renewal for Rodders Journal, "50 Years of Rod & Custom" and "Roadside America" photo books, set of vintage model T and model A ignition keys, and a couple of 'rat rod' die casts.

Merry Xmas and Happy Hotrodnukah from Senor Zenor Y La Familia....