Does anybody remember Bob Curtins' 26-27 T roadster pickup with a blown sbc? And what ever happened to it? That was one of my favorites, or did I miss it here. Thanks.
Lonnie Gilbertsons' two time winning AMBR. Words by Bob Collision in Rods and Racin' NorthWest. What additional words could be used to describe a gentleman that has been featured in (last count) fourteen different custom car and street rod publications going back to 1970. That’s when he put Portland, Oregon on the map and won his first AMBR award for his delicious full fender 1923 Ford “T” Roadster Bucket. This completely street legal rod also features a set of usable running boards and a handmade hood creating a unique master piece of automobile wonder and design for “America’s Most Beautiful Roadster” 1971. The gentleman’s name is none other than Mr. Lonnie L. Gilbertson, Portland’s own Mr. Master Car Designer and Builder. Lonnie came into this World way back in 1945 about the time the second World War was winding down and that makes him a cool seventy years young this year. He attended St Peters Parochial School and then on to Benson Tech High, where he took a few Machine shop courses but didn’t sign up for auto shop classes. He was already bitten by the car bug as his father owned and operated Gilbertson Machine shop and Lonnie learned all about automobiles from his favorite teacher his Dad. Lonnie will be the first to admit his life really came alive back in 1966 when he met a young lady at Scotty’s Drive-In. Her name was Candy and she was the sweetest thing Lonnie ever met. She just happened to be an employ at Scotty’s the same time our old buddy Vern Farris (Mr. Chevy Guy) was the manager there. Now both Lonnie and Vern were both super car guys back then and not all the hot rods and Custom Cars ended up at the infamous Tick-Tock Drive–In, quite a few ended up at Scotty’s for their 15 cent french fries and 21 cent cheeseburgers. Now it took Lonnie a few years and quite a few orders of French fries but he finally convinced Candy that he already new how to build a World class award winning car and the only thing missing in his life was her. So they were married over 41 years ago and together raised a super son Brian and they are now blessed with three grandchildren and one great grandchild. 1923 Ford Model “T” same as the 1971 Red “T” Roadster bucket covered above with brand new updated landscape mural paint job, beautiful new multi-colored leather interior and add on independent chrome suspension and Zenith wire wheels all the way around. What you get is a brand new build that once again is good enough to win the AMBR award for 1975. The new paint just shouts Oregon all the way. The “T” was so popular, winning the coveted AMBR Award twice. It now has a permanent place in the Peterson Hot Rod Museum in downtown L.A. Before heading south she won The Portland Roadster Show and was inducted into the Hall of Fame for 1999.
George Do us a "solid" will ya, and p/shop the Mr. Gasket Street Scoop out of that photo of the green T roadster. Preciate it!
I hear you, but I dont have the computer skills...Just focus on the blown Lincoln thats holding it up!
How about some sixties era BC based RP's to wash the taste of the Mr Gasket scoop out of your mouth...
I've long suspected 'ol George and I shared similar tastes in regards to hotrods, this thread has pretty much made up my mind.
My current RPU the day I bought it. I was told it was built by a Bay Area Roadsters club member. I know it was striped by someone named Jim Henry, because he signed it. He may have been a student of Tommy the Greek. The striping matched Tommy's style. It looked better than it was in the picture. Wiring was a rats nest. I decided to trailer it home when I saw a rag joint that was used as a universal in the steering was half torn in two!
Chris, Here is the '32 Ford I built in 2013. I also shared a different angle of it on Instagram on St. Patty's Day. Seemed quite fitting.
I have that one saved in my pics. You left out the best part of your own car!! Love that grill insert!
Hey! My buddy Ronnie's '33 pick'em up from a couple of years ago! If you look close, you can see the good ol' Bucket of Ugly in there too!
And that's a bad thing how! I think those are the new generation eight inchers that have the front spacing of the ten inch wide Hals' and Vaughn/Real Rodder wheels. I have been wrong once before though.
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