H.A.M.B.ers Prized Possessions

Doc...
Thanks for serving...

 

My 15X10 American Racing, real magnesium wheels. I bought 'em from 8th grade genius at the HAMB drags a few years ago. Yeah, they're deeply pitted and the magnesium finish turned black a month after bead blasting but damn! I love 'em.....maybe use 'em on my Volks rod I'm collecting parts for....

 

I thought these were going on my modified????? .....

As far as my most "valuable" ***ets I would have to say it's my photos, s****books, and artwork.

I'm pretty good about backing up all my photos on CD's and taking them to my folks house for storage. All my negatives from years past are all stored properly at my sisters home so basicly those could all be reprinted/replaced.

It's the stuff on the walls, the professionally taken photos from the different race tracks that could never be replaced and those are the ones that I would actually grab first along with my Jeff Norwell prints, and my Froggert and Dave Bell originals.

 

my club jacket

 

My Hilborn Injected Dart and Junior at the wheel !! FEDER

 

WHAT?? You mean it's not the American Racing Big Olds wheels???

 

this 390 cadillac. its the first motor i owned, built and did all the machine work on myself. stripped down again for 4043 billet rockers, cam, 350 chevy 12.5:1 pistons and full port & polish job on heads.



my other cadillac





just some of my favorite things.

im not good at attaching photos

 

My prized "posessions"....The truck was built by my uncle, who's dead now.....The dog (Willy) is just irreplaceabe.

 

I don't have anything cool, but my wife and our stupid spoiled little dog (it's HER dog, I didn't have anything to do with spoiling it....well, OK, maybe just a little...) (and my children and their families that are on their own) are the things that I prize. Everything else is just iceing on the cake.

Really, my most prized posseesions would be every day I can get out of bed. Everyday above ground is a great possession. You think about these things more as you get older.
Gene

 

Here's mine: my granddad was an Edsel dealer and this has never left the family. Matter of fact, it had never crossed the Pennsylvania state line till about a month ago. We were all taking bets about whether or not it would spontaneously burst into flames as it crossed the border.

Not exactly HAMB material, but it's the closest family member I have here on the West Coast...

 

A little off topic but heres this. Piper Pa12 (it is a 1947 model)





And this one, also off topic. 1971 R75 BMW. These are the reasons why i'll never get my T project or 1965 Barracuda finished.

 

I sold all my prized possessions on ebay..

 

oh... I got a BMW R/75. I forgot. belonged to my buddy jim who died. been under some blankets for so long I forgot it's there.

 

This is mine---this is the ORIGINAL plaque from Dave Marquez's 32 roadster that was on the cover of the July 1956 HOT ROD magazine. He and I got to be good friends in the 80's---he had an off-road team and I started out wrenching on his cars and became a co-driver in his 2-seater buggy. He knew I was into hot rods, so just before he p***ed away,he calls me and hands me this--and says to "run it on a car someday". What do you say to a legend that asks you to do something like that????

He was a great guy---and am VERY proud to show anybody who wants to see it---Hell, I'll show anybody that DOESN'T want to see it!

 

Every thing I have is prized, I don't want to get rid of anything, in fact, I want all your stuff too!

 

That piper is awesome, I hope I live long enough to find time to get my license. Or at least maybe a chance at the stick in a plane.

 

An old vette my dads best friend willed to the family...will be my sons one day.

 

When i was around 10 yrs old, i'd daydream during a rocking tune, or when the old man was readin me the riot act. That daydream always took me to a blue fastback Vette with blue windows and the nose kicked up a bit. Well, around FORTY years later i built THAT car. For now (besides my health) i'll call it my prized posession

 

Hell, that plane's a HOME RUN in my book!

 

Pretty much everything on and including my car is a prized possesion, and also some of the nailhead parts I have. But there are a couple things in particular im really greatfull to have.

My list basically consists of highly sought after parts that were given to me. haha

1. Original 32 Ford Grill Shell which is in perfect condition.

• Bob Georgewits left it to me when he p***ed away.

2. So-Cal side view mirrors.

• Rich Wrolen gave them to me(brand new) when he decided not to use them. Rich unfortunately p***ed away since.

3. Oldsmobile Air Cleaner

• Kurt Atkinson gave it to me. Luckily he is still with us, and hopefully will be for a long time! (And hopefully he will start reading the HAMB and build a bad *** Oldsmobile powered hot rod!)

Other stuff*

• Guide Headlights
• Original 32 Ford Windsheild Frame
• Original 32 Ford Door Hinges
• Chrome Finned Alluminum Valve Covers
• 39 Ford Clutch/Brake Pedal ***embly

 

well my daughter is by far the most important thing ive had anything to do with..shes my best work!i really like my ford ...

 

One of mine is my old school chain steering wheel. Not like the newer ones this one is real thick chain. Ive had it on 4 of my cars. You know the one everyone tells the jokes about. Why do lowriders use chain steering wheels--- so they can drive with hand cuffs on. Anyways Its a prized possesion to me.
Chaco

 

Only pic I have, ****s...don't have any kids and my '40 Ford's being built, so for now my prized posession is my custom/special order PRS, got to take my punk teenage *** to the factory and watch it get CNC'd in '97, still play it damn near every day...

 

My boys love cars they go with me where ever i go.

 

this is my greatest posession (second to my daughter). HAMB Chop 06' car. I made alot of great people that have turned into cool friendships. I wouldnt trade it for the....well, I may some day be up for sale, but not anytime soon. I love this car...and I will finish it.

 

My 1925 Chev roadster with 3-port head
& my collection of Hot Rod mags

 

mine WOULBE MY WIFE & SON ,THE TOOLS AND TRUCK LEFT TO ME WHEN MY GRANDFATHER DIED

 

Things that belonged to my dad.

His old Biker cutoff with pins from different places and events hes been too.

His old keychain and belt buckle he always wore..

 

all my **** ****s..........