some pics of my shop,,if anyone cares,,

i was sanding on the caddy today (what else is new,,,hahaha)...and i took a break for a few minutes,,as i was sitting in the shop, i thought maybe some of you guys would be interested in seeing the place,,,heres a few pics,,

 

a few more................HAMBers always welcome to visit...

 

cool building,is it old,or just looks old,whats the history

 

old gas station from the 40s,.,,,,there was a movie filmed there called "IQ" about 12 years ago,,,(before i was there,,unfortunately),,,it actually appears in quite a few scenes,,,it was a KUSTOM shop in the movie,,,when i saw it was for rent about 4 years ago, i said to myself,,man,,this is FATE,,,hahaha

 

I'm crazy over the building and its contents! Thanks so much for sharing.

 

Nice place. Whats the story on the Hudson coupe?

 

Hey,

Pretty cool! What was the last year that station sold fuel? Looks
pretty clean for a kustom shop! Do ya cover the windows with
plastic and tape when ya sand, grind or shoot, or jus' spend alot
of time dustin'?

Swankey Devils C.C.

 

48 hudson club coupe.....last on the road in 1964,,,,belongs to my girlfriend linda,,it'll be the next project after i finish "practicing" on the 41 caddy,,as linda says

 

i think the last time fuel was sold there was in the late 70s,,,,
its actually a detailing shop,,,the kustom stuff is just a hobby for now,,when i work on the caddy, i go outside,,,close to where that hudson is,,

 

How do you work in a place like that?....[neat and clean-Ha!!]
Love the atmosphere there man!

 

Very cool man.

 

Not to hijack, but you seem to have the taste and style sense of a person who grew up in the late 40s - early fifties, from what you build to your work ethic. How old are you? And where did you learn about customs?

 

i was born in 59,,,,whatever that adds up to,,haha,,,my dad gave me a stack of "little books" and some 41 lincoln pushbuttons when i was about 12 or so,,,,,,,now i have about 400 of the little books and i still have the lincoln pushbuttons (waiting for thr right car,,i have one in my head,,but thats for another time,)..my dad used to race stock cars back in the 50s at wall stadium,,wall, nj,,,i have some of his trophies, his nascar pin from 54, and some pics of his cars,,,he was into kustoms back in the 50s, and actually chopped a couple of 50 mercs,,,i have a pic of one of the mercs with primer on the posts and my skinny as a rail dad standing proudly in front of it (will post the stock car pics and the merc pic on another thread one of these days,,,he also helped with a car that got some ink in at least three of the little books,,the car belonged to a guy named paul seminick,,he owned a radiator shop in north bergen, nj and taught my dad how to do kustom work,,,,anyway,,ever since my dad gave me those mags, i've been obsessed with kustoms,,,he passed away about four years ago,,,i wish he could have seen my caddy...he would have loved it

 

Back before we had kids my wife would rent a movie on Fri or Sat night. Anyways one night she comes home with a movie "about Albert Einstein" - She could see how dissapointed I was - nothing against Einstein - I just couldn't imagine a movie with him in it being any good - oh my oh my how WRONG I was. "IQ" was the movie - it was freakin' great - the idea Einstein was remotely into HotRods or Customs kinda blew me away on a certain level - tie it all in with the comedy - freakin' hilarious and one of my all time favorites!!

Killer garage - better story. I bow to you!!!!!

 

Great place, great stuff thanks for posting. I love to check out other guys shops! I'm a 59er too.

 

That's a bitchin place man. You need a lift, and you'll be all set!

 

Thanks. When time travel is perfected and you travel to the past, nobody will suspect.

 

haha,,,a lot of people think i was born in the wrong time,,,

 

there is a lift,,,i share the place with a mechanic,,,when he's not there i use the lift,,,

 

Nice shop! I'd love to get my hands on that 51 Hudson coupe....tell Linda I said "nice ride" !!!

 

north jersey? central jersey? cool shop, i wanna stop by i just need to know where to go, haha.

 

< ------- He is very jealous

 

central......hopewell.............maybe ill have a hamb get together over the summer

 

cool shop. Thanks for sharing!

 

Very KOOL!!!!!!! Ken

 

Kickass !

 

Very cool place!! lot's of neat stuff in there.

 

Damn that's a nice shop. It doesn't need a lift though, it needs a pit. Have to keep with the times.

 

Nice Digs!

 

hi there cool pics what is the white trophy from