My SaturDAY Spent with Speedy Bill & SaturNIGHT Spent at Malcolms Monster Bash

Yeah BUT I don't have the vacation time left to drive

 

Denise, you rock!.... and Hellraiser is one hell of a great guy. You two really made my weekend.

What a great time - I still can't believe you crashed my Halloween party and were able to get that amazing tour of the Speedway Museum, all in the same day! We all had a great time partying it up with ya. I'm really glad you enjoyed yourself while you were here and look forward to the Autorama weekend.

Until I saw your photos, I never realized just how many HAMB members were at the party. What a great bunch of friends - even the one that puked on the new checkered tile basement floor! It usually takes a week to get the house all cleaned up after one of these partys... oh well, it's worth it!

I'm also trying to get Jess to do an intro. I really think she, and her sister, dad, family, are some of the nicest, most genuine hot rod people I know.... and she and her dad are building a (traditional) '34 Ford coupe together! What a perfect addition to our HAMB family.

Viva la HAMB!

Malcolm

 

lol cant belive i missed you again lol, you had to have driven right past were i was saturday on the way to hellraisers place.

whats the date for the autorama? ill probably be in town for the motorcity tattoo convention i wanted to say its the same weekend this year?

make me want to take another tour of speedys stash, its been about a year and i can see all kinds of stuff in those pix i havnt seen yet.

 

Denise, really glad you made the trip out, got to meet Speedy Bill and check out the museum, nothing like Nebraska hospitality.
It was truly special to have you at Malcolms party and a huge surprise. Really enjoyed our conversation and look foward to seeing you at the next event. Don't drink your award all at once, oh and HellRaiser you..... ROCK !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice job you sneaky sombitch. See Ya, Gary

 

Denise,
I vote for you over Ken Burns any day when it comes to documenting and sharing history! Thank you for that trip through the SpeedWay museum. You rock!

 

Great pictures, looked like a damn good time!!

 

I left it with Hellraiser as I knew they wouldn't allow it on the plane. Since they took away my hairspray, I knew they sure in hell weren't going to allow a bottle of whiskey on board. I'm sure that bottle will show up at an event this summer that we all attend.

I miss you guys already xoxox

 

Second weekend in March.

Bummer you missed a GREAT party. Next year you HAVE to make it. Total blast.

 

this should be your theme song Denise ! I hope this work`s ?
Cake - Rock and Roll Lifestyle.mp3(3.37 MB)

 

looks like its the last weekend in feb/first of march. miss it by a week

 

The Moller-Adams engine, often called the C-T Automotive engine or the City of Burbank engine, was bought completely rebuilt sitting on a pallet at C-T Automotive complete with all the foundry patterns and machining jigs by the owner of Specialized Auto Parts in Houston TX in the late 60s. It was sold in the late 70s to an employee who moved with it to his hometown of Okmulgee, OK. He had plans to detune the engine and use it in a hotrod he had built as a youth, a chopped and channeled 34 Cabriolet. Plans changed and the engine was offered for sale in Hemmings Motor News with a few lowbuck offers but no takers at $25K. The engine was sold to Speedy Bill sometime in the 80s, I believe. I missed it in the photo array but Denise did say it was edited for length.
Having worked at Specialized for years I spent many hours contemplating that fabulous, and virtually new, engine along with all the other 4 and V8 OHV and OHC engine conversions that were at Specialized in those days. A huge collection of intakes and heads for 4s and V8s along with the remaining uncompleted parts and inventory and all existing foundry moulds and machining jigs from Eddie Meyers...Hollywood.
Those were the days...

 

Denise , you are a bloody gem pure gold , thanks heaps for posting the photos , you must have had a wonderful time , I met Speedy Bill in the seventies , when he came to Australia with a couple of old rodders , a very interesting man , but he was genuinely interested in what was happening over this side of the pond and just wanted to listen and talk all day .......once again .....thanks for sharing mate.........Steve in Oz

 

my drinking days are long over but getting together with fellow hambers looked like loads of fun. getting the v.i.p. tour of speedway is a great memory. i wish i had been at the party and met everyone.

 

Amazing story, the tour looks unbelievable.

When are you going to make an appearance here in So. Cal

 

wow.....just when I didn't think my jaw could drop any further, as I scroll down the page and each photo makes me slur....

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Great story, great photo's, rodding unites all....

Cheers,

Drewfus

 

I'd help you pick it up, but I'm jaw dropping just as much as you I think. I'd go absolute NUTS in a room with some of those engines.

And the pedal cars, it's my inner child screamin to get out.

 

fantastic!! thanks for taking us along as well !

 

The plan for '08 is the GNRS in Jan and LA Roadster show in June. Me, Megan and Catherine are making plans for next summer right now.

Not only did I not post every photo I took BUT I did not take a photo of everything in the place. If you notice in the background of a few of the photos you can see racks and racks of engines that we didn't even get close to. I'll make sure I have a bigger memory card next time.

Your as good at posting music as I am at videos

 

WOW. Thanks for posting. Speedy Bill's has to be one of the all time best car museums anywhere. Period.

Thanks for posting the pics, my camera took a dump on me in all the places I wanted to use it most, including there. I loved that place. I think you could get lost in there for days and not be able to find people. Bill was so nice, we spoke for a long time about his Miller and Offy engines, one of my loves. He is an endless font of knowledge.

I don't know if he pointed out the other two warehouses across the parking lot that are also supposed to be filled with speed parts.

Thanks again for all the pics.

Best, MRAK

 

I can't believe that I've never been there, even though I've been through Lincoln several times!

 

He didn't point them out exactly but it was mentioned that there was alot more stuff then what was actually on display.

 

Simply Amazing. Thanks again , Denise

 

Gotta like a girl who'll step right up and grab hold of my nuts. You took the party to another level. Speedy Bill knows how to spend his money, his displays and automobilia are second to none. There are things there that can't be seen anywhere else in the world.Thanks for making our weekend more than we could of anticipated. Hope to see you soon.....Ernie,Ernie Ernie the paint huffing clown.

 

WOW ! I know its all amazing., But the coolest part for me of everything there would be meeting Speedy Bill. Can you even imagine that he had enough vision to create all that!?
As a collector I also have a real fondness for those pedalcars of his. Shazam!

 

Remember how I mentioned earlier that I think of certain people when I see stuff/place? Well as soon as I saw the carousel I thought of you and Steve.

 

OK So a free plane ride, Free Hotel, Free Booze...yup your a HAMB Rockstar...Thanks as always for posting your adventures !!

 

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Lots of stuff. Thanks for taking all the pictures. I liked seeing my Plymouth sitting there, even if it's still on a pallet

 

Yeah, I thought that yellow engine looked familiar!

 

dick,,,im really bummed you wernt krusty!!! wheres the simpsons love brutha???

denise, killer pics! looks like a kick booty time!i cant believe dallas hasnt called to brag! we sure wished we could have been there!just no sitter and no one to run the restaurant!
ohh malcom....sorry to hear bout your girlfriend...she catch you and gary????dont hide your feelins fellers.....love is love!