History What was your best moment in 2008

The boy graduating hi school and finshing [finally] the 3 year ordeal of building my convertable

 

winning the catalog pic for MATCO TOOLS....my first ink ever

 

getting my first paycheck from an actual job after 5 years of selling car parts on ebay.

that's a pretty sad best moment but its all I got.

 

meeting Hot Rod Lady Cruiser (Denise) and a bunch of her friends and having the pleasure of hanging together a some hot rod events. Nice meeting all of you.

Next year I plan to finish up the primer gray Willys and I hope to meet Megan!

 

This past august I got my pickup running, it was my dads truck that he got in 1953 and he started to hotrod it....In 1964 he started a business and never worked on the truck again....Fast foreward to 2004 I got the truck from him and started working it over...August 27th was Dads birthday and I drove over and picked Dad up and we went cruising and had lunch and ran around in the 33...That was the first time Dad EVER rode in the truck...Dad past away just a couple of weeks ago...I will always remember the smile on his face when we pulled out of the driveway....

 

Hanging out on the salt with my best buds during the 60th Anniv of Speed Week! I really learned a lot of stuff about CO drag racing in the 50s & 60s during lunchtime in Camp Singlefinger. (never found out who was faster, Holmes or Rodwell...)
I especially enjoyed watching the faces of the teenagers when I let them drive the roadster around out there!

Looking forward to an even better '09!

 

Just extra glad for the simple things we have - wife, kids and myself are all healthy, both of us are still employed and "loving??" our jobs, my eldest daughter got her first job and is on her way to independence, and we both can enjoy this great hobby of old cars and meeting new people.

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year !!!

 

seeing the look on my brothers face when he showed the kopper kart klone for the first time in detroit 08.

 

A second great year with my wife
My niece winning the track championship for Jr Dragster in her second year
My Brother (her Dad) winning rookie of the year at the same track
Not blowing an engine for an entire season...
Finding my current project and the friend's I've made through it (So far)

 

Firing up my Model A after getting the new engine dropped in with my dad's help. This after having the engine in and out twice and rebuilt as many times as well.

Getting rid of the wheelchair and walker after the accident which destroyed my Model A and could have easily been my last ride.

 

Riding shotgun with (Hamb)Andy Dunn for a couple of minutes...as he drove his AV8.

 

For me it was a family trip to Yellowstone hangin out, sight seeing, driving, whitewater rafting, and month later a great trip with my Dad and Uncle to Bonneville.

 

My Doughter getting married.

 

My wife telling me that my 1.5 year old grandson had a conniption when my daughter took my TRJ from him. Apperantly he has been thumbing through the issue and saying Vroom Vroom!. My daughter feeling the book is very valuable to me would not let him handle it. I taught my daughter to weld and drive when she was 9-years old and she was my sidekick for several years until...BOYS! I was pleased to hear her son was showing the hotrod gene. Now he's my sidekick.

 

Waking up in the cardiac intensive care unit after having open heart surgery in February.

 

Just being at Bonneville! This year a bunch of us helped a friend break two old speed records. Number two is waking up today, I got another chance!

Lucky667

 

Starting a business and watching it grow...

Finding out my wife is pregnant with our first... a little girl...

 

Here! Here! Your right. I think we all feel that way about Denise. She's a Sweety, Hottie, and a Lady. And she Loves Cars!

 

It will be 12 31 08 at 11:59.59 sec
I want this year to get over.
And start a new one. Hope its better then this one
Dave

 

My retirement

 

Winning funny car eliminator at the Indy Goodguys event, we also finished with a runner up in the fuel altered at the Fuel Altered Nats in Eddyville Iowa and a runner up finish in funny car at Norwalk Goodguys. Not a bad year.

 

Winning the 2008 NSRA giveaway car. Probably one of the best moments in my whole life.

 

after waiting my entire adult life. finally getting to build my own garage. 27X30, fully insulated heated and a/c.





also, after a year and a half down time. getting my 57 chevy running again and looking the way i wanted it too. all this has happened in the last six months.

 

I bought a garage and it came with a house!

 

Buying my FED, and a bunch of the parts to finish it
Keeping our new business alive
Making new friends and losing a minimum of the old ones
Just making it through

 

Waking up everyday with my wife and kids and having them healthy...the rest doesn't matter......

 

honestly??? that it is soon to be over! been a long yr of bs! prayin 09 rules!

 

Hope you are not referring to my post....

 

OH heck no man! I'm grateful for the same things...
most folks are glad for things and I'm honestly" glad this yrs about over! thats all i meant...i dont like wishing my life away, but its been a long , crappy yr around here!
sorry for the miscommunication bud!

 

I like some others, 2008 has been pretty crappy. Lost my dad and my aunt within a week of each other this summer.
The high I guess I'm still staying out of trouble and so far still have a job when so many have lost theirs.