Hi to all. I’ve been lurking on the HAMB for some time but I finally decided to get brave and join – man, you’re a tough crowd at times! I live in St. Catharines, Ontario (near NiagaraFalls) and I retired (or escaped depending on how I feel that day) from the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario about 5 years ago after 35 years of loyal public service. I’m a licensed mechanic by trade but spent most of my career as an enforcement officer with MTO, then as a bureaucrat in the ivory towers of head office doing de****able things I can’t talk about in public. Anyway, since retirement I’m busier than ever working on the “honey-do” list, but the “daddy-do” list is getting closer. I have a ’58 Morris Traveller that I rescued from a field several years ago and I’ve got a ton of good ideas from the HAMB, so I’m working on plans for a Ford 2.8 V6, C4, 8 inch, full frame, M2 front end, etc. I've got some of the key parts, but my wife of 34 years and kids come first. I marvel at the equipment, skills, and ingenuity I see on here, and I especially enjoy the barn find stories and tech articles. Although my dad was an old-school mechanic and not into hot rods, he once brought home a copy of Hot Rod Magazine instead of his usual Popular Mechanics, and I was hooked. He always owned plain jane 6 cylinder sedans and wagons that I always thought were boring, but I’d sure like to have some of them now. I grew up in the 60’s so I remember when muscle cars were just daily drivers not play toys. I had a very early production ’68 Road Runner that I was really glad to get rid of when the time came but I’d kill to get it back now, and I had a couple of British cars too, same thing. I also dig boats (sailing, canoes), motorcycles and old tools, but like many of you, I’m really limited by space and budget. The long running thread “Drag Cars in Motion..” got me going so I think I’ll post some old photos I have. Let the fun begin.
Welcome from eastern Ont. Now that thats over can we use you knowlage when we are in the build stages to pick your brain as to regulations in Ont? I think with your knowlage will be a great ***et in building a safe dependable car. Thanks for choosing the HAMB.
Welcome EH! Sure glad I never had the pleasure of getting a ticket from you( been driving trucks for the past 25 years ). Hope you're enjoying retirement and it sounds as if you won't have a chance of being bored any time soon, good luck with your project !
Welcome, I guess old British cars are part of the car culture in Canada. Colonies and import deals in the 1940s & 1950s and all that. Been to Niagara Falls four times now. Just love standing on the edge on a hot day.
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