Just a word to all the folks out there who've been supporting us...ATF is re-located in Sonoma California, the fuelers and wagons are in my workshop, which is basicly a 130 year old winery basement. It's true, I'm militant anti-commercialism. There are two ways to get something done these days...Buy it, or build it with people. There are literally hundreds of ways to be involved, wether you live in the area or not and tasks for every skill level. The entire project was created to prove you don't need BLING (or budwieser) to build a creature of this magnitude, just a few folks putting in a couple hours of labor or expertise every sunday or so. Leave finding the money to me. If you're interested in ACTUALLY WORKING on this @#$%er, call or e-mail me. TIM CONDER (707) 843-9454 theconderosa@hotmail.com http://www.armageddontopfuel.com Love the site Ryan, love all the cars you freaks are buildin' too! - Fuelers,Choppers, Gassers, Customs and Hot Rods FOREVER, Tim
HEY, Tim, Chris Schimke here. Good to here from you. How the hell have you been? Anybody questioning who in the hell Tim Conder is, well, Tim is the greatest custom painter that ever lived. (How am I doin' so far Tim?) The guy is insane. In fact, his shit is so good that most people overlook it as being comuterized or faked somehow. Well I'm here to tell you that's there's no smoke or mirrors, it's all just raw talent and determination. Check out all of his art work and insanity on his web site. http://www.armageddontopfuel.com/ I know I'm new to a lot of people here, but I for one will vouch for Tim as being a true hot rodder and a righteous asshole (in a good way you know). Chris
JEEM (Jimmy Smith) first told me about this mad man named Tim Condor who was building a pair of vintage style Top Fuelers so i checked out the site. i was (and still am) IMPRESSED. i've been following the build up of these monsters for a long while now. seems like 2 years does that sound right? anyway. i love what your doing and i can't wait to see some progress. i'll be checkin out the website often. wish i was'nt on the other side of the U.S. or i'd be out there helpin every chance i could. good luck Tim. Mike Brimm
imagin this wagon sitting out in front of a 130 year old wagon then ya go inside and see two brand new front engine top fuelers... can't get any cooler.........
YES!! Tim is the man!! I've been watching the buildup for a long time as well The Conderosa is even nice enough to give me cool art tips via e-mail! Rock on man, I can't wait to see 'em run
Love your work, Bling is something Kiwi's have only heard of.... shoulda taken some pics of the 70's top fuel funny a guy I know is restoring and will be running down here, a bit newer but damn cool.....
i check your site from time to time ....seeing if ya got anything else done....and to get a good laugh.....that site is funny as hell......too bad your waaaay out in cali forn i a....would be cool to hang out with those fuel cars....brandon in ky
Good Lordy Lordy Lord. Tim is one of my favorite people and he's been a friend of the magazine for a long time. How many people do you know who write, illustrate, build, fabricate, paint and marry well? And do every one of those things better than almost anyone else you can think of? And top it all off with the biggest, juiciest, hairest pair of balls you ever SEEN that allow him to take a chance on an idea like Armageddon Top Fuel. Fuckin' nuts. If any of you bitches think you're up to workin' shoulder to shoulder with one of the most talented fuckers on the planet, then take the TIM CHALLENGE and bring it. A chance like this doesn't come along very often, if ever. I'm puttin' my unworthy ass where my mouth is. And it don't taste good, but it'll be worth it. STONER
Back home they call him the coon dingy It's still a mystery to me what the hell happened to those poor Chevys in my dads (Beetle) back padock. I think it had somthing to do with a drunk Austrailian and a 65 Galaxie.. I hope you are enjoying Calif. as it is raining like hell up here in the great NW Good luck with the Armageddon project, and I hope you bring them up to the NW. for a Good Vs. Evil exibition run. Nice to see ya on the HAMB.. Keith
[ QUOTE ] Love your work, Bling is something Kiwi's have only heard of.... shoulda taken some pics of the 70's top fuel funny a guy I know is restoring and will be running down here, a bit newer but damn cool..... [/ QUOTE ] Yup, Lez is doing a great job. Been involved on the periphery of "The Phoenix" P.S. if any of you out there have any photos, stories or just memories of ever seeing the Phoenix run Stateside, pls PM me or email me. I will see if I can organise some pix of it. Cheers, Cruisin'
Keith! It's been a while man. Still tattooin' and raisin' hell out in the sticks? I don't miss those '55s one bit. Tell Gazz and everyone else we know I said howdy. As for the rest o' you squirrels, thanks for the back up. That makes about ten of us. Let's see...if you count God and the Devil, that's a dozen or so crazy @#$%ers against 10 billion "sane" folks. I like those odds, we just might pull this thing off. Now that we're settled in down here with a new baby girl on the way and a fat ass mortgage to pay...does ol' Conder still have it? I mean, when I thought this gig up I was borderline suicidal, had nothing to lose and disgusted with everything "custom". Hurtling through the lights in a 200 mile an hour fireball seemed like a great way to get outta payin' my school loans. Since then, I've been branded a jesus freak and a satan worshipper, a cable show hack and the best custom painter that ever lived. (HA! Thanks Chris, you want me to pay you in cash?) Impossible. Yeah, I know. The learning curve for running a fuel motor alone has taken some guys 20 years and they STILL blow shit up. All I can say to you is this... Someday soon we'll be in the pits of a little drag strip somewhere. I'll be strapped into Satan, lookin' up at that mountain of polished Donovan 417 while some zealot with sweat stains under his arms and slicked back hair'll be layin' his hands on the supercharger, screamin' PRAISE JESUS!!! GET DOWN.
Yes Tim, cash would be nice. I don't take checks or credit cards. Congrats on bein' a poppa. Hope your wife is well. Chris
@#$%^ man, a guy could get hooked on this thing! A couple quick things then I gotta get to work... #1 - This is something that everybody may be able to contribute with. As you may know, this killer is first and formost a giant multi-media art piece. Folks have been sending us examples of their art for a while (along with death threats, action photos and the occasional pair of panties) and that's VERY COOL. This gig is engineered to not only offer folks the opportunity to learn and apply about every trade there is, but maybe even make them famous (or INfamous) for it. That means YOU cousin. We're all for promoting your local speed shop, just keep Wal-Mart out of it. First step is this. Forget my part of it.The fuelers are bursting with milestone design, sculpture, engineering and craft already. I'm talking about Pete Ogden's amazing chassis work, Pat Foster's fuel tanks and the multitude of fantastic castings. From Satans ET IIIs to the Donovan cast fuel pump stalks. Who designed all these parts? All of these pieces were originally carved out of hardwood for sandcasting by unknown craftsmen sometime somewhere. Beautiful Hilborn injector bodies, scoops, blower cases and on and on. THEY ARE WORKS OF ART. The wagons are superbad too. Who? When? Where? Whatthe@#$%? Put yer thinkin' caps on folks, it's time to give credit where it's due. - THANKS.
i was gunna try to make a living at a body shop, paintin smashed up cars.... until i met this guy, now i live a life of luxur.....wait... im pretty much a bum, but i have fun painting! i learned alot from watching tim, and listening to his stories. welcome aboard tim..... i might be headin out yer way in april, id be more than happy to help out on ATF. ~~rich
Yes sir Tim, still tattooing and raising hell. Congrats on the big poppa thing, and the mortgage, I have one of those myself now too that comes with a small but doable 24X30 shop. O Yeah, on Fridays you should post some of your kick ass art work on the Friday art show post..Later Keith
Well, you guys are buyin' the shit outta Large and xtra large SATAN shirts. I've got $1000 worth of 'em sitting at a silkscreeners in Ballard, Washington. I'll be pickin' 'em up at the end of the month if I get paid for this paint job on time. If you live in the Seattle area drop by Mysterion Screen print and pick one up. (206) 632-4969 ask for Jim and say Tim is reeeeally sorry. It's about time somebody chewed my ass, this love fest is great but it's freakin' me out. And by the way, it takes more balls to wear the God shirt....
Check your PayPal history on Jul. 23, 2004. You'll find me there. Jul. 23, 2004 Payment To tim Conder Completed Details -$19.32 USD $0.00 USD -$19.32 USD $0.00 USD
Oops, I thought you were another annoyed customer. My apologies in public man, and anybody else out there who didn't get your shirt let me know NOW. We'll take care of ya, don't sweat it.....
Hi, Tim Conder's wife here. It is my job to send out the shirts, and I have your shirt crossed off our list as sent. I'm sorry you didn't get it. That is the way with the satan side of the operation. If you want things to go more smoothly, next time, order a Big Bad Son of God shirt,. If Tim kicks my ass for this, its on your conscience. Thanks for shopping armageddontopfuel.com If you don't get this shirt, I will find you and hand it to you. Alyssa PS Sorry to anyone who wanted to see cooler messages than this. I'll go back to "myspace" now...
[ QUOTE ] .... next time, order a Big Bad Son of God [/ QUOTE ] I did, and I didn't get it. I'm not trying to weasel a shirt. I emailed you guys a couple times and got no response. Tim, I also talked to you on the phone before the holidays. I was just going to forget it but you logged on here. I wanted to see the race and thought some money would go to support the cause. Click here to see the post here on the hamb that got me to your website to buy a shirt in the first place
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