History Wall Of Legends Latest Hand Casting: Ed Iskendarian

Isky is one of the people I'd truly love to meet, Thanks for the GREAT pictures Piero!

Nick.

 

What a cool story, this gentelman is as classic as it gets. He is such a humble straight ahead guy. I was at the first Winternational drags and had an opportunity to meet him and shake his hand. I remember how nice he was and said where you from, Nebraska, wow, thats a long ways, nice to meet you, enjoy the show. I was in awe, as he was very busy and swarmed with fans and he took time for me. Another treasured moment in my hot rod life! Thanx for this great post. ~sololobo~

 

While working a booth at the 1998 PRI show in Columbus Ohio Ed Iskenderian walks up to see what we have. I proceed to offer my hand and told him what an honor it is to meet him.

His reply? "It's an honor to meet you also." What a humble and talented man.

 

Here's a picture of Ed with his friend the late Pork Zartman with our car at Thompson a few years back. Very nice man. He even signed the door panel on the coupe for us.

 

Fantastic pics. Anyone that gets to 89 and is in that condition has won the top prize, in my opinion.

 

thanxs guys evel u got it made

 

Wow! Thanks for sharing this with us. I would love to met him someday.

 

very cool. thanks for sharing.

 

Did he make any comment about your car having "CRANE Engineering" painted on the side?

 

Super Excellent, thanks for posting.

 

Great post-thanks. Getting that cam box signed was genius.

 

When I was 11 years old (1968) I wrote to a few of the advertisers in Rod and Custom asking for decals. Isky was the only guy who sent me one ( sent me a few actually, including a tshirt transfer) I've had two engines built and both times I insisted that Isky cams be used. Thanks Ed, you made by day way back in 1968

 

That's really really cool. Thanks for posting the pics Piero.

PS, Piero, can you help out on this thread....
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=545039

 

How lucky to have someone post this history on the Hamb. Back in the 50's I started using these cams and can't recall how many years but it was a bunch. Only met him one time many years ago and although a brief meeting its one I never forgot. He is still number one in my books. Thanks again for all the pictures and information.

 

Oh man that is super cool...thanks for sharing...wouldn't expect his place to look any different than that...on my to do list next time I am back in California

 

just awesome, thanks for posting this.

 

Okay...Thats just bitchen shit!

 

Really cool thread. Thanks Evel. I love the really freaking old hot rod pictures.

 

Did Isky scrape any remaining food off your plates to take home to his dogs? Thats an honor in itself. "Hey pal, are you done with that?"

 

I don't know the answer to that but the one breakfast photo is interesting as the look on Isky's face appears to be thinking/saying "son, why in bloody hell did you tattoo your whole face neck and arms like this? We never did that in the 40's or 50's".

 

I posted earlier about the SCTA awards dinner. I'm a bottom feeder in LSR and the speeches weren't exactly on the edge of your seat stuff so you can imagine my surprise when I'm looking around and spot Isky. What caught me out too was to my immediate right was Lou Senter. I thought there must be a mistake. A mere mortal sitting wth the gods? But it turned out, like everyone here is saying, Isky is one hell of a nice guy,

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hahahah ok that explains all the tile and marble on the other side! lol....wow, thats so cool! looks like CC had a lot of racing history back in the day.

 

My shoppe is just down the street from Isky and the Burger stand. Once saw Isky clean food off plates from an empty table and left. Moments later a guy comes walking out from the restroom back to the table and wonders where his lunch went off to. The guy got his food replaced and the owner mumbled somthing about "That dam Isky"----- Priceless

 

good stuff, thanks!

 

Awesome pictures and story...thanks so much for sharing.

 

Not at all. I think because he and pork were friends he was forgiven.

 

So after we left the shop Trace went back and made the cement cast of the hand and it turned out bitchen..

 

Super cool!!

 

WOW! That IS Bitchin!