Folks Of Interest GNRS: Alter boys looking for a chaperone

Pete, i would love to show you around but am be too swamped. Thanks again for making that incredible award. See you in a couple weeks.

 

I was going to make a thread like this because we have a party of 6 coming from Wyoming, 5 of which are club members. Maybe we should meet up with you alter boys.
Speaking of... whens the HAMB meet and greet?

 

I think sat. noon. Outside Suede Palace. Slim

 

Don't forget to visit the Petersen Museum, too!
Pete, when I get a chance, I'll send you a PM with a few other ideas.



Malcolm

 

...and make sure you stick around Monday night for some Steel Panther at the House of Blues!

Is the Peterson open on Sunday? Johnny Sparkle and I found out the hard way that it was closed on Mondays.

 

Petersen Museum Tues-Sunday 10-6

 

Unfortanately we will be leaving early on Monday morning but maybe we can find a Steel Panther cover band on Sunday night. Hey when are you going to update that Vicky thread??? I'm hooked on it.

 

What about visiting the Kennedy Bros. "Bomb Factory"? It's in Pomona close to So-CAl Speed.

 

If any HAMBers want to visit Thursday evening, I will supply the pizza. let's say 7-10pm. Any thoughts?

 

Sounds good to me!

 

Old Crow Speed Shop,Burbank
Hollywood Hotrods,Burbank
SoCal Speed Shop,Pomona
Early Ford Store,San Dimas
Circle City Hotrods,Anaheim
Waldens Speed Shop,Pomona
Lime Works Speed Shop,Whittier
Bobs Broiler,Downey(if you get hungry)

All good stops for sure!!!

 

Try calling on Dale Snoke (teddisnoke)
He's sure to have an awb or two in the shop

 

We're in LA for about a week around the GNRS, gunna try and get to these places, thanks for listing

 

my uncles shop is the original so cal speed shop location! when they shot him in the rodders journal, we got to hangout with Alex Xydias, way cool cat!!! the i beam is still in the ceiling, he was happy to still see it up.

 

just gotta watch what these guys do with their chaperones.... and the beer in their fridge.

 

Your one to talk!

 

That's some awesome history there, If those walls could talk ! Would love to see the inside of that shop when we're there for the GNRS !

 

haha i never said it was a bad thing. just dont make eye contact.

 

they will be closed, not much left other than the original electrical the i beam they would pull motors with. it just a body shop now. but is cool to see old photos of the place.

 

barris shop - no ho

 

I spoke to Jimmy at Circle City a while ago, turns out he has family in RI....maybe we'll check his shop out, he seems like a normal guy.

Pete-

 

Definately worth the trip!

 

Evel,I sent you a pm about the Barris shop.Is it open for tours?

 

Jimmy's a great guy! You'll like him,and his new shop...

 

PM me if you need directions to any of them. Some of them are right next to each other,like Hollywood Hotrods and Old Crow Speed Shop.

 

Anybody have info on visiting...Junior Conways shop?
I was also going to try and find Ed Iskendarians as well.

Thanks you guys. Slim

 

In and Out Burger...just writing those words is making me hungry!!!

 

Were plannin' on being there. Pizza for four please.

 

ANY Hambers? Even some small-town Canuck and his wife? Sounds good.

 

OK guys - here's a challenge!

Here's what Sue and I did in 2009, the last GNRS we attended (in reverse order):

13 + 14 + 9 + 8 + 5 + 2 = 51

Sunday:

1. Drove a dozen miles up into San Gabriel Valley to see the dams,
reservoirs (some almost empty) and off roaders.
2. A stop at the San Dimas s**** book store for Sue and then back to
the GNRS to see the AMBR winner crowned


Saturday:

1. Donut Delelicts - rainy not very many cars this year
2. Anit-Donut Breakfast
3. Jack's Garage
4. GNRS!!!!
5. Bobby Walden's party!!

Friday:

off at 7:30 heading northwest to Sylmar, and the Nethercutt Museum

1 Stopped by H & H Flatheads on the way and met up with Mike to get a
tour of their flathead graveyard and machining/***embly areas.
2 Tour of the Nethercutt Collection and then self guided tour of the auto
museum. Absolutely everything Joe Mayall said it was. Tons of Duesy's,
Packards, Rolls, a 5000 pipe organ, hundreds of hood ornament mascots and
even a few hot rods including the famous McGee roadster. Bumped into Mark
from the Austin Donut Gang and Mark Conforth from Jersie.
3 Went out to Simi Valley and visited with Joe, Dean and Paul at the
StreetScene offices.
4 California Car Cover - Lots of stuff in a large show room. (Steve
wasn't there - he was at Turlock.)
5 Old Crow Speed Shop - talked to Bobby and Lucky about plaques and
buckles - they've got the belly tank supply cornered. Lucky is going to do
some speed equipment items
6 Hollywood Hot Rods - Troy and the boys are very friendly and doing
great fabrication work.
7 Barris Kustoms
8 Media preview Open House at the Wally Parks NHRA Museum met too many
folks to remember!!!!

Thursday:

We got a late start today and only went to 9 places before returning to our
hotel (which has a cook to order breakfast (great Western omelet) and a free
bar for two hours.)

1 S & B Filters
2 Lakeman Ch***is (it's everything Billy said it would be)
3 Thompson Eng.
4 Bill Snodgras (Fat Boys lakester)
5 Lenard's Custom Fabrication
6 Gary Kennedy's
7 John Force's
8 Currie rear ends
9 Westminster's Upholstery open house w/Minn. tour group and California
Roadsters

Wednesday:

Breakfast at Norms (60 year old local chain like Denny's back east but bigger portions
for less - yummy)

1 Tim Holt Quality Machine Service - amazing 74 year old who's been there
and is still doing it. Make quick changes for streamliners and lots of other
CNC stuff. Also has tooling and a dozen "Weiand" Nailhead timing chain
covers.
2 Full Bore Racing Products - Roy Fjastad (Sr.) founder of Deuce Factory
3 Art and Mike Chrisman - Art is a legend, shop is awesome.
4 Squeak's Metal Finishing neat stuff, very talented, working on U-12
Miller race car. Son-in-law of Don McNeil. 200 MPH member driving Roy's car
5 Danchuck - major 55-57 Chevy parts warehouse and nice little museum and
gl*** cases
6 Reid's SR Parts - Same building with CW Moss. Future O'Brien Truckers
dealer
7 CW Moss - neat 30's dealership building, museum, indoor flea market
8 Curtis Speed - Mike used to work for Boyd. Now has machine shop doing
wheels and CNC work for shops in area like Foose and Flat Out Eng
9 Dagel's Speed Shop - Gary is not building complete cars for customers
any more, but, working on Model A Sport Coupe for the famous **** Flint.
10 MPC Nova Parts. Chevy Nova parts. Mega buck Anglia in back room. Super
guy to talk to who knows about everyone and has really been there and done
that.
11 American Hot Rod - Duane Mayer - former shop manager at Boyd's. Brand
new 6000 sq foot shop with one car in it - very high end '29 RPU trying to
get ready for GNRS (PS they didn't make it - guess that would have been cut
out of the show)

Dinner at Bella Marri's in Anaheim - great Italian food.

12 Flat Out Engineering - Don McNeil - founded SAC. Now doing Vette
suspensions for trucks. Had awesome 37 Benz frame on table.
13 California Ch***is Werks - Another Don McNeil co and future OBT dealer
14 Stan Betz - another legend and tight tie ins to Von Dutch. 80+ and still
mixing paint in the driveway in defiance of CARB regulations. Has probably
mixed more paints for famous CA rods and customs in last 60 years than will
ever be do***ented!

Tuesday:

1 CA Street Rods (they're working 24/7 to get a car ready for the
AMBR)
2 Steve Stanford's (famous artist)
3 Brian Wheelers Street Rods
4 Foose's (sold him a pair of valve covers - and plaques)
5 Scandinavian Hot Rods (Building awesome belly tank)
6 Chica (famous bile builder)
7 Circle City Hot Rods (Jimmy used to work for Boyd)
8 Hot Rods and Hogs (occupies Boyd's original Stanton building)
9 Dan Fink's
10 Panteras International
11 Russ Wernimont Designs (HD fender/ tanks lights mfg.)
12 West Coast Street Rods (Roy Fjastad - son of Fjastad of Deuce
Factory/Bonneville fame)
13 Good Time Charlies Tatoo's (Jack Rudy world famous Tatoo dude and
head of the Beatniks.

And some fine dining - In N Out Burgers!
Good luck!

See you in Building 9 or at the Meet and Greet Saturday at noon in front of the Suede Palace.

Dennis