Bill Ganahl's Shop--Sneak Peek; Latest Project

This is a message from a proud dad. These days, when I meet people, it seems the first things they ask are, "How's Bill? Is he still working for Roy Brizio? Does he have his own shop?" He's fine, and yes, and yes. As Bill puts it, he continues to work for Brizio's part-time every week, and for himself the rest of the time, the rest of the week. He's been building cars in his own shop, South City Rod & Custom, for nearly four years. He specializes in metalwork, including chopped tops, but he'll do everything from ch***iwork, to wiring, to finished body and paint. I've been taking some snapshots in his latest shop in South San Francisco over the past year.

I was hoping I could caption the photos, but I haven't figured that out yet. Following you'll see Ron Stanley's chopped, channeled, and sectioned '39 Ford getting ready for paint; Pat Farmer's '53 Chevy that Bill chopped 3-1/2" with a '52 rear window; Beppie Pistone's chopped '32 3-window that Bill did extensive metalwork on and is completing; and Nick Rogers' fabulous '51 Merc that someone else chopped, but Bill did most everything else to, inlcuding a complete Art Morrison ch***is and inset fender skirts.

Finally, you see David Pozzi's historic '41 Ford custom pickup progress from primer to beautiful candy red paint. This is Bill's latest complete project, which will be making its debut at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona in a couple of weeks. If you're going, be sure to look for this fantastic custom truck. It's supposed to be in Bldg. 8. And its display will show its magazine history, going back to 1958. Check it out.

 

Great stuff PAT.....you should be a proud Papa!

 

nice...

 

Man that pickup nails it! You have every right to be proud Pat!

 

WOW What talent !!! Very Very good !!! ya done good Pat,, Way to roll Bill.

 

S W E E T !!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

 

Thanks for posting these, Pat. It's nice to have children you can be proud of.

 

Hi Pat, is he building himself anything?

 

They all look nice, but the '39 Coupe and '41 Truck are amazing!

 

Incredible work! Bet you're about bustin' at the seams.

 

I wasn't able to fit in the shot of the Joe Perez-style 1-inch pleat interior in the '41 pickup. So here it is. See Hot Rod Yearbook No. 2 for some historic photos. But be sure to look for this pickup at the GNRS in a couple weeks.

 

That truck is perfect! Love the interior also.

 

I met Bill in 2010 at Roys, he was very modest. You should be proud of Bill he has accomplished a lot. I'm glad he's getting Beppie's deuce going in the right direction.

 

that pick up is so wicked!

 

Great pictures thanks!! I remember the how to in Rod & Custom on building the running boards for the truck.

 

I must confess...I have seen a spy photo (or two) of the Merc and it is beautifull. Very tastefull...I even like the taillights...

Nice work, -Abone.

 

If you'd use photobucket to store your photos, you could put captions under them...and they'd be much bigger than the HAMB's thumbnail photos...I use them all the time. To see for yourself, check out my build: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=329070&highlight=the+best+55+caddy+build&page=19

R-

 

Too Tall Rules!

 

Thats Great to have a Son doing a Great Job
like that,
look at all the Free work you can have on your Cars!

Nice Cars

just my 3.5 cents

 

Pat,I hear the nut don't fall to far from the tree.

Bill's work looks great! HRP

 

He's doing some nice work...

 

I love that 40 ford.. thats my dream kustom.

 

Bill is doing some great work ,thanks for posting Pat!

 

Great Stuff Pat .......Looking forward to seeing the truck in Pomona!!​

 

That trucks body and paint is AMAZING. My arms hurt just thinking of all the time block sanding. Pat, you done good.

 

HEY! I know that Merc.....

 

...that truck is "too nice"!,...as well as the others.
Hey Pat, what you been workin on, anything interesting?

 

That is some cool ****...thanks for the thread Pat.

 

Simply outstanding. Thanks, Bill for carrying on the tradition.