Projects traded my '72 sportster for a 51 henry j and a hemi!

scored a really good deal today for my 12 yr old!. we stopped by a friends shop this week and was looking around when he said he had a henry j he was ready to move and that dude jumped all over my son! (me too but i was trying not to show it!) anyway we struck a good deal for my son...it cost me my '72 sportster! oh well wesley was beside hisself and that's really all that matters! also snagged a little hemi he pulled out of his desoto wagon. well here's a few pics!

 

Man wish my old man was that cool when I was a little chap. Keep us posted with what you guys are doing with it

 

nice trade man!

 

he's already planning a straight axle nose bleed job on it! hopefully we'll have it ready for the 2013 hamb drags!

 

Cool Man!!! Can I be your kid? Can't wait to see it doing wheel stands

 

Congrats on the score. I'm sure he'll like this much more than that iron head. The really cool part is the father an son memories that will form from this project.

 

You better hurry if you want to have it together for the 2012 HAMB Drags...


Nice score, -Abone.

 

Sweet! Nice find & lucky kid!!

 

no 2013! i'm driving mine again this yr. that was jason with us picking it up

 

wesley said he's coming after tim(stewed) next yr!

 

Very cool for your son. We have a 13 year old son of a club member who picked up a model A truck for his son to build. The expressions on these young kids faces when they realize they are getting into the hobby is awesome to witness. Well done!

 

Hello Dad? It's me your long lost son...........

Awesome deal no matter who it's for!

Doc.

 

Congrats on the Henry J for your son! Thats gonna be a fun project for you both.

 

Sweet deal, take it and run!

 

I'm available for adoption...

Cool Score!
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That's rad. Those Lil desoto hemis are *****in and Henry J's obviously rule.

Nice Job!

 

my other son who's 15 has a real nice '53 divco that we are gathering parts for now to build this fall. the two have already been talking about towing the J to events with the divco! this is the quickest pic i could find...the model A is a camera *****...always trying to get in another cars pic! found another pic from when we picked it up in MN.!

 

oh and he said it had to have 3 pedals in it for it to be a real hot rod so i guess he's planning on snagging one of my 4 spd's!.....cool!

 

Wow, very Cool - all I got at 15 was a rusty '53 Merc

 

way cool your kids lucky . my pop had no patience for mechanical stuff

 

ya wish i had done more of this with my dad too...but my kids won't be saying that!

 

A Henry and a Hemi makes for a great combo
and a real rush!!! Hemi j

 

it's a little hemi (276) but it'll be plenty for him to start with!

 

looks gret greazy brother. we'll have to et ome moe drag taggs so the boy can be greazy lol

 

ya...i didn't even think of that. yap.

 

He is coming after me? Hell,, guess I'll have to find some time to actually get mine out and run it before 2013! Between the job and the kids activities,, hell I can't even find time to make it to the local shows! I guess 13 months might be enough time to get mine ready! Nice find! Lucky kid! Great dad!

 

You're doing the same thing I'm doing Tim...just doing it with 1 horse instead of a couple 100! What we do with our kids is all that counts man!

 

Very cool. Thats a great bonding moment. I remember when I got my daughters there cars at around 12. Have a blast!!!

 

Great trade on your end!!!