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I thought this would look cool to see the progress over the past 5 years....lol..... it's been a dream to find this dragster and a true adventure...
My pal Martin who's a great racing photographier made this up after seeing the dragster..... great to have fellow friends that support the cause....
Even Andy Marsh (83 years old) the original driver and his wife dropped in to see his old dragster..... there were a few tears and silence as he...
Thanks fegsta .... its been a long road but the old streamliner is coming back from the grave....lol..... thanks again!
Much appreciated Steve..... I'm blessed to have some talented pals that feel the same passion towards this stuff as myself..... thanks again brother!!
I had a big surprise today when I walked into the shop.... my pal Richard Hilton had laid down the original shade of purple...it looked...
Got the old hemi/tranny put in between the rails this morning.....noticed a few changes that have to be made but glad to see the old beast slowly...
It's been a while since I've had the dragster out but got a invite to a drag racers 80th birthday from his family so we blew off the shop dust ,...
The roadster still lives in London Ontario brother....it sits in the shop with my 55 Chevy...lol....great piece of early hot rodding. [ATTACH]
This past weekend after going over the original streamliner body and working out some low and high spots [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Hey Jnaki.....here's the write up on Ken Kay the painter who originally flamed the dragster back in the late 50's...Ken went on to be a great...
Thanks brother Stogy....much appreciated!!!
Thanks so much Jnaki for diggin my restoration of the old Galt Strokers streamliner dragster from Ontario from the 1950's. I love your art work...
Wow Jnaki....great work on the dragster drawing, you certainly captured the look that the dragster took on in it's later years. The Galt Strokers...
Thanks Butch.... I'm still hoping to fire the old streamliner dragster this summer.....stay well pal. [ATTACH]
Here's pic's of the Galt Strokers original streamliner dragster from about 1957 & 1958. I'm in the middle of restoring the original dragster which...
Richard and I tested fitted the body panels in the shop and I couldn't resist sitting back in the drivers position....lol.....it's such a time...
We're in the same boat up this way brother......but I think there's some light at the end of the tunnel. I'm still looking forward to hooking up...
Thanks brother, it's been a fun adventure ......... hope your all doing well. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Thanks brother.....I'm getting excited to hear her run....lol. [ATTACH]
Still making head way on the restoration of the old dragster lately ....here's a few recent pic's . [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Looking forward to warmer days ahead.... [ATTACH]
Thanks brother....I still carry wonderful memories of having the 55 in Maryland for the JalopyRama Show all those years ago.......it's much...
My old 55 which I ran back in the late 1970's at St. Thomas Dragway .....hard to believe I'm still driving her after 43 years.....lol...... it's...
I got a new coat of white on the old 60 over 354 hemi...just putting it back together.[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] With Spring in the air...hopefully it'll be time once again to rip up the local street in the dragster...lol.
With the body panels all on with the tires... it's looking like a dragster....lol.... still lots to do but it's coming along.[ATTACH]
Hey brother...take care of that leg and congrats again on the awesome coverage you and the dragster received at the Roadster Show this year........
Looking smooth and tight so far. [ATTACH]
The old panels are starting to line up pretty good....still lots to do.
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