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The Vicky heating up her hides, testing and tuning, Bills been trying to get more fuel through the carbs.
Thanks, actually i saved one one of the pics....dig the thread.
some pics of the car i just finished building. may relate a bit to your thread. a recreation of frank lockharts stutz blackhawk streamliner.
Here are a couple pics of the vicky finished and at the recent Long Beach Motorama. The vicky took home best in class.
Just left Bills shop. He fired it up today for the first time! Started instantly and ran suprising good with those old airplane carbs! will try...
More progress pics.
The car will be at Bakersfield for the hot rod reunion. It may be at the long beach motorama if it gets together in time. Re-assymbly is currently...
Here are some shots of the chassis sitting at Bills shop. Silver is powder coat and the outside of the frame rails was painted vulcan purple by...
I saw the chassis in color today as Bill Workman picked it up from the Cole Automotive after getting some paint sprayed. Will get over to Bills...
Bill Workman just installed the aluminum drop in roof insert and rolled it outside for the last time. Figured id get some pics before it gets...
its been awhile so id figure id give an update. The owner (bill workman) has finished final sanding and pollishing the body and is currently...
Got my attention! Very cool! Cant wait to see updates.
more of the original car
here are some pics some may not have seen. I took these from the Vulcans club photos and thought i would share them with you. Have a few more but...
Dig it!
Thanks for all the kind words, John and I are great friends and have a great working relationship. I am a little humbled by this thread, at a loss...
well.....its been awhile since an update. hope its worth the wait. Bill Workman (owner) did the body work/primer/prep. He then took it over to Bob...
Tommy-yes, the car will be running the updraft strombers from the WWII tank. the carbs are the original carbs from the original car. Tom (original...
Thanks Checkerwagon, your words are to kind but much appreciated! Ill see what i can do. Gota contact my buddy and get him to do it for me. im...
Chevy Jack (hamb member) is an original Vulcan member, he and the vulcans had visited Bill Workmans shop a few weeks ago to witness progress. he...
And here is where we are today. Bill (the owner) is doing all the body work himself and i think bob cole may spray it. not sure. here it is in...
Then it was on to the full length aluminum bell pan that would still allow the car to be jacked up, remove in sections that make sence, double as...
I then set about buiding a removable trans tunnel, some interior panels, building a removable radiator and grill shell unit, fitting hood with...
The car then went to Frank Aldanna to get a cage built and the chassis set. here is how it returned to me.
Then i had to channel it and build an interior that would be strong and light but yet allow the car body to tip at 45deg like a funny car and all...
some more of what it looked like before channel and after new proportions
After re-proportioning the body I built a buck of the rear profile of a vicky from a prior 32 vicky i had built. and started shaping a new rear...
Well, here is the re-creation of the Vulcans 32 Victoria that raced at Lions out of willmington CA. [IMG] Some of you may be old enought to...
oh yeah, i forgot that there will be poker hands, dash plaques, and t-shirts available.
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