Favorite fabricator of all time

this question means nothing unless you know what they are doing or what they are working against.



to make some thing pretty is easy. to make it work with a dozen other parts and loog good is talent

the best work looks simple yet is the hardest work.
when it looks simple there is hours of thinking and alot of scrap to get there

 

I second Santa...and first Tim Allen, for "Home Improvement", and playing Santa in a movie

 

Hines,the man has to have a love for what he is doing at his age.

 

lil' John. And Jesse, not just because of his skill and vision, but he has the utmost repect for the old timers in our craft...

 

craig naff, Richie Willit, Marcel and the sons, Danny Drinan

 

Lou Santiago is another great fabricator but he mainly does more muscle car based projects.

 

Jesse James is a great talent and I'm sure he could build a car body with a claw hammer and a piece of flat bar. Many people could. It is not the tools he has, but the skill, and creativity, as well as the desire to learn and share. Many of his most used tools are old technology by the way.

John www.ghiaspecialties.com

 

I'm not sure I truly have a favorite. I do have, and always have had, great admiration for craftsman in any venue.
A few posts ago someone mentioned Craig Naff, that rang a bell this link goes to an article about his work.
www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/features_classic_<WBR>cars/the_candy_man_feature - 47k

 

Dan webb, Craig Naff, pat and cole foster are my faves

 

Chuck Finders(;il hombre),Ed Roth,littleman,and Lobeck spring to mind

 

Big Daddy Don Garlits

-90% jimmy

 

Do I get an award for this? No? Ok.

 

nope, nuthin'...

 

Jesse James

 

barris

and

BILL HINES

 

Oh man, I was getting all excited, I thought it said fornicator at first. Oh well, Anyhoo, I'm probably the best I know at fabricating lies and bullshit, Jesus was good at building boats and stuff, The Doozers from Fragle Rock, but I guess as far as automotive fabricators go, I would have to say anyone who builds their own shit.

 

Jerry Sezar.

 

Dan Webb.

 

Dan Woods and Gene Winfield. That's it, those are my absolute favorite.

 

Hines.

 

Lets not forget Dave Stuckey

 

I like matt hotch, Cole Foster, Bill Hines.

 

Cole, Clark

 

The crew at OCC

 

Don Garlits. Nuff said.

 

Lil John Buttera, Bill Hines & if I had to pick a welder/fabricator (of tri-fives & race cars) It would have to be Earle Williams of Williams Classic Chassis Works. Earle has built a few cars for me over the years.

 

There's a young guy here on the Right coast by the name of Darrell Robison. He's got the goods!

 

Art and Mike Chrisman, Steve Davis , Terry Hegman and Squeek White . these guys are magic with metal !

 

Personal favorite? John Buterra..............hands down.
There are dozens of very gifted fabricators past and present that do things with metal that just blow me away............they all have my respect.

Frank

 

Pete Eastwood
Lil John
Lobeck
Bill Vinther
Terry Hegman

These guys built the hot rods that got me hooked

They all have the eye.