Event Coverage HAMB & Grits SOUTH Atlanta 9/14/08

TRuss, hope you make it! If you don't make the breakfast, at least drop by the shop while the guys are there!

CosmoMerc, are you coming, haven't seen a post from you. If you can make it, I promise not to make any more 4 door jokes!
Dave

 

You keep talkin',sweet pea!

 

Back to the top.
Lookin' like it will be a good turnout.

 

Yeah Brett, looks like we can expect a bunch of folks. Yall do me a favor and sorta be a little forgiving tomorrow if somebody shows up with a glass body and/or radial tires!
Not all of us have the time or skill to bring back some of the old steel that's left to restore. To tell you the truth, I probably would have a glass body now if I hadn't gotten hold of the Brookville I have. Either that or buy somebody's finished or nearly finished build. At my age I ain't got the time or the energy left to revive a rusty old hulk to the level I want for my last car. Some of these guys are in the same boat.
As for radials, I ain't so sure I understand the passion for bias ply anyway. I have bias, but who can say what he next set will be? The advances in ride, traction, and reliability are difficult for me to ignore.
Anyhow, humor me and go easy on the pilgrims!
Dave

 

DOM, so if im able to make it, is it better for me to take 16 or 19/41 off noahs ark?

 

Chad, if I were coming from Noah's Ark, I think I would come East on Noah's Ark then South on 41/19 as Westerm Sizzlin is on the North side of Griffin on 41/19, left side of roar coming South. Turn thru just below restaurant to get over median.
Hope you can make it. You mentioned that '35 dash earlier and I'd like to get your opinion on it! I like having a glove compartment, but man that thing is warped so bad the waves will make you seasick!
Dave

 

Ok fellars, is this an open invite? I dont know any of you turkeys but would like to meet up over breakfast and bad coffee....

I know it's last minute, my cell is 678-576-7400...I'll try to find directions somewhere...

Cheers and beers
Hodge

 

Bring it,young man.

Tis' an open invite.

 

It's an open invite and you're very welcome to come! Just bring money for your breakfast and whatever you want to drink for the BS session afterwards at my shop. I'm about to get on the phone and call you and if I don't get you here's directions from Gainesville:

South on I985 to I85 to Atlanta and pick up I75 South to GA 20 West at Mcdonough, GA West on GA20 to US41/19. South on 41/19 till you get to Griffin city limits. Go straight past first traffic signal after entering city limits. On right you will see Wal Mart and related,and then on left you will see Western Sizzlin. Continue South to first turn through and make U- turn back to restaurant.
Dave

 

Chad,you got my addy?

Tool over to the house in the A.M. if you like,and convoy or ride with.

That "troublemaker" fella' is coming by in the morning,to do one or the other.

I'll P.M. my cell# to ya' again.

Hope to see you in the A.M.

 

Chuck, What time are they meeting at your place?

 

Thanks for the call DOM, The box the kids came in gave me an ok, and seeing as how gas is still under 9 bucks a gallon, it wont brake me to drive slow for an hour!

Cheers and beers
Hodge

 

Me and Tudor are meeting at the Hwy 20 and the 985 at 7am and hauling arse down to Chucks, then on over to the Sizzler. Should be a fun ride. Decided not to bring Kim's Falcon - it'll cost me $40 in gas with one car .

Looking forward to hanging with you hoodlums!

 

Come on, one of the guys I know has a white T top 80's Vette .... with mother of pearl flames, we don't give him any shit. I have towed it home broke before, hate to say it, he'll probably tow me home someday . We're comin' down there to see YOU Dirty Ol Man

 

don holley and i will see you guys around 9ish, and thanks for having something sorta close to "the other georgia".
dan

 

I'll have a pic of the project and be making engine sounds in the parking lot.

 

Man, what a good showing!!! Met some new and put up with a few old!!! (me included) Glad I got to make it. Hope all made it home alright. Chad

 

thanks to everyone that had anything to do with this gathering. it was great to get to see dirty old man's shop, and i enjoyed seeing everyone, new and old.
anyone have pics?
dan

 

Yeah, thanks gents! Nice to meet everyone. Tony, Josh, your rides look BADA$$ giong down the hwy.

Lot of people showed up for a "breakfast" I realy enjoyed the conversation, and beers, thanks DOM.

Worth the 16o mile round trip for sure. Got to meet Joe Farble, Im happy that Josh, Tony, and Joe are all ten minutes from my place...who knew?


Cheers and beers!
Hodge

 

Thanks Dave & Brett for setting this up, it was worth the trip for all the people, food and to see DOM's shop. I hope that we can do it again sometime this year. Here are a couple of pics of the day.





















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I'm still too full to eat. Good time, hope we can do it again.

 

Well, Well I see how it is... Have all the fun while we are gone. Damn, if y'all didn't like us all you had to do was tell us, this kinda hurts worse then if y'all ad just told us flat out.

 

That was a good time! Tudor changed his header gaskets at 5 am then he called me at 6 and said "I'm bored let's go!" I was right $40 in gas round trip - better than a Disney Land ride. Lots more characters that's for sure. DOM has a sweet shop and many old tools. One of them read "This machine conforms to the orders of the war production board". Way cool. Here are my pics. Thanks to all you guys who put out the effort to get this going. It was a damn fun time! It was cool to meet some new faces. Velomech - do you like the Shack Shakers?

 

This was a great day, and I think we all had a great time, I know I did! I counted as best I could, and it was difficult with all the folks that were going back and forth to the food bar and I got 21, and some more showed up after the breakfast while we were at the shop! A really good mix of people and vehicles. Some traditional, and some with lots of bling and shine.
But what the hell! Why should everyone like the same thing! According to Eddie (the crippled dude on the bicycle) all the brothers in the neighborhood were amazed.
One little fact about the neighborhood there at my shop that I neglected to mention is that where the brick ranch style house on the Northeast corner of the intersection just past my shop to the North, once stood a big old house in which "Doc" Holliday was born! He grew up in Griffin and actually practiced dentistry in Griffin till he got TB and moved West for the dry climate.
We had people from Gainesville to Warner Robins and from Greenville and Newnan to McDonough and Stiockbridge, and I want to thank all of you for coming. Maybe in the future sometime we can do it again down this way somewhere.
All in all a fine time was had by all, or so it seemed. Thanks again for coming,
Dave

 

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Uh oh - I was afraid she would see this - run

 

Great pics Tony. I vote that are made the official SFCC Journalist/Photographer.

 

Just don't ask me to make you look purdy - can't do that.

 

This was a great time. It was very cool to meet and remeet everybody. Randy say's he a good time too. It think he will be joining the HAMB soon after this.