Ah, by Anaheim AND Brea, Ca where my friend Dave Hatchel lives. Yes, that would have been a kick. Thanks JJ!
Wow! I recently came across my cam receipt for the hot rod in 1970 from Champion Speed Shop. It was for my 327 engine when it had tunnel ram. Head work was done by Al Baca [behind Champion]. I pinned it on my garage wall...
Rand Man, so do I. In fact not fond of the purple [70s] paint, should have left it in blue with the Cragars. Won't mention a name but ==== from Cragar told us to drive to LA right now and he'd sell them to us for $15 each. [back then]. What a deal, we left sometime after midnight, was there at the back door at 8:00am and drove right back home, thrilled!
Yes, it sounds like a hell of a deal even back then. I would totally go with the dark blue and the Cragars. Then you can laugh when somebody says it’s not period correct
My friend Bill has three cool cars. I'll show one at a time. I see him every Friday at our gathering, then at his house, then mine. Check out his Anglia [Thames], light weight and fast., Underdog!
Here's Bill's 55 Chevy, I guess only west coast fellas know of Al's Automotive [Al Fitting] from Brisbane, Ca. Everybody in the Bay Area had Al's lift bars in the late 60's/early 70s.
Hi Mike, I'm not sure how to PM you without giving up my email address, cell phone number or home address. Not too computer savy...
Mad Mikey, I see you're from Pennsylvania; in a picture I posted the other day showed my pickup in front of my uncle's house in 1969 with a Navy buddy giving me a hand. That was Jim Montgomery [in his late70s now]. He's from Lancaster Pennsylvania BTW.
427 Sleeper, see what you started? I was nice and quite for quite some time, now I'm back running mouth again.
See that? Now I have to post some more. So Bill's brother John brought his 33 Willys to my fabricator's shop in Sebastopol, Ca after my 41 left. Time for a Blown Injected 392 Hemi. Really came out nice!
Outstanding! WOW!. Hey Mick, all you have to do is go to the little Mail box at the top of the HAMB screen and you can private message.
Mikey, I don't see a "mail box," could it be the "envelope?" I'm a computer idiot and need a babysitter. Speaking of that, this is exactly why I don't dare run electronic fuel injection in my cars. If it would break down I'd be calling a tow truck, with carburetors I can nurse it home. As mentioned my friend Bill has FI on his 55 Chevy, his brother John has FI on his 33 Willys; my friend Ken has FI on his 40 Willys coupe. Ken's is the blue steel 40 coupe below. I get to hang out with these fellas on Friday nights; 4 steel Willys coupes, Mick
See that? I somehow wasn't able to send these shots, I'm losing it. Here they are... last shot coming home side by side.
We don't have any kids so... we have to have cool stuff for our dog. HAMB friendly, I don't know; hope so, attached. First shot was just for kicks [hot rod rear tires]...
Back to cars... years ago I bought some large rear tires for the hot rod. I found and bought them at Norm Rapp Racing Equipment at 5 Cordova St in SF. I just googled it and see there's a conversation about him on the HAMB and that he has sadly passed away. Rest in Peace Norm, more history, Mick
Every year one of our cars leads the way for our local 4thof July Parade. Then we have 30+ hot rod folks come back to the house for a BBQ, young and old.
Thanks Mikey, glad ya like it. I added a few things after those photos like a steering wheel, horn, black tuck-n-roll upholstery, red plexiglass windows , bluetooth playing Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood and the Destroyers, seat belts, etc. Our neighbors loved it! It made the local paper, pretty funny; I should have my head examined.
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