...at Dan Webb's shop. I almost hit the floor whe I opened the door and saw it sitting there. It's perfect. Right down to the Rolls Royce gas cap. The unobtainable Packard wheels are on it. The grille is spot on. The chassis, pure perfection. Phil Remington is gonna be proud. I'm glad he called me over to be one of the first. Sorry, no pics with respect to Dan. Wow.
Trust me. This one's hot. Literally took my breath away. I couldn't talk. Perfect. Then he shows me original timing tags, photos from the lakes, drawings...all from Phil. All originals. To hold the tags was quite humbling for sure.
Got it, now I think I know the car. Just saw Phil a couple weeks back. Good friend works for Gurney with him
It was raining all day here so I'll get the car outside tomorrow and hopefully post some pictures tomorrow.
so...found an orginal car...holding the timing tags...no as found pics as yet...but understand it's undergoing a full resto?...okay got it...
Here is your picture. The car leaves for the paint shop on Friday and will be painted by Charlie Vickery (Charlie worked for my father years ago and has painted previous projects). The car will debut at the NHRA Museum for the Roadster Show Fathers Day weekend. So if you're in the area or attending the show make sure you stop by and see it. Ashley Webb Webb Automotive Art
...just wanted to clear something up...in my last post on this thread, (now deleted), I didn't intend to infer that "I" was doing the paint work on the new Phil Remmington car...that will be done by my good friend, and very talented painter, Charlie Vickery, (Paint By Chaz)... ...apparently, someone took what I typed, out of context, and blew everything out of proportion...I've known Charlie for over 25 years, and usually help with the grunt work on these projects, (while hoping to learn something more), that most of the time, get dumped in his lap, at the last minute...yet he still continues to do amazing work, and get them done before the deadline... So, no disrespect intended toward anyone involved with this project...
Saturday, Jan. 29 @ 4 p.m. Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum presented by Automobile Club of Southern California Admission is free and open to the public Hear tall tales and bench racing exploits from some of the original members of the Low Flyers of Santa Monica - one of hot rodding's earliest and most important car clubs. Join us at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum on Saturday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. with moderators Museum Chairman Alex Xydias and Jim Miller, son of Eddie Miller Jr, original Low Flyers member. Stuart Hilborn, Phil Remington,***** "Magoo" Megugorac, and Bob Wenz will reminisce of their car club days and hot rodding adventures. Admission is free, courtesy of Dan Webb, who recently re-created the Phil Remington Modified! The Low Flyers of Santa Monica was a very competitive dry lakes racing club that reached prominence in the immediate post-World War II era. An incredible number of auto racing luminaries came from the club including Stu Hilborn, inventor of the fuel injection system that bears his name, and famed cam grinder Jack Engle. Phil Remington, instrumental in the development of the Cobra and Ford GT-40, and Indy 500 winning mechanics Jim Travers and Frank***** were also members. After winning back-to-back 500s with Bill Vukovich in 1953 and ’54, Travers and***** formed Traco Racing Engines and were responsible for winning entries for customers such as Roger Penske, Lance Reventlow and Jim Hall. America’s first World Driving Champion Phil Hill once remarked that as a young man growing up in Santa Monica, he was in awe of the Low Flyers. The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum is located at 1101 W. McKinley Ave., Building 3A, Pomona CA, 91768. For more information, contact the Museum at 909-622-2133, or visit http://museum.nhra.com.
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