I have been buying parts for my Hot rod in that place since `99 . The shop is located somwhere in the USA , And they are allways polite , and they do deliver I bought these Hubcaps , and asked : : What car did you have those caps on ? ... Well , here is the answer :Quote : "Hi Klaz, My 34 was a five window and I bought it for $90. as a channeled body on a chassis. I then bought a somewhat running 48 four door for $50. to use as a doner. The 34 got me through school and the military. Sold it when I started a family in 1967. Needless to say it was never finished, but it was a lot of fun. I know have another five window that was built in the 50's by Kosmosky who started House of Kolor candy paints. Enjoy the hub caps. Les ....... EndofQuote ... Les had these Flipper-caps on his channeled `34 Coupe
this is the kind of storyes that makes your hot rod unike. Try it when using catalogs. not the easy way to gather parts, but priceless fun. buying/sharing unike parts with other fellas of the same breed, is what makes my hobby. The other day I sold some nice 32 parts to a guy from Sweden. He is also building a 29 on Deuce rails. A nice dude. Then he calls to ask if I want to trade my Thickstun PM7 for his PM7. ?????? He is going to glass bead his, because he wants the matt finish to match his orig Thickstun aircleaner. His intake has an old patinated polish job. He knows I love that, and don't want to ruin it. SO he offers to trade. Mine has bean glass beaded some years ago. This tells me I have found yet another soul-mate, who have gotten the point. They are scarse. I know only a couple as it is, incl.my friend klazurfer. Sharing these details will make our cars better and everyone smiling even more. Thanks Martin. You rock. Not sure if he lurks. Paul
I can't agree more guys. Not that I have that many cool parts, but getting the right stuff and getting a good story with it to. It could be that rare part someone found holding up a beam in a barn. Or it could be that wheel you found on a trailer and the owner just won't part with it unless its replaced, becaues he actually use the thing. Or when you have to smile and promise that you really are going to restore that thing and defenitly won't make a hot rod out of it The people you meet and the storys all the parts have is half the thing. That's what gives it soul... For me anyway. A couple of weeks ago I met a guy who had riveted togheter his frame instead of welding it. Just what I plan to do. I guess it's a kind of a nerdy thing but I felt we where on the same wavelenght. //Magnus
Rivets is the way to go Magnus. Don't think you will ever regret that. .....and when it comes to the fav speed shop. It's open all day, or was it night?? Sometimes it's a bit crowdy by the "cashregister at check out", but when it's not, it's a trill. Paul
another great kind of hot-rodder moment is when your just driving down the street, and see someone outside working on their rod, and you stop to chat walk up their driveway, introduce yourself, and wind up talking to a perfect stranger for 2 or 3 hours its always great to get to share in someone elses hot rod history in some small way and yes, rivited is the way to go (this coming from me, a 26 yr old who was born long after rivits went out of use on cars)
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