Old Gold Garage Co. - Dan Collins' Open House

After Primer Nats, Dan Collins had a nice little open house at his new shop space for Old Gold. Great food, people, cars and of course a great time!

Thanks for the having the gathering! Now go build some more awesome stuff!











How's this for a show room!? Dan has great taste and Zero Engineering represents the ultimate in motorcycle artisty with a Triumph Preunit and a Triumph OIF twin. Both beautiful!













Outside was equally impressive with a nice gathering of bithchin' cars and familiar faces.




















More coming.... hold on!

 

It's not a party until someone has a little work to do! This was the right place to do it!



























Still more...

 

Thanks again Dan!

 

Had a good time, nice shop Dan.

 

Great picks.Wish I could have been there,good luck to Danny -o boy.....

 

Hey Scooter,
Did you get any further with this one?



Looks like the whole week end was good up there Nice pics. Some realy cool bikes too!!!

 

amazing shop Dan

pure class

I like your style man

 

Damn, if I would have known about the open house we would have went! And we even left the show early! CRAP!

 

That was us working on the T. Its really the first time I take it out farther than 15 miles. It was a real learning experience though, I see now that I have to re-do a few things!
One of the through-bolts on the coupler that goes on the back of the drive shaft sheared off. It sounded pretty bad on the freeway on the way up. At least the motor, tranny and rear end are still good. Ill probably get that tool to put those rivet deals instead of bolts. they are lower profile and shouldn't scrape like the bolts.
My U-joint was also on its way out. I think the pinion angle is a little too severe even for the torque tube set up. Ill have to mess with it.

Thanks a lot Dan for the Jack/jackstands!

 

luv that merc man!!!!!!!!

 

It must be really terrible living California!Fantastic pictures, nice to see Mark Gee's '32 Truck from the U.K. there too.

 

That dark burgandy 3 window custom is stunning, good also to see mark and melissa gee made it there in there 32 truck, they shipped the truck out for bonneville

 

Great group of traditional cars....not a throw back in the parking lot, all keepers.

 

great photos , i dig the triumph motorcycle way cool , and the cars are awesome to , wish i could have been there

 

This was on the way over to Dan's...

 

Hey Bob.... how the hell do you do that????? Everytime I try and take a driving pic I almost crash my car... I took a few driving up to ventura friday morning and found myslef like two lanes over from where I started!!! Maybe you should have a driving photography class.... or maybe I should just keep both hands on the wheel and leave it to the professionals

 

I have a question.

In the first pic is a 59A Flattie on an engine stand and it looks like it is mounted to the bellhousing??? Thought that was no no due to cracking the bell. I mount mine with an exhaust manifold adaptor. Is there something there I am missing???

 

PapaWolf was giving me the scoop on his 39 Sedan. It used to be the push-car for a flathead dragster. When the dragster was wrecked the flatty was put in the 39! You should hear it run,YEEHAW! It's fruckin great...

 

Paul's Desoto won Best of Show,at the Primer Nats....

 

Sloppy's Coupe...

 

I love that '39 Sedan,it's perfect!

 

If you in the back,passed the cars,there were burgers and dogs cooking...

 

Some of the stuff inside...