History What was your best moment in 2008

We have a winner!!!! Now THAT's a big moment.

 

Driving ratsters 60 caddy in Pigeon Forge on main street with a "For Sale" sign in the back window, which was smoking the whole way, hood flying up...what can be better than that.....thanks ratster...lol.

 

Making my funny car debut at the 2008 Cali Hot Rod Reunion
in the old 1972 Veneys Vega.

 

10 laps at Bristol in my '55 Studebaker pickup.

 

Gettin' the "59 back on the road after fixing Bambi's damage. Damn deer!!!!

 

The day I found this '33 Olds ABANDONED on the street in Chicago. I found the owner and he had called the city to tow it away. I convinced him to give me a bill-o-sale and took it home for FREE........

 

At Back to the Beach this year Jim Jacobs handed my best of show while telling me my car is one of the best hot rods he has ever seen... I almost cried

 

Seeing another year

Liver Transplant Reciptant 6-7-04

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Paul Jug

 

The birth of my son.

Griffin Ray Richey

 

the good:

Finally finishing my dream garage, bigger than my house, built with my own bare hands out of sawmilled trees from our backyard.
First wedding anniversary, going good so far.
Finishing my XS650 bobber
Wife's new Model A RPU, I get to enjoy it too

the bad:

Wife still has more rods than I do, and hers are closer to being on the road than mine!

 

3 things come to mind
1)Twenty five years with a beautiful woman. Don't know how she puts up with me
2)After 15 years of planning and wishing, the new garage/house project is started
3) A dream job, and they called me!

 

brought home my 59 gmc, and go it running and drove it. was a good feeling

 

Winning the Texas lottery.
Being named Most Sexiest Man of the Year.
And waking up Christmas morning to this...


Wait, wait...that was the best dream of 2008!

 

Who's the guy with skinny white legs?

 

The Best- Having the GTO featured in Hometown Hotrod Magazine.

 

winning my 2nd race with the roaring 283, won my class bracket number ONE witht he smallest motor in the class and i was among many others, bbc's sbc's mopars fords and even a turbo caddy. 12.53 @109 with a 2.0 60 foot time imagine the possibilties of traction

 

The wife calls me on the phone (at the shop) and says, I am going to have sex tonight, and if you get home soon, it might even be with you!

I STAYED AND WORKED OF THE HOTROD!


Al: If you want to have sex, the kids will have to leave.
Peggy: If you want it to be good, then you will have to leave.

Peggy: Did you miss me?
Al: With every bullet, so far.

 

This very moment. When after reading this thread.
People going thru some seriuous trial and tribulation and surmounting those problems.
Just puts my whining in perspective.to all the dads and grandpas recent and on going,more power to ya!

Happy new year!......god bless to all.

 

I finnaly talking the man out of the '55 F-100 I fell in love with many years ago. Just an old work truck with a hot rod twist and a lot worse for the passing years but, it's mine now. Actually the high point of that day was going to haul it home with the boy wonder. You'd have thought I had just bought Elvis' Coupe Deville from the look on his face.

 

Getting a Dutch title for my '33 Ford after two years of problems and hassle....

 

watching my son gradute high school

 

Worst moment - Finding out my son has cancer

Best moment - finding out it was Hodgkins Lymphoma and treatable! He should be in remission by March/April of 2009. Additionally, re-prioritized how I look at life and what is really important to me.......God first, then family - all the rest is just "stuff".

 

Best moments : When that nice lil' brunette visited me and stayed overnight U figure out the rest.

And a few weeks ago an army officer called me and said I could get into service again. That was a big personal victory for me,-cause everybody told me I wouldn't even get an answer when I told them I'd like to go to Afganistan and work for some time.

My next best moment will be when the -31 coupe is ready for the road. Aiming for may/june 2009.

Happy new year and the best of luck to all of you and the ones around you.
From Jan Royseth,Norway.

 

Getting my '55 Gasser done and taking it to the Billetproof show at the Don Garlits Museum, and then opening up CKD and finding a pic of my car there! Woo-Hoo!

 

Getting my coupe done after 2+ years, our trip to the HAMB drags, finding my car featured in Hot Rod Deluxe! And just all the good times wrenching on cars with my bros.

 

Finally finding my 37 2 door humpback!!!! I can't wait to cruise this summer!!!!!

 

In my little hot rod world the best moments had to be:

#1) Re-doing my '53 Chev (Black Beauty), getting it back on the road and EVERY time I jump in it to go anywhere...

Taking it from this:


To this:




#2) Finding the Model A, bringing it home and getting it back on the road after a 30 year hiatus...

Her long term resting place:


First drive:


#3) Being at the Flats for the 60th Anniversary Speedweek with so many good friends. Definitely a time never to be forgotten!



Personally I have been blessed with so many great things- family, friends, new home and most importantly my health. Wishing you all a very Happy 2009!

 

That's why my car is still in the build stage. Thanks, Mike

 

Teaching my 16 y/o boy how to play 'Mystery Train' correctly even tho' I no longer have the use of my hands, and him actually getting it right!
Followed by getting to see and having the privelege of hanging out with Rock'n'Roll legends the Sonics in London!
Followed by finding a set of metal flake teardrop knobs that exactly match my new upholstery!
Paul.

 

Getting an invite to run exibition with the Great Lakes Gassers at the Funny Car Nats.