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09-18-2006 03:44 PM #1
Great news and MORE great news :)
I am back - did you guys miss me at all ?
I HAVE SOME EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE!!
I took my little primered roadster to the Primer Nationals two weeks ago. I figured, what the heck, why not? I was not aiming at winning, just wanted to attend, contribute and get my feet wet. Turned out I got a little more then my feet wet... It was more like a FULL IMMERSION BAPTISMas I took FIRST PLACE in my class (???????????????
) - That was a real surprise and really exciting! I was asked to move the roadster and park it with the other 6 winners and then we (the 7 owners) were asked up on the stage and received our trophies... While hotrod magazines took photos... that was pretty exciting! I was so surprised and so happy !!
- My first hotrod, my first car show and a first place! Gives a brand new meaning to the expression "beginners luck" !! See photos here: http://www.bettatalk.com/first_car_show.htm
WAIT - THERE'S MORE EXCITING NEWS!!!
Today I was able to reach the guy who actually restored/ built this rod (Eric Koceja ) and we talked for the first time. Imagine my excitement when he told me that my roadster was sitting on a 1932 original frame!! I had been told by the guy who sold it to me that it was a reproduction frame with reproduction body. So now I come to find out it is an original Ford Stamped rail that Eric boxed and crossmembered himself. Furthermore I was to find out that my grill shell is also from 1932... I loved my roadster before but now I love it even more (well, duh!). Despite the fact that my body is an early Wescott glass body, the fact that I am sitting on a real 32 frame would mean that my car cannot be tagged as a "kit" car now, am I correct? It is not an "all original" obviously, so how would I best describe it if someone was to ask me at a show?
Several years ago we did quite a good trip of USA, and on our trip we got to meet Mike and Christine Frade. We didn't stay long with them, but in that relatively short time we both gained a great...
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