Hi Kids !

Some quick updates to let you know what I have been up to, repair wise and hiboy adventures wise. I'll make it short cause I am SUPER budy right now.

1- Did successfully remove my rear light lenses and replaced bulbs, while at it I painted the inside gloss white (thanks for the tip). I also replaced the rubber mounts. I no longer have devil faces in my rear end, just nice old fashioned glass lenses...

Here you can see the rear lights being worked on, rubber seal fell apart when I removed them (haha!):



and here the finished work:



2- I also finally got around to pull out my original hood side panels from the box and to mount them on my hood to see if they fit. I was happy to see the hinges matched my hood top hinges, no problem there. however I then realized that a)- the latches locations do not match (see pic 1) AND the side panel is a hair longer than my hood top (see pic 2). I believe my hood top is an older 70's roetlib repro... Can anyone measure their original 32 side panel and send me the exact measurements so i can compare with mine. Do i NOT have a 1932 side panel? Could it be another year?? Could it be a 32 panel from something else than a roadster and if so would it matter - as is are there any difference? I was under the impression all the hoods on 32s are interchangeable... ADVICE NEEDED AND MUCH APPRECIATED.

pic one:



pic two:



Now for some fun stuff, a few photos from a few recent adventures:

1- small group cruise I led a few week-ends ago.



2- the red/black 47 plymouth is my boyfriend jeff's classy ratrod he just finished



3- Photo shoot for a known hotrod magazine - Jeff snapped that photo...



4- Fancy Shmancy Art gallery opening last saturday with more exotic cars than I have ever seen in one place at one time. One of the artwork on display was a nice photo of yours truly and her little hiboy hehehe



HERE YOU CAN SEE THE ARTWORK SHOWING HIBOY AND I right over my shoulder on the wall above the champaign bar.



They had all you can drink champagne, lobster and caviar, and more models and plastic people there I cared to look at... I can't remember when was the last time I went to something that fancy... I usually prefer the company of my Australian Cattle dog... but it was fun... for about 30 min, after which I started missing Hiboy and the throaty sound of his new 12 inch glass packs.. So I wanted to take off and leave the party so I could DRIVE HIM SOME MORE.... And so I did.... I must be weird...

Oh and then there was the street inauguration at George Barris last Friday. Bo Dereck was there... I filmed a bit... Maybe if I have any free time I'll have to finally post some video clips... yeah, like that is ever going to happen!!

Alright, gotta run I have some work to do (gotta pay those hotrod bills)...

from California with love,

your little hiboy girl.