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Thanks for jogging my memory, Bob. I should have remembered his name, since he was so important in the development of the 55 Chevy.

My memory just ain't what it used to be!

Mike

Originally Posted by Hotrod46

Thanks for jogging my memory, Bob. I should have remembered his name, since he was so important in the development of the 55 Chevy.

My memory just ain't what it used to be!

Mike

The good news is we give you lots of company!

Yep, back in the '50's and early '60's Caddys were one of the most popular OHV swap engines, right along with Olds. I think it was Bill Frick (?) who pioneered the Fordillac swap. They were fairly lightweight, pretty compact, and very potent for their time.

Jack, I was surprised to see the coilovers too, but on closer examination found out they were just shock overload springs, the kind that clamp over the shocks. Dan asked me the same question, why he had a leaf spring and also those, and my only guess was that he found the car sat too low and put those on to boost the height. I didn't get a chance to ask him, but will do that the next time I see him. It could be that he added them before they left for the Nationals. Perhaps carrying a passenger and luggage set the car down a little lower?

The owner, Phil, was my hero when I moved to Cape Coral in 1985. It was the first rod I saw on the street, and he drove it almost every day. He was just starting his real estate business, and I would see him driving to work fairly often with a white shirt on and his necktie flying in the breeze as he drove the roadster to work. I swore when I got my '27 running that would be me, and pretty much that is what I did...........except I haven't worn a tie in a lot of years.

Don

BTW, anyone else notice that this thread has been viewed over 100,000 times!! Got to be some kind of record for CHR.

lets make it 100,001 Gratzi!

Originally Posted by Hotrod46

BTW, anyone else notice that this thread has been viewed over 100,000 times!! Got to be some kind of record for CHR.

Most viewed and most replied; http://www.clubhotrod.com/modules.ph...&file=index&s=
Shows how much of a chatterbox ol' Pops is!

What you don't know is that I have 100,000 relatives and they stuffed the ballot box for me.

That, and what Bob said.

Don

Don, looks like it was a great turn out WISH I WAS THERE. Sorry for yelling
BradC

THAT'S OK BRAD !! It was a nice show. You know how some people report that they have bad experiences at shows with dumb or rude comments? I saw none of that today. Everybody was in a nice mood and people were genuinely friendly and their questions and comments were done in a good way. I also got to see some old friends from when I had a running hot rod 7 years ago, and that was nice too.

I even got to kinda put some lengths on a vette at one redlight. Just a short burst, but he shouldn't have been reving his engine like that.

Don

Boy, there was some nice stuff there.I bet yours got a lot of attention, as it should.
Ken

Thanks Ken. I was amazed at the quality of all the cars there. What happens is that we get lots of winter residents from other parts of the country and they bring their hot rods with them. That was the case with Dick LaHaies car and also the '33 Ford with the Brewster front grille.......both came in on trailers for the winter. Also, those guys tend to have a few more bucks and the cars reflect that.

I did have some very nice comments and questions asked. Lot's of old time rodders at this show who asked about the split bones and suspension details. Very nice people, all.

Bet you are getting excited about the big one you are going to be in, huh? That is really something to be proud of.

Don

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

Thanks Ken. I was amazed at the quality of all the cars there. What happens is that we get lots of winter residents from other parts of the country and they bring their hot rods with them. That was the case with Dick LaHaies car and also the '33 Ford with the Brewster front grille.......both came in on trailers for the winter. Also, those guys tend to have a few more bucks and the cars reflect that.

I did have some very nice comments and questions asked. Lot's of old time rodders at this show who asked about the split bones and suspension details. Very nice people, all.

Bet you are getting excited about the big one you are going to be in, huh? That is really something to be proud of.

Don

Don,
Yes, to be honest I can't believe they accepted it. I would really like to win something there.
I have this thing almost completely torn down. I tried different things to clean the primer but I have worked on it so much it was pretty thrashed, so I decided to re spray it this morning. There is so much more to do and only 4 more days till move in.
Did any of those guys have one of my new folding car trailers?
Ken

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Don,
Yes, to be honest I can't believe they accepted it. I would really like to win something there.
I have this thing almost completely torn down. I tried different things to clean the primer but I have worked on it so much it was pretty thrashed, so I decided to re spray it this morning. There is so much more to do and only 4 more days till move in.
Did any of those guys have one of my new folding car trailers?
Ken

I think all were driven to the show today, didn't see any trailers. Not sure what they own though. I didn't know you had a car trailer too. I knew about the bike , atv, and utility trailers, but not those. How the heck did you design a folding trailer for a car?

Don

BTW, what wheels did you decide to use on the truck?

It's new for 2008, it will be at the GNRS. It's pretty neat, if I have to say so myself. I will PM you with some photo's after the show if you want to see it.
Ken

I'm still on China time, why are you still awake?
Ken