Well, well, well… Looks who was invited to park front and center.
A great annual event. Always great cars and lots to see.
Pete (aka Megatron) in the front seat
April 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
Tell your two year old to smile and you never know what you'll get.
The Boys… Santa Clara Wed Night Drive-in
April 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
Could Henry have ever imagined there'd be a car seat in his 5-window coupes?
Steering Column (Feb, 2010)
February 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
A year ago or so we bought a Flaming River steering column for the ‘38. We installed it and all seemed well. About 3 weeks ago we tried to start the car but got a big nada outta it.
Forty minutes of tracing wires and double checking connections led to the culprit: A defective steering column design. I shot a quick video, posted it to YouTube and emailed Flaming River. They quickly ‘fessed up to the faulty design and offered a replacement. Though they wouldn’t cross ship for free, I offered to remove my YouTube video if they would please upgrade me from a painted column to a polished stainless; I think I said ‘pretty please’, to be honest.
So, today the shiny new column, steering wheel and instrument cluster fell into place. It’ll take a bit more work, but the dash is coming together. Good job, Dad.
Minor Update (Feb, 2010)
February 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
So, now that we’ve had the car a while, we know pretty much what we’re dealing with.
The motor is actually a Chevy 327, not a 350 like the sticker on the valve cover states.
Nobody has a problem with this, but its nice to know what we have. We’ve scavenged up quite a few parts from other builds. We’ve got a new gas tank from the ‘38 Chevy we never ended up using. A Ron Francis wiring kit, a hood from a ‘32 pickup, some seats from a ‘84 Mercedes and quite a bit more.
Build quality is as good as we noted it to be previously. No complaints.
Now we just some time, warmer weather (Yep, we’re California wussies), and a bit of cash…
It returns from paint (Dec, 2009)
December 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
The ‘38 returned from the body shop in it’s new Mercedes ’so dark blue it’s black’ paint. Re-assembly will take a bit but were excitied to get it going.
Here’s how it looks as it came off of the truck…
Hot off the Tow Truck (Dec, 2009)
December 14, 2009 Leave a Comment
Bob called the other day and told me he got the car…
Here it is being dropped off.
This one’s gonna be a nice ride.
“For Sale – FORD”
December 12, 2009 Leave a Comment
A famous hot rod interior shop in Santa Clara offered this project for sale. Apparently a trade was executed for this car and, like so many, the project stalled.
It was available for some time and they kept dropping the price cause nobody would buy it.
Not everything here is what he would have done if I started from scratch, but what is here is really, really well done.
Car vs. House
January 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
So, the house was completed before the car.
If it were a race, I’d win. But which came out better?
You be the judge.
Stay tuned. There are more projects coming.
Wrap Up Video (Nov, 2007)
November 15, 2007 Leave a Comment
My dad took the ‘32 to LA to visit my brother. He’s a pretty good videographer and produced the following video.
I’m proud of both of them. The video’s great. The car’s great.