2013.06.16 - Body cart construction:
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- Brother moved, had to transport the Bel Aire body (frameless) to a
storage unit
2013.06.23 - Mounting the Bel Aire body on the cart in preparation
for it's move: Click
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1960 Ford Thunderbirds ... 4 of them
1960 T-Bird #1 (finally got my very own .... posted 8/18/2010):
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- Factory A/C, power seats, power windows, power brakes, power
steering !!!
- A lot of rust :-(
1960 T-Bird #2 (parts car ... or maybe not ...): Coming soon
1960 T-Bird #3 (bought at an estate auction in Pawnee, Ok):
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- Best shape of the 4 ... don't have it on the road yet, but won't
take too much. Interesting
configuration for a T-Bird ... power brakes and
steering, but manual windows and seat. No AC. And the
most unusual and unique aspect - 3-speed on the
tree. Nobody bought a T-Bird without the automatic tranny
in those days !!!! Strange .. But,
I'm gonna be driving this one to the Buda Cabella's car show this coming
Summer fer-shure ...
1960 T-Bird #4 (parts car ... not much salvage hope, bought at same
Pawnee, Ok estate auction): Coming soon
Engine upgrade - 351W from LKQ Pull-Your-Own-Parts junkyard:
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- Rebuild/replacement for the ol', tired, original 302W with 260K
miles ... has a bit of blow-by and burns some oil
1995-1996 Volvo 850's
1996 Volvo GLT - parts donor ... terminated .... RIP .... :
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daughter when she became of driving age ....)
Blowing up a Volvo side-impact airbag:
!! Bang !! (that's my future Son-in-Law doing the honors. I was just
testing him ...)
2001 Ford Excursion - 7.3L diesel alternative transportion (when Putt
Putt breaks down) and car hauler deluxe!
A few pics with the 18' dovetail BigTex car hauler trailer:
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Car/Auto-related (past dreams, no longer own) ...
1959 Ford C-600 COE Car-hauler - the truck:
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- Had big dreams for this, but ... too big of a project ...
1967 Chevelle: coming soon .... we're gonna build an SS 454
clone out of this one
Car/Auto-related (misc events, other people's cars - but interesting ...) ...
Classic Cars - just outside of Bastrop:
"I
Want That Thunderbird" (can't explain why, but that 1960 Thunderbird really struck my
fancy ....)
Car-chop/metal-work seminar with the legendary Gene Winfield !!!!
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- Really enjoyed this class - He's
an amazing dude - in his 80's and still going strong. He's
out of LA ... built several vehicles for
Hollywood, including the space shuttle Galileo in
the original Star Trek series, the rat rod in the
Munsters series, part of the original
Bat Mobile team, and many more. He got his
start at the very beginning of the original
start of "Hot Rods". Spent 2 days with him
... while we were pigging out on BBQ, etc.,
at lunch and dinner, he was eating strictly
vegetarian ... Google him and learn about an
amazing individual ! An extreme inspiration
for all of us exited "middle age" and heading
into that next stage of life.
1957 Belaire-Truck and Bel-Camino - '57 Belaire wagon on an '89
Cheyenne 1/2-ton p/u frame - ultimate family car, and unknown year-model
Belaire converted into a Bel-Camino:
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Events and galleries located on this site - recent and/or my favorites ...