OldSchoolObee
02-24-2005, 01:23 PM
I'm Obee, from pittsburgh, Pa...my old man owned a towing/ repair shop here, used to race old style stock cars (coupes).from 50s-63, I came along in 61 & spent all my time at the shop..when i was old enough, I asked the old man to buy me a car..he led me out to the yard & said" you want one...build it..."so...I grabbed a 67 Impala fastback, swapped in a 327 from a 66 'vette, and drove the wheels off of it....that was followed by several 57 chevys, a 69 camaro..I met a guy, Dan Turack, who collected old cars from the late 50s on, kept them on a farm, near hear in Delmont..he had over 375 vehicles from 1917 to 1980s...and hanging with him started me collectting..Dan passed 3 years ago, and the family auctioned off most of the cars...I bought a few, sold off some and kept a 51 chevy 2dr, which is slated for rebuild...I also currently have:
1917 Steel T roadster, 300 Buick power, needs finished
1927 T Sedan shortened,sectioned, channelled, project(The Ebay car)
1928 A Modified, cut down coupe, just started
1930 A coupe,chopped 4 1/2" channelled 4" Dropped ft axle,40 juice brakes,57 ford rear,48 ford f-1 steering, slated for sbc
1931 Chevy rdster old Rodbenders club car, 235 6cyl, 3spd, 57 rear, found in a field
1940 Ford 2 dr sedan, sitting on s-10 chassis
1941 Cadillac 4 dr project car
1941 Plymouth bus .cpe, on 54 chevy chassis w/ camaro subframe
1949 Frazer sedan
1949 Chevy 1/2 ton
1950 Chevy 4dr fleetline, 235 engine
1951 Chevy Bus. cpe 327/350 th, 57 rear, owned since 1985, always in blk suede
1955 Ford F-350 tow truck,312 y-block
1957 Buick Special, was 4 dr , now 2 dr roadster
1957 Morris Minor
and a few other oddballs...
I built a replica of the Dragula in '89, toured it on the isca tour til 99 sold it to a guy in S.Carolina, where it sits in his living room....hoping to start on a new one soon....We are just relocating our shop, so hopefully, we will be building again soon. hope this wasnt too long but i wanted to answer as many ?? as I could...:D
1917 Steel T roadster, 300 Buick power, needs finished
1927 T Sedan shortened,sectioned, channelled, project(The Ebay car)
1928 A Modified, cut down coupe, just started
1930 A coupe,chopped 4 1/2" channelled 4" Dropped ft axle,40 juice brakes,57 ford rear,48 ford f-1 steering, slated for sbc
1931 Chevy rdster old Rodbenders club car, 235 6cyl, 3spd, 57 rear, found in a field
1940 Ford 2 dr sedan, sitting on s-10 chassis
1941 Cadillac 4 dr project car
1941 Plymouth bus .cpe, on 54 chevy chassis w/ camaro subframe
1949 Frazer sedan
1949 Chevy 1/2 ton
1950 Chevy 4dr fleetline, 235 engine
1951 Chevy Bus. cpe 327/350 th, 57 rear, owned since 1985, always in blk suede
1955 Ford F-350 tow truck,312 y-block
1957 Buick Special, was 4 dr , now 2 dr roadster
1957 Morris Minor
and a few other oddballs...
I built a replica of the Dragula in '89, toured it on the isca tour til 99 sold it to a guy in S.Carolina, where it sits in his living room....hoping to start on a new one soon....We are just relocating our shop, so hopefully, we will be building again soon. hope this wasnt too long but i wanted to answer as many ?? as I could...:D