grr8dane
02-08-2006, 04:19 PM
The neighbors got me into Rat Rods in the 50's yeah the 50's. Thats all they could afford an old A body Ford with a Rocket 88 stuck in front. Did not matter what it looked like as long as it could RUN ! Daryl Starbird was across the alley and over the tracks. Fro those of you who do not know he built the Predicta and a few other Bubble Top Customs, including a Crashed Corvair that became the Forecasta. Up the tracks was Dave Stuckys' shop I remember seeing him paint Pearl for the first time ever in this part of the country and he was on the phone Bitchin because it was supposed to be white and it was pink, blue and white ! LOL Dave also built The Lil Coffin and I remember it when it was in primer (aka Rat Rod) with no interior and a Buick Nail Head pushin the meat. Dave also built the Phaiton ( not sure of the spelling pronounced Fha a ton) a first time chopped 49 Merc with 55 Merc blue paint on it (that now you can buy on a Dodge Dakota) an early Hemi sucked the gas and I mean sucked with 3 2's on it. Dave also as a daily driver had a chopped and lowered 48 Studebaker PU with 56 Plymouth fins, and his favorite a Buick nail head. I have owned several cars 3 39 Chevrolets, a 38 Sedan, 2 46 PU's a 48 PU and a 49 2 door,all Chevrolets and a way 2 fast 66 Chevelle.