This all went down many years ago, but to protect the guilty I don't think I'll use any real names here other than my own. I was in Paso. I was young, impressionable, and surrounded by people I'd only read about in magazines. Through social passing, ... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
That's a Hoot! I can imagine seeing you being the bitch on the console and when questioned about going to bed a pucker factor had to be one of the fears! Enjoy that hubcap and pray the original owner ain't a hamber,,he may take the "Steel our stuff we'll kick you teeth in" credo literally. HRP
Great story. There's a very good chance the guy that owned that custom short two hubcaps is a member on this site. How cool would it be to find dude and right the wrong?
Wait, wasn't this a scene in American Graffiti ? Except the guys name was Curt and the guys were the Pharaohs. You better hope the statute of limitations has run out now that you have confessed. Funny story. Don
Good read, but should we be concerned about hell breaking loose when the HAMB boss says it's ok to steal from brother hot rodders?
The original owner is a HAMBr. And I came clean years ago... In a weird twist of faith... Well, I'll let him tell that story if be chooses to.
"Never admit to anything!" But, a signed confession? Peer pressure will get you in trouble everytime. Ryan, ya damn HOODLUM!
Well, in your defense,you were young,drunk,sleep deprived and under duress,I believe if it went to court you would be acquitted. Damn Hoodlum! I do hope to hear the rest of the story! HRP
You know; the Scrape Zephyr was one of the "most famous customs built in the 1990s," and it only had 2 ripples, on its good side. Hmmmm... Nice piece of writing boss.
That's such a great story! It's a good thing it didn't turn into an Ethen Hawke Training Day kind of situation. You know what I mean, vato.
Orale Ryan! Now that right there is one hell of a story. Being from so-cal, I had a lot of Cholo friends growing up. I have a couple of similar stories that I'm not quite ready to confess to yet.