*****neat Car At Nsra-milw.******

[a boner]

I don't know much about this car except it had name plates on the nose and trunk that said "TROY" Springfield,Ill. Also there was a 1953 HOT ROD magazine on the passenger seat opened to the feature article on it!

[injunnuity]

That was a neat car! I would have like to talk to the owner but could find them.

[2002p51]

Originally Posted by injunnuity

That was a neat car! I would have like to talk to the owner but could find them.

Hmmmm, another one of those guys who are "too cool" to lower themselves to talk to people about their car?

[AnimalAin]

More likely too busy too busy talking to other guys about their cars.....

[sgtlethargic]

Originally Posted by 2002p51

Hmmmm, another one of those guys who are "too cool" to lower themselves to talk to people about their car?

Man you're on a rant. Why? What happened?

Thanks,
Kurt

[Bob K]

Actually guy's Bill is a really cool guy, he was after that car for years and when he finally got it he spent a lot of time restoring it to what it was like originally. Cost him some bucks for sure but you can't do one of those "one of a kind" cars without spending $.

He even drives it a lot, it is seen around door county Wisconsin all of the summer time and he makes a lot of shows in a couple of hundred miles.

He located another one of those "one off cars" in Arizona a few years back and couldn't get the owner to part with it. They finally came up with a deal in which Bill bought the car, and as part of the purchase price he had to leave the green car with the seller to drive around for 1 year from the date of purchase. He just got it back recently.

And no he did not do all of the work himself, he did what he knew how to do and had the rest done professionally. A lot of the time when he was absent from his car, he was over at our shady spot drinking beer, telling lies, acting smart and talking stupid.

BB

[Gerr]

Two page, five photo article in HRM, October 1960. It was built by Wally Troy.

[MyOldBuick]

The car has a nice Locost or Lotus Seven type feel to it . . . something I've always thought would be cool . . . there was a lot of those old English cars that were chopped up and made into interesting little racers.

[panheadguy]

A friend of mine named Bill owns the car. Bob K. has it right on. No british Parts though..it's all hot rod. A bit of Ford. combined with tube, some Chevy, and an aluminum body. It's a really nice piece. Troy; the guy that built it was of the same fabric as Ak Miller. "I can do it better than the Sporty guy's and with domestic stuff." If you get a chance, check this car out.
Panheadguy

[xadamx]

Originally Posted by 2002p51

Hmmmm, another one of those guys who are "too cool" to lower themselves to talk to people about their car?

My girlfriend read this post and your other one about people not sitting by their cars. I asked her opinion on it, and she has the same thoughts I have: "Why would someone just sit by their car when there are so many other cool cars and trucks to look at? Why would someone need their ego stroked like that?" The guy was probably looking at other cars when injunnuity was looking for him. I am taking my car to the Strangers car show here in San Jose on Sunday, and I will not be near my car very much...not because I am too good to talk to people, but because I wanna see everyone elses' cars. Nothing wrong with that, not sure why your comment bugged me so much...sorry for the rant and not meaning to derail the topic.

[xadamx]

I really do like this car as well, very unique.

[beatnik]

I'm missing that issue but here's a couple from a few years ago.

[Detonator]

Stunning. Absolutely beautful. I wouldn't mind seeing the OTHER car he scored, either.

Is there a HAMB saint that could scan the HRM article and post it?

[McKee]

Took some pics of it at the Miller Meet in Milwaukee two weeks ago, the owner seemed like a talkative and friendly guy.

[SRVLIVES]

Originally Posted by 2002p51

Hmmmm, another one of those guys who are "too cool" to lower themselves to talk to people about their car?

Or he was off having a piss.......

[McKee]

Here's another "sportsrod" that was there too.

[speedtool]

The longer I check out the pix of this car the cooler it gets. Truly a unique & incredible hotrod.

[mobile chicane]

The second car with photos from penfifteen belongs to John Safro. He has some cool stuff including a COE hauler. He was at GG Waukesha with this car, the truck and some other stuff last year. Hopefully he will be there again this August.

[Mutt]

Oct. 1960 HRM......


Mutt

[Beezerbum]

Wally had a small body shop here in Springfield, Illinois. He was quite a craftsman! I used to work on his wifes Mercedes. He built 2 cars one was red and I think this green one was the blue one he built. I kind of remember them years back running around town. He told me he was the Jaguar dealer here for a time too. I remember him showing me some "chrome" wire wheels he had stashed up in his shop left over from then. I'll see if I can find anything on the two cars. I think the "emblems" on the cars were made special for them. I missed this thread somehow, and just found it today.