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History Hines / Masterson Chop a 54 Chevy!!

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Evel, Jan 23, 2012.

  1. Evel
    Joined: Jun 25, 2002
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    Evel
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    1. 60s Show Rods

    So yesterday I got to hang out at Bills shop and watch Bill and Brad work on a 54 Chevy
    that a client brought to bill to have chopped.

    Brad is gonna add to this post as he goes and he will add photos before this point..

    Should be fun to watch!!

    Rolling on Atlantic! Lynwood!
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    Janne from Finland jumpped right in and got to work!!!
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    The Master!
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    Chevy
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    Preping the B Pillers
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    Welding the A piller
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  2. Evel
    Joined: Jun 25, 2002
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    Around the shop
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    Possibly off a Barris car.. Maybe Koper kart.. gonna investigate..
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    Aprently this little Flatty came out of Buddy Alcorns merc..
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    And After a Long Saturday.. Bill heads home in his Daliy...
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  3. the lights
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    this is.....BAD ASS. thanks for sharing.
     
  4. Thanks for posting. Got to watch them a bit in Salina couple years back. Magicians for sure.
     

  5. Thanks for posting Piero!! Very cool.
     
  6. flatheadpete
    Joined: Oct 29, 2003
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    Wow. Thanks for the tour of the shop.
     
  7. young'n'poor
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    from Anoka. MN

    Very cool! I wanna learn to do this with a oxy/acy torch like that. I mig weld at work all day but that torch is foriegn to me.

    Feel free to add more pics!
     
  8. general gow
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    very cool. thanks piero.
     
  9. Bitchin thread!
     
  10. No Plan
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    Thanks for the cool thread & oppurtunity to see you guys do more magic!... Please post more pics of the Lincoln(?) in back ground of pics 4 & 5 w/ the molded on continental kit, I'm currently trying to figure the best way to do a molded continental on a 54 Ford w/ extended 53 Lincoln 1/4's. Thanks again for the peak inside!!!!!!!!!!
     
  11. Nads
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    Holy shit, Bill's shop is a mess, and he has an Eldorado Brougham just sitting there.
    I wanna learn how to gas weld.
     
  12. I think it would be a riot to have one of those glossy books about fancy garages, have a spread in color of Bill Hines shop. That'd be funny right there.
    Bill Hines is one of a kind for sure.
     
  13. bonez
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    For some reason i have a feeling that that car is Dick Dean's chopped premier...but i am wrong all the time.

    It sure is, but i dig worn out work places. They have more character than sterile shops, althoug, its handy to have well organized shit, instead of sarchin for tools that are buried under other tools....:cool:
     
  14. No Plan
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    Are those 61? Imperial head lights, VERY cool, haven't seen a set of those in about a 50 years & what's happening to that El Camino? I love this "look in the back door"!
     
  15. Lucky444
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    Great peek into the goings on at Bills shop! I bet it's like archaeology, digging around in there.

    How old is Bill? It's awesome to see him still going at it.
     
  16. Slim Pickens
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    Thanks Piero,
    I am glad to see things have not changed down the alley.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Slim
     
  17. vonpahrkur
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    cool, thanks for sharing
     
  18. very cool...great coverage
     
  19. shoebox1950
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    I love how there's just a Cadillac Brougham sitting there...cool pics, Piero! Can't wait to see more
     
  20. Chopping tops is a very much misunderstood art.........
     
  21. SuperFleye
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    Very kool!! Thanks for sharing...did you film it?
     
  22. diamonddrew
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    Wow, if the walls could only talk.
     
  23. RDP
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    Very cool! To be able to work with a craftsman like that would be priceless!
     
  24. I'd be scared shitless of that place burning to the ground welding in there. One of those sparks finds a corner with 50 years of dust and junk.:eek: Must be cool as hell to look around in though.
     
  25. HomemadeHardtop57
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    Thanks for sharing..how about some of you nice chaps help Bill clean his shop up..haha
     
  26. Finnrodder
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    This is kind of strange,just before Christmas Janne visited in my garage and now he is in the same pic with Bill Hines.
    Thanks for sharing these photos!
     
  27. billys54
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    Thanks for sharing
     
  28. koolkemp
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    Great pics! I would love to meet Bill someday!!
     
  29. davidh73750
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    I wonder what bill's other personal cars are?
     

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