Event Coverage PHOTOS ADDED> *2nd ANNUAL OMAHA SHOP TOUR! - 10/13/12*

We've been working on this for a while and have all shops confirmed.

Please join us on this shop tour and drive your classic car, Hot Rod, or Custom. Motorcycles are also welcome.




Tour Route Map:
http://goo.gl/maps/fFJbj


SHOPS:

-HEARTLAND SPEED SHOP - https://www.facebook.com/<WBR>pages/Heartland-Speed-Shop/<WBR>379497046152
-WHEEL TECH - http://<WBR>www.wheeltechinc.com/
-MIDLIFE AUTO - http://<WBR>www.midlifeauto.com/<WBR>Midlife_Auto_specializing_i<WBR>n_sales_of_Rare_Muscle_Car<WBR>s/<WBR>Welcome_to_Midlife_Auto.htm<WBR>l
-J2 SPEED & CUSTOM - http://<WBR>j2speedandcustom.com/
-LUCKY BUCKET BREWERY - http://<WBR>www.luckybucketbrewing.com/



Hope to see you there!!


Malcolm

 

Waitasecond...the "Lucky Bucket Brewery" is a shop...???

R-

 

Cool,planning on making it this year!

 

Me and the hired man will be there.

 

Haha... well, not quite, but a good place to end the tour!

Great! -- Rain or shine!

Glad to hear that, Mike!

 

May need to head north in a couple weeks....

 

That would be awesome!

 

If I didn't have a tour scheduled at my house, I would be there just for the Lucky Bucket. Have fun and drink one for me.
Later,
Dick

 

For those that have a Facebook account, I have an event page on there, too....
https://www.facebook.com/#!/events/419603471422631/

 

count on at least 3 from Sioux Falls.

if this tour is anything like the Spencer, IA and Watertown, SD tours...

it should be great fun...

 

Very cool, Tim!
Hopefully the websites listed at the beginning of this thread will give you an idea of what each shop is all about.

 

Nick, Talked to my brother and it sounds like he's coming in his 50 chevy. Can't wait!

 

The "green water bug" will be there.

Dan

 

Any after party this year?

 

Awesome!

No after party. We are ending with a beverage (and most likely a tour) at Lucky Bucket Brewery. The Filter Kings are playing at the Sydney (60th & Maple) in the Benson area of Omaha that evening. I'm sure a few of us will end up there - always a good time!

 

Not going to be able to swing it. Mini me has his Last reg season football game and Friday is homecoming for them. Since I have the big car trailer ,I got the awesome privilege of carting 40 10 year old boys in town for the float.

Have a good time and be sure to update with some pics.

 

Tomorrow is the day --- Rain or Shine!
Hope to see a bunch of you with your cars out!

 

Map with schedule and shop locations:

 

thanks for setting this up Malcolm.. cant wait, see ya in a few hours

 

Looks like the rain is gone

 

We made the trek down from Sioux Falls for the event.
The weather looked ominous,but it turned out to be a great day.

First stop was at the Heartland Speed Shop.
They have an in-floor dyno setup, and ran Jason's '31 A-Hole on it.
I think they said 280+ to the wheels, and 300+ tork...
Should haul that model A around with some pretty good grunt...













Malcom's (Nick Hoesing)car...



random parking lot shots...

 

2nd stop was at WheelTech...

the refinish/repair/restore/wheels, nice big building, lots of machinery to do the job.



street and parking lot shots...

this Nova wagon was a little crude, but he was driving, and we left our car at home, so I can't bash too much...looks to be some fun though...

 

3rd stop was at Midlife Auto.
I don't know what this owner does in life for money, but he had some great toys.
most of them were O/T for this forum (Camaro, Mustang, Corvette, Nova, GTX, etc)
There were some very cool rides there, and a beautiful building to house them in...

parking lot shots...

this was a very nice Mercury...





























inside shots...I'll spare you the Camaros and such, unless someone requests them...

 

last stop (for us) was at J2 Speed and Custom...
this building was crammed full of cars, mostly Camaros, Mustangs, and some other o/t rides in various forms of repair and customization...very nice building and provided a large parking lot for the hot rodders that drove...













can you tell I liked these two cars?

 

random other shots from the day...It was a great time...I think even my wife enjoyed it...thanx' to all who made it possible for this to happen...











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do you know what this is for, what goes here, and what kind of car it is from?


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I think the slot is for a turn signal from a volkswagon. Great turnout,had a good time. Thanks for putting it together Nick! Rob

 

I was going to say a pinnafore signal for a Ford Pop (Anglia). Went riding yesterday instead of this ... Sorry !

Hey MCINK can I get a E-copy of the 1967 Omaha Dragway pic ???

Thanks, ScottV

 

What a good time. Looks like Rob lee is the trivia winner

Sent from my DROID device using the TJJ mobile app

 

semaphore was the correct answer...good catch...

here it is per thesamba.com

semaphores= Turn signals used before flashers were in general usage, these arms pop-up from the body of the vehicle and lights up via a small bulb to indicate you wish to turn. Used through the 1960 models in Europe and else where. Until 1955 in the USA.

Wheeltech had a Volkswagen they were restoring when time permitted...

It was like an airplane in the basement deal, though, as it appeared there was no way they got it in there, and no way to get it out...they had a plan, though...

 

Thanks for all the great photos, Tim!! It was great to finally meet you, your son, and wife. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to come down to Omaha for this Shop Tour and hope you enjoyed yourselves. It sure turned out to be a nice day!


Nick