Features TWEETY BIRD, JIM GOVRO'S BEAUTIFUL CHANNELED 32 ROADSTER RETURNS AFTER 50 YEARS, KERVILLE DRAGS

When is the Grand National Roadster Show, Mike? And how did you hear Tweety was in the show?

 

Well I guess the words out. We are AMBR car this year at the Grand National Roadster Show!! We have Tweety in building number 4.!!!!! We are front and center to the AMBR trophy!!! First round of judging is over! They love the Tweety! The Tweety Revolution is on.

 

What a Milestone...its been an incredible journey. You fellas have to be overwhelmed with the outcome and deserve no less. I am sure there will be more to this thread but this is a high point that's for sure.

 

It’s now/ this weekend

Rex posted a teaser on Instagram and it took about 3 seconds for us to figure it out looks amazing!

 

We found out October 2nd 2018 that we were the 13th car choosen for the AMBR for 2019. Hush was the word. Kieth, Jeff, and Rudy did such a awesome resurrection of Tweety. Shorty did the body and paint free of charge. That bird is bad to the bone. Rex Rod and Chassis we are forever in your debt for this pure heart gift!! Jim is a true icon of Hot Rod History.

 

Such a rad car, nice work!


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"Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus."

.... and I love these guys with all my heart. The HAMB is ....

.... a magical f#cking place.

 

So proud of Team Rex Rods and very excited for Jim too. I saw his car last time I was at the shop and what an awesome transformation. Great going to all involved. Wonderful story, and history and now rebirth


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Here's Thom Taylor's interview with Jim Govro (& @Keith) today at the GNRS:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=353736935221644

video from The Rodder's Journal Facebook page
(i.e., you may need a Facebook login to view it)
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Congrats on making the show!! How awesome is that?

 

We kept the display under plastic until a hour ago. The owner of the show gave us a hour more after they shut down building #4. This is what they will see for the first time tomorrow. Love this California weather!

 

I've gushed on instagram about this, but
Congratulations to Jim for seeing a dream realized!
To Keith Tardel and his team, and everyone involved
for pulling together and doing the right thing.
Just an amazing, selfless, act of kindness.
Stories like this make you believe everything is good and right in the world.
At least in the HotRod world they are.

 

I've got to say of all the show pictures I have looked at and the video the photos in post 341 really show it off at it's best. You finally get to see what it really looks like. It looks great too.

 

That was a beautiful Hotrod then as it is now...All the best at the show...Winner in my books...

 

Very cool! So happy for all involved! Great looking display as well


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Outstanding! Nothing but cool every step of the way. Thanks a ton for documenting the build along the way.

 

congrats to all involved! thank you for taking the time to bring back another piece of history we all can enjoy!

 

The trip is Show much fun. Jim is such a sweet , gentle man with a heart of gold. Here at the GNRS the crowds make him feel like giant. Well it’s show time. 11:00 am and the doors willopen

 

This car made an indelible impression on my young brain when it first appeared on the "little book" Rodding and Restyling cover so many years ago. I was paying for my car magazine addiction by picking up soda bottles on the side of the road and cashing them in for 2 cents each. I'd lurk around the magazine rack in the dim corner of Kennebeck Fruit Co. 1-isle store after school every Tuesday to see what new magazines had arrived and which ones my meager budget could afford. Tweetie was burned into my brain, and certainly the brains of many other long-time rodders who are my age and older. It was magnificent then, and is magnificent once again today. It would only be fitting that such an icon would be given the highest honor a roadster can win. It sure gets this old man's vote!

 

Congratulations Team Tweety, sure good to see you there, that roadster always puts a smile on my face.
Here's to high finders, and low roadsters, good luck Guys......

 

Here are some more of the build.

 

A few more of the build.

 

What a kool thread congrats on getting the roadster to the show. I really enjoyed the Rodder's Journal video interview. If you hadn't seen it yet its worth the time.

 

A quick back to the build and then to the GNRS 2019

 

GNRS 2019

 

Enjoyed seeing Tweety in person this afternoon.

 

That car just flat looks better every time you see more photos of it.

 

so cool, i love hamb, nowhere else can you find stories like this

 

I hope you guys win. The car came out perfect.

 

To my eye, these two pics prove that the classic lines of a channeled, full-fendered hot rod deuce roadster are about as right as it gets.
Beauty.