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

Discussion in 'Traditional Hot Rods' started by Tweety's Resurrection, Jul 31, 2015.

  1. Great work and pictures gentlemen. I always was a sucker for a historical restoration, man I love the classics.


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  2. Król
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    Remember this car from the magazine. Rooting for you!
     
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  3. 455426F3-497F-4B15-B204-B544B58DFFDF.jpeg 4F46E379-FBC4-4115-A3A3-C24F8428DECB.jpeg DB4C3FB0-8FC3-4F75-92F0-99E8553BE891.jpeg A7C7C543-BAF5-4E66-86E1-4B2C2634BE45.jpeg 58202C50-B6D8-4E5E-9DF3-1A7B4FF1CF54.jpeg 6E1A2966-C6B5-4217-AE86-8176CFE2F9AA.jpeg 04A59AA8-7DD5-435D-9089-9F2990A14713.jpeg 8351727D-E3E8-4CFC-9D0B-6842D0FAF6A9.jpeg B2EE891A-464B-43AB-8830-DD04673FB8D4.jpeg E5B4BA25-045E-4C6A-90E1-F4F7A3D3ECFE.jpeg 4126C959-E993-4C33-8CAE-945321F096E7.jpeg 6965923F-76FA-4B39-BA97-B07F1C78C4CB.jpeg 3E21660E-3DCE-4F5A-B2CE-681A3B79BBA2.jpeg 79EF49E2-E7F5-40A5-A4F8-B5C8C36351F3.jpeg 33D2C606-B4F5-4D62-89E6-35F048B14FC8.jpeg 560FEEE2-FFC5-42C8-9BF2-5330443760B1.jpeg 1022FE68-6EF3-4662-8745-F92279DD62C7.jpeg 20E6998D-F2E0-48F8-A620-491A6BB880A9.jpeg 4915C8C9-2D91-47AA-BBF6-429A12F67CA0.jpeg 117BB322-F6F7-4D34-A59B-088E7C1FDD4F.jpeg AD6C988E-59CF-48E4-A866-6710705BDFCC.jpeg 94A42496-B2DB-45A4-8BAE-D7DC899A8884.jpeg 37DE72BA-6EDD-4BB5-A180-4205DAA13B8F.jpeg B72CD5CF-C44D-4947-ABCE-01B7EE4DD599.jpeg A403A88A-7385-44A4-BD2E-0195C7C00133.jpeg 7281B1E8-B588-41B5-8CE3-47A27F23EEEC.jpeg EDCEC113-3732-483F-94A7-9984ED9F166E.jpeg CCF781EF-20D3-44E1-B774-1C601FA8AF70.jpeg 57192EFC-F5D2-4D96-AFA9-4292C456ED26.jpeg E764A9EC-D382-4693-A151-DBF374ADB96F.jpeg This was the first time mom has seen the car in 6 months. She couldn’t believe how beautiful Tweety is. It’s been nonstop talk about the car here at Jim’s car. RESURRECTION TWEETY is on fire!,,,,,,,!! 455426F3-497F-4B15-B204-B544B58DFFDF.jpeg 4F46E379-FBC4-4115-A3A3-C24F8428DECB.jpeg DB4C3FB0-8FC3-4F75-92F0-99E8553BE891.jpeg A7C7C543-BAF5-4E66-86E1-4B2C2634BE45.jpeg 58202C50-B6D8-4E5E-9DF3-1A7B4FF1CF54.jpeg 6E1A2966-C6B5-4217-AE86-8176CFE2F9AA.jpeg 04A59AA8-7DD5-435D-9089-9F2990A14713.jpeg 8351727D-E3E8-4CFC-9D0B-6842D0FAF6A9.jpeg B2EE891A-464B-43AB-8830-DD04673FB8D4.jpeg E5B4BA25-045E-4C6A-90E1-F4F7A3D3ECFE.jpeg 4126C959-E993-4C33-8CAE-945321F096E7.jpeg 6965923F-76FA-4B39-BA97-B07F1C78C4CB.jpeg 3E21660E-3DCE-4F5A-B2CE-681A3B79BBA2.jpeg 79EF49E2-E7F5-40A5-A4F8-B5C8C36351F3.jpeg 33D2C606-B4F5-4D62-89E6-35F048B14FC8.jpeg 560FEEE2-FFC5-42C8-9BF2-5330443760B1.jpeg 1022FE68-6EF3-4662-8745-F92279DD62C7.jpeg 20E6998D-F2E0-48F8-A620-491A6BB880A9.jpeg 4915C8C9-2D91-47AA-BBF6-429A12F67CA0.jpeg 117BB322-F6F7-4D34-A59B-088E7C1FDD4F.jpeg AD6C988E-59CF-48E4-A866-6710705BDFCC.jpeg 94A42496-B2DB-45A4-8BAE-D7DC899A8884.jpeg 37DE72BA-6EDD-4BB5-A180-4205DAA13B8F.jpeg B72CD5CF-C44D-4947-ABCE-01B7EE4DD599.jpeg A403A88A-7385-44A4-BD2E-0195C7C00133.jpeg 7281B1E8-B588-41B5-8CE3-47A27F23EEEC.jpeg EDCEC113-3732-483F-94A7-9984ED9F166E.jpeg CCF781EF-20D3-44E1-B774-1C601FA8AF70.jpeg 57192EFC-F5D2-4D96-AFA9-4292C456ED26.jpeg E764A9EC-D382-4693-A151-DBF374ADB96F.jpeg
     
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  4. Hollywood-East
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    Fantastic shot's!! So Kool to See them with.. Epic!
     
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  5. 31chevymike
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    What can anyone say... This is flat out one of the best hot rod stories out there! The video taken at the GNRS from Rodder's Journal magazine was special. Hearing Jim Govro speak about Tweety's original build from the fifties, with the rod's newest resurrection from the team at Rex Rod & Chassis and other shops donating their services were priceless... Waiting to see a full spread in The Rodder's Journal magazine in the near future!!
     
  6. Ottomotive
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    from Arkansas

    1958 NHRA Nationals Oklahoma City Car Show on Saturday night Labor Day weekend. My brother Jack Ott (1939-2017) took me with him. We had a great time at the drag races and car show. This is one of my pictures. Tweety Bird Tweety Bird.jpeg
     
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  7. It’s been a fantastic day. Weather is picture perfect. It’s been so fun with all the hot rod bloods. Tomorrow will bring a close to this epic restoration preservation. 26AC55DE-AF14-427F-B58D-18255A74A46C.jpeg 1B70BD2D-EC8E-424F-B810-A4ABF4CE8EC2.jpeg 7E3D4654-D113-4512-A24F-01432D172F79.jpeg F16B98E6-C15D-4375-B909-15BD0C067E05.jpeg 2A18EA6F-146B-43EB-88E4-9371574BBC36.jpeg 426F498E-2D74-406A-AA2A-C229EC7C1096.jpeg AA620048-40D0-4EF6-ACC6-BEBCE371CD92.jpeg A5E94055-31C0-4B92-9FF9-A153A451B664.jpeg 99046EFE-A990-4FC4-BCCF-422642E6D9AB.jpeg BCDE9EA9-7FC3-48DA-AE8E-B62B0AD0E59A.jpeg E3DB37E1-A25E-45C2-A6F0-A8A5258D58CE.jpeg 16DB11AF-E854-4E93-9422-C17C1849C7E5.jpeg F43B440E-45D7-4EEE-953A-77ABAA880522.jpeg 590BD75A-697C-4A23-9600-5649013A7BD1.jpeg 7A6B171A-AB56-4144-BB42-BE5E78869DBC.jpeg 2D3022E1-B067-4F23-BD24-C1379DAA95C6.jpeg D878DFB6-C5C4-460A-BD57-CAB1A8A56106.jpeg 5504BB08-3ABA-4D7F-8293-DEB51304F0D1.jpeg F86C3FB9-3976-4C54-B84E-EC7B3A3D9142.jpeg 881B5BC3-1E5F-4210-8041-93C48BA5646E.jpeg 406309D1-1B97-4198-ACBB-A69B9262F48E.jpeg 6FCCAB28-78A1-4052-A259-959105F27931.jpeg B53DB334-2FC4-479A-9BBF-05395AEF04CC.jpeg DAC6380A-57AA-40EC-BA26-ED230DD1D3D7.jpeg 48CC5B36-1A74-44AF-AD00-CAD87F37E5E0.jpeg B115DDE8-8555-4EF8-9DCF-9A07039F0641.jpeg 6AB3E344-8B67-41F7-B421-E4815FEA9D27.jpeg D33DA536-F292-43F1-A11B-1A4C3DBDFA89.jpeg A8D2CF0C-7496-4CD7-A591-C85F4DBA9AFE.jpeg FA2B5D75-6505-47CC-986D-7BB46BD6DA50.jpeg
     
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  8. Stogy
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    @Tweety's Resurrection...
    Jim are you driving Tweety home after the show...you must have that itch I'd well imagine?...;)

    One more question...Hows she feel after all these years?
     
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  9. Hollywood-East
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    You Pardner.... Have Already Won!!! In Spade's.... I don't give A... About the roadster show, Seeing this come together with pic's of pop's are Freak'n priceless!! The emotion is Real even through the internet...Man what a Ride! Cheer's...
     
  10. junkyardjeff
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    I presume its never going to be sold again and stays in the family.
     
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  11. 31chevymike
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    Should hear the results from the GNRS soon enough. Tweety's resurrection was an outstanding build - the staff at Rex Rod & Chassis and the donated paint job from one of the great TV shows I'm sure are very proud of their efforts!!
     
  12. harleyjohn45
    Joined: Aug 27, 2012
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    That car is just beautiful, I'm glad it's home.
     
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  13. catdad49
    Joined: Sep 25, 2005
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    Wow, what a Absolute Dream! You All Should Be Proud (and a little tired). The Jalopy Journal Trophy is Yours if I have a vote. Please share more of your and Tweety's story as you go forward from here. A Big Thanks for all that you've shared already, Carp.
     
  14. Hollywood-East
    Joined: Mar 13, 2008
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    We all understand how an what it takes to "Win"the award... No discredit to those that Won! Amazing build... Just not here. The Fun begin's Now... I want to see a 5 second vid. Driving with Jim an his Queen!! That's the proverbial"$" Shot!
     
  15. 8972CCD9-AE26-4F36-8EFB-1EC2E80F1C66.jpeg 3D7510C4-EC4E-45E4-8D5C-45A74A2D087A.jpeg Well we made a beautiful centerpiece at the GNRS! We made a lot of friends and had a great time. AMBR was awesome! We didn’t win but got a real nice plaque. Jim got a super cool jacket. We met Ken Gross and he wants us to bring Tweety to the Pebble Beach Show in August. It’s a invitation show only and what a great honor that is to be invited. Super thanks goes out to everyone who made this possible.
     
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  16. Hollywood-East
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    As I said earlier.... You Already Won... Sooo Happy for everyone Involved!!! The Koolest thing So far in "19".. An One Hell of an act to Follow... Congratulations To All involved!!!!! Pull the stop's out Tonight!!
     
  17. pscalz
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    Congratulations to all on a great build! What a wonderful story which is the true win


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  18. Has a Tardel build ever been to Pebble Beach ?? @HEMI32 @Keith That's an interesting, and fun, question. Whether his dad Vern, or Keith .... that family has turned out some amazing hot rods thru the years. How cool is that ? !!!

    I'm also sure Tweety will get some more, spit and polish, from now until then. It's Pebble F#cking Beach !!! Wow.

    ... and what a hell of a year this will be for Rex Rods .... and how about Jim Govro ??? Yes, sir ! Hold on Mr. Govro, the spotlight isn't done with you, yet.

    Man is this place fun.
     
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  19. I was rootin' for you... You had the only honest Hot Rod up for the AMBR...
     
  20. Congratulations to everyone involved, had this been a different time when untold amounts of money was not the key factor to winning the AMBR this beautiful yellow roadster just might have had that honor.

    There is a lot to be said for a group of individuals coming together to show the pros just how well the average guys can work together and be a contender in the biggest game in town!

    It's been said before but for the real world hot rodders here you guys were the winners in our minds. HRP
     
  21. It is quite possible that somebody with enough money, could buy a car,
    hire the right shops and win the AMBR award.
    To my way of thinking, there isn't a category that accurately
    fits this car.
    So many facets making Tweety the iconic Hot Rod it is.
    The big trophy would have only addressed one of them.
    It was a winner before it got to the show.
     
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  22. 9F960CBF-988F-4E48-A5B6-648AB00F2C59.jpeg 00B52C7B-BCF2-4381-95BC-10E9E94980F2.jpeg 2D970147-35A8-42E0-847C-A19AC4A6ADCD.jpeg C4234BEB-894E-4D0A-947C-BE30FD067F16.jpeg 65BE53AE-BEA0-49B2-A420-2D34E2D05840.jpeg 8893A004-D781-441C-953C-DFEC5454D44C.jpeg 74DE5D4E-59E3-4745-B798-7786BB3D1CBB.jpeg 00442AEE-96F5-4F55-AB72-5A35D178DB52.jpeg 82797108-A8BB-4D93-AF89-B8453F0B420C.jpeg 8154C5D9-EB30-43AB-B063-E89D606F791E.jpeg 6A5834CF-D8A4-4A9E-92E9-0A3C24192E28.jpeg A8E2DBB7-EA01-4C8E-B4B7-CDFA3AC4143E.jpeg 67660077-C145-4E9A-B2F5-5ED79AF09216.jpeg 40D1C0F7-6ADE-4F53-B7E5-160FD20C586A.jpeg B2B989E9-ED42-48D0-8CB9-AB26E4B60B3E.jpeg D05778F3-D1E0-4F25-8E13-1F2A5D1D752D.jpeg FEBE538E-0D25-4DE9-81C6-D1CFDE396289.jpeg 512C297D-9D85-4856-9EDE-38D6C69953B5.jpeg 96727AD4-4AE5-4199-B005-27934705CCB9.jpeg FD3292C4-1983-4B22-8051-60124C45F955.jpeg 5808B277-1B48-4285-B515-C326C21977CB.jpeg Thanks for all the support. It’s been so fun. We are starting back home this morning. Here are some last pics of GNRS.
     
  23. belair
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    Congratulations to all. Thanks for the ride.
     
  24. rpm56
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    Invited to Pebble Beach, wow, what an honor for all y'all.
     
  25. Blues4U
    Joined: Oct 1, 2015
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    @Tweety's Resurrection Jimi it was a pleasure meeting you and talking on Saturday. The car looked great! I also had a chance to talk with Jim, and what a nice gentleman he is. Congratulations on everything, what a fantastic story! The world is a little better place because of this. God bless you for all you did getting this project rolling and helping Jim get his car back!
     
  26. So many people came together as one. One tribe, one community, one “Tweety”. Tweety was also picked as one of the top ten cars for Street Rodder Magazine at the GNRS! I’ll share some more of the GNRS pics and build soon. Thank you everyone!
     
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  27. 463ACB94-0504-48E3-8B1E-C805910D46F6.jpeg 1F47C9FC-4367-473E-9035-6FFBCC8DDAB0.jpeg Another photo resurrected from a shoe box
     
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  28. Stogy
    Joined: Feb 10, 2007
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    Tweetys Awesome...but I really like your old photo collection too...:D...thanks so much for sharing these...

    Have you went for a ceremonial, milestone drive yet?...
     
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  29. pscalz
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    Love all the old photos...I have seen the album in person and that was even cooler! Great story!


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