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

I was wondering the same also... May have an issue with the linkage to the carbs - don't remember seeing any.

 

It was a lot of fun in California. Wish we could have stayed longer. Tweety is back in it’s forever home. We really thought we had the Bruce Meyer award. So much racing history and down right beautiful ground hugging stance. So many people who were not even born when Tweety graced the pages of Hot Rod Magazine came to me and said how this car was burned in their brain. It was great to see kids that knew the car too.The battle to keep history alive was met by the most awesome team ever. Tweety was loosing the fight to live as Tweety when we got him back.Tweety is now Tweety of the 1950’s.Who knew you could take the Ala Kart out of a Musiem and had already been restored to perfection in 2008 and call it the most historical car preserved of the year. Our Texas Hill Country team I wouldn’t trade for any thing. How about this historic photo sent to us. I will always think of this car as the most historic car built of 2019!!

 

Can’t wait to see her at the Wimberly TX show this month...!


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by far the best preservation at the show to me!! Damned shame they didn't give you the award.

 

I'm guessing that Ala Kart was chosen because it was originally a Barris build! Certainly doesn't make it right though!

 

Hey everyone. Some cool post about Tweety on Hemings Motor News, Offenhauser web site,and Motor Media. Google “Tweety GNRS” there are new posting nearly every day.

 

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Coverage of the GNRS on Tweety was exceptional - would like to see some future photos/videos of Jim & Tweety at cruise nights, shows, driving on the road, etc. Once the Texas winter months pass through of coarse...

 

Jim has now recovered from the trip. Feeling as good as new. Looking forward for the first real driving of Tweety on the road!,

 

Yupp...please continue to share the evolving journey of Tweety and all the vintage history you can share...its been amazing...Thank You...Oh...we want to see that model done...

 

First car show in Texas for Tweety in 44 years in Wimberly this weekend! It will be Mom’s first ride in Tweety ever! Here is yet another pic sent to us from one of our followers.

 

Said it before, but man I dig it with the top up!

 

I just found this photo on the carnut site. Taken at the NSRA Nationals Memphis, 1971.

 

looks like it was a softer yellow originally?

 

Can’t wait to see tweety in person tomorrow


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The Hot Rod Showdown was Car ragious! 7A Ranch hosted the show. It’s old west charm was perfect for this pre 1948 cars. Thanks Rudy for show casing Tweety’s first Texas Show in 45 years.

 

Now this is one HOT ROD SHOWDOWN that would never disappoint! Not a single "billet street rod" in sight - thank heaven! I would kill to see a show like this, but they just don't have them like these in my parts of the country.

It's great to see Tweety on the road and attending events that he can drive to - imagine how proud he must be!

 

I'!! bet he wakes up smiling and goes to sleep the same way! I Know I Would, what an awesome story, Bravo.

 

Thanks for the great pics. And I love this shot: the owner of the car sees fit to actually lean against the paint on an AMBR contender?
He "gets it"! Rock on!

 

Pretty Casual, He knows the score!

 

This is the equivalent to Willy Wonka’s Golden Ticket. We are in the Pebble Beach Show in August. First stop will be Speed Week in Bonneville to visit the salt flats. Jim drove Tweety there in 1954 and was apart of the Triumph team that set the record for Triumph’s fastest motorcycle. The next year Triumph came out with the Triumph Bonneville bike. This bird loves it’s new feathers. Thanks Rex Rod and Chassis!

 

People drove from as far as Minnesota! Show looked amazing, well worth the drive.

 

Speaking of the old girl. Look what I found in this months NSRA Streetscene magazine.


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Holy smokes! I am moving out to Mesa, Arizona this May, planning to attend SPEED WEEK at Bonneville for my first time ever... Jim, I will see you and Tweety there!!!

 

WOW! PEBBLE???? How many hot rods have EVER been invited to Pebble? Not many. Congratulations to Jim and family, as well as Keith and Rex Rods. A great honor. Now I need to get on my 1/8 scale Tweety model.

 

Rex Rod open house is on this Thursday the 11th. The Shelby club dropped by last week too. Lonestar Roundup here we come

 

Rex Rod & Chassis pre Lonestar Roundup Car Show was great. Lots of people and Billy Bad to the bone cars. Duncan’s model of Tweety was spot on.

 

Lonestar Roundup,Friday was so fun. Lots of fans of the bird showed up.