History Rod & Custom, Bud Bryan Pete & Jake’s, Super Bell =the Dale Caufeild Story.

I think everyone who has a kool Hot Rod gotta get a pic in front of that gas station. I took one with my 34 3W in 1991 on the way back from El Mirage. Did a desert to the Sea ride to Ventura then home to San Gabriel. That’s a very kool lil town that really resembles what it was when the Ca Kid was filmed back in 1974. I try to take as many out of state or country Hot Rodders by there when they’re in town.
Great image of the former Inglese 32 there.

 

Sounds good. I'm sure you know this by now, but it does get hot and humid here. Coolest event around here is the Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, Ky. About 200 hundred miles for you. Next would be the Frog Follies in Evansville, In. That's about 300 miles away.

 

Yup, heard all about the humidity. Just going to have to acclimate to it. I've always wanted to go to the Frog Follies, now I can!

 

Is the gas station in Piru?

A couple pics taken at Jake's place.

 

Yes, Piru. Main & Center.

It’s funny, I’ve been in San Gabriel, 55 yrs and live in TC nearly 1/4 of a century and don’t think that I ever took pix of Jake’s cars at his house.
None of the Hot Rods were daily drivers, (doesn’t mean that they couldn’t be-just not when he was there in the 90’s) save maybe the Tub. He mostly drove the Green Chevy Van with the Americans on it or later the White Chevy Van that I believe he bought from Mike Harper.
Sadly the old place was razed when Jake sold it for land value after he bought Mike Cardenas’s parents old place in Apple Valley-he built a huge shop up there.

 

Any idea (ball park ) when you expect to be open for business in Tenn. ? Thanks

 

@BigMac, shootin for the first of Nov. Nice tudor.

 

Great west coast stories & history. Yea I remember the flamed 36 pu from our '93 Americruise. Fun times those.

 

My favorite thread.

 

Saw Jake today,
He drove the Panel down from AV with Mike in his Roadster to our annual “Outriders Club Picnic”. He looked good!!!! Glad to see him out. Drove on out behind him, last I saw he was stopping to get gas for his journey home.
Sorry, I didn’t take any pix today guys as I was working although it didn’t much seem like it. .

 

Thank you, want it lower in the front

 

@Bigmac48, I believe I can help you with that, and still keep the ride good.

 

I missed the picnic !

 

We missed having you there......

 

Decided to borrow the Ron Funkhouser posted images of “Kolor Kreations by Dale Caulfield Automotive” posted on another thread with our good friend Stogy getting the images onto our screens.

 

Hey Kevin! Lot's of cool stuff ya posted here. Just wanted to touch base with ya and say Hi. I turned 80 this month and still driving the hell out of the 3 window all over this land. Wife and I just returned from the Hill Climb in Colorado and had a blast. Take care and stay in touch.

 

Dennis,
Glad to hear from you!!!!!
It’s nice to see your adventures. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUD!!!!!
Glad that you both are living the dream!!!!!!
You’re one of the nicest Hot Rodders that I can call a “Friend”.
I thought of you when I saw Dave post the Piru gas station from the CA Kid
Keep on having fun in those Hot Rods... I’m still envious of your cool “Ford Shop”!!!!

 

I love a good history lesson. Thanks.

 

Found this on the web, no caption with the photo

 

Weed burner , just saw your post yesterday about your help on the front end , what do you think my best options are ?

 

Jake’s Coupe at the Movie World Cars of the Stars Swap Meet. (Photo from an IG post)... Dale’s handiwork looks alright from here. .

 

Thanks for a great history story! When building my '32 roadster, I used to make '32 headlight bolts for all the early parts guys, that's where I met Gene Scott & Ford parts Obsolete "Kretch" over on Florence by Good year rubber, & Jay in Hollywood early parts. This helped me financially to keep on re building my roadster for 6 years. When all finished & joining the LA Roadsters in 1971, Bud Bryan & Tom Medley found out I was planning a cross country trip to the NSRA Nats in Detroit Mi. in 1972, Bud wanted to tag along with his newly finished '29 hiboy.

 

@Bigmac48 , what is exactly is your current setup?

 

Found another one on the Web

 

(I Threw my 34 Roadster in for good measure ).
This 31 Well used roadster pickup was built by Dale, sold to his compadre (Mike) who had it for 21 yrs, now Mike said it was time to go back to Dale who built it in 1999 or so. It’s gone from Temple City, CA. on to a T. City in the S.E. As that’s where Dale does business these days...... on to the rebuild!!!!!!!

 

This my favorite thread. Glad to see that the roadster pickup is going back to Dale's.

 

Great,face lift

 

This where I met Dale ( yellow 40 Del ) in Amarillo Tx, going to OK city NATS.
I was in my 34, in picture

 

Wow David, that is quite a pic. That was a long time ago but it sure was fun. That was on the Cruise in to the Nats that NSRA used to sponsor. Remember, we were the last ones in the parking lot that night.

 

Yup, it is great to have my RPU back home. I am currently going over it to see what it will take to make it a driver again. The complete rebuild will have to wait until I get my 34 back on the road but I plan to get the pick up up to snuff so we can use it until I can blow it apart. I have to thank Kevin for pestering Mike to sell it back to me as he wasn't using it much anymore, then getting Mike and Kevin to bring it to Williams AZ where my trailer was waiting to be picked up and brought back here to Tennessee. Thanks again Kevin!