Projects 1938/41 Willys build shots

I wasn't sure how to spell "boo" so I figured a picture would do just fine.
Glad I scared ya!!!
Have a Happy Halloween,
Mick

 

Been driving the coupe a lot, all local spots.
Here's a couple of shots taken at a local car show,
Mick

 

We rescued a little dog [a bit old and hard of hearing/sounds like myself]
and we named him "Isky."
I let Ed Iskenderian know about it, he got a kick out of it.
The wife and I took him to our last Friday Night Gathering for the year at Domino's Pizza in Concord,
he rode in the hot rod with no problems. I did some 1st to 3rd gear shifting part of the time.
Wasn't a bit fazed with the engine noise, he's a hot rod dog.
Giving him a better half of his life; spoiling him rotten,
Mick

 

Mick is that your black truck

 

Yeah, I've had it for maybe 20 years now.
It was a father/son project that I had to "de-kid."
Here's a shot of it with the coupe motor in the bed while the car was up at Choke's [fabricator].
Still driving it, fun pickup.
Hi to Larry,
Mick

 

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That is a beautiful truck! And in my favorite color too.

 

Glad ya like it Denny, it's my favorite body design for Chevrolet pickups.
I got it pretty cheap but it had a small diameter chain steering wheel so you can imagine
what the rest of the truck looked like, it's come a long ways.
I'm happy with it now; thanks Denny,
Mick

 

I hope this isn't a repeat, my friend Bill came by with his 55 Gasser and he had just installed
fuel injection on it. Said the wiring was tough but likes the way it runs now.
He had tunnel ram on it previously, I think the new FI [and distributor] look great!
Mick

 

Out for a cruise with my buddy Ken [steel 40 coupe],
Mick

 

(From post 339)

I always wondered what a Willys looked like.



Mike

 

Well now you know...

 

My friend Ken with that blue steel 40 Willys coupe is installing this same injection on his car this winter [only for a 496 BBC].

 

Auto History Preservation Society - News Article

 

That news article was written by writer Craig Sparkes [formerly from Chicago/now in the Bay Area]...
Mick

 

Good article.

 

Thanks loudbang, he'd probably dig your Torino as well.
He's an "Olds nut" and a "Ford nut."
We were at a large car show in Pleasant Hill, Ca. and he was parked next to us.
Really liked the coupe and asked a million questions.
Glad he did, Mick

 

My friend's son ran into Ron Nunes yesterday.
He was in the store getting his phone fixed, then gave the "kid" a cool t-shirt.
Ron is one of our local drag racing heroes, has a shop in Livermore, Ca.
He said he hasn't raced in over a year because of his fight with leukemia, hate hearing this!

First shot: me checking out his steel Willys coupe at Sears Point decades ago.
Second shot: the wife talking with him, also at Sears Point.
Third shot: his Vette race car.

I know, I know, two glass cars. Still history in the making, had to be mentioned.
Get better Ron!
Mick

 

We took our dog Isky for his first ride in the coupe yesterday, went over to some friend's house
in Concord; he did fine.
The noise and vibrations didn't bother him.
Now we can take him everywhere.
Trying to drive the car as much as I can WHILE I can,
Mick

 

Does that make him a HOT DOG

 

Great pics. Isky looks very content!

 

That DOES make him a hot dog.
Content too, not much of a guard dog but speaking of guard dogs [and Impala convertibles]
three cars were stolen at the Goodguys show in Pleasanton, Ca. this past weekend
so be careful guys.
Kill switch, fuel shut off, battery shut off, stay with your car, you know the routine.
Scary out there,
Mick

 

Hope you guys enjoyed Veterans Day yesterday, to all you Viet Nam vets "Welcome Home!"
A big thanks to all who served,
Mick

 

No way am I implying that this is the late Doug Cook's [Cookie's] old car,
just a coincidence.
This is my handwriting [printing] while taking notes over the phone with the previous owner,
the late Mike Mahoney in 1995.
My car was never a drag race car, merely a cut up POPS roundy-round dirt racer.
I paid around $4000 for it,
Mick

 

My wife has always wanted a "Cruiser" so she bought this [fiberglass] 34 Saturday.
Typical 350,T350 trans but has a narrowed Ford 9" rear end.
Lots of extras that our other cars don't have like AC, heat, turn signals, stereo,
electric windows, tilt steering wheel, adjustable seats, etc.
We drove it home from Woodside, Ca. about 60 miles, never got above 160 degrees, 50 lbs oil pressure, no problems.
We stopped at Eddie Papas in Pleasanton for lunch on the way home.
Now we can go on longer burger runs!
It came with a 1934 pink slip, whew!
So....my apologies, not Willys related but here's a couple of shots with a Willys in it.
Put it up on ramps to check it out but so many guys stopped by I ended up talking all day,
Mick

 

Looks like a very nice car for your lady Mick. Congrats.

 

Thanks Mike, she really likes the car.
Personalized black plates on the way,
Mick

 

Happy Thanksgiving folks.
I get these turkeys in front of my house daily.
I "modified" this pie last year [repeat] , enjoy the day,
Mick

 

The modified pie is awesome. What a great idea.

 

Get some whipped cream and copy it, your family will think you're nuts like mine does.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving,
Mick

 

My family already thinks I'm nuts!
Thanks Mick and have a Happy Thanksgiving as well.
I've really enjoyed your thread.