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Art & Inspiration "Bad Jack" from House 'O Speed!

Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by Jeff Norwell, May 17, 2011.

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  1. Jeff Norwell
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    Another Prop for a Great Alliance Vendor!.... House 'O Speed!
    Got a super cool new shift Knob for the hotrod with a lot of personal meaning.
    My Grandfather was a real character back in his day and after his passing I was given a set of his favorite cufflinks from a long time ago.
    I don't wear cufflinks(hell, i don't even have a long sleeve shirt) so I decided to keep his spirit close at all times.
    Cameron from House 'O Speed had the family heirloom in-cased in sparkle lucite(or whatever material they make this knobs from!) and since my Grandfather's name was Jack....."Bad Jack" is in now control of the shift pattern.
    My Grandfather was a hell raiser in his day,from running Liquor,an Olympic diver,Teaching Johnny Weissmuller to swim(Tarzan had Polio as a youngster) and countless shenanigans thru-out his life.

    The cufflink represents my grandfathers personality.

    Thank you House 'O Speed..... a true work of art for the Hot rod.

    BITCH'IN!



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  2. lockwoodkustoms
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    Jeff that fucking rocks.................and to have a part of your Grandfather in it makes it even more Bad Ass!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
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  3. Jeff Norwell
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    Thanks Joe..yea.means a lot to me.
     
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  4. ToddJ
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    Jeff...that is the coolest! Helluva cool tribute to your grandpappy! Sounds like he and my wife's grandad were poured from the same mold!

    Great job, House O' Speed
     
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  5. Jeff Norwell
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    Thanks Todd...if ya have a great memento,family or other wise....what a great way to have it near you....

    Another great Hamb Alliance Vendor!
     
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  6. Midwest Rodder
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    That is so cool!
     
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  7. SPDJNKY
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    Awesome idea!!
     
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  8. Mazooma1
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    In the Norwell tradition for "all things cool"...as usual.
    Heirloom and Coolness all in one....priceless
     
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  9. Beast Lee
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    A very kOoL piece, and what a great idea for a family heirloom...
     
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    very cool.
     
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  11. dirtydixon
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    bad ass.
     
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  12. Jeff Norwell
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    It was all Slimegreen's(CAMERON DAY) idea.....
    I just gotta get a shift knob big enuff for grandpa's false teeth.
     
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  13. shoprat
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    I like that Jeff,
    I got a lot of old shit that means a lot to me also.
    Hell, my 57 was my GranPa's.
     
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  14. RustyRedRam
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    I love the fact that that was a cufflink . . . It's truly one bad ass cufflink. Reminds me of Der Krampus.
     
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    photobucket is blocked here at work. can't wait to get home to see what this looks like. sounds pretty cool.
     
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    Yeah, that's cool as hell. They did a spectacular job.
     
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    leave it to Norwell to post something cool...I saw that on Fb and thought it was a great idea
     
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  18. Roothawg
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    Wow, Jeff that is really a neat idea. I need to see if my grandfather had anything I could cast into a cool knob.......he just passed last month.
     
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    Awesome!!! Love Hannya masks!!! That's really cool man.
     
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  20. curbspeed
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    Were there a pair of those cufflinks? Did you use the other one in another knob of another color? Cool idea. I have something I would like done for my project car as well.
     
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  21. 49ratfink
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    I just saw a pair of those cufflinks get appraised for $20,000.00 on the Antiques Roadshow.
     
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  22. Jeff Norwell
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    Yes...I have another..I want Cameron to do another for my 5 winder.
    I also have my fathers ring....may use that.
     
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    That's really Kool Jeff....
     
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    ha ha :)
     
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  25. MindsEye
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    Now that's just too damn cool Jeff! Great idea.

    Ryan
     
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    Thats a touching story Jeff and such a neat way to boost the cool factor of the Nor-rod to even greater heights. I also agree that the House 'O Speed is a top notch organization. I got my first Norwell t-shirt from them in fact.
     
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  27. Racrdad
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    :D:D:D Now thats some funny stuff there! But oddly enough after thinking about it I think it would look really cool. Might be kinda big but for sure it would be off the wall cool!
     
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  28. 1950ChevySuburban
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    That's really cool, now your Grampa can ride with you!
     
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  29. curbspeed
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    Jeff, How much does he charge to do one and do you think this old gaming coin would look cool in a knob clear with black background. It's about 2" ind diameter. I want to use it in my 34 5W.
     

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  30. novatattoo
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    Nice! Now I'm going to go search through my trinkets for something neat so I can get one done.

    Later, Bill
     
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