newish guy...

hello people. i guess im new here in a way. i joined in february and did a bunch of stalking around, but after my very first post i got flack for not doing one of these so here i am lol.

my name is john, im 20 years old, and i dont own anything that quailies for the site, but i do love old cars and mainly trucks. id love to own a 48-79 f series pickup. i love all those body styles. the problem is that since joining in feb. i had an accident at work and im now paralyzed from the waist down and in a wheelchair, kinda seems like it'll make restoring a car/ truck a lot harder. i guess ill see about that later down the road.

so yea, hope you guys let a non-owner hang around here...

 

Welcome to the HAMB. Good luck on your health and don't let it keep ya down. Hope you can achieve your dreams of an older ride.

 

Welcome back- very sorry to hear about your injury. There are more than a few folks on here who have physical limitations. You CAN still be a hot rodder. It might take more work, but you can do it!

 

Welcome back 95. You are amongst friends here. Look up Kripfink.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/member.php?u=64594

he just had his bad ass truck the Kripple Kart profiled in Kustoms Illustrated #29. Glad you are back. Slim

 

Sorry to hear of your accident. Hang in there, I'm a Nam vet and have friends that are wheelers, don't mean shit to them, they rock and roll. Your not down, you're closer to the project at hand, and I'm sure you can do it man. Bless you and I'm waiting for the pics of your project. Oh, by the way my friends tried juicing up their wheels and got into a lot of trouble. HEE HEE, they love screwing with the man/women. If you need to talk or dump on someone PM me.

 

Welcome, John. I'm glad you're here. My daughter Bethany was paralyzed in a car accident last September (C4 quad). She went through a down period but is now determined to do whatever she can to get back as much as she can.

You can read about her story here, if you like

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/group.php?do=discuss&group=&discussionid=13812

or you could go here

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/bethanycox

Contact me anytime, too. I mean it.

Duncan

 

thank you everybody! i have to say i really dont think my injury will slow me down too much... but a project will have to wait for a while, i need to buy a daily driver first. ive decided to go brand new for reliability since i plan to keep the same car for quite a while. i also decided to go less american than your rides because i really like the reliability, AWD, and ease of entry/exit of the subaru outback. if it helps i also plan to get my F150 fitted with hand conrols so ill still be driving american some of the time...

 

Welcome
sorry to hear about your accident.
Old cars and trucks are really good rehabilitation projects.
Glad you joined the site.

 

Welcome to the H.A.M.B. from Wyandotte MI
Im sorry to hear you were involved in an accident.
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