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Skull, give Don my best (photo below of the "'namel fadaway", to borrow a term from Carter's old shop sign, that Don worked on). I always hoped...
The roses were applied over the veiling after the necessary color-sanding. If I remember right, it took Walt about 5-6 months to do the whole job,...
Some of these shots bring back tons of memories- thanks for posting. The last couple of jobs Walt did for me were co-painted by Don (can't...
C.C., thanks for posting that pic; last time I saw Walt was 2-3 years after he finished "Rose" (used to hang out and shoot the breeze while he did...
1) In the office, which was supposed to be the spare bedroom- July 4, 2009. 2) Days gone by, in the Chatsworth/Box Canyon area around 1972-3,...
I suspected as much- that car suuuuure looks familiar...:rolleyes:
Early spring, 1969. Me in 11th grade, in my first car. These, and Astro Supremes, remain my all time favorite wheels; factory-center chromies seem...
Bonez, you just caused me coronary trouble- the square-tops were my all-time favorite of all the Rivs. Thanks for posting those! Groucho: When...
Any professional mechanic older than 30 would agree with that one; friends of mine in the auto industry and parts business have told me through...
Thanks for the comments, C.C.; you had yours around the same time I still had mine- Kool!! Aaah, Fleetlines :rolleyes: Funny you have those...
My pleasure, Buick- thanks for the compliment. I quit school after my junior year to work full time in construction (which I'm still in), mainly...
Next big project was this '46 Stylemaster, which was being used as a combination chicken coop/dog bed when I bought it from a neighbor's backyard...
Just got through going over this thread; unbelievable stuff, and tons of memories to boot! I remember a lot of these cars, and knew some of the...
If I'm not mistaken, that's Walt Prey's old Nomad, and the '56 was once named "Green Grass and High Tides", belonging to a guy who worked with...
Wow- I just found this thread; Bill Carter did my first custom job in 1969 ($150.00!!!!) on the '61 Ford at left, when Walt was still his striper....
Any of you guys know if anyone has reproduced the "Diamond" Supremes? They were rare and expensive even in the late '60s.
Just found this place today after doing a word search on "astro supremes"...they were my favorite rims in the '60s-'70s, tooling around So. Ca. in...
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