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  1. Mint Julep
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    Motion Pictures Hot Rod Girl

    Check out these modern "Hot Rod Gals" Pretty kewl. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR1yEOQZ868
    Post by: Mint Julep, Apr 29, 2012 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
  2. Mint Julep
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    A "friend" spent my deposit

    Thanks for the support and well I guess the jeers. To the guy that wrote "what kind of dumbass sends money for a car unseen"..well, this guy is a...
    Post by: Mint Julep, Feb 2, 2012 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
  3. Mint Julep
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    A "friend" spent my deposit

    I checked my email after posting this tidbit here and found that he had wired all the money back to me late yesterday-but again this after several...
    Post by: Mint Julep, Feb 2, 2012 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
  4. Mint Julep
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    A "friend" spent my deposit

    A "buddy" called me saying he found a great car for sale, to send a thousand dollars for down payment. I sent it, a week later he sends email...
    Thread by: Mint Julep, Feb 2, 2012, 102 replies, in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
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    Help! Need Ft Myers FL Mechanic

    Hi, Stepdaughters broken down in Fort Myers FL. All the run of the mill places are giving her a line of bullcrap for repairs. Need a trustworthy...
    Thread by: Mint Julep, Jan 19, 2012, 0 replies, in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
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    Austin Motel LSRU 2012

    ya, I called after the dust died down and told me same thing, 9:30ish as long as people are allowed to book multiple rooms, your chance of getting...
    Post by: Mint Julep, Jan 1, 2012 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
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    Austin Motel LSRU 2012

    So what are the "rules" for landing a room at the coveted Austin Motel for this years LSRU? The "rules" change like the wind, year to year....
    Thread by: Mint Julep, Dec 30, 2011, 18 replies, in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
  8. Mint Julep
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    Why is it when you leave your car...

    with someone else, like a painter, when you get it back the battery is drained or some other issue? Argh. I went to pick up one of my cars up...
    Thread by: Mint Julep, Jul 7, 2011, 29 replies, in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
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    Folks Of Interest Who is George Poteet?

    Nice guy. 51 percent stock owner of Fed Ex, I've heard.
    Post by: Mint Julep, Jul 7, 2011 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
  10. Mint Julep
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    Texas Antique Vehicle Registration ?????

    I drive my 56 with 56 Texas Plates, got the little white refectlive tag, Paid one registration fee good for 2 years. Never had a problem. Plates...
    Post by: Mint Julep, Jul 1, 2011 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
  11. Mint Julep
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    Sold A Car Today..

    and as it was pulled away atop the trailer, I wished the next time I buy a car, it comes to me in good running condition like mine is when it...
    Thread by: Mint Julep, Jun 17, 2011, 2 replies, in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
  12. Mint Julep
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    Thunderbird w/430 Engine

    Found a Square Bird Graveyard the other day. One of 'em has a 430 engine in it, but "hasn't run in years" according to the owner. What do you...
    Thread by: Mint Julep, May 17, 2011, 9 replies, in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
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    American Pickers just picked my buddy!

    had a guy who know's em tell me they make 30-thousand an episode. (that's 30-thousand each)
    Post by: Mint Julep, Mar 28, 2011 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
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    Small Holman Moody 1963 Galaxie

    check out my buddies full size 62 Lorenzen Starlifter..just search for that and you'll see it here on the HAMB
    Post by: Mint Julep, Mar 28, 2011 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
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    History Holman-moody the history

    My Buddy's 1962 'Starlifter" tribute car. Look for it at The Lone Star Round up!
    Post by: Mint Julep, Mar 20, 2011 in forum: Traditional Hot Rods
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    Art & Inspiration Old Signs

    Tony Duran's Restored 1929 Texaco, Fort Worth, Texas
    Post by: Mint Julep, Mar 14, 2011 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
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    Art & Inspiration Old Signs

    Paul Lemon's Sinclair Station in Fort Worth, Texas.
    Post by: Mint Julep, Mar 14, 2011 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
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    History The Battlebirds

    Should look nice Tom, can't wait. http://racersreunion.ning.com/photo/fireball-roberts-in-the
    Post by: Mint Julep, Mar 14, 2011 in forum: Traditional Hot Rods
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    American Pickers just picked my buddy!

    I've heard the prices are figured out before they start rolling. Our bud at Antique Auto Supply in Arlington told 'em to go jump in a lake when...
    Post by: Mint Julep, Feb 19, 2011 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
  20. Mint Julep
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    My friend Ken dechromed the whole car, removed the outside door handles, and had louvers punched into the hood after filling in the "bullet peak" and rounding the corners. The grille was fabricated from '53 Chevy parts and the rear wheel openings radiused. Altering the front springs set the car on a rake

    Uploaded by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Some Local Boys' "Shoeboxes" ('49 - '51 Fords) fro
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    Bill replaced the 239 cubic-inch Ford engine with a Merc 255 c.i. flathead for a little more power

    Uploaded by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Some Local Boys' "Shoeboxes" ('49 - '51 Fords) fro
  22. Mint Julep
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    In the rear, a continental kit, '59 Caddy tail light lenses, and fender skirts were added. After seeing my Mint Julep (see first post on this blog) Paul asked me to add some scalloping for him so we did mint green on the black and black on the mint green, naturally

    Uploaded by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Some Local Boys' "Shoeboxes" ('49 - '51 Fords) fro
  23. Mint Julep
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    This '49 convertible belonged to our paperboy, Bill Baggellar (?); while he was still in high school he worked on this car (just like I did, but I didn't have a paper route) a couple of blocks from my house . Once again, the usual dechroming and tunneled headlights are seen.

    Uploaded by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Some Local Boys' "Shoeboxes" ('49 - '51 Fords) fro
  24. Mint Julep
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    Paul's '51 2-door hardtop (how rare is that?) was mildly customized and had the usual dechroming on the hood and deck. The center grille "peak" was removed and '50 Ford grille shell chrome surrounded what I think was an early 'Vette grille; '55 pontiac side trim was added to separate the black and mint green paint job

    Uploaded by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Some Local Boys' "Shoeboxes" ('49 - '51 Fords) fro
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    Ed Talerine of Richmond Hill owned this '51 2-door sedan. Featuring the usual dechroming and shaved doors, and a louvered hood with peak removed, Ed added '50 Ford grille mouldings surrounding another DeSoto Grille. Wheel covers were spun aluminum, another popular choice in the '60s.

    Uploaded by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Some Local Boys' "Shoeboxes" ('49 - '51 Fords) fro
  26. Mint Julep
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    av8 Paul Paul Howard sad news

    RIP Paul. God Bless.
    Post by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011 in forum: The Hokey Ass Message Board
  27. Mint Julep
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    Sometime after I sold the white '58 Impala around late 1964, early 1965, I got this green '55 2-door sedan. (I think I might have sold the Impala to the guy who owned this green 2-door and this car was part payment.) It was a six-cylinder, stick... a really basic car. It had been repainted mint-green by a previous owner, and the body was fairly straight, but suffered from some rust on the fenders over the headlights. I meant to do some body repairs and customizing on it so I took off the chrome from the hood and deck but never filled the holes. I removed all vertical bars from the grille except the center one (cheap & easy modification) and installed an extra set of headlights (wide-angle high beams, for night driving on rural country roads) behind the grille. I installed '56 Buick tail light lenses in place of the originals and "baby moon" wheel covers. I put an Olds engine and transmission (and the new coil springs) in place of the originals. Shortly after, I took this car on our honeymoon when I got married. We did "the clock" with it on a new highway that was just built up in Austin; it handled very well at that speed.

    Uploaded by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Various Projects Over The Years
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    This '47 Ford coupe, purchased around 1967 from a guy in Smithtown, Long Island. I had always liked this model and, when I saw it advertised in the Selling Post for $200, I had to buy it. I left the body nearly stock, removing only the top hood ornament and filling the holes. I replaced several pieces of chrome and the gravel guards on the rear fenders with new old stock or replacement parts. worked at a Chevy dealer at the time and acquired a 327 cubic inch block from a '67 Corvette; I then located heads, manifolds, and everything else I needed over a few months time, and assembled everything. I put a Turbo Hydromatic transmission behind it, and installed a '56 Chevy rear end assembly, including brakes, with matching leaf springs. When I initially built the engine, I installed a racing cam but found it was too hairy for street use with an automatic, so I swapped it out for a tamer cam with hydraulic lifters after a few months.

    Uploaded by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Various Projects Over The Years
  29. Mint Julep
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    After the Mint Julep (my first car/see the first post on this blog) I had traded or bought several cars to simply drive or fix up to sell, including a '54 Ford and a '56 Olds. The first one I came across that I really wanted to keep for a while was this '55 Chevy BelAir convertible, previously owned by the minister of a local church. It was red and white with a 265 cubic-inch engine and powerglide transmission; a really sweet car. I owned this from about the spring of 1963 until mid 1964 when I traded it for a '58 Chevy Impala I nosed and decked it, removed the short vertical pieces of chrome on the rear quarter panels, the small "V8" emblems under the tail lights, and all of the vertical chrome bars in the grille except the center one. I heated and molded new tail-light lenses from red plexiglas to replace the original tail & back-up lenses, and had it painted Garnet Mist, a red GM color. I moved the rear license plate from the trunk lid to the bumper and occasionally drove with some fancy Oldsmobile wheel covers.

    Uploaded by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Various Projects Over The Years
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    One of the guys in a local gas station loved my red '55 Chevy convertible and offered to trade me his '58 Impala so I took him up on his offer. I started by dechroming the hood and deck and repainting the car (white again) with the center of the side moulding deep red. I made up red plexiglas tail light lenses in the rear and added shims under the rear coil springs to put the car on a slight rake. It had a 348 cubic-inch engine with a four-barrel carb and dual exhausts when I got it, and automatic transmission. I removed the lower center section of the front bumper and replaced the grille with a single chrome bar to continue that "slim" look in front. The parking/directional lenses were replaced with frosted white plexiglas. I don't exactly remember all that I did to the engine; I do remember driving into Dallas to pick up an engine block from someone, that I installed in this car, and I believe that was a 409 block. I remember the heads had been reworked; I think it had oversized valves and larger ports.

    Uploaded by: Mint Julep, Feb 17, 2011, 0 comments, in album: Various Projects Over The Years
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