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Dear Hasty, Wow, lightning response. Cool. Thanks for the kind wishes. The TR looks pretty much the same, with a bit of patina....(lazy me)....
Hi it's Labor Day Sept 2021. The Maserodi continues to run well, about 12,000 miles now. Still doesn't like cold weather, oh well, neither do I. I...
cactus1 Good to "hear" from you. I hope this reply finds you safe and healthy. I have been driving the roadster this winter, but not on really...
Thank you my friend, I hope this reply finds you safe, healthy and happy. I'm doing fine and will retire in June. Yeah. Cheers Charlie
Hi thanks for the response to my recent post. Jack is healthy and doing well. He now lives in the Missoula Montana area, where my TR was largely...
Thanks Gary for the kind words, The roadster has about 11,000 miles on the odometer, no major issues and everything works. Yes, the rakish...
Dear Stogy, Mike, Tim, brEad, and my old buddy Hasty, Due to my respect for the HAMB community, and you guys in particular, I want to be sure I...
HELLO fellow gearheads, I've heard your call. Let me collect my thoughts and perhaps take some photos of the TR in early "middle age". VERY...
[IMG] NICE CAN.....
I just ran across this; the driver is most likely Sig Haugdahl, a immigrant Norwegian, who was a well-known IMCA champion in the Central US, the...
73RR Thank you for the kind words, you aren't bias because of the KD500 Hemi are you? Charlie
Hi AHotRod, Your question suggests you may be planing to build or modify a hot rod suspension, Y/N?. In my estimation the torsion bars have one...
Dear LB+1, Blue One, nitrobrother, cactus1, hasty, Spitbucket, 31Vicky with a Hemi, HELLO! Thanks for the very welcome messages and kind wishes....
I guess this is my second annual fall update. Much has happened. The dent in the door was fixed so as to be imperceptible, with a great job of...
Spitbucket, Great comment, very well said. charlie
OK Nitrobrother and Robert, its hard to argue with enthusiasts who prefer the roadster without alteration. I will abandon my racing number...
With the roadster back home it was time to do some standard hot rod cruising to local spots, none of which were more that 30 miles from my house....
23crate Your Dodge Brothers coupe will be rare and interesting. There are still some descent vintage DB badges and grease caps rattling around on...
Nitrobrother and Spitbucket, Here is second effort, with more muted colors and my attempt to stylize the font shape to repeat the track nose...
31Vicky Sorry for the delay. I just got a note from Rick at TriC Engineering about the camber angle of the revised king pin assembly; he says...
Spitbucket, Hummm... I confess you are almost certainly correct. As I just replied to Nitrobrother, there is a danger that I am doing something...
Nitrobrother, Thank you for the feedback, you are the third person who has suggested the orange was too bright. Your observations are what I...
Here is a virtual image showing the "racing" number 4. I created the shape and colors in Photoshop. I am thinking about printing file in vinyl...
Nitro, I may well take you up on your Scottsdale offer. In my gearhead heart of hearts, I want to attend the LA Roadster Show by driving to the...
OOOPs, I'm embarrassed to admit I don't remember the figure Rick mentioned. I'll try and find out. The next part of the story involves brake shoe...
[IMG] White walls and white heels. On June 1, 1957, Rip Erickson won the first sprint car race at Los Angeles Speedway. There were many changes at...
31Vicky Just checking in and catching up. Beautiful metal sculpture my friend. I vote for a traditional "flavor" for the wheels — in keeping with...
Hummm… where to start? When last I last communicated on the HAMB, Brett Clow had configured and installed a new electronic FI system. This...
Doug, Hasty, Vickie and other friends, My guilty conscience has been whispering at me to get off my lazy butt and post on the HAMB. So many of...
Let me begin by apologizing to all for the chemistry lesson. I would try soaking the patch in charcoal lighter fluid for a few hours. The old...
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