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Ryan, You've got some cool stuff in your inbox. I'm glad you were able to take your passion and make it a vocation. That first picture reminds me of being a kid with some friends in the Irish Hills of Michigan not far from MIS. His dad had something old and rotted that he cut up and used around the farm. Called it 'Horse.' When he tried running it with just a slow moving sign, the cops told him it had to have plates because it started life as a truck or a car. When he asked them which one, they couldn't tell him so he said it was a tractor and off we went!
The picture above looks like what people around here refer to as a doodle bug tractor, I see them a lot out in the woods and fields in the country, usually there isn't much to use off of them as they had a hard life and not only do the bodies get cut up but the frames are usually shortened also.
ok Ryan, share some details of the drag race with that Mercedes. Curious why the "Shit Shit Shit" comment -scott noteboom
hmmm caption possibilties "its so cold it froze the cars ass off!" "and from the looks of things down here there is major shrinkage!.. goin on too..."
That's the first HAMB Drags. My dad surprised me and drove up for the race. After nagging me all night, I finally agreed to race him the next morning. His custom built and blown v12 ran a 12.84... with the air conditioning on... I lost... SHIT! SHIT! SHIT!
That Kompressor is the only late model car to be allowed at the HAMB Drags. Everything stopped when Doc and Jr lined up!
i saw that Shoebox Ford "former cover car" a couple years back when i was driving out that way. forgot where exactly it was but remembered stopping and looking at it and all the other old cars there.
Hell, if we're talking about an s600 series Benz, isn't that pretty close to what they pull down in bone stock trim???? Talk about haulin' serious ass in a 2 1/2 ton luxo-boat.
From what you have shared about you and the old man's early racing adventures, I'd say he's earned the victory lap! And hot '55 Chevy for your first car - dude, he can adopt me anytime.
That first picture is missing a caption: Buddy, which knob is for the defroster? Edit - Damn, Paperdog beat me to the punch. And I like his line better.
Like that Riv you had. In your bio,you list 3 cars,the 38 and 2 A's.Have you ever shown a picture of the second A?
Hmm.... the bare metal coupe w/ full skirts. Seems like I saw something like that around Gary Howard's place? I could be way off.... it just looks familiar. Love the "Mail Call" pics! Malcolm
I sent that first pic to Ryan a few weeks ago... I'm honored that he chose to use it. To me, this particular shot captures the essence of true old-school hotrodding. Here are the details regarding this photo. That's my grandfather, Cecil "Buddy" Taylor at the wheel. Also riding in the jalopy are my Papaw's brothers. That's Uncle Fred Taylor sitting in the middle... Uncle Dan Boley seated on the outside of the seat... and Uncle Johnny Taylor standing on the rear. That icy backroad is at a place called Manning's Chapel in Cocke County... That's in rural East Tennessee. Some things to note regarding this photo include the single headlight and the upside-down Pepsi bottles that are being used as gas and radiator caps. A bit dangerous? Perhaps... But it still looks like a Helluva lot of fun to me. If memory serves me correctly, I've been told that this car was bought by my uncle Johnny (standing), who rescued the old heap from a life of being used as a sawmill engine. Whatever it takes to get one back on the road, right? Maybe this shows where I inherited my love for old cars. Thanks for loving this picture like I do. Sincerely, Nathan Manning
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