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Man, what a cool story. Goes to prove - If you want a Hot Rod bad enough, you can make it happen. At any age.
Ed Leal is a long-time family friend ... as stated in Joey's Blog, Ed was one of the original members of our car club: Ed's a good dude ... After my father passed away, my mother always took her daily driver to "Ed Leal's Automotive Repair" (on Dusterberry Way in Fremont) ... Ed always treated her fair. I know I have a bunch of (circa 1970s) pics of Ed's Vicky in my fathers photo & slide archives ... but it's gonna take me awhile to find & scan them ... stay tuned!
Here's Ed Leal & his Vicky (with other Nor-Cal Early Iron members & their cars) ... we were getting ready to caravan together as a club to ANDY'S 7th Annual Hot Rod PICNIC:
Great story Joey ! It reminded me of my first car, a 1931 Model A tudor sedan. It was Ford green, then had a white body and black fenders and finally PURPLE IN my parents garage courtesy of a an ancient borrowed compressor with a one quarter horsepower electric motor. It wasn’t a great paint job but it was purple ! I no longer have but it was my first car ! Sent from my iPad using H.A.M.B.
This was a fun read. Very cool photos. My favorite version of it was with the Olds engine and dropped axle.
Thanks, everyone! Ed is the real deal. He was happy to see his car featured—and he even sent over this neat shot from the '70s!
Thanks for posting this. I am sure there are many that are remembering their own lifes story that this one brings to mind like it has me. This hobby has been an awesome ride for many of us that got hooked on it from the time we were very young.