Folks Of Interest Where are the Original first 500 HAMBers?

First HAMB Drags was 2003 and the Vultures crew all in white with their black belts were there that year. BEST year in my opinion.

The reason I remember it so clearly as it was the first year I went to B'ville in Big Olds and went straight from Speed Week to the HAMB Drags. Lots of folks from the Salt there that year including Sam and the RR and Eyeball with his roadster I believe.

 

That was my favorite year as well. Good times.

 

random old files dug from an old computer....
Note: at the time I thought these were cool.....and still do.



Sam, almost due for a 10 year aniversary rebuild.








great photo by Rick Amado

thanks sixappeal








Still miss his passion...



I realise that this was not early 500, but should trigger memories, funny in hindsight.





early & rough photoshop by Spank/Harlen.....the Harlen Hammer.

 

I can't get it to work, does it work the same on a Mac? Can anybody tell me what my number is. (I know it's not even close to the first 500)

 

Yes it works on a Mac. 5372

 

#24 Hotrodjosh

#34 continentaljohn

Didn't Bobbleed chop his shoebox as well and finished the Roadster?

I went to the second Lone Star Round up the second Hunnert Car Pile Up as well as 1st Gararge sales... at Marty and Sons Autobody

Went to a couple of thrashes "numnutz chassis build and Ruttencutter engine swap".

I always wanted to go to thrashes before those because they looked like fun and gave me a chance to put faces to the other HAMBr's names.

 

Thanks Zman, still can't make it work though.

 

which browser? if Safari go up under view and choose "show status bar"

 

If you just click on your name to go to your profile page, read the number at the end of the web addy. That should be your number.

 

still here #112

 

wow those old pics bring back memories

 

cool posting to find number lol

 

Ugly as it was, I pretty much built El Mosquito, Mike helped and did a lot of watching, he put a 34 (?) Pontiac sedan body on it with in back windows. Mike's still in Orlando, he had many screen names, they changed often, he's into stand up paddle boarding at the moment, we haven't spoken in two years.

 

so okay i was wondering who started it all? i was under the impression that you started the hamb, ryan. but youre number 3. Did you start it or did someone else?

 

I did a build up of the Packford on the HAMB, I wonder if I can find it?
I took shitty pics on a disposable camera, waited to get the pics developed, scan 'em and then post 'em, it took hours. The beast is still running strong, looks shitty as ever though.

 

ryanc is #1 and donotdelete is #2

 

Hey Nads, Do you remmemeber posting about building the exhaust out of electrical conduit
and getting sick from inhaling the fumes? Good to see there are no harmful long term effects from that! Gordon #233

 

lol, that's the spirit!

When I found the HAMB in 2001 I was looking for ideas for a '50's/'60's "push truck" theme. But trucks weren't discussed at the time, so I just lurked until '04.

Thanks for putting your heart and soul into this place. I renewed my alliance membership a couple weeks ago, so you'll be punching me a new tag soon.

 

Trucks came up quite often. Are you forgetting Marcus' Jimmilac!?!?!?!?!?!

 

I'm pretty messed up in the head but I don't think it was welding zinc coated steel that made me that way.

 

You're not wrong, smoothies came around later.

 

The thing about the early days is that there were less folks around. It was a tighter community. Feels like I know a lot less folks today than then just because the group has grown so much. Regardless it was great then and it's great now. The good ol' days are right now.

 

I must have. I'll blame it on C.R.S.

 

Ok who is the hell is donotdelete? I have read quite of few of his posts and they seemed like most of them had lots of good info.

 

donotdelete is Ryan too.

 

Kerry,

I tryed your link to your build and it did not work. I did find some pictures on the site! I was looking to see if you had any cockpit or rear mounting pics?

I must compliment you on your build, Brian at King does great work and he did a nice job on his Dragmaster Mark IV build but your build is a great blend of updating the cage to blend in with original design! Very nice work!!!!!!!!!!!

Have a Great 4th. And again your build was pretty rockin
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Hmmm, I used to be under the name "Vangogo". That was in 2001, maybe I was #666?

 

I was, am? #229, "229 Koops".