Hello my fellow motorheads! I just wanted y'all to know that my first rat rod (a '27 Essex coupe originally built by a guy in Stagecoach, NV named Farrell Hurt about 12-13 yrs ago) is now finally home in NorCal after having bought it earlier this year and was finally able to pick it up after WAY too long due to some unforseen issues (mainly being that my Dodge Ram was totaled in May when it was rear-ended by a DUI suspect running from the cops doing 80-90 mph with his headlights off...
) Fortunately we all pulled through with only bumps and bruises and a little whiplash.
I'm sure some of you from the northern Nevada rat rod community knew Farrell and I wouldn't be surprised if we might've unknowingly crossed paths at some point at a show or two since it seems we had similar wild tastes in cars.
After learning more about him and his shop, I am very excited about owning this car with its history and, although my son and I are planning on adding some personal touches and upgrades to the car to make it more of a driver, we also would like to perhaps carry on the legacy of the car by reminding people who see it and letting them know who built the car originally and if all goes as planned, hopefully next year we'll be able to take it to some of the shows I know that he had taken it to before he passed away and maybe put some smiles on some of my fellow rat rodders' faces who might recognize the car and maybe hear some stories about him that they would like to share...lol.
And I would also like to give a big shout out to Ronnie Seagraves at Rustoration Garage in Fallon, NV, who has been very helpful with helping me learn more about the car as well as Farrell. So I'm looking forward to meeting some of you soon and I hope all of you had a great weekend!!
Motor On, Curt
) Fortunately we all pulled through with only bumps and bruises and a little whiplash.I'm sure some of you from the northern Nevada rat rod community knew Farrell and I wouldn't be surprised if we might've unknowingly crossed paths at some point at a show or two since it seems we had similar wild tastes in cars.
After learning more about him and his shop, I am very excited about owning this car with its history and, although my son and I are planning on adding some personal touches and upgrades to the car to make it more of a driver, we also would like to perhaps carry on the legacy of the car by reminding people who see it and letting them know who built the car originally and if all goes as planned, hopefully next year we'll be able to take it to some of the shows I know that he had taken it to before he passed away and maybe put some smiles on some of my fellow rat rodders' faces who might recognize the car and maybe hear some stories about him that they would like to share...lol.
And I would also like to give a big shout out to Ronnie Seagraves at Rustoration Garage in Fallon, NV, who has been very helpful with helping me learn more about the car as well as Farrell. So I'm looking forward to meeting some of you soon and I hope all of you had a great weekend!!
Motor On, Curt
