before and after..

[earthman]

Thank you all for the kind comments. The only things i want to do yet are change the baffles until i can get a satisfactory sound and a stained glass rear window. The previous attempt i made at building a speedster ended being a wooden bodied crate as well. So ten years have gone by and i still don't have a speedster.

 

[maverickmk]

Lookin' real good E-man, love it!

 

[luckywingnut]

Not really finished but damn close.



It's been 5 years. Oh what fun!

 

[Old Iron]

 

[bob w]

Yes, you are almost there. Looking good.

 

[user 84075]

Nothing special. This is my first attempt at building one.

 

[MercuryMac]

Good show,-----but, you forgot something. -----
Even after a teaser like those pictures, you still forgot to show hundreds of pictures of your build in the Builds thread.

Keep on tinkering. [cl[cl

 

[soltz]

Cut Weld Grind

Five years[

 

[lowbudget50]

3 months!

 

[Old Iron]

Totally a great improvement

 

[bruno]

Heck of an improvement[cl[cl[cl

 

[MercuryMac]

In 1952 a ne'er-do-well neighbour was trying to drill a well for us. After a few years he gave up. Sometimes he came over to our place in his car. A model A. I was already loving old cars. Here is a picture of me showing interest.

Before:

 

[MercuryMac]

The car sat in the elements under big spruce tree for a long, long time. Finally the old fellows son-in-law tinkered it up a bit. The son-in-law, Colin was a real good mechanic, but he was cautious because ownership of said car was always in question. Then, a granddaughter inherited it. It sits out at the end of their driveway now. So, now, almost seventy years later, I stopped in there and asked if I could have my picture taken by the same old Model A. They liked my story.

After:

 

[05snopro440]

Cool car and story. Too bad it's just sitting there, it looks decent enough that someone could enjoy it.

 

[dutch]

That`s cool Mac. I agree with snopro... too bad she`s sinking into the ground.

 

[smallfoot]

Cool story Mac!

 

[zzrodder]

Even as a little dude, you had an eye for koolness. Or perhaps that encounter set you on the path you are on today....[cl[cl

 

[lowbudget50]

Very cool, agreed its too bad its just disappearing into the ground

 

[MercuryMac]

Thank you guys. My mother gave me that picture years ago and said that was the instant that I started down this path, ZZ.

The old well-driller sometimes came to work in a '27 model T truck and there was one sitting behind this car, but it isn't the same one.

 

[DozerII]

I think sometimes the path chooses you. [cl[cl