Thursday at Gruber's

[dutch]

cool flame job on the truck. I like the color combo

 

[bob w]

Last Call

57 degrees today brought out a few cars at Gruber's. Cool '38 Chevy Coupe followed by a nice Ford post. Retired sign painter Gary's Tudoor and our cook Ted's WIP truck.

 

[bob w]

Hot Rod Season Over in Minnesota

Here's part of the line up at Gruber's tonight. In fairness, there were three diehards, but you've seen the cars.

 

[DozerII]

Here's part of the line up at Gruber's tonight. In fairness, there were three diehards, but you've seen the cars.

Looks like Thursday at Grubers is just about over for the season.

 

[bob w]

The eating and visiting goes on but the neat cars stay home for the winter.

 

[Old Iron]

Nothin wrong with that

 

[bob w]

Saying Goodbye to Bill

Bill H, was one of my favorite guys that attended the Thursday night picnics at Grubers. A lover of Willy cars. He has two, a Coupe and a '33 Sedan. The sedan is perfect. A trophy winner. The coupe was driven all over the country. Bill dabbled in Gasser class racing at a younger age.
A Goalie for the University of Minnesota Duluth, he held the record for most saves in a game in Division 1 hockey up until recently. A record he held for over 50 years.
Bill was instrumental in getting Girls and Woman's hockey established and thriving in Minnesota.
But mainly, he was a kind hearted, honest and loyal friend.

 

[redidbull]

Very sorry to hear. RIP. Jim

 

[smallfoot]

Condolences on the loss of one of your crew! RIP Bill!

 

[bruno]

Sorry to hear about you friend.

 

[Dave1946]

# saves

The number of saves in one game for Bill was 77. Unbelievable!

 

[earthman]

It seems Bill mastered the art of living. Betting he had a happy home life as well. Hope he had an easy passing.

 

[05snopro440]

My condolences for the loss of your friend.

 

[Old Iron]

A friend is a hard loss by itself let alone a running buddy.
Very sorry to hear of your friends passing.

 

[dutch]

sorry for your loss Bob. His face has 'kind' written all over.

 

[bob w]

Willow River Car Show

First, a heartfelt "Thank You" to all of you regarding my friend Bill.

I went to this show to visit with a couple friends and look at a few cars. Took a few pics too. Not many street/hot rods. The trend is toward later model, comfortable stuff.

On the way home the Fiat died. Several times. Figured out the ignition/starter switch is intermittent. The Holley fuel pump would lose power and I'd coast to a stop. After several go and stops, I learned if I held the key "just so" it would maintain contact. I'll have to build another hot rod to replace the Fiat.

 

[Old Iron]

Nice bunch!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Burgerman]

Terrific photos. Sorry you lost Bill. I like the "just so" to keep the Fiat going.

 

[smallfoot]

Check out marine switches Bob. Not all but some are built much better than the automotive ones you find. Most of the auto parts stores around always carry their own brand and maybe some other manufacturers stuff.(mostly Chinese junk) The marine switches are usually designed for near water life which helps on putting them on rods in my opinion. Nothing I drive is well sealed against moisture and the marine switches seem to last longer. Finding a marine equipment store shouldn't be hard in Minnesota.

 

[bob w]

Lots of guys showing up at Gruber's and quite a few cars. But I've posted all of them before. Gotta wait for some new blood. I'll post from cruises and shows I go to on this thread.

My Fiat problem was a very loose electrical connection. How do screws unscrew themselves? Answer: vibration, maybe.