I finally got to some actual movement of some sweet rides from the 2011 Good-Guys West Coast Nationals. Hot Rods, Kustoms, Muscle Cars, & Classic Trucks. I need to do more videos with movement!
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Monday, July 1, 2013
Monday, November 5, 2012
Finally something to talk about!
That's right! I finally have something to talk about! I have been so busy with my job and other things lately, I just haven't been able to do much when it comes to my Auto Enthusiast Life. Except as it is, my job is related to the whole subject of what my blog is all about. But why haven't I done any writing about that? I haven't really done anything worth writing about.
After getting my "Certificate of Achievement" for Auto Body Collision, and my "Skills Recognition" for "Automotive Refinishing", it took nearly three months to get a job. Every place I stopped in to apply was either too slow to be able to hire, or I didn't have enough experience. What? I just spent nearly two years going to school for the trade and I don't have enough experience? Well I actually did figure that would be the reply I would get. Why would I think that? Well, up until I went to school, I had never actually done any type of autobody work. On top of that, I had never worked on a vehicle at at until I bought my '88 GMC S15. That was a fun task in itself. But that's not what this writing is about. I haven't actually got to it either.
So, down to what I have to talk about. On Monday I went to work and when I arrived I had expected to work on the truck that I had wet sanded Friday. The plan was to come in to cut and polish it out after the repairs and paint were completed. But, I ended up having to finish a job that was more important. But, in order to get it finished I had to run to the hardware store to get a few supplies to finish the job. When i got it finished it was now close to lunch time. Before lunch, my boss had asked if I could run up in my truck a bumper and a fender trim piece for the '68 Oldsmobile Toronado being worked on to a chrome shop about 40 miles away. So after I finished my lunch I loaded up the pieces and headed out.
I exited the freeway, got to the street I needed to be at, and headed up towards the shop I was sent to go to. But as my eyes generally wander when I'm in a new area, I had taken notice of another shop with some sweet rides sitting out in front. An early 60s C10 Chevy Pickup parked out on the street, a nice bright yellow Triumph, a red Ford Ranchero and a dark blue Shelby GT 500 parked out in front of the shop. Then as I went by I also noticed a red Shelby Mustang inside with some race numbers. I kept going by and then found the chrome shop. When pulling in I had taken notice of a car sitting in the back of the lot that was under a cover. I parked my truck, went inside, and took care of what I needed to.
When I finished up business inside, I got back into my truck and started to head out. But then I noticed the car again at the back of the lot under the cover. So I put my truck in reverse and pulled up next to it. It had a "For Sale" sign on the front, and all I could see was that it was a Dodge Brothers car. And the price. I didn't spend too much time looking since I needed to head back to work. When I was pulling out into the street I turned right and had forgotten that I had wanted to check out the shop with the cars I had seen up the street. I then just figured I would go up and turn around, but then I caught the site of an even better ride up to my right. So I kept going that direction and stopped in the middle of the street to get a picture with my phone. But as it just had to be, the sun was just above the building and I couldn't take the photo. So I left and figured I would get it when I headed back to get get pics if the Triumph and Ranchero.
So then as I am driving up to turn around, I notice another sweet ride up ahead. So obviously I decided to not turn around. I pull to the stop sign and then I really take notice of what is sitting there. I pull into the lot and get out of the truck. I first go over to a sweet Olds 442 and a Camaro to take some photos. Then I get pics of the Model A. Then I grab a shot from across the lot of four more. One being the car that pulled me to this location.
As I begin to go inside and first thing that catches my eyes for some reason, was in the reflection of the door. I just walked right by them an didn't even notice what they actually were. In front of the doors was four intentionally placed gas cylinders put there as ballasts to keep idiots from driving into the building. They were painted with a nice silver too. Not yellow, but silver. And buried just deep enough into the concrete to stop such an idiot that would just lose control and end up inside. Then finally I get in the door. This time I see a few gas pumps, and then all the Hot Rod Merchandise. Yes! I found a cool store that sells parts for the Hot Rod builder. The more I look around, the more time I spend here. This place is just awesome.
So of course on the inside there are more cool cars on the showroom floor. Besides the merchandise, this place also builds them. To the right side is a garage the you can look into and see several things being worked on. Of course the way I am, I just had to take some photos in here too. As I'm doing so, a gentleman tells me that they will cost me. Yes he was joking! Turns out he is the owner of the place. So rather than me just rambling on more about my new found glory, here are the pics I took of everything. Including the rides back up the street.
After getting my "Certificate of Achievement" for Auto Body Collision, and my "Skills Recognition" for "Automotive Refinishing", it took nearly three months to get a job. Every place I stopped in to apply was either too slow to be able to hire, or I didn't have enough experience. What? I just spent nearly two years going to school for the trade and I don't have enough experience? Well I actually did figure that would be the reply I would get. Why would I think that? Well, up until I went to school, I had never actually done any type of autobody work. On top of that, I had never worked on a vehicle at at until I bought my '88 GMC S15. That was a fun task in itself. But that's not what this writing is about. I haven't actually got to it either.
So, down to what I have to talk about. On Monday I went to work and when I arrived I had expected to work on the truck that I had wet sanded Friday. The plan was to come in to cut and polish it out after the repairs and paint were completed. But, I ended up having to finish a job that was more important. But, in order to get it finished I had to run to the hardware store to get a few supplies to finish the job. When i got it finished it was now close to lunch time. Before lunch, my boss had asked if I could run up in my truck a bumper and a fender trim piece for the '68 Oldsmobile Toronado being worked on to a chrome shop about 40 miles away. So after I finished my lunch I loaded up the pieces and headed out.
I exited the freeway, got to the street I needed to be at, and headed up towards the shop I was sent to go to. But as my eyes generally wander when I'm in a new area, I had taken notice of another shop with some sweet rides sitting out in front. An early 60s C10 Chevy Pickup parked out on the street, a nice bright yellow Triumph, a red Ford Ranchero and a dark blue Shelby GT 500 parked out in front of the shop. Then as I went by I also noticed a red Shelby Mustang inside with some race numbers. I kept going by and then found the chrome shop. When pulling in I had taken notice of a car sitting in the back of the lot that was under a cover. I parked my truck, went inside, and took care of what I needed to.
When I finished up business inside, I got back into my truck and started to head out. But then I noticed the car again at the back of the lot under the cover. So I put my truck in reverse and pulled up next to it. It had a "For Sale" sign on the front, and all I could see was that it was a Dodge Brothers car. And the price. I didn't spend too much time looking since I needed to head back to work. When I was pulling out into the street I turned right and had forgotten that I had wanted to check out the shop with the cars I had seen up the street. I then just figured I would go up and turn around, but then I caught the site of an even better ride up to my right. So I kept going that direction and stopped in the middle of the street to get a picture with my phone. But as it just had to be, the sun was just above the building and I couldn't take the photo. So I left and figured I would get it when I headed back to get get pics if the Triumph and Ranchero.
So then as I am driving up to turn around, I notice another sweet ride up ahead. So obviously I decided to not turn around. I pull to the stop sign and then I really take notice of what is sitting there. I pull into the lot and get out of the truck. I first go over to a sweet Olds 442 and a Camaro to take some photos. Then I get pics of the Model A. Then I grab a shot from across the lot of four more. One being the car that pulled me to this location.
As I begin to go inside and first thing that catches my eyes for some reason, was in the reflection of the door. I just walked right by them an didn't even notice what they actually were. In front of the doors was four intentionally placed gas cylinders put there as ballasts to keep idiots from driving into the building. They were painted with a nice silver too. Not yellow, but silver. And buried just deep enough into the concrete to stop such an idiot that would just lose control and end up inside. Then finally I get in the door. This time I see a few gas pumps, and then all the Hot Rod Merchandise. Yes! I found a cool store that sells parts for the Hot Rod builder. The more I look around, the more time I spend here. This place is just awesome.
So of course on the inside there are more cool cars on the showroom floor. Besides the merchandise, this place also builds them. To the right side is a garage the you can look into and see several things being worked on. Of course the way I am, I just had to take some photos in here too. As I'm doing so, a gentleman tells me that they will cost me. Yes he was joking! Turns out he is the owner of the place. So rather than me just rambling on more about my new found glory, here are the pics I took of everything. Including the rides back up the street.
OLDS 442
Bitchin' Camaro
Sweet '55
The '57 Bel Air is what drew me to this place.
A view of the shop. Much more to the Right and to the left.
This is on the Showroom Floor.
So is this
And this is too
MMMMMM! Stacks
Red, Hot & Sharp
Such a nice '57 Bel Air.
OOOOOH BARACUDA!
Mellow Yellow
Chopped Effie
Line 'em up!
This is the shop I first saw coming down the street.
This is the Ford that kept me from turning around.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
ROAD TRIP - WYOMING PART 6 - HEADING HOME!
Now to get this trip write up finished so I can get some other things added.
We got up somewhat early and had breakfast with the Aunt and Uncle. After about an hour or so, we finally decided it was time to head out. We said our goodbyes and then went to Grandmas to say goodbye to her. Then on the road we were.
Now that we were on the road, we had planned on stopping at Pathfinder Reservoir to see the waterfall coming over the dam. We were told that it was rather high and wanted to check it out. Uncle Bobby had given us directions to get there via a scenic route by turning on Alcove Ave./County Road 407 just to the North of Alcova Reservoir. It was a decent scenic route. We stopped at a few places along the road to take some photos. But then got to one of the places he had mentioned to stop at. We were at Fremont Canyon. This place was very nice. Very deep rock canyons with a ton of water flowing through them. I was hoping to get a decent shot from just across the bridge, but since I don’t have a wide-angle lens, I had to go up high on the side of the mountain to get a decent shot. While walking around, there were several cactus flowers, so I put my camera to use and got several shots of those. Then I got my shot from on the mountain of the bridge and the canyon. Then we were off to get to where we were supposed to go.
We finally arrived at Pathfinder Reservoir, and I took a quick look at where everyone was going to, and coming from. I immediately knew that that was not where I wanted to go. So I looked to a different direction, and that was where I knew I needed to go. I walked to where I had to climb down some rocks to get to the edge of the cliffs in order to get some shots. I put both my Canon 40D and Rebel 2000 to use. I use the Rebel to shoot black and white. I won’t know how those turn out until I take another class at the college. I tried to get as many shots as I could with my 40D of the powerful waterfall coming off the reservoir. It was phenomenal! After about 30 minutes I climbed my way back out and headed back to the car. My wife and I started heading out when I saw another area of the falls that I wanted to check out. This was the area where it comes over the dam. I walked in and got some more shots and then back to the car and off we were. The next stop was lunch in Rawlins, just off the I-80. Now it was time for the long haul to Salt Lake City.
On the way to Salt Lake City, I noticed a car hauler loaded with cars. One in particular caught my eye. Why? This one was burned out. Then I get right up to it and I started to cry. The car I noticed was a Ferrari Testarossa. Yep! Some idiot blew up the motor and nearly burned the thing to the ground. I took a couple pics with my iPhone just to show to my Ferrari enthusiast friends. The only other stop we had to take was for fuel. Then we finally arrived in Salt Lake City around 6:00 pm. We had planned on being there a lot earlier, but the side trip to the reservoir added on way more time than we thought. OH WELL! We checked in to the Bed and Breakfast we had reservations for, and then we headed out to Red Rock Brewery and Restaurant. The beer was good, but this time our dinner wasn’t as good. But, it wasn’t that bad. No complaints!
The next morning we got up and left around 8:00 am. The weather wasn’t in our favor and we were in the rain for about 2 hours or so until we got in the clear. This was about the time we got to Wendover, Nevada. On our way though, I had noticed several Hot Rods, Muscle Cars and Classic Trucks going the other direction. When I got to Wendover and was going through on the main drag, I noticed that The Rainbow Casino and Hotel parking lot. I was in heaven once again. To bad I couldn’t stay though. What I saw though, was some great rides. They have this event every year on Fathers Day Weekend. HMMM! Maybe I’ll just have to come back when I have the time to get away. After drooling for about 15 minutes, back on the road again we were. Not much else happened, other that a long drive to keep calm and enjoy the view of, well not too much! We kept going except for more fuel, and for another bite to eat. We finally got home around 7:00 pm. Our trip was now over. Time to relax from the long drive and wait for the next event to come.
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