Here are a few "teasers" for projects that some friends of mine are putting together in some of the other shops around here. If you like bikes, check this baby out! The plan was to debut this two-wheeled terror at the 2013 Willmar Car Show. Below, you see a '36 Nash LaFayette project that belongs to a long-time friend of mine. It's yanked by a …
The “Minnesota Street Rod Nationals”
The year was 1974. The NSRA brought the Street Rod Nationals to St. Paul, and that first edition turned out so well they did it again... and again.. and again! Several times. As host club for the Nats, the Minnesota Street Rod Association handled its duties well enough that the Minnesota State Fairgrounds became one of the Nats' most favored venues. …
Mister Rebers’ Neighborhood
(As published in the November 2012 MSRA "Linechaser") Saturday, September 29: When my friend Bill and I pulled in, we figured the Rollie Rebers early Ford auction was going to be big - one of the first things we saw was a tow rig with Texas plates. There were other pickups and trailers and campers from all …
Hotrods, Roadtrips, Rock and Roll
(Last summer I had the chance to see the one and only ZZ Top at an outdoor concert about an hour away from me. The photo at the bottom of this post was taken at that performance. It was a great show, and it re-triggered synapses that originally inspired this piece I wrote for the January 1986 MSRA "Linechaser". Rock on!)There's something …
Withdrawal…. a Temporary Thing.
Well, here it is full-on car season again. And I'm in the same situation I've been in any number of times: car apart, in a half-dozen piles of parts in my garage. But that won't stop me from being involved in car stuff. "Yah", you say, "but what fun is it going to old car things if you don't …
Just Down the Road
Sometimes, the best surprises are the ones that are right in front of us all along. On a sunny September weekend, not too long ago, I took some time to explore. A group of friends and I, in our four old cars, set off in search of scenery knowing our approximate destination but having no real plan as …
The Fun’s in the Runnin’
It was the weekend of the MSRA's Super Secret Fun Run, and I had some serious catching-up to do. Hadn't driven the Nova much, except to work and around town in between some minor upkeep, wiring fixes, and the like. This day would change that. Dragged myself out of bed while it was still dark outside, threw …
Terry's Garage 