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This is an example of functional ART!!! Thanks for posting and keep them coming.

I saw this car at the Dallas Autorama a few weeks ago the car itself is incredible in every way but what I was even more impressed with is how willing your dad was to talk about the car, show me the car and enven invite me inside the ropes to get a closer look. You guys have a super bright future.

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Originally Posted by Al Moreno (Post 470963)

This is an example of functional ART!!! Thanks for posting and keep them coming.

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Originally Posted by gearheads78 (Post 471320)

Thank y'all!! Yes, Dad is very proud of the car and loves to show and talk about it as do I! We are very humbled by the recognition the car has brought over the past year and are ready to show and have fun with some of the new projects we have going on in the shop! If you ever see us at a show or are around our area you are more than welcome to come by and visit with us!!

Just a few pics of when we dropped the car off for the Greenings to start the bodywork, paint, and machined parts.

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I love see WIP! Your car is awesome and please post all build process and pics!

I found a couple of other pictures on an old flash drive of the car while it was still in our shop. I thought I would share them as well.

Great look at the bones of your trophy winner. :thumbsup:

So glad to see young guys this talented in East Texas. I grew up in Tyler and now in Longview. Hopefully I can get over to see you guys this summer.

The Tunderbird looks amazing and I remember your F100 from the magazines a few years ago. Are you guys taking anything to HeatWave in Austin this year?

Wow...glad you're posting this awesome build.

Great car to go all in on.

BTW-what's the story on the wheels?

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Originally Posted by cjfirstgen (Post 483589)

Amazing build!

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Originally Posted by aggie91 (Post 483595)

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Originally Posted by compos mentis (Post 483609)

Wow...glad you're posting this awesome build.

Great car to go all in on.

BTW-what's the story on the wheels?

Thank you guys!

Aggie91, you should stop by whenever you are in Tyler! We have not been to Heatwave in Austin since 2007 but we are actually planning on going this year and should have a booth there too. We will have the Thunderbird, at least one of the two F100's I have in the build progress, and possibly another car that is currently being built.

Compos Mentis, this was a fun project that we put a lot into because of the history we have with the car. We have had it in the family for over 20 years. The entire car was designed by my younger brother, Jonathan, and the wheels are a design that he really wanted to look unique and like a fine piece of jewelry. He loves the knock-off style wheel and seven-spoke designs but he really wanted to bring out the concave look in this wheel. The "thunderbird" in the one spoke on each wheel is just a designers detail that makes them really cool and one-off too. The machining was done by Greening Auto Company but we are planning on having this service in-house very soon as well.