Does anyone know Troy Trepanier?
 

I am going to Chicago next Saturday for business and I wanted to stop in a see his shop. I heard that he is really inviting if you call him in advance. I met him back in '89-90 when we were both skinny and had mullets :clap: ..... nobody knew about him back then. He was real cool and seems to still be grounded.

I figured if anyone knew him, maybe we could all meet there or you could let me know when is a good time to call the guy. I heard a little about his current project and I am pumped to see it!!!!

Wish I could visit his shop.....maybe someday! I met his parents back in the early 90's at the Car Craft show in Minneapolis. If Troy is anything like he appears or at all like his father it will be fun visit.

Don't forget pics!

Been There
 

Hello
I Visited His Shop Last May...i Called The Week Before I Would Be There And Talked To Him On The Phone ..somtimes He Answers..just Ask For Him.... He Will Probably Tell You To Come On Over ..
When I Was There He Said People Stop In All The Time Out Of Nowhere..... Hes Use To That, So Id Call .....radrides.com Has The # Listed On The Site .......
Its Worth The Effort To Get There And See The Cars And Meet His Crew..they Welcome Car Guys.....youll Be Blown Away At The Quality Of The Builds!!!!

Radrambler

Sounds like I will will be going for sure now...... I thought that he was pretty welcoming, but I just wanted to be sure.

I will be there with a few buddies I think so somebody will be taking some pictures I hope!

If anybody has any more ideas or would like to meet there.... let me know.

Sick Fish
 

Damn Rambler!! Are you standing next to Sick Fish (Joe Rogan's 70 Cuda)?? :eek: You lucky dog you!! :thumbsup:

Hay Rich,

Call him in advance he may be at a show. I'll be there this week and i'll see if he's going to be around this weekend.

Call me on Wednesday.

Marty (( tt sonoma gt ))

yep..it was awesome
 

the car looked awesome in bare metal SLAMMED TO THE GROUND...and to see the quality of the fab work .what a cool trip..troy and his guys were really first class.they explained what they were doing and what was going to be done....AWESOME TRIP

RADRAMBLER

So what is the current project you heard about?

An AWD street rod for Barry Grant himself...... don't know much more or less than that.... :unibrow:

Radrides.com
 

GO TO WWW.RADRIDES.COM
.....CLICK ON THE PROJECT BUTTON ...THEY HAVE THEM ALL LISTED.....WITH UPDATED PICS......

RADRAMBLER

They've mis-spelled Camaro!! :willy:

Hey Rich,

Talked to Troy yesterday and yep they are going to be there this weekend. Bring your camera wait till you see the 37 ford.

It's Shocking !!!!

also don't forget to look at the 69 cuda

I know they are building an all wheel drive sedan delivery....but have not heard about the one for barry grant!

Yep it's an AWD set up based off the GMC Typhoon Chassis. The upper and lower control were built by Race Proven Motors in California. It has a corvette IRS in the rear, Typhoon transfer case and a 4l80e Trans. From Memory it is going to have a blown v8.

Levi was working on the truck and has done some incredible work. I watched him make almost the entire roof from scratch. The guy's at that shop are very talented.

http://www.radrides.com/projects.php?cursec=28

http://www.radrides.com/projectart/1-28-05_162.jpg

Yes they are, my boss is pretty good friends with Troy and the majority of his guys......some of the stuff they do is unbelievable, and there metal finishing is awesome! The 57' Nomad in that shop belongs to close friend of ours!

Looks like a cool place to visit sometime in the coming months. :yes: I know several people that know Troy, but I've never personally talked to him before.

I've looked at the car/wagon a 1,000 times and i can't tell you how much i would love to build one just like it. I would love for that to be my next project.

We have 55 nomad that is almost finished..They are very cool cars ours has a scotts hot rods front clip C4 vette rear.......air ride and one off 18's and 20's Should be at SEMA if all goes well!

Oh and that 57 belongs to a guy named Mark.....he painted the Chicayne, and lots of troys other builds!

I would love to see pics of the 55

here is the link to the truck i am currently building

www.syborgtwinturbo.com

Nice truck I don't have any updated pics ...hopefully next week! No wheels yet either :mad:

If you come to town Scott let me know. I have been maning to take some time and visit Rad Rides and Schwartz Extreme Performance.
W.

Good idea, William. Maybe we could set something up for the winter. We'll have to talk about it at our get together at SEMA. :thumbsup:

I am going Saturday morning hopefully be there around 11-12 noon..... anybody else interested in meeting there?

Rich - i may meet you up there.

wow - that is increadible looking. I can't wait to watch it's progress

I am taking the kids to the circus tomorrow. Have fun and look at everything for me.
W.