Absolutley. Year 2000 and Hot Rod had a pic of him building one in mock up. Big tires, stance, etc. I stalked him by email wanting to know how the heck he did that, but he never responded
I was hooked back in elementary school. One neighbor had 2 Shelby Mustangs, One Gt 500 red/ white stripes and a reg one white/blue stripes and our other neighbor had a hugger orange Z/28. I remember they called them Cyn Cars.Those cars were the bee's knees LOL
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If it ain't buckin, chirpin & makin all kinds of bad noises, then I ain't happy
Accelerating is optional...........stopping is mandatory. Your car WILL stop one way or another.
Growing up the home next door had some nice cars. The Neighbor had a New 69 Corvette and a 65 Tiger. As an impressionable 5 year old I was in awe. Then one day the neighbors friend came by in a brand new bright orange 71 Pantera. Now 6 going on 7 there was no looking back. Add to this a couple trips with my older brothers to Riverside to watch the Nascars Road race. I dreamed of cars that went around corners.
Then in 1979 I got my first job and bought a Sunbeam Alpine and a load of parts. It was fun but handled like crap and was slow. Reading Herb Adams stuff I formed a plan. I bought a 69 Firebird and went to work on it spending all my tip $$ from busing tables. I had to sell that car in 94 but I knew one day I'd build a better PT car.
I was in a 7-11 and glanst over at the magazine rack and saw "it", Stielow's Red Witch on the cover of Hot Rod. I was hooked and scrapped my entire build plan and started researching this pro-touring thing. The cover of that magazine has cost me thousands of $$$....and several years.
How the Pro Touring bug got me...
Well, when we were young we were happy when somebody got a pic or card with an american muscle on it. We grown up in the communism here in Hungary. I think I was around 18 years old when I saw the first american car in my life in reality. I think it was a 8X Corvette...
I was big fan of these cars and always watched them with admiration. They seemed reachless dream to me that time.
Thanks God the things were changed since then.
1990 i cut my coil springs and made my own lowering blocks. then i went to discount tire and got the fattest low profile 15"tires i could find for my 68
I saw Greg Weld's name and thought this was a drag racing forum. It looked cheaper than drag racing---so many lies, same type of additction. Sickos, all of you.
When I first Saw the mule on a magazine cover I tried to steer away by building a drag truck (sold it) then this mini truck... now its no longer "mini truck" and is costing me about 5x's as much as what it started as but its okay...
Thank's Mark....
Matt
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97 Sonoma "NERA": Pile O Sh*t. Literally.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
Short clips: Goodguys Pleasanton autocross and pit videos
We grown up in the communism here in Hungary. I think I was around 18 years old when I saw the first american car in my life in reality. I think it was a 8X Corvette...
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