racerjim2 (Offline)
#2
9/28/10 11:42 AM
Bob, that #99 may have been the newest of the old. That guy built that thing out of stuff laying around the house. He even hammered out the body himself. Said he uses it in parades mostly and it's not really built for the track.
All those old cars were great looking cars and a nice variety too.
But, I have to say that the 2 midgets that Jerry Norwicke had on hand were 2 of the best looking old cars I've seen anywhere. And they are the "real thing" too.
TQ29m (Offline)
#3
9/28/10 12:06 PM
Ya know what, Jimmie, I kinda expected that, because it was really nice from a distance, and I'm sure, close up. Yes, the 2 midgets you mentioned were very nice, not to take anything away from anyone else, but they were exceptional, and both with Offie's aboard, I'm sure, very expensive. There were enough there to spend a least a half day, just parusing them, not counting all the words that could be exchanged. I got to talk to one of the metal shop teachers, from VU, sounds like that project is coming along pretty well, should be of interest to a lot of up and coming youngsters, as well as some older guys, wanting to learn the "metal bending" trade, hammering and forming metal into desired shapes is not an easy task, and especially with all the panels that Nascar fabs, should be a "must do" for those wanting to get into the trade. Bob
"Being old, isn't half as much fun, as getting there"! Ole Robert I!
