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QUESTION: What’s your favorite extracurricular activity and/or hobby?
Talk about it….
Stock market, gardening, pinball repair and building electrical control systems
Do you also repair Juke boxes? I have a 1957 seeburg that needs repair and don’t know where to take it . Thanks
I’ve been building hot rods and fast cars since I was a teenager. Parts can be
expensive, and sometimes they can be hard to find, so I take my time and
spend a couple of years on a project. My last project was a 1972 Corvette,
I made a lot of modifications and upgraded a lot of parts, including the brakes
and suspension to handle the power of the 2009 Corvette engine I installed.
After I had it painted, I gave it to my granddaughter as a graduation present.
Now I’m working on another Corvette, and I’ve been looking for an all original
1940 Ford coup that’s never been modified, so I can restore it to its original
beauty. My dream car is a 1969 Mustang MACH I, but I don’t know if I will
ever make that dream come true because they are very expensive.
In poor condition, the MACH I can cost somewhere in the neighborhood
of $10,000, and $25,000 in fair condition. But once restored, they can be
sold for over $65,000.
Dawg – good luck finding a ’40 Ford not all cut up … I gave up on that one years ago – if you find one now I’m sure it will be big bucks
Enjoy this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QbfM-7ZUg8
That short video clip gave me goose bumps!! THANKS LOADS for sharing it!
First off, Thank You for keeping America’s motoring history alive.
Where did you have paint work done ?
Classic Restoration of California
http://www.classicrestoca.com/
If you’re looking for an autobody shop for an older vehicle, talk to Todd at Bay Autobody. His shop is next to Lowe’s in Concord. He repaired and re-shot my Pontiac convertible.
You must get those letters from the California Air Resources Board offering to pay up to $1500 for your classic so they can take it and crush it.
I save them like trophy’s.
They want us all driving EVs, which are likely today’s automotive equivalent of a 1973 Pinto:
Extra Flammable.
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Watching my high schoolers sporting events.
I am blessed that I can go to his games any day, any time and any place
Riding dirt bikes, target shooting, working on cars / motorcycles …. then a good BBQ
Woodworking, re-watching my favorite 10 movies, cooking and eating.
Scouting, Sharing Sea Stories, and Genealogy
“Creating”
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Woodworking, metal fabrication, sewing & upholstery, cooking, baking, painting, pencil & ink drawings.
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I also enjoy fixing and restoring old things – cars, trucks, appliances, tools, machinery, etc.
I just enjoy tinkering.
In no particular order: designing, building and flying radio control airplanes, photography, travel, driving/road trips, reading, spending time with our adult children and 15 (so far) grandchildren, attending road racing and watching it on TV (Formula 1, IMSA and IndyCar). Three of my happy places are Italy, Kauai and Laguna Seca.
Using an exceptionally accurate rifle at exceptionally long distances.
And tater tots.
Making America Great Again……………..God bless the USA.
This Christmas Season Tell people Merry Christmas & not Happy Holidays. Cancel the woke thats trying to destroy our history
Not doing as much as I used to. I used, walk, hike, knit, bake, cook, read and listen to music. Enjoying the California nature, Tahoe, Yosemite, Clear Lake, Gold Country. Would visit Gold Country and Yosemite once a year, Tahoe and Clear Lake more often, and of course hike in the Bay Area. I don’t hike anymore, I do walk and exercise. I still cook, but mostly for myself, use to entertain more, and would go to my platonic male friends house and cook for him and a couple of other guys. I don’t bake much anymore, nor do I knit, although I could (have too many scarves already). I read, watch movies, and listen a lot to music, and still enjoy the California nature.
Question!????
How do I attach a photo of my 56 Ford F-100 hot rod?? It’s the “talk of the town” here in PH.??
Making vanilla extract, vanilla bean paste and vanilla sugar and then a LOT of baking.