Restored 1930's Auto Shop

[charlief1]

Originally Posted by BB767

BTW, I will be at Bonneville so any idea of where I can find Mike Bernard Thomas? What will he be running out there and any clue as to his car number or maybe PM me with a phone contact number?

Thomas

I can PM his cell to you Thomas. And I should've put a comma between your's and his names. Speeling isn't my strong point after all. It's Mike Benard btw.

[Scuderia-F1]

Originally Posted by BB767

D'oh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's one for you Scuderia-F1!

Live by the sword, die by the sword I guess.

Thomas

[Stratolifter]

Originally Posted by BB767

Thank you Stratolifter. Then you have personal knowledge of how nice this area is. Did you happen to attend the Institute of Aviation while at the U of I?

Feel free to pass the thread on to others you feel might find it interesting/amusing or both.

Thomas

I did attend the aviation program at U of I and flew out of Willard. Had a lot of fun. Was a sad thing to hear they are shutting down.

[BB767]

Information has come to my attention regarding the Jerauld "Y" manifold I found at the shop a few years back. The oldest Johnson son apparently is the one who purchased it new "back in the day" and his son (my age) said he used to carry around a picture of it installed in one of his dad's cars. He is looking for that picture and as I get additional information I'll post it here. BTW, that same oldest Johnson son is the former owner of the Terraplane and some pictures of it from "back in the day" might be in the offing also. Stand by.

Thomas

BTW, here's a link for additional information on Al Jerauld and George Barbers' belly tanker.

http://www.kustomrama.com/index.php?...27s_Belly_Tank

[onewaydave]

Originally Posted by BB767

That's a good question UN4GTBL and one I really hadn't given any thought. I suppose you'd have to consider the context wouldn't you? You'd need to be PDR, Pretty Darn Resourceful. Oh oh, more Chris test material!!

Thomas

Physician's Desk Reference

Dave, wondering why Thomas needed to look up prescription drugs in the shop?

[markviii]

One needs a PDR (Physician's Desk Reference) to find specific meds to treat the symptoms of COTU(Center of the Universe)-itis or PC-(Powder Coat)-obsession. That's PDR (Pretty Darn Resourceful), not to be confused with PDR (Portable Dirty Room) or PDR (Paintless Dent Removal) which has been very helpful on some of our vehicles in the past.

I taught in a world jam-packed with acronyms - SPED (for Special Education), IEPs (Individual Education Plans), BD (Behavior Disorder), LD (Learning Disabled), EMH (Educable Mentally Handicapped), etc. A common sentence in a conversation in the teacher's work room might be "We have an SIP (School Improvement Plan) meeting about BMPs(behavior management plan) , VPs (Vocational Plan), and how they relate to the student's IEP. This in preparation for next week's AMP (accelerated metric plan) meeting to assess each student's individual goals."

The context is everything when it comes to meaning. I sure don't miss those discussions! I'm retired! Q.E.D. ( Quite Easily Done)!

Now we can get back on track.

Chris

[hobbitss]

Originally Posted by markviii

Now we can get back on track.

Chris

Tool Shed Photos!!!!!

[babaluba]

What he ^ said!!!!!!

[mdbeck1]

Originally Posted by hobbitss

Tool Shed Photos!!!!!

So in keeping with the spirit of markviii's posts.... are "Tool Shed Photos" considered a "TSP"????????

[BigAl62]

Originally Posted by markviii

One needs a PDR (Physician's Desk Reference) to find specific meds to treat the symptoms of COTU(Center of the Universe)-itis or PC-(Powder Coat)-obsession. That's PDR (Pretty Darn Resourceful), not to be confused with PDR (Portable Dirty Room) or PDR (Paintless Dent Removal) which has been very helpful on some of our vehicles in the past.

I taught in a world jam-packed with acronyms - SPED (for Special Education), IEPs (Individual Education Plans), BD (Behavior Disorder), LD (Learning Disabled), EMH (Educable Mentally Handicapped), etc. A common sentence in a conversation in the teacher's work room might be "We have an SIP (School Improvement Plan) meeting about BMPs(behavior management plan) , VPs (Vocational Plan), and how they relate to the student's IEP. This in preparation for next week's AMP (accelerated metric plan) meeting to assess each student's individual goals."

The context is everything when it comes to meaning. I sure don't miss those discussions! I'm retired! Q.E.D. ( Quite Easily Done)!

Now we can get back on track.

Chris

This reminds me of discussions I had with my wife when she worked as a teachers aide. She worked with special needs kids, specifically children with autism. Stupid "No Child Left Behind" put a stop to her doing that job. She misses it, but won't go back even though she now has her associates degree. Too much BS for her!!!

[Bandit01]

[markviii]

In the infinitely wise words of Yoda:

"I cannot teach him. The boy has no patience."

"Truly how wonderful the mind of a child is." (fits the picture)

In a mother's words (mine to my kids when they were little):
"Temper tantrums will get you nowhere!"

Chris

[BB767]

While I'm waiting for the powder coating on the PDR to finish, Lou Bingham and I made a little visit to...





...Bonneville again. Once you leave the Interstate Highway you come across...



..this little sign at the entrance to the salt.



Lou managed to provide some exceptionally cool new hats for us this year.



They had long bills in front and extra long tails in the back and the material was UV resistant so we were styling and profiling in the broiling Utah sun. We were constantly asked where we got them and if we'd sell ours. They're not available to the public and I was sworn to secrecy as to their origin. Lou as you remember, starting coming to the Salt Flats in 1950 and owns several Land Speed Records of his own, last competing here in 1969.

I'll do a more in-depth post on Speed Week shortly. In the mean time here are a few interesting cars seen on the salt that you don't see everyday.



From Australia was this...



...Holden Monaro. I don't know much about them, perhaps one of our Australian friends can fill us in.



Look closely and you'll notice it was right hand drive. Some of the cars are geared so high...



...that they're pushed off the starting line...



...until they're able to run on their own without bogging the engine or slipping the clutch. This is at the starting line and you can see the course just disappears off into the horizon. The small black specs in the distance mark the left and right sides of the course. They no longer run a line down the middle as they did in years past. This is course #1, the long course, and is 12 miles long. Cars running 175 mph+ use this course.

Then there was what I have to believe is...



...the worlds fastest Saab.



I had a picture of it from last year but this time I caught it in the staging lanes...



... getting ready to make a run in anger. Didn't hear how they run unfortunately.

Right behind us in the staging lanes was...



...an early 1950's Buick...



...quite unlike the one my Dad use to drive.



It was powered by a straight 8 engine and I believe they set a new record in their class.

I have more including some new powder coating projects for the shop coming to this space...... as soon as I get all that salt out of my clothes.

Thomas

[ZRX61]

Holden is the Aussie GM manufacturer. The latest Monaros were rebadged & sold in the US at Pontiac GTOs... also sold in the UK with a Vauxhall badge. I think they used 'Vette engines.

[HOTFR8]

Holden Monaro is a member of the DLRA (Dry Lake Racers Aust). Should also be a Belly Tank and a Australian Ford Falcon Taxi at the event. All reports are the Aussies have done well and another is in the 200 MPH club.

[BB767]

Originally Posted by ZRX61

Holden is the Aussie GM manufacturer. The latest Monaros were rebadged & sold in the US at Pontiac GTOs... also sold in the UK with a Vauxhall badge. I think they used 'Vette engines.

Originally Posted by HOTFR8

Holden Monaro is a member of the DLRA (Dry Lake Racers Aust). Should also be a Belly Tank and a Australian Ford Falcon Taxi at the event. All reports are the Aussies have done well and another is in the 200 MPH club.

Thanks for the info. Any idea of the year of the yellow Monaro pictured? It was a well engineered effort and sounded super strong as he drove off.

A little know fact, more people have climbed Mt Everest than are in the 200 MPH club. Very exclusive and very hard to do. Well done to your fellow countryman!

Thomas

[oberst]

Originally Posted by BB767

Steampunk! As cool as the other side of the pillow!

[GordonB]

Originally Posted by BB767

Thanks for the info. Any idea of the year of the yellow Monaro pictured? It was a well engineered effort and sounded super strong as he drove off.

Thomas

Hi from Sydney, Australia.

That yellow Monaro is a 1969 model, the first year they produced the Monaro variant of the Holden. The Holden is made by General Motors-Holden, first model was 1948. The first Monaro is the HK model Holden, and came with two variants of the 186ci inline Holden six, a 307ci Chev V8 and a 327ci Chev V8. Those early Monaros are now very collectible in Australia, especially the 327V8 models, which were the racing ones. The next models had the same shape (different grills, trim, etc) but had the 350 Chev instead of the 327.

Cheers,

Gordon

[HOTFR8]

Originally Posted by BB767

Thanks for the info. Any idea of the year of the yellow Monaro pictured? It was a well engineered effort and sounded super strong as he drove off.

A little know fact, more people have climbed Mt Everest than are in the 200 MPH club. Very exclusive and very hard to do. Well done to your fellow countryman!

Thomas

Originally Posted by GordonB

Hi from Sydney, Australia.

That yellow Monaro is a 1969 model, the first year they produced the Monaro variant of the Holden. The Holden is made by General Motors-Holden, first model was 1948. The first Monaro is the HK model Holden, and came with two variants of the 186ci inline Holden six, a 307ci Chev V8 and a 327ci Chev V8. Those early Monaros are now very collectible in Australia, especially the 327V8 models, which were the racing ones. The next models had the same shape (different grills, trim, etc) but had the 350 Chev instead of the 327.

Cheers,

Gordon

You have an answer. 200mph is nothing. We have a member of the 300MPH club here in Castlemaine.

[BB767]

Originally Posted by GordonB

Hi from Sydney, Australia.

That yellow Monaro is a 1969 model, the first year they produced the Monaro variant of the Holden. The Holden is made by General Motors-Holden, first model was 1948. The first Monaro is the HK model Holden, and came with two variants of the 186ci inline Holden six, a 307ci Chev V8 and a 327ci Chev V8. Those early Monaros are now very collectible in Australia, especially the 327V8 models, which were the racing ones. The next models had the same shape (different grills, trim, etc) but had the 350 Chev instead of the 327.

Cheers,

Gordon

Great information Gordon, many thanks. I was first attracted to the car when it rolled to the starting line.



It was not something I was familiar with but I thought it was a handsome car that was extremely clean with nice lines. Then I noticed...



...the 327 crossed flags emblem on the front fender (circled red) and took a closer look. It's very close to the crossed flags emblem...



...on all my Impalas (circled yellow). That's when I went to the back and saw the Monaro script on the trunk. I'd heard of them but never seen one and I knew it was a GM product. No wonder it's collectable; good looking car with a small block Chevy.

Thomas