Today my brother Doug came over and helped me install the drum brakes. Actually, he installed the drum brakes and I watched. We also stuck the larger rear tires back on which makes the car look so much better.
It was a great day for a photo.
My brother Doug’s fire engine red Ford 1930 Model A.
He finished this approximately June 2007. He bought all the pieces separately and assembled it himself, including painting and sanding.
He still owns this one and you can occasionally see him tooling around in it. Read the rest of this entry »
A 1928 Model A that my brother Doug rebuilt from scratch. He sold this one a while ago.
This was the very first street rod that he built. He gets better with each car that he does. Right now, we’re building my T-Bucket from a model kit, so that is consuming his time. I’ve found that his help has been invaluable. Read the rest of this entry »
My brother Dave has finally finished most of the molding work on the body, and now it’s my brother Doug’s turn to paint it.
Sorry for the low-scale photo but it’s from my camera-phone.
He did a good job, didn’t he? Read the rest of this entry »
My brother Dave has been hard at work reinforcing the body with fiberglass, and today, we got to check her out. He’s had the body for a few months because he took painstaking lengths to sand and refine the interior with wood. He hauled the body over in the Izuzu Trooper. Read the rest of this entry »
Despite being a Ford, we chose the Chevy Orange Engine for our car. Here it is, after we’ve picked it up used.
We picked it up a little premature but we got it for a good deal and we eventually need it.
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