Luntz
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Stunning Don! Just Gorgeous!
Above 1200 Sq/FT building my BIG PARTY garage
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
bugnut
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Don the elco is beautiful. Great work and thanks for sharing!!
Horror Business
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Excellent wheel/tire combo. Congratulations, this is a remarkable achievement! Have fun with it.
steves_001
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I've said it before but, it's worth repeating. Beautiful work of art there! Love the wheels too.
PugetDude
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Looks great, Don. Thanks for sharing the build with us mere mortals. 
Swanny1953
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Let's see -
'59 Impala dash - check
'58 Impala roof "vent" converted to HMSL - check
Powered smuggler's compartment cover - check
Powered hood opening hinges - check
Shaved door handles and poppers - check
Over the top metal work under the hood and interior console - check
Stunning paint job - check
Outstanding wheel and tire combo - check
What's left to say? Don, your efforts here and the results are nothing short of stellar!! Thanks for posting all the details along the way so we could follow this terrific project!
'59 Impala dash - check
'58 Impala roof "vent" converted to HMSL - check
Powered smuggler's compartment cover - check
Powered hood opening hinges - check
Shaved door handles and poppers - check
Over the top metal work under the hood and interior console - check
Stunning paint job - check
Outstanding wheel and tire combo - check
What's left to say? Don, your efforts here and the results are nothing short of stellar!! Thanks for posting all the details along the way so we could follow this terrific project!
hahaha i never noticed the Zoltar speaks in your shop, that is awesome!!Spent a little time out in the BPG today moving signs around to accommodate my new ones
The speedway sign is 6' x 3'
the Flying "A" is 6'7" x 42" but looks much smaller hanging 15' in the air
Thanks again Tony (Bears Fan)
Yes they are. A little pricy but I'm very happy with them.
I'm not sure of the current tire size but they are about what came off and they were Fronts 235/60/15
Rears were 295/50/15
The truck is back in the trans shop today. Had an electrical short against the trans and it burned out the front bearing or something like that
Sorry to hear about the trans Don….but, super to happy that you are happy with the wheels! They look fantastic and I feel honored that I may have pointed you in the direction and they actually ended up on the truck!
Swanny1953
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I was trying to hit the highlights that I could remember, I was bound to miss a bunch!!!
Love the Schott wheels - I have a set of them in my ‘60 Corvette. They really finish this car!
drivesitfar
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Glad to see you worked out some of the bugs so your ELCO can start showing off.
Very nice winning award at its first showing and you don’t even have the wood bed installed.
Very well done sir!!!
Very nice winning award at its first showing and you don’t even have the wood bed installed.
Very well done sir!!!
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bugnut
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Would get my vote!!
Jeff Ivers
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Congrats!
PugetDude
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Don is like the Chuck Norris of car shows. The trophy just imagined what it was going to look like when it was completed and presented itself.
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Love it Don. When I grow up, I want to do what you do. Thanks for your sharing.Been working on some smaller projects this last week and finished this Alemite Handy cart grease caddy
It will be going to my sign painter for the lettering next
PugetDude
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You better hurry...
steves_001
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Grease caddy same color as the elcamino? Sure looks nice!
Just Puttering
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Awesome job on the grease caddy!
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Adaylate
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Nice find, Don.
Looks like you were at a petrolania swap meet.
Looks like you were at a petrolania swap meet.
What a great find!!I about fell over when finding this old Blackhawk display
I had to grab it
PugetDude
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Great addition to the BPG, Don!
Well done.
Well done.
I think he found it at Hershey. He headed there a couple weeks ago - trailer in tow. I imagine it will be pretty full by the time he gets home again.
PugetDude
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Congratulations, Don. You're doing great on my bucket list...
Homebody
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Been out for awhile. El Camino looks killer Don, Congrats on completing it!!
Good to see you were in the area and got to meet Tony also.
Good to see you were in the area and got to meet Tony also.
What an honor, I got a phone call from Don as he was passing through on his way to the Hersey swap meet and wanted to stop by to see The Little Party Garage, AKA DaBarn, he had Ed Tolman with him from the model A Ford Club. I had a blast talking to these fine gentlemen. I still have the Big Party Garage on my bucket list.
Don, what other treasures did you pick up at the swap meet?
Don, what other treasures did you pick up at the swap meet?
I thought that I had posted these shots of my treasure hunt at Hershey but I don't see um so I'll do it now.
Here is the pile of treasures minus the Totum pole
An Alemite oil catch can,
A Lincoln Servmobile,
An old ship lamp (I think)
A Kellogg cereal rack
An Auto Club Motel sign
A short Sinclair gas sign
A bird cage for Ann's country store
A glass kerosene carrier with a tin outer shell
An old hand drill
A couple of blow torches
A lamp to go on my Blackhawk tool chest (red rover)
And a gas tank for the 1928 Durant sedan
And lastly All the parts needed for the Air meter that I picked up last year
A
Here is the pile of treasures minus the Totum pole
An Alemite oil catch can,
A Lincoln Servmobile,
An old ship lamp (I think)
A Kellogg cereal rack
An Auto Club Motel sign
A short Sinclair gas sign
A bird cage for Ann's country store
A glass kerosene carrier with a tin outer shell
An old hand drill
A couple of blow torches
A lamp to go on my Blackhawk tool chest (red rover)
And a gas tank for the 1928 Durant sedan
And lastly All the parts needed for the Air meter that I picked up last year
A
I have been working on a couple of smaller projects these last few weeks in between a slug of Dr appts.
I started with this Blackhawk Porto power tool chest and tools
First I sent the box out to the powder coater for a quick sand blast and white paint. While it was out I sand blasted and cleaned up all the parts that go with the set. Then I primed and painted the pieces
I polished a few of the flat surfaces for some bling in the box.
I knew the box needed some body work on the dents but couldn't do it til the inside of the box was powder coated so when I got it back I worked on the outside of the box. Then gave it a coat of white paint
And yesterday I hung the box on the wall and filled it with the tools and put a couple of decals on the box. I'm waiting for the big one that foes on the inside circle then this project will be in the books
Now I can display these boxws one closed and the other one open
I started with this Blackhawk Porto power tool chest and tools
First I sent the box out to the powder coater for a quick sand blast and white paint. While it was out I sand blasted and cleaned up all the parts that go with the set. Then I primed and painted the pieces
I polished a few of the flat surfaces for some bling in the box.
I knew the box needed some body work on the dents but couldn't do it til the inside of the box was powder coated so when I got it back I worked on the outside of the box. Then gave it a coat of white paint
And yesterday I hung the box on the wall and filled it with the tools and put a couple of decals on the box. I'm waiting for the big one that foes on the inside circle then this project will be in the books
Now I can display these boxws one closed and the other one open
My latest project is for the Diner. The Kellogg cereal rack I figured would be a quicky.
So I through it into the sand blaster and cleaned all the old paint off of it. Then took a few of the big dents out of it before priming it.
I took the accent bars off of the box and prepped them and painted them a high metalic silver and preped and painted the rack a bright red then put the silver bars back on the rack and it will go over to my sign painter to have the top lettered again then this one is done too.
It says WE Suggest Kellogg Cereals
So I through it into the sand blaster and cleaned all the old paint off of it. Then took a few of the big dents out of it before priming it.
I took the accent bars off of the box and prepped them and painted them a high metalic silver and preped and painted the rack a bright red then put the silver bars back on the rack and it will go over to my sign painter to have the top lettered again then this one is done too.
It says WE Suggest Kellogg Cereals