V8 S Series
Member
Hey guys...and girls. I'm new to the forum and already a few of you have been a big help. So I wanted to introduce myself, and my tools. I'll try to be brief.
I grew up with a dad that loved cars and motorcycles. I have old photos of me helping him at an early age. Then I had a stepfather who was a mechanic at a Chrysler dealership. He encouraged my passion for Hot Rods and taught me a lot. When he passed away I inherited his full collection of tools. To this day when I pull those drawers open, it brings back a lot of cool memories.
About 12 years ago I decided to start my own home improvement business. And about 8 years ago, my passion for Hot Rods led me to start another company called V8 S Series. Realistically it was a hobby at first but it has turned into a company that has over 15,000 members, 42 US state chapters and members in Canada, Brazil, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Basically we take S10 trucks and Blazers and we replace the 4 and 6 cylinder engines with V8's. I am now sponsored and a dealer for companies like Nitrous Express, Painless Performance Wiring and a lot of others.
..trying to be brief.
Fast forward a few years and after Superstorm Sandy hit New Jersey, my home improvement business kept me rather busy. I got a call from one of my clients saying that he wanted me to take a look at his father's old tools. He said that if I didn't want them he was just going to scrap them or just put them on the curb.
It's taken a few years for me too wrap my head around actually going through this mountain of metal and cleaning it up. My journey has just begun but in the pages that follow I will post pictures of the treasures I find. It appears that most of it is from the 30's through the 60's. With sockets and wrenches from companies like...Plomb, Proto, S-K, Armstrong, Williams, Black Hawk, Challenger, Hinsdale, Bonney, Herbrand, Craftsman, Chrome X Quality, Cornwell, Blue Point, Easco, Snap-On, etc....I did say it was a mountain.
And I saved it all from going to the scrapyard. Can you imagine getting a gift of this magnitude. I'm very grateful, and thank you all in advance for the help you may give.
So I'll start out with some of what I've cleaned up so far.
PS... Some of it may be for sale or trade and some of it I will never consider letting go of. But it never hurts to ask.
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I grew up with a dad that loved cars and motorcycles. I have old photos of me helping him at an early age. Then I had a stepfather who was a mechanic at a Chrysler dealership. He encouraged my passion for Hot Rods and taught me a lot. When he passed away I inherited his full collection of tools. To this day when I pull those drawers open, it brings back a lot of cool memories.
About 12 years ago I decided to start my own home improvement business. And about 8 years ago, my passion for Hot Rods led me to start another company called V8 S Series. Realistically it was a hobby at first but it has turned into a company that has over 15,000 members, 42 US state chapters and members in Canada, Brazil, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Basically we take S10 trucks and Blazers and we replace the 4 and 6 cylinder engines with V8's. I am now sponsored and a dealer for companies like Nitrous Express, Painless Performance Wiring and a lot of others.
..trying to be brief.
Fast forward a few years and after Superstorm Sandy hit New Jersey, my home improvement business kept me rather busy. I got a call from one of my clients saying that he wanted me to take a look at his father's old tools. He said that if I didn't want them he was just going to scrap them or just put them on the curb.
It's taken a few years for me too wrap my head around actually going through this mountain of metal and cleaning it up. My journey has just begun but in the pages that follow I will post pictures of the treasures I find. It appears that most of it is from the 30's through the 60's. With sockets and wrenches from companies like...Plomb, Proto, S-K, Armstrong, Williams, Black Hawk, Challenger, Hinsdale, Bonney, Herbrand, Craftsman, Chrome X Quality, Cornwell, Blue Point, Easco, Snap-On, etc....I did say it was a mountain.
And I saved it all from going to the scrapyard. Can you imagine getting a gift of this magnitude. I'm very grateful, and thank you all in advance for the help you may give.
So I'll start out with some of what I've cleaned up so far.
PS... Some of it may be for sale or trade and some of it I will never consider letting go of. But it never hurts to ask.
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