2012 BTT 50's pictures

[MR.hp]

Here are a few

[Jumpercables]

Hope the rain misses us.

[MR.hp]

Hope the rain misses us.

Only had one sprinkle at around 2 pm today, Otherwaise it has been a great show this year. Very few good vendors this year so i think the economy is still bad. I was going to go to the swap meet and sell but I think people are going to haul a lot of stuff home. I going out in the AM to score some goodies.

[Jumpercables]

No pics but fav so far is a '57 Desoto Adventurer gold over black parked near the DNR bldg Saturday. Looks like an old Jr. Johnson moonshine runner lol. Not far was a '57 4 dr Chev turquoise/white with a matching boat both for sale.

[Z28SSMAN]

Only took a few. Nothing really stood out and made me want to take pics. Maybe it was because I didn't walk in the right spots. Wish I had snapped one of Bob's '63.

Couldn't believe all the junk out there. Oh well..."one man's junk is another man treasure". Or should it be "one man's treasure is another man's junk"? lol





Here's a pretty cool '62. Not a big fan of putting big wheels on old classics but still a very nice ride.

[MR.hp]

The swap meet just sucked today. 95% garbage. Looks like a lot of stuff will be getting hauled home.

[kelly andersen]

Had to pass on it this year,have a junk knee that will not work.Thanks for the pic's.

[Guest]

My wife only took one picture at the show and it was of that Zebra
striped pickup. :lol:

I talked to the owner of that Tri-power Pontiac for some time.
My first job out of HS was turning wrenches at an old Pontiac
dealership.

[Z28SSMAN]

My wife only took one picture at the show and it was of that Zebra
striped pickup. :lol:

I talked to the owner of that Tri-power Pontiac for some time.
My first job out of HS was turning wrenches at an old Pontiac
dealership.

That Pontiac was an eyecatcher for sure. Not many people were good enough to wrench at a dealership right out of hs.

[Guest]

I started July 1975 doing brake jobs and running the grease rack.
I left in 1981. By that time I was doing all of their carb work and
charging/electrical work and most anything else except for automatic
transmissions and front end alignments.

[MR.hp]

I started July 1975 doing brake jobs and running the grease rack.
I left in 1981. By that time I was doing all of their carb work and
charging/electrical work and most anything else except for automatic
transmissions and front end alignments.

I also could do most of that around 1975 but found I made more money working at home that at a dealership (or is it stealership). I did how ever get my first dealer job in '83 and that lasted until '04 when I retired for a while. Now I work at the delaer again and get some good pay for what I do otherwise I would be back at home working on cars and all the money goes in my pocket. Kids noe a day say A Carburator! what the hell is that?:laughing smile:

[Guest]

Back in the early 80's I was approached about starting my own place.

I'm good with nuts.bolts and wires but I'm shit with a pen and paper.
I knew even back then that I don't have a head for business. Besides,
if I had a place of my own up here in no mans land, I would not have had
the oppertunities I've had meet some of the people I've met.

People like the Kalittas, Shirley, Grumpy, Richard Childress ect.

[Z28SSMAN]

One of the best mechanics I ever knew was from a little town in Illinois called Grand Chain. He couldn't read or write but could fix just about anything. His wife ran the office while he did the grunt work, welding, towing etc.

I could tell that he just loved being a mechanic. He was also really good at fixing other mechanics goof-ups. His prices were reasonable and when he finished the job, you could count on not having to take it back for a re-do.

His name was Vaughn Denis. He was a mild mannered and amazing guy who passed away years ago. He'd be proud to be recognized decades later on a thing called the internet--hundreds of miles away from Grand Chain.