It's Winter here...and Winters there, in Summer there......shucks..you know what I mean..

 'Lonestar Les" is livin' the dream, spending his retirement days and nights doing what most Aussie hot rodders want to do...spend time in USA....I think I've convinced him to by my on the spot reporter, picture taker, story teller, to help fill this blog..here's a few randow things he wants to share with us...

 He's staying just outside Fort Worth at Charlie Durans home, and one thing Charlie has always mentioned, was his desire to convert his 3W back to a working cowl vent...and has been working on Les to tackle the job....so..Brookville replacement panels have been ordered....

Neat story on this 3W...it raced back in the 50s, campaigned by Huddlestone and Fake....Charlie tracked down and found Mr Huddelstone a few years ago, just before he passed, he took the 3W up to show him...over 50 years later ..same car...imagine the memories it must have jogged..

 Being a Deuce guy, Les HAD to send me a report as to the temperature in Weatherford, Texas!!!

 Some more pics from the drags, up in Oklahoma..

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 This is Bubbas...Les rode up to the meet with Tim and Chris...Tim runs Bubbas Tow, in Fort Worth and surrounds, our go to tilt tray guy used by lots of visiting aussies!

 Leslie!...what were you thinking....step away from the car...now!

 No point to a car /truck like this EVER, IMHO...

 Up to Boo-Rays with Charlie for a cruise night and food...

 100F on the way across town to Canton...the 1 1/2 trip meant improvising with a stick, to hold the vent open...never got time to fix the small jobs, just get in and drive!!!

 The big cube twin four, muncie drivetrain is so old school cool....and good on gas mileage!

 Yeah, yeah, we know you need water....but 32 bottles?....you did this for Doug and Chris, didn't you..

 Here's the 3Ws time card from way back in the 50s..how cool/rare is that!..I must go looking thru my old books to see if there is a story on it..108mph..not bad!

and so the work begins...dig out some bondo, some brazing, and hello!  a hole exists!..

That's all from our ace reporter on the ground in Texas....more updates in future blogs....