more pics from USA..

 some more pics from Graham Scrivens recent trip to the US...here's some shop shots..

That's it until my next lot of his trip...thanks Scrivo!...

1932 Ford Photo Gallery 2016 NSRA Street Rod Nationals - Hot Rod Network

1932 Ford Photo Gallery 2016 NSRA Street Rod Nationals - Hot Rod Network

some pics, from "laid back Les"..his trip to Loo-ville..

 Here's a report from my man on the spot...Les W, doing his best to keep us up to date with the trip to the NSRA Nats in Kentucky...

Mike Fee offered a seat in his coupe, nothing like a road trip in style!

Met up with Randy martin on the way....

 some asst. pics...this from the "dare to be different" section..

 red oxide..always a winner...tough!..I could (almost) be swayed to the dark side...

 Nah..a step back to earlier stretched models is more my style...I need the stretch after putting on a few more kilos in New Zealand...I hit 105.5 kilos yesterday..(that's a nice 232 pounds!!)..get it?

 Adams rod shop build..glass body, with steel rain gutters..nice touch!

 Louvre perfection here!

 another in the "that's different" category

 here's one for the 60s "show n go " category..

 Here's one for the "This is how you build a hot rod" category.....nothing better, period!!

 the manufacturers displays are always great at the Nats..

 Shadow Rods had there new '36 radius rods on display..

 Winters had there new one piece bell/tubes dispayed..

 Here..take my money now..send it to my garage....lol

love it...reminds me of that street rod/race car look that I love..

 Not sure how this works, but Les assures it is a torsion bar thru the oil pan??..I can't figure it out...what sort of mounts are on the Y block..where do those springs end up..

Les purchased some cool fuzzy dice..has blootooth so you can play your tunes or answer your phone...the supplier said that Rocket Industries are going to stock them...cool!

 coupla days sleep, and les is back riding shotgun with Randy, up to Buffalo, N.Y., to pick up another pickup that randy bought...seeing the USA via hot rod road trips...what a life!

clever signwriting....have fun Les....now...what did I need at Macs...the'yre in Buffalo, methinks....

OK...I've been on holidays again....here's a taste..

 So..10 days in New Zealand..we did lots of driving in smog free cold weather..got back today..

 went of dozens of one lane bridges...what's that all about...no budget for two-way??

 came across interesting places..

 somewhere between Christchurch and Queenstown.

 it had 'the look"

 and the display/for sale items..

 an old pickup and a weird airstream camper drew you in for a look..

 saw lots of snow....

 saw lots of lakes...hello..snow-sun = water...

 lots of straight roads...and sheep...

did I mention snow...we saw that as well...

reminder...coffee this Sunday 14th....usual place, starts at 7am.

clash of events though, Rocklea swap meet and Nostalgia Drags are on the same day...can't fit everything in, these days..

following Thursday 18th is my mid week run to the Beerwah Pub..meet at the BP roadhouse at Bruce Hwy., Caboolture area, at 10am..

and it was our 40th wedding anniversary just gone..here's to show that we did get married using one of those later model Fords...tired...going to bed..more later this week.