I can recall showing up to my first AHCA meeting in 1974, as an 18 year old
kid, with my California BN6 big Healey. It was/is (still have it) rust free.
Somewhere in San Bernadino in the 60's, the car got the sweetest 1" fender
flares shaped into the original steel. It also had Shelby aluminum slotted
wheels, and a side exhaust.
Some club asshole comes up, looks it over, and announces , "You ruined that
car. You RUINED that car!" I say something to the effect of, "ok,
dickhead... where's your car?" He points to his car. As I look it over, I
discover he's sheet metal screwed road signs in as floors. I pointed to
that, and said, " I ruined my car?"
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Bruce Evans [mailto:b-evans@earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 6:27 PM
To: Wm. Severin Thompson; Michael Conn; Spridgets
Subject: Re: was record resto, now Bondo tricks
WST wrote: "It is amazing when you become an automotive archeologist and
take some of these nearly 50 year old cars down to bare metal to see the
horrors of past body shop transgressions."
Like the Bugeye I once bought that had 1/8" wall paneling as backing for
Bondo, as well as replacing the rusted-out footwell panel?
Buste
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