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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

No Explanation Necessary



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Welcome to the rat's nest!

First, a disclaimer - The Rusty Nuts Garage is not a business and I don't work on other folk's cars. This is my shop. For my projects.

So why am I here? I like Customs and traditional Hot Rods. And there's just something about these old Detroit relics that ignites a spark of passion in me. There's more to it than that, more than I can squeeze into this space to be sure, but simply put, I like being around them. I like working on them and I like cruising around in them. And now I'm doing something I didn't have a chance to do when I was younger; work on some vintage iron, strictly for fun. Tear into one, fix her up, add a few personal touches and bring her back to life... with my own two hands. Since I was a kid I've always enjoyed tearing things apart, learning things along the way that I didn't know before. I still enjoy that challenge.

I guess I'm just making up for lost time now.


In Memoriam

The Rusty Nuts Garage is dedicated to the memory of my first wife Elizabeth Susan, who succumbed to cancer in 1987 at the age of 29.

The Projects

Frankie
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1963 Chrysler Newport

361 / TorqueFlite
56,000 miles
junkyard survivor
99.9% original and intact
solid body/floorboards/sub-frame

plans: nosed, decked, shaved, custom grill, frenched taillights, Lake Pipes, California Rake


Godzilla
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1954 Plymouth Savoy

One Owner
Flattie Six / 3 on the tree
arriving soon...

Blog Archive

  • ►  2012 (4)
    • ►  January (4)
      • A Draggin' Wagon
      • End Of The Line
      • 63 Newport - A Kool Missouri Moredoor
      • Looking Back
  • ►  2011 (42)
    • ►  December (4)
      • Looking Back
      • Looking Back
      • Looking Back
      • Looking Back
    • ►  November (4)
      • Looking Back
      • Looking Back
      • How To Chop a 1947 Buick Sedanette in Two Minutes
      • Hullabaloo 2011
    • ►  October (3)
      • The Genius That Was Larry Watson
      • A Late 40s Drive Around Downtown LA
      • Black Betty: Progress Report (tits & bits)
    • ►  September (7)
      • Copperhead Road
      • Black Betty: Progress Report
      • Those Flashing Red Lights
      • The Art Of Taping
      • The Purge
      • Hullabaloo 2011 (aka The Great Deluge)
      • 1954 Plymouth Savoy
    • ►  August (1)
      • Checking In
    • ►  July (5)
      • Black Betty: Progress Report (now less shiny)
      • Black Betty: Progress Report
      • Black Betty: Progress Report
      • Out In The Garage
      • How I Spent My July 4th Holiday
    • ►  June (2)
      • And The Beat Goes On...
      • New Digs
    • ►  May (3)
      • Mine, All Mine
      • Plotting The Course (cont)
      • The Course Has Been Plotted
    • ►  April (6)
      • Lessons Learned
      • A Peek Inside The Garage
      • Hot Rodding Terminology 101
      • Essential Shop Tools
      • Caption This Photo
      • Winds Of Change
    • ►  March (4)
      • Looking Back
      • Whoa, Black Betty
      • Channeling Rodney
      • The "Bullit" Car Chase (jazz nerd mix)
    • ►  February (3)
      • Looking Back
      • The Changing Of The Guard
      • Some Old Ford
  • ►  2010 (6)
    • ►  October (1)
      • Forward Look Boneyard
    • ►  March (2)
      • Slideshow
      • The 2010 Detroit Autorama
    • ►  January (3)
      • The 2010 Grand National Roadster Show
  • ▼  2009 (8)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  June (1)
    • ▼  April (1)
      • No Explanation Necessary
    • ►  January (3)
  • ►  2008 (6)
    • ►  November (1)
    • ►  August (1)
    • ►  July (1)
    • ►  May (2)
    • ►  February (1)

Linkage

  • Rik Hoving's Custom Car Photo Archive
  • H.A.M.B.
  • Beatersville
  • Dillehay Street
  • Ed "Big Daddy" Roth
  • Kustoms Illustrated
  • The Jalopy Journal
  • TCP Global
  • The Hot Rod Company
  • Model Roundup

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