Bob's Big Boy

The Challenge

I don't plan. I procrastinate, then nearly kill myself working on a car to try and make a show. Sometimes its my car, sometimes its a club members car. 12 weeks and counting and the body is not even mounted to its frame. I have a back up car just in case but I hope to drive this car in May.

picture by Nobu.

my kind of model

That baby blue 54

Its been a long time since my last post, a vacation, getting sick and trying to build another car can do that. To bring this to life again I'll share a great picture of my old 54 Chevy, The Chubby Chebby. Photo by my very good friend Coby Gewertz of Church magazine. Legg Lake, Ca. show a few years back. An old Lowrider from ELA, I got the car from a co-worker. It had all the extras, visor, door guards and spot lights. It was all removed and sold. I got 1/3 of my original purchase price back selling all the accessories at the Long Beach swap meet. I meet the best bunch of car guys driving this car and was invited to join their club, Panel Beaters, So. Cal. A lot of miles and a lot of fun on the 235-three speed, it had road rash and was getting tired. The car is in pieces now and waits a rebuild. I am collecting parts, replacing the front fenders with a pair of NOS units. And I will trade the 6 cylinder and stick shift in favor for a V8 and auto trans.  It will be a better driver then before, but with the same mild custom flavor.
Heck, it might even be painted the same color! HA!

Little Old Lady from Pasadena

Manzana Verde

RIDE!

Mooneyes 2012

Parking 15 cents

LTD

LOVE BALLAD 

Ice Cream!

Paso 2004

Motorcycle Queen

Known as the Motorcycle Queen of Miami, Bessie Stringfield started riding when she was 16. She was the first African-American woman to travel cross-country solo, and she did it at age 19 in 1929, riding a 1928 Indian Scout. Bessie traveled through all of the lower 48 states during the ’30s and ’40s at a time when the country was rife with prejudice and hatred. She later rode in Europe, Brazil, and Haiti and during World War II she served as one of the few motorcycle despatch riders for the United States military.

Chopped 1965 Impala

                                       We need to see more of this style Lowrider.

Perfection.

Then God made Lowriders!