72Chero
01-03-2007, 04:17 AM
“MY OLD CAR”
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Plainly stated. This is one beautiful “Extreme Machine”. After speaking with Mike a few times, I have learned that he, like his 55, is a modest work of Art. Mike started showing an interest in cars at a very early age. My guess is that he teethed on a Snap-On box wrench. Mike’s father was also a Mechanic. They had spent a lot of quality time together. Once Mike had acquired the concept of wrench sizes, his dad felt it was time for him to do a job on his own. Mike at the early age of 9, installed his first clutch in a 48 Chevy. Dad sat by supervised and helped lifting heavy parts when he needed it. The High School that Mike attended was also a Vocational School where he studied and attended the Auto Shop. While in school, Mike worked at the local Full Service Gas Station. WOW! Do you remember what those are? After Mike left school, he worked at the local auto shop, doing everything he had learned, meanwhile obtaining even more knowledge about the business of Auto maintenance and repair. He felt the more he knew, the better his job security would be. After a few months he then moved into the frame straightening business where he stayed for nine years. He then ventured out to own and operate his own body shop of ten years. He was offered the opportunity to be in Insurance Claims which is now his current occupation. Now you know the humble man behind this extreme machine he calls, “My Old Car.”
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In 1999, after being away from building cars and other projects, Mike met the Car of his dreams. A 1955 Chevy Belair 2 door sedan. But Mike didn’t want your ordinary fixer upper, he wanted something that needed rescued, something he could build. His younger brother knew he was looking for a TriFive generation car. Then the phone call came, his brother had bought a 55 Chevy. A week goes past and Mike goes to see this car, knowing it would never become the car it could be while in his brother’s possession. After a couple months, Mike was talking to his brother and the subject of the 55 came up. His brother had decided not to do anything with this diamond in the rough. The start of his new project now came at a meager price of $350.00. Keep in mind, this project car was COMPLETELY apart and had changed owners four times in this condition. Each time it changed owners, it lost more parts. At the time Mike obtained this car, 50% of it was gone. His friends told him that he felt sorry for this car and had brought it back from the dead. In fact, he loves building cars more than driving them and Mike likes the challenge.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i258/19RED72/Mikeky55/825pm0-1.jpg
The only part of the body that was original to this car remaining was the roof, cowl and left quarter panel.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i258/19RED72/Mikeky55/caspers2.jpg
Plainly stated. This is one beautiful “Extreme Machine”. After speaking with Mike a few times, I have learned that he, like his 55, is a modest work of Art. Mike started showing an interest in cars at a very early age. My guess is that he teethed on a Snap-On box wrench. Mike’s father was also a Mechanic. They had spent a lot of quality time together. Once Mike had acquired the concept of wrench sizes, his dad felt it was time for him to do a job on his own. Mike at the early age of 9, installed his first clutch in a 48 Chevy. Dad sat by supervised and helped lifting heavy parts when he needed it. The High School that Mike attended was also a Vocational School where he studied and attended the Auto Shop. While in school, Mike worked at the local Full Service Gas Station. WOW! Do you remember what those are? After Mike left school, he worked at the local auto shop, doing everything he had learned, meanwhile obtaining even more knowledge about the business of Auto maintenance and repair. He felt the more he knew, the better his job security would be. After a few months he then moved into the frame straightening business where he stayed for nine years. He then ventured out to own and operate his own body shop of ten years. He was offered the opportunity to be in Insurance Claims which is now his current occupation. Now you know the humble man behind this extreme machine he calls, “My Old Car.”
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i258/19RED72/Mikeky55/normal_MikesStart.jpg
In 1999, after being away from building cars and other projects, Mike met the Car of his dreams. A 1955 Chevy Belair 2 door sedan. But Mike didn’t want your ordinary fixer upper, he wanted something that needed rescued, something he could build. His younger brother knew he was looking for a TriFive generation car. Then the phone call came, his brother had bought a 55 Chevy. A week goes past and Mike goes to see this car, knowing it would never become the car it could be while in his brother’s possession. After a couple months, Mike was talking to his brother and the subject of the 55 came up. His brother had decided not to do anything with this diamond in the rough. The start of his new project now came at a meager price of $350.00. Keep in mind, this project car was COMPLETELY apart and had changed owners four times in this condition. Each time it changed owners, it lost more parts. At the time Mike obtained this car, 50% of it was gone. His friends told him that he felt sorry for this car and had brought it back from the dead. In fact, he loves building cars more than driving them and Mike likes the challenge.
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i258/19RED72/Mikeky55/825pm0-1.jpg
The only part of the body that was original to this car remaining was the roof, cowl and left quarter panel.