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New thread - this has nothing to do with the C7
Dad wrote:
> > "Rufus" > wrote in message > ... >> >> I'm really more of a bike guy, but the only car I've ever owned that I >> wished I had back to this day is my '86 Trans Am. > Now for the bike stories, My uncle got married when he was 17 ('47) wife > was and still is his wife was 16. Had no money but lied his way into a > job at a new plant in Toledo, LOF where they were gearing up to make the > "new" wrap around windshields. He found an old Harley and bought it for > $15 and got it running. road it to work year round. Forced retirement > after 30 years but hired back in as the supervisor of his department and > worked some more years, not sure how many. Anyhow the old Harley was > still being ridden to work but not every day. It was black with black > and white leather saddle bags and the leather had taken a set in their > hanging position the last time I saw them, late eighties. It has been > years since I've seen him but I did hear one time he had sold it for > what I thought was a ridiculous amount. > > For a right now story I worked with a Harley nut, well more than one. He > has a '39 (don't hold me to that age) restored to look vintage and it > sure does. He will make his own castings to make them period/correct and > then age them to period. Some time when I'm around him I'll get some > pictures of it. There's much more to this story but I'll wait until I > have some facts/dates to tell the rest. Interesting man, details are his > life and he'll study something until you're bored to death but when he's > done you can see why. My dream for retirement is to have my own machine shop and foundry. Then I can be that guy... My current project is a full-scale F-16 flight simulator, and I'm making some fair progress, but I'm purposely trying to keep it in "kit" form until I move when I retire...in about three years. -- - Rufus |
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