Thread: Don is real!!!

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I didn't pre-register because I couldn't confirm my plans in advance. I assumed the place would be full, so my son, one of his buddies and I drove up for the day in my truck. It was a nice run. Next year I hope I can plan well in advance and go up for the weekend WITH my hotrod.

Anyway, it was a nice day. I saw both of Bill's (Gastrick) cars, but missed him and got to visit briefly with Don (Itoldyouso) and his son, Dan and look at Don's roadster again. Pictures do not do justice to these cars. Both of Bill's cars and Don's roadster are magazine feature quality.

Big Daddy Don garlits made an appearance, too. They had one of the cars from the museum out on the field and he fired up the engine for all to hear. I have met DG in the past; he is a nice person and a real "class act".

This was my second visit to the Garlits museum and it is well worth the price of admission. There is so much to be learned there... Most people think that Big Daddy always only drove Chrysler Hemi powered dragsters. Surprise! How about Chevrolet and Oldsmobile power? Yep, he did that too! There are some priceless cars in the collection, too. What is a flawlessly perfect, unrestored original '37 Ford with original seatcovers and paint and only 6,000 miles worth? And that is just one of many...

Don, I happened to see a guy and his wife really studying your car, so I tried to answer a couple of basic questions about it. I also told them where to find your thread on this site. I got the impression that your car is about to get cloned or copied...

We really enjoyed seeing you again and meeting your Son. Words can't describe what an enjoyable day Billetproof was. Alan and the Poorboys should be very happy and proud with the event they gave us. The ONLY glitch in the whole thing was the event T shirt vendor running out of lots of sizes, but I bet they never expected the turnout they had. If that is the only problem a show has, you know it is a success.

I was pleasantly surprised at the nice comments and reception my T got. One guy was actually trying to buy it, and I got interviewed by Channel 8 in Tampa and the guy shot lots of film of the car and asked lots of questions. I hate doing those kinds of things, but it wasn't too bad, and the reporter made it pretty easy.

I'm looking forward to next year, but I sure hope I see you guys way before then.

Don