Thread: Road trip and new project.

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John, thanks for all that insight. Dave, lets see some pix. John, you are right about Creative Car Craft. It was owed by a good friend, Stu, who very unfortunately passed away about a year and a half ago. He was the salt of the earth, and without a doubt the best fiberglass guy around. His parts were heavy layups with only the need to scuff and paint. He built the firewall and dash in my 27 roadster, and did a fantastic job. In fact, the guy who just redid the firewall for my new engine to clear called me and said "did you know Stu used 3/4 inch plywood for the firewall?" He had to use a sawzall to cut it.

Stu sensed he was getting ill, I think, because he sold the business to his long time employee (Bob I think) because Stu said he was the only person he would trust his good name and good products to. Dan is talking about buying some fenders and maybe his early trunk lid (engine lid). They are in Tennessee now I think. I would bet the quality today is just as good as always......not cheap, but quality usually isn't.

There is also a guy Dan heard of who sells very clean original vw ragtop roofs, and he is thinking about buying one to graft into this car. He had a Britax (sp) rag top on the last one and wasn't overwhelmed about the quality, but the originals are very good.

But you are right about how these little cars get in your blood. They are Model A simple and everything on them has a purpose, no fluff. I not only had the one when I was 16 but in about 1978 I bought a 65 with a good body/bad engine, and a wrecked 70 with low miles. Put them together and drove that car for years before a girl pulled right in front of me at 50 mph. I knocked the back of her car off the frame (literally) and yet I drove the bug off the road. It wasn't until I noticed the imprint of my head on the smashed windshield that I realized I was hurt. But I survived (obviously) and I think the toughness of the bug helped.

Don