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Bob,
I was a fringe, wanna-be hot rodder for many years but with the demands of work, business travel, family, kids, and life in general I never focused on really getting into a build. When I retired I said, "why not now?" and bought a fiberglass roller. Like Mike, I pretty much did all of the fabrication myself, but it's pretty much a mail order hot rod - Summit, Speedway, JEGS (and others!) recognized my customer number and I became well acquainted with my UPS man!!

I love driving the '33, but I really enjoy the build. I'm not the sheet metal craftsman like some of the guys here, and I aspire to learn more as time goes by, but I enjoy making and modifying "stuff" as the need arises, and figuring out how to do things I've not done before. I admire the ingenuity of builders, re-purposing some obscure piece or part into something useful and functional on their hot rod.

I'm getting less enthused about the weekend shows like Goodguys, NSRA, etc, and enjoy local cruises, parking lot "show & shine's", the "Ford Show" at the local dealership, over driving to another city and doing the weekend motel thing. We still go to some, but not all that come up. I have nothing against trailering cars to events, but it's not for me. I'm just having fun!