Well I'll tell ya - grew up in So. Cal (Pomona) in the 50's bought my first car (49 bullet back chev when I was 15 with my paper route money for $80.00. The ole man won't let me drive it until 16 but I did anyway. Lived 3 blocks from LA County Fairgrounds and if you were not a gearhead in those days there was something wrong with you. Joined the Pomona Valley rods and roadsters when I was 17. Picked up a trashed 31 2 door sedan with a wipped olds and hydro and shredded it and started all over. Was not real good in school with all the prim and proper subjects my folks wanted me to take so I took Auto Shop when I was a junior and senior. My father knew the owner the Chev Dealership and told him to teach me something or kick my a### and so I started my apprentiseship (4) years. Completed 1 and half before I was enrolled in Univ of South Vietnam. Came back in one piece and served my apprentiseship and received my journyman's cert. Moved to Northern Cal with my new wife and landed a job in Oakland guess what? 2 miles from General Motors Training Center. Lived there almost and everyday when I could find time learning as much as I could from the instructors. Bunch of great ole guys. Wealth of knowledge. Went back to building Street Rods. Back then we could put a nice ride on the street for under $2000.00. 40 years later I'm helping a friend put a 56 Ford pickup back togeather. 15 yrs in storage and doing a frame up. Boy!!! its great spending someone else's money. 468 BB w/ TH400, gearvender, ladder/coil over, mustang 11 IFS, 9 inch ford Dana 60. Went to Sac Vintage Ford candy store!!! and picked up this and that and walked out with a $6101.00 bill. I liked to choked. Anyway any of you fellas ever get a chance to be in Sacramento be sure! to stop by Sacramento Vintage Ford Parts. It is awsome. Ok that's enough. When it is in your blood it's in your blood.