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Don,

Of all the photos of Dan's project, the brackets caught my attention first. Very nice touch.

My dad wasn't a hot-rodder, per se, but he was an excellent mechanic, and ran a service station. He also built a pretty nice Harley from parts. One day when I was rebuilding the Stovebolt six in my '52 Chevy, whe walked in with a grin on his face and a Corvette six cam in his hand. Most of what I know about cars, I learned from him.

My dad was a musician as well, and so was my grandfather. My dad played banjo, and my grandfather played a dobro - among other things. Luckily, both my dad and my grandfather had pretty long lives, so I knew them well for a long, long time.

The first photo was taken in 1928, when my father was only 15. He's on the left, my grandfather is on the right. I don't know whose car that was, but folks would kill for it today.

The second photo was taken at the Illinois state fair, where the hometown American Legion post clown band won the band competition year-after-year. Dad's right in the middle.

I still have the banjo.