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OldschoolObee here..life long car guy and rust junkie....just found the site, looks like a great one.....my interests include tin hunting , fabrication, all phases of rod building....recently(as of last June) my health has put my business on standby, while the saw bones try to figure out what to do with my failing heart...SOBs, anyways.... looking at a new shop now, just to get in there and tinker to keep my sanity, (and get some of my cars done, so the old lady can sell em after im dead...LOL) Short list of cars : 1917 T roadster(steel), 300 buick powered, 1927 T sedan,sectioned/shortened/channeled, 1930 A cpe,4" chop,5" channel, fenderless, 1940 Ford Tudor, s-10 chassis swap, all steel body, 1941 Plymouth Business cpe, 1950 Chevy 4dr fleetline,235 powered, 1951 Chevy Business cpe,327/350 th/57 rear , 1957 Buick special, former 4 dr, now 2 dr "roadster" (Looong story)...and a herd more.....

Welcome from one Pittsburgh guy to another. We moved out of Pa. to Florida in '82. Grew up in the Belle Vernon area in the '50's and '60's.

Sorry to hear about the health issues. I've had a few along the road too. Hope they work out for you.

You will like this site. I found it about a year ago, and enjoy shooting the breeze with the folks on here...............all nice people, and very knowledgable. Plus, they keep it G rated, unlike some of the other ones.

Post some pictures of the collection. Everybody enjoys seeing them, even in 1/2 finished form (especially in 1/2 finished form )
How about those Steelers, huh? Finally did it again.

Where is Coulter Pa ? I'm trying to place it.


Don

I'm gonna post pics once i get this new bldg....easier than running from storage lot to storage lot to shoot them...Coulter is between White Oak/ Mckeesport & Westmoreland/N.Huntingdon....little tiny town, one road in & out...the whole damn town is a cul de sac.....

Another welcome from one former old guy from Pitssburgh to another. I was born in Pittsburgh and lived in Cecil (Bridgeville) until I was 5. Then our family moved to Sharon, PA. I got married, relocated to Rochester, NY in 1973.

Although we mow call Rochester home, there's no place like Pittsburgh.

Pat

Hi Pat...yeah the 'burgh isnt too bad...we dodged a bullet this week with all the flooding.....Pittsburgh and the suburbs didnt get much to speak of...not like out east....Plus you have all the sports hype(I could care less, myself....lol) Our ball team cant beat its way out of a paper bag, the hockey team is up for sale...all you have are the Steelers & even then ya got Big(dumb) Ben riding with no lic. OR helmet into Chryslers....our 1st round draft pic is woman beater who's been arrested about every other week....i look for his contract to get shredded.... BUT the Rodding & cruising scene is getting bigger and better every week........

Welcome! You'll find plenty of "old school" company here.

I don't qualify, but my wife is a card carrying Pittsburgher.

Lookin' forward to your pictures,

Jim

One of the reasons I moved to Florida was to be able to own a rod with no fenders or hood. Now I here Pa. has loosened those laws up, finally.

My girlfriend and I went back to Pittsburgh a few years ago, first time since '82, and Man is is cleaned up. The fish are even alive in the rivers.

Don

Hey Ol Skool...we dodged the bullet too, but East and South of Syracuse got nailed. My son in law's parents were coming up for the weekend and they got stuck outside of Albany. They closed a 117 mile stretch of the NYS Thruway (I-90). Rte 88 was also washed out! They left West Chester (NY) at 2:00PM and arrived at 4:00AM this morning. Usually a 5-1/2 hour drive.

Pat

LONG LIVE KENNYWOOD!!!!!!!

Its funny you mentioned Kennywood....when they revamped the Steel Phantom into the Phantoms revenge...I ended up with 8 of the roller coaster cars from the blue & gold train.....I still have two. of em....been planning a fairground cruiser outta them..

welcome to CHR
Looks like your among old friends
This is a great forum Enjoy
Charlie

Ever been to Carls Tavern? There were a few of them in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas. You could buy a "fishbowl" of beer (held a quart) for 25 cents, and a huge fish sandwich for $ 1.00.

After about 3 of those beers the old wooden roller coasters at Kennywood were a a real blast.


Don

Hey Olskool...Don (Itoldyouso) is a very knowledgable guy when it comes to cars.

He also remembers when the Pittsburgh International Dragway opened in Little Washington. I used to travel from Sharon to race my "brand new" 69 Z-28 Camaro that I purchased for a whopping $4100.00. I'll never forget that back then a scattered shield was required for NHRA. First time I ever raced I had to borrow a blanket to wrap around my tranny. Boy things have changed.

Pat

It's really cool talking with all you guys from the old stomping grounds. Did any of you street race on Saturday nights at Petes Gulf station on Rt. 51 and rt 31. Some nights we had more cars there than the nationals.

Took the State Police hours to get there from the Belle Vernon Barracks.


Don

They still have a reunion for PID every year...the old Keystone raceway out in New Alex, has gone IHRA, and actually hosted a national event recently...lotsa changes up there...the return road used to look like a bombing run practice strip...smashed the hell out of my oil pan on my Vega Super pro car.....we used to street race on rt 22 in Monroeville, from the Hardees at Miracle Mile to Eat and Park, then back...then there was the sunday meet in Homewood on Bennett st....we actually had pro cars and a rail or two show up down there...cops were cool as long as the locals didnt cry too much....

hay oldschoolobee ,hang in there keep going dont even think of your heart condition ,i just had open heart surgery 2 years ago and i feel better now thank GOD i still work on my cars i try not to think of my problem , GOG bless ,oldschool joe