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| Arrived Detroit Metro Airport Sept 10:Th..05.00 p.m. Mike picked me up at the airport .... | ..and took me to the Easy Rodders evening at the Stahl Museum. Free Pizza and cold drinks for everybody. Some 180 people. Great place with cars, music machines and other stuff |
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| On our way to Street Rod Natīs North Kalamazoo | Excited, since this will be my 30 year aniversery. My first visit to the Natīs North was in -84 and thatīs when I met Mike for the first time. Been there every year exept for 3 times, 9/11, Terror Threats in London and one year due to sicknes.s is |
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| Hotel room key | The room and the veiw |
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| My Natīs registration number out of some 2400 carsM | 06.30.a.m. Friday Morning line up to get into the Fairground that will be opened at 07.30 a.m |
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| The new all 327 cui Aluminum Flathead by Motor City Flathead Supercharged | Carburated. Up for sale later this year. Estimated price , close to $20.000. |
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| Michigan Hot Rod Ass. Repair Shop. Is that a great thing or not | Gigantic Swap Meetghe |
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| Traditional Saturday dinner at Bravoīs with good friends. Scampi of course.... | Selfie Doug and IS |
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| Mike, Laura and other friends at the table | 2014 T-Shirt |
| Below: WINNERS CIRKLE | |
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| End of Winners circle | My favorite. |
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| Monday night was Pizza time with Mike and Jan and family.... | ...had a great evening with daughters, son in laws and kids |
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| Tuesday turned out to be workday | |
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Wednesday: On our way to Don Williams garage. Had to move some cars around since Mike wanted to take the coupe |
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| Above and below: Don Williams garage..... | |
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| Ran out of gas on our way to catch up with Doug Witters.... | to see his 34 Sedan Delivery at the Collision Shop. |
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| Dougīs 34 with the grille I bought for him in Sweden. Guys had a hard time understanding the grille could be found in Sweden..... | |
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| Behind Mike and Janīs house they putting in a new road with cement | This machine just flattened out the cement and there you are... a new road. |
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| Visiting my buddy Al Berglers shop. | Al was the first Riddler Award winner at Autorama in 1961 with his dragster More Aggravation |
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| Alīs basement | The 1961 Riddler Award |
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| Me and Al with the 1961 Riddler Trophy.... | brought a beer in 1999 from Swedish Street Rod Natīs in Rattvik. Still untouched. |
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| The shop | New nose cone for an old dragster. Al did the nose in 1961 and now for the second time 2014 |
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| Alīs 40 Ford Convertible finally beeing done after sitting on the hoist for years. | Iīve been promised a ride next year..... |
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| Break....... | |
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| Working on the Carson Top | |
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| Inside the Shop | |
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| US Breakfastclub Rochester at the Ramshorn | |
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| After breakfast we drove to the marina for a boat ride with Mikeīs daughter Laura and her husband Mike | |
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| Water was rough but did 50 knots........ | |
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| Mike and Laura | Expensive homes.... |
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| Heading back to the Marina | Back home and a quick carwash and off again |
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| this time to: Bored Meeting hosted by Jim and Cindy Smith... | some +200 people invited |
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| A lot of nice cars | |
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| Jimīs 56 Crown Victoria project. Note that all moldings are recessed, lotīs of work | Panel truck |
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| Sunday morning at Yates Cider Mill.. | Nothing tastes better than Apple Cider and fresh donuts for breakfast |
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| One more carwash before MHRA Pick Nick | |
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| Michigan Hot Rod Association Pick Nick | |
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| Food and drinks were free for members and guests | had a great time with a lot of friends |
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| MHRA president, Butch Patrico, and I with the base to the 2015 Riddler Award, machined out of one big chunk of Aluminum, heavy....... | |
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| Ahhhhhhhh | |
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| Last garage at Bob Pacitto | Nostalgia Funny Care is the class |
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| OPPPPS!!!!!!!... | |
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| Mike and Bob | |
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| Bags are packed | Had to go to come back...... |
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Photo: Hasse Arhagen |
| Thatīs all folkīsall folkīs |
