Thursday, February 17, 2011

GOING TO WORLD OF WHEELS IN CHICAGO




MY STATION WAGON WILL BE PART OF A VIP DISPLAY AT WORLD OF WHEELS AT ROSEMONT CONVENTION CENTER ON MARCH 4-6 2011 IN ANTICIPATION OF THE BOOK " AMERICA'S COOLEST STATION WAGONS" BY SCOTT GROSSEN. MY CAR IS FEATURED IN THERE. A REALLY COOL HONOR. WHO EVER THOUGHT OLD STATION WAGONS WOULD BECOME COOL ENOUGH FOR SOMEONE TO PUT OUT A COFFEE TABLE BOOK ABOUT. BOOK SHOULD BE ON THE SHELVES SOMETIME IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS I WAS TOLD.

BIKE RESTORATION 101
















HAVE BEEN GOING FULL TILT ON THIS 46 SCHWINN IN MY SHOP. UNDERGOING FULL RESTORATION. JUST GOT DONE WITH THE HEAD BADGE. FRAME JUST CAME BACK FROM BLASTER. ALL DISASSEMBLED NOW. DONE WITH THE DIRTY WORK. THESE BIKES GET RESTORED LIKE CORVETTES OR MUSCLE CARS. EVERY PIECE NEEDS TO BE SAVED AND RESTORED TO LIKE NEW AND THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN RIGHT AND OVERRESTORED. MORE TO COME