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danny gabbard
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« on: January 28, 2008, 04:19:26 am »
helped with  alot with car like ted trubue's yellow 68 bug show car fanatic, joe hullet's ghia and even helped with some stuff on gary topal's car I just heard recently had just past away .He built some bitchen stuff.
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« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2008, 04:31:30 am »
Hi Danny. Did you know Curt Radig? He painted Joe's Ghia while working for Santini's. I worked with his little brother Chad a few months ago.
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danny gabbard
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« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2008, 07:05:28 am »
I only new joe we were room mates about 16 or 17 years ago. saw him about 6 months ago, joe gary topal and I went to dinner. joe's live'n in charlet north carolina
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Rick Meredith
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« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2008, 07:16:05 am »
What about Gary Topal? What's he up to?

To keep this on topic. I knew of Don but I don't think I ever met him.
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danny gabbard
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« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2008, 18:54:16 pm »
Hey rick that early deck lid next to your notch, don and i restored,maybe 1983,4. don was amazing,like top 5 fabricator's i'v ever meet.I have some curved body files he gave me, I treasure them. Anywho,gary topal has a little indpendant porsche shop in HB.
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« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2008, 19:00:26 pm »
Quote from: danny gabbard on January 28, 2008, 18:54:16 pm
Hey rick that early deck lid next to your notch, don and i restored,maybe 1983,4. don was amazing,like top 5 fabricator's i'v ever meet.I have some curved body files he gave me, I treasure them. Anywho,gary topal has a little indpendant porsche shop in HB.

I think it used to be on PCH but it's not there anymore. Where'd he move to?
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« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2008, 19:47:56 pm »
Hey rick I know the area but street names ? I want to say bolsa and gram area. I'ts by the old vw docter that joe worked at.
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« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2008, 20:01:31 pm »
Quote from: danny gabbard on January 28, 2008, 19:47:56 pm
Hey rick I know the area but street names ? I want to say bolsa and gram area. I'ts by the old vw docter that joe worked at.

Do you remember the business name? I'll Google it, map it and then I can go and harass him.  Grin Grin

I'll tell him you sent me!  Roll Eyes
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« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2008, 20:18:10 pm »
I was talking with dyno at lunch last week, he mentioned something about gary, maybe dyno? my little memory saz european something? just can't think man......
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