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Title: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 26, 2009, 04:02:37 am Got a call from Dave Galassi the other day about a little gig he has at his shop in Irwindale. Hotter the hell, but loaded up the Spy Cam and headed out for some fun and the promise of tire smokin' action. The guests were a mix of young and old, there were VW's and V8's, a taco cart, BEER, and cool air inside Dave's shop.... did I mention BEER?? :D Allen Weiss drove his '67 in followed by a bad ass '67(?) Ford 500 that sounded awesome.... then there was the brand new GT40, Lazenby's mile long Chrysler, and numerous other patina'd fixer-uppers. Good times!! 8) 8) ;D
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 26, 2009, 04:04:48 am more.... :o
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 26, 2009, 04:08:21 am A nice split window Dave is working on for his friend Russ. That orange plaid will be on the seats.... can anybody guess what the "necklace" is made of? 8)
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 26, 2009, 04:09:49 am more.... 8)
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 26, 2009, 04:11:27 am more....
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 26, 2009, 04:13:12 am ;D
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 26, 2009, 04:14:46 am Tine to re-stripe the street.....
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 26, 2009, 04:16:58 am The cops did make an appearance, but nobody got hauled away amazingly! 8) 8) 8)
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Stephan S on July 26, 2009, 06:15:48 am A nice split window Dave is working on for his friend Russ. That orange plaid will be on the seats.... can anybody guess what the "necklace" is made of? 8) Orange plaid... Westfalia upholstery? Thanks for the pictures, Sarge! I really love Allen Wiess' revamped '67. Looks tough. Sorry, I missed the party! Went to a (new) local VW show less than 30 minutes from home. Between 200 and 250 VWs showed up, including a bunch of rides from Der Blitzkrieg Kafers, based in nearby Long Beach. (That's Pip's Split in the picture, by the way). The location, overlooking the ocean, was perfect! Temps in the high-70s (27C). The drive home along the ocean was just the best, too. I wish I could go to the DKK drive on Sunday; but I have another show (Sport Compact, yuk) to cover in San Diego. Have fun guys! Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Nico86 on July 26, 2009, 09:12:33 am Allen Weiss drove his '67 in followed by a bad ass '67(?) Did you smoke the GT40 with the 67 ? ;D Nice report ;) Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: henk on July 26, 2009, 10:49:34 am A nice split window Dave is working on for his friend Russ. That orange plaid will be on the seats.... can anybody guess what the "necklace" is made of? 8) Empi and BRM's wheel inserts??? henk!!! Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: roland on July 26, 2009, 11:04:41 am Thanks for the pics! (again :) )
That white 67 looks mean! Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: vwcab on July 26, 2009, 12:09:36 pm Thanks for the pics! (again :) ) X2 ;)That white 67 looks mean! Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 26, 2009, 14:18:16 pm Allen Weiss drove his '67 in followed by a bad ass '67(?) Did you smoke the GT40 with the 67 ? ;D Nice report ;) No side by side racing today so no bruised egos ;D A nice split window Dave is working on for his friend Russ. That orange plaid will be on the seats.... can anybody guess what the "necklace" is made of? 8) Empi and BRM's wheel inserts??? henk!!! You win, Henk! ;) Thanks for the pics! (again :) ) That white 67 looks mean! Your welcome, Roland.... Allen's '67 IS mean and having watched the three cars blast down the street, it's safe to say he'd have wupped the competitors! ;) Thanks for the pics! (again :) ) That white 67 looks mean! X2 ;) Thanx Peter! ;) 8) Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Rennsurfer on July 26, 2009, 15:20:30 pm AWESOME, Sarge! Thanks for the killer report as usual.
Not only me... but I'm quite sure that Dave R. will also appreciate THIS picture. That brings back a lot of fond memories. I've always wanted one of those license plate frames. Good eye. (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9677.0;attach=32451;image) Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Allen Wiess on July 26, 2009, 20:57:43 pm Yep, Dave's BBQs can't be beat ;D
That Ford 500 sounded wicked!!!! The GT 40 doing a burnout in reverse was crazy too!!!! It was good we just did solo passes because a couple of times I was using the whole street 8) After the fun at Dave's place we all headed over to Irwindale Speedway to watch some roundy round and figure 8 racing.............. what a day :D Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: speedwell on July 26, 2009, 21:05:58 pm as usual bro , great report
;) Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: lawrence on July 26, 2009, 23:20:36 pm Thanks for the pics, Sarge. It looks like your camera is working well again because most of the pics are straight; not sideways and shit :P ;D That 67 Fairlane 500 looks bad and Allens car looks mean too..gotta love spun aluminum wheels. Did anyone get video?
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Lee.C on July 26, 2009, 23:37:11 pm A nice split window Dave is working on for his friend Russ. That orange plaid will be on the seats.... can anybody guess what the "necklace" is made of? 8) Well bang goes another idea of mine - Tiger green with matching VW plaid, Very cool and my guess in magnesium ;) Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Jason Foster on July 27, 2009, 08:27:44 am Great report Sarge!!! Sadly I had to miss this great day as I had to work. Great pics though and you just GOTTA love that hose reel. ha ha.
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 27, 2009, 13:11:38 pm Thanks for the props, guys! A few more pics? ::) ;D
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 27, 2009, 13:14:26 pm There's just something about screwed on slicks.... 8)
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Sarge on July 27, 2009, 13:20:10 pm Can't say enough nice stuff about Allen's rig since it was repainted. Then there's the sound of the 300 "or so" horsepower under the deck lid... :) 8)
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Dave Galassi on July 27, 2009, 15:52:52 pm '67 Fairlane. 15 to 1 compression. Funny gas. Wanna race?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQDvSfgcA2s Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: empicolector on July 27, 2009, 16:13:37 pm A nice split window Dave is working on for his friend Russ. That orange plaid will be on the seats.... can anybody guess what the "necklace" is made of? 8) brm lug inserts Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: javabug on July 27, 2009, 17:38:58 pm Great report, looks like a fun day. Allen's car looks great again. And that Fairlane...love it.
Title: Re: Galassi's Get Together Post by: Dave Rosique on July 27, 2009, 18:46:47 pm AWESOME, Sarge! Thanks for the killer report as usual. Not only me... but I'm quite sure that Dave R. will also appreciate THIS picture. That brings back a lot of fond memories. I've always wanted one of those license plate frames. Good eye. (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9677.0;attach=32451;image) Excellent report Sarge! Many thanks ;) I've seen the Fairlane run at Irwindale-- such a cool car... Fred, spot-on as usual. I spotted the KOB frame right away... sure looks good around a black plate. ~DR. |