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« 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?? Cheesy  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!! Cool Cool Grin
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« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2009, 04:04:48 am »

more.... Shocked
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« Reply #2 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? Cool
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« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2009, 04:09:49 am »

more.... Cool
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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2009, 04:11:27 am »

more....
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« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2009, 04:13:12 am »

 Grin
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« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2009, 04:14:46 am »

Tine to re-stripe the street.....
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« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2009, 04:16:58 am »

The cops did make an appearance, but nobody got hauled away amazingly! Cool Cool Cool
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« Reply #8 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? Cool

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!
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« Reply #9 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 ? Grin

Nice report Wink
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« Reply #10 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? Cool

Empi  and BRM's wheel inserts???

henk!!!
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« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2009, 11:04:41 am »

Thanks for the pics! (again Smiley )

That white 67 looks mean!
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« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2009, 12:09:36 pm »

Thanks for the pics! (again Smiley )

That white 67 looks mean!
X2  Wink
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« Reply #13 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 ? Grin

Nice report Wink


No side by side racing today so no bruised egos Grin



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? Cool


Empi  and BRM's wheel inserts???

henk!!!


You win, Henk! Wink


Thanks for the pics! (again Smiley )

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! Wink



Thanks for the pics! (again Smiley )

That white 67 looks mean!


X2  Wink


Thanx Peter! Wink Cool
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« Reply #14 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.

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« Reply #15 on: July 26, 2009, 20:57:43 pm »

Yep, Dave's BBQs can't be beat  Grin

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  Cool 

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  Cheesy
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« Reply #16 on: July 26, 2009, 21:05:58 pm »

as usual bro , great report
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« Reply #17 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 Tongue Grin That 67 Fairlane 500 looks bad and Allens car looks mean too..gotta love spun aluminum wheels. Did anyone get video?
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« Reply #18 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? Cool

Well bang goes another idea of mine - Tiger green with matching VW plaid, Very cool and my guess in magnesium  Wink
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« Reply #19 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.
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« Reply #20 on: July 27, 2009, 13:11:38 pm »

Thanks for the props, guys!  A few more pics? Roll Eyes Grin
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« Reply #21 on: July 27, 2009, 13:14:26 pm »

There's just something about screwed on slicks.... Cool
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« Reply #22 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... Smiley Cool
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« Reply #23 on: July 27, 2009, 15:52:52 pm »

'67 Fairlane.  15 to 1 compression.  Funny gas.  Wanna race?

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« Reply #24 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? Cool

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« Reply #25 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.
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« Reply #26 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.




Excellent report Sarge! Many thanks Wink

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.

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