Tri-City Street Rods car show

We recently had the car up to Grand Island NE for the tri city street rods car show. They had the event in the new event center that was built for the state fair and it was great. Lots of room in this building with great lighting, and a ton of classic iron. You could not get away with shoddy body work in this flourescent lighted BRIGHT building, and the stang stood out in the crowd. I met lots of great people and even got to talk to some old timers about my late grandfathers racing career! I really love the car shows that you go and the people really know and appreciate what they are looking at. I will post some pictures of the show when I get them downloaded. At any rate this show lite a fire under my butt to get started on my next restoration project, my grandfathers old stock car from the 50's. It was a 32 plymouth that ran a 276 ci firedome hemi, with a cad lasalle tranmission behind it. Gordie Shuck was his name, and winning races was his game...he dominated in the early fifties. I want to share his racing legacy with others by restoring the old car to her racing day stature. STAY TUNED FOR MY NEW BLOG ON THE RACE CAR PROJECT!!!!

Got some more trophies!

It has been a long time since I blogged, I almost forgot what it was all about. Lots of things have changed since the last posting. I believe we were still living in Texas the last time I wrote, ya well we are in Nebraska now. Joy and I moved up to the big NE and to make a really long story short bought a house and remodeled it. Finally we are settled in and doing great in cozy Fairfield,NE. Dave ended up bringing the Mustang up to Nebraska and we have taken it to a few car shows, the most recent being the midwests Last Fling Till Spring show in West Point,Nebraska. This show rocked, Dennis Gage from the TV show My Classic Car was in attendance and the little town was just jam packed full of really cool cars of all makes and models. We ended up winning our class which was the 1967 car class...and then also we pulled in a whopping 5 foot Monster trophy which was a sponser trophy, so this particular sponsor liked our car out of all 700 cars!!!! I think they gave out about 15 of those bad boys so we did really well.


A couple other notable shows we went to were, St. Paul, Nebraska and the Lincoln, Nebraska shows. St. Paul was a really awesome show! The royal coachman car club puts it on and they do fantastic. Lots of great rides showed up and the park setting is really nice as well. We accidentally entered into the 1964 thru 1973 class instead of the mustang class but still ended up getting first runner up...but the winning didnt stop their! We recieved a $100 dollar check for driving the furthest to the show, and then they announced the big daddy! PEOPLES CHOICE! and you know the people are unbiased. WE WON THAT AS WELL!!! Dave and I were flying high,that really meant alot because the people voted on it.

The Lincoln car show was kind of boring, and HOT! They have it on the asphalt parking lot at Anderson Ford, no shade. Anyways the cars were ok, and I met some really cool people. We also won first place at this show.

SO not trying to toot my own horn but for a first time resto like this the record is pretty good, 6 car shows, 8 awards and a 100 dollar check!! HOOOWAAA! Check in later for updated photos. Thanks, Andy

Fun in Florida...and another award!

Well what a time I had out in Florida, let me tell you! Dave was kind enough to fly me out to Orlando for the Silver Springs FL Mustang and Ford Roundup. The show was January 9Th and 10Th and we were ready to go, the temp however was not on our side. We woke Saturday morning to the sound of ice hitting the ground. It was approximately 32 degrees and sleeting! YA IN FLORIDA! Being die hard car buffs...or just stupid and crazy, we decided to brave the bad weather and hit the road. We checked in at the park and got our spot inside the beautiful park, we pulled up right next to a nice 67 coupe with a 390 in it. The show was a absolute blast even though the weather was cold. Dave and I met a bunch of great people and I got to tell my story over and over about the restoration process.
We had a ton of people say that our car was the nicest there, what a great feeling. Their was a lot of real nice cars there, mostly mustangs but some T-birds, falcons, a couple trucks, and of course the exotic section with a couple panteras, and a gt40. The second day was award ceremony day and Dave and I couldn't wait, about 3pm they started calling them out. Now this car show had about 800 cars in it so we knew we had to be good to win, and win we did...We got best classic mustang interior!!! HOORAH 2 shows 2 awards can you believe it. Also we had the Editor of Legendary Mustang Magazine come and ask if he could do a feature on the old stang in his mag, we of course said yes. ha ha ha. So who would of thought a couple old farm boys from Edgar Nebraska would be winning car shows, not me. Stay tuned for more trophy updates and of course the magazine write up in April!

From Rags To Riches!

Dave entered the Mustang in a car show at The Villages Florida. The show was held on December 19 2009, it was estimated that their was 200-250 cars at the show ranging from Shelby cobras to model T's. Dave was reporting to me throughout the days event, every time he called I could hear the happiness in his voice....he even said that he could not get to his car at one point due to all of the spectators looking over it. The event lasted from 2pm until 7:30pm when they held the award ceremonies....And the winner is!!!!! David Shuck with his 1967 Mustang Fastback gt! This is a huge accomplishment by everyone that was involved in the restoration of this great car. Many more trophies to come!

I had a good friend of mine do a little fun photo editing, who says I cant be in two places at once!

My last blog entry on the stang

Well the day has come when I have to say goodbye to you my little Philly. We have had good times together little girl, you have come so far from what you once were. That old tree row where you once lay was not meant to be your home, you had bigger and better things to do in this world. So I took great pride in restoring you back to your former state, but only better. You Now have a new coat that shines so bright, your frame is strong, and you are ready again to move on to a new home!

This restoration had a deeper meaning to me than most of you may have known, It strengthened me inside and out. I learned that doing things on your own and working through problems gives you a greater appreciation for the finished product. Dave, Thank you for the opportunity to restore your beautiful mustang...it has been a pleasure and I hope you enjoy your ride!

Today Reliable carriers came and picked up the Mustang, they had a top notch rig and they were very nice people. I could of probably worked on her for another month but as a good friend of mine said about classic cars..."they are a work in progress"... The car turned out better than I could of ever imagined, whenever I would drive it around people would nearly wreck or fall over rubber necking at it and I would just smile. I can only hope that it will bring as much joy to you Dave as it did to me, Love ya Unc..

Hey, its 95% done!

Well, as anyone knows that deals with show cars and such....the last 5% is a freaking killer man! I have sorted through wiring issues, alignment issues, and this huge problem that keeps me on my toes no matter what I am working on which is "aftermarket parts." I would have to say that this issue alone has been the sole reason for all of my stress on this project. ha ha. Anyways, here are some good pictures to look at. Go to YouTube for the videos.