sewlow
I was the kid in the back seat, hanging over the front seat, naming off ALL the other cars on the road. (seat belts? kid seats? Nope! Not then.) A disease or genetics? Jury's still out! Dad had Antique/collector cars. Still does. (Resto-geek!) I loved Muscle cars.
Most kids hated September. Not me! I would be at the dealerships every Saturday,(on my 'Mustang' bike!) eagerly anticipating the unveiling of the new models. Just a bit too young & a 'few' dollars short! Damn!
Managed to have a few over the years, although only one was a true factory muscle car.
'69 Chevelle. Quarter mile @13.2-12.8. Written off. (Hey, I was 18!)
'70 Nova SS396/L78 4spd. BL/BL. Original, except for headers. 3rd. owner. Watched the orig. owner bring it home. SOLD it to get married!
DOH!!!
'93 S15 Jimmy. 383 stroker w/TPI, 700R4, 3.73 posi, slammed on 17's & 18's. Fun, but small! SOLD!
A couple of square bodies. Both rclb 3/4t's. 2wl/dr, 8600gvw's. '75 for eight yrs. The ex. wrote it off! '86 for 13yrs. Body rot killed it!
Been doing custom auto interiors for 30+yrs. 7yrs. lead hand in a shop creating custom interiors for corporate jets. Earned an A.M.E ticket doing that. (Aircraft Mechanical Engineer -interiors, section 27.853, with multiple sub-section endorsements) 9/11 ended that. Since then, I've earned a Bachleor's degree in education, while working on custom, Hot-Rod, & restored vehicle interiors. (Riddler Great-8 finalist in '97) Many 'Best-of's' for my customers.
Now, 2 trucks.
'97 Chevy rcsb, 2/4 drop. SS wheels. Fair amount of mods. It's the one-year-only blue. Shop truck.
'98 GMC rcsb. 4/7 drop on 20's. LOTS of mods. Black. Full Custom Escalade interior. Building to pull 1g, 60mph-0 in 130', sub 14sec. 1/4's. Ongoing project. 4.3 died after 375,000 km.'s. LS swap happenin' soon as I can get time away from customer's projects!
Handle explanation; Upholsterer, hence 'sew'(low)
Single,= solo (sewlow)
&, both my trucks are, oh, about, so low. (picture my hand about this high)
The 58? Yeah... I'm THAT old! (Y.O.B.)
My only responsibilities are; my dog, my customers, my bills, & my trucks. In that order. Although the kids (early 30's) seem to think that 'ole Dad is a never ending supply of cash! (Do they EVER really leave home?)
Anything with 4 wheels
Most kids hated September. Not me! I would be at the dealerships every Saturday,(on my 'Mustang' bike!) eagerly anticipating the unveiling of the new models. Just a bit too young & a 'few' dollars short! Damn!
Managed to have a few over the years, although only one was a true factory muscle car.
'69 Chevelle. Quarter mile @13.2-12.8. Written off. (Hey, I was 18!)
'70 Nova SS396/L78 4spd. BL/BL. Original, except for headers. 3rd. owner. Watched the orig. owner bring it home. SOLD it to get married!
DOH!!! '93 S15 Jimmy. 383 stroker w/TPI, 700R4, 3.73 posi, slammed on 17's & 18's. Fun, but small! SOLD!
A couple of square bodies. Both rclb 3/4t's. 2wl/dr, 8600gvw's. '75 for eight yrs. The ex. wrote it off! '86 for 13yrs. Body rot killed it!
Been doing custom auto interiors for 30+yrs. 7yrs. lead hand in a shop creating custom interiors for corporate jets. Earned an A.M.E ticket doing that. (Aircraft Mechanical Engineer -interiors, section 27.853, with multiple sub-section endorsements) 9/11 ended that. Since then, I've earned a Bachleor's degree in education, while working on custom, Hot-Rod, & restored vehicle interiors. (Riddler Great-8 finalist in '97) Many 'Best-of's' for my customers.
Now, 2 trucks.
'97 Chevy rcsb, 2/4 drop. SS wheels. Fair amount of mods. It's the one-year-only blue. Shop truck.
'98 GMC rcsb. 4/7 drop on 20's. LOTS of mods. Black. Full Custom Escalade interior. Building to pull 1g, 60mph-0 in 130', sub 14sec. 1/4's. Ongoing project. 4.3 died after 375,000 km.'s. LS swap happenin' soon as I can get time away from customer's projects!
Handle explanation; Upholsterer, hence 'sew'(low)
Single,= solo (sewlow)
&, both my trucks are, oh, about, so low. (picture my hand about this high)
The 58? Yeah... I'm THAT old! (Y.O.B.)
My only responsibilities are; my dog, my customers, my bills, & my trucks. In that order. Although the kids (early 30's) seem to think that 'ole Dad is a never ending supply of cash! (Do they EVER really leave home?)
Anything with 4 wheels
- Birthday
- October 31
- Location
- Abbotsford B.C., Canada.
- Name
- AL. D.
- Occupation
- Auto Upholsterer/38 '+' years exp.
Signature
"...you can sleep in a truck...you can't drive a house." (Dagen_1)
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