Phil Hall here..
Started life in Idaho. Dad was a veterinarian. Mom an electrical engineer.
Dad was a cowboy type and hated cars but, Mom liked them. I took after my
Mom and my grandfather on Dad's side that was an inventor. His inventions
got Dad through Vet school and afforded them a nice life during the
Depression.
Bought my first Roadster (a black '68 1600) 2 weeks after my 15th birthday
with money I made farming. Made 1000 bucks - 900 for the Roadster -
insurance - gas and drove home with 5 bucks in my pocket and with my first
Roadster grin (still got it). Started working for Kim Blough at (now) Idaho
Z for nothing. He was/is a great mentor! Previous Roadster projects
include a turbo 1600 with 5 speed. Boy, that was a hoot!
I am now driving a '66 1600 in red. Bought it from my cousin in Idaho and
had it shipped to Alabama - my home for the last 14 years. Jay Williams in
Nashville and myself started SEROC 3 years ago and now is over 100 members.
Brad Holmes in now steering SEROC and doing a great job. Other hobbies
include wooden boats, wood working, construction, .. anything "hands on",
even like to sew.
I am happily married to my wonderful wife Rhonda. We have a 4 year old girl
(Malori) with red hair and attitude to match! Malori likes Hot Wheels as
much as Barbies. I have her scheduled to be the first female driver to win
the Indy 500. I also have a 15 year old boy (Nick) from a previous
marriage. He just bought a '74 260Z and yep, I can see the grin:) I have
to get him out from under the hood late at night to get him to bed.
I work as a Tribologist at NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center. Tribology is
the study of friction and wear. I specialize in solid film lubricants,
oils, and greases for space use. I work many projects including Shuttle,
Space Station, new space craft, many satellites, ground support.... NASA
in a lot of ways is a Gov job, but with a twist. We get to do a lot of fun
stuff. Due to lack of technicians and need to build new test rigs, I have
become a pretty good machinist.
Future Roadstering includes building a 67.5 custom with a 3.8 Buick Grand
National turbo V6 and T5 5 speed. It will be a total custom with only the
body/frame being Datsun. This project will take a couple more years, but
that is Ok. I really enjoy time in the shop fabricating new parts. See it
at www.picturetrail.com/spl311 .
Phil Hall
SEROC
OROC
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