I know what you mean about showing your truck. It's not (to me) about
winning a trophy it's getting to talk to people that appreciate what you
have done to restore a moment in time and hear all the people say, My Dad
had one just like it ,or I drove one like that to school.
It was at a charity show this weekend, Harrison County Historical Museum,
Longview Texas. I took a second place(no trophy) I was very pleased, It was
judge by the paying crowd. First place was a immaculate 39 Packard, Second
place was My Big Red 58 Chevy and third was a professionally restored 50
Dodge Truck.
There was a bunch of nice cars there.including a Corvette 2003(1953) special
Hoot 58
Billy Gibson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl & Becky Ham" <the_hams@hotmail.com>
To: <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
Cc: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] classic trucks
> Wayne:
> Thanks for the comment. I just received my copy yesterday and was almost
as
> surprised as you! I'd sent pictures and a write-up to Classic Trucks in
> June and got an email back saying they would probably run my truck "later
> this year", so I resigned myself to the fact that there are many other and
> finer looking trucks out there than mine that would appear first. You
can't
> imagine how great it felt to see my truck in a magazine!!
>
> I've attended about a dozen shows in central and northern Illinois thus
far
> this summer and received three 3rd place, two 2nd place and one 1st place
> trophy. I still maintain that I don't go to shows to win trophies but it
> feels great to know someone appreciates the hours I and my friends have
put
> in on my truck. It just goes to show that if you feel good about the work
> you've put in, someday someone will complement you for the effort. I know
> my buddies that helped me on my truck are now getting alittle more
> 'inspired' to get their trucks done so it looks like I'll have a busy
winter
> helping them (and that's what all this is about, making new friends and
> helping each other).
>
> Hope your truck rear axle problems have been fixed and you're on the road
> again. Would still like to know how your transplant from original to
newer
> rear end went. Write when you have time.
>
> Carl Ham
> '56 Chevy TF Stepside
> Pontiac, IL
>
>
> >From: wayne osborne <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
> >Reply-To: wayne osborne <wayne@chevytrucks.org>
> >To: the_hams@hotmail.com
> >CC: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> >Subject: [oletrucks] classic trucks
> >Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 10:45:01 -0400
> >
> >Hi Carl,
> > Just want to say I was sitting in my favorite chair in the library
this
> >morning reading through the latest issue of classic trucks magazine and
low
> >and behold when I got to the classic cruiser section on page 84---what
did
> >I see.... A write up and pictorial of your truck.. Very very
impressive
> >my friend, no better way to see all your hard work pay off than this way.
> >Great job and congrats again. --wayne
> >
> >
> >Wayne Osborne
> >http://www.chevytrucks.org
> >http://www.chevytrucks.org/wayne
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