Cuda at SEMA

[Bob Johnson]

I was reading the last couple of Popular Hot Rodding Magazines and saw the blurb about Pro-touring guys meeting at the Lumber Company at Vegas..most of those cars exhibited belonged to Ron Pratt (whom I've mentioned in here previously) He does a lot for this sport and doesn't seek publicity and personal recognition for what he does. He's involved with nearly every charity project that comes thru Barrett Jackson..He'll buy the car, then turn around and give it back to sell again. Very generous individual..plus he's breast fed Boyd Coddington for the last two years by buying numerous of his finished pieces, in addition to having Boyd build him new stuff. You don't see him wanting all the media coverage the other big spenders seek, and out spends them all. maybe we can get him to show us his stuff next year in Vegas. I'm sure he would welcome us in his museum.

[kennyd]

I was reading the last couple of Popular Hot Rodding Magazines and saw the blurb about Pro-touring guys meeting at the Lumber Company at Vegas..most of those cars exhibited belonged to Ron Pratt (whom I've mentioned in here previously) He does a lot for this sport and doesn't seek publicity and personal recognition for what he does. He's involved with nearly every charity project that comes thru Barrett Jackson..He'll buy the car, then turn around and give it back to sell again. Very generous individual..plus he's breast fed Boyd Coddington for the last two years by buying numerous of his finished pieces, in addition to having Boyd build him new stuff. You don't see him wanting all the media coverage the other big spenders seek, and out spends them all. maybe we can get him to show us his stuff next year in Vegas. I'm sure he would welcome us in his museum.

is that who bought the 63 dodge ? make a wish car ?


BOB,
they had a drink had chip night at his place , he had alot of killer car there for us to see ,whattahey,chevzoom,yenko,waldorf nomad,....

[Bob Johnson]

He gave Boyd the money to build the car initially..donated it to the Charity..I don't know if he bought it under the hammer, but he paid Boyd to build it for the Charity for sure and the Charity got to keep the proceeds..

[Bob Johnson]

that was at the lumber place though not at Pratts wasn't it? A mutual friend told me a couple cars had a little problem or two after he got them back and he wasn't particularly enthralled since he had loaned them out for free

[kennyd]

that was at the lumber place though not at Pratts wasn't it? A mutual friend told me a couple cars had a little problem or two after he got them back and he wasn't particularly enthralled since he had loaned them out for free

yes at the lumber place , they had them stuffed in there like sardines . i could see how something could have got damaged .

[Bob Johnson]

yes at the lumber place , they had them stuffed in there like sardines . i could see how something could have got damaged .

I didn't talk to Ron about it personally but a mutual friend said he didn't feel like the proper care was taken and that several things had happened to the cars..That's a shame because these guys like Milton Robson, and Pratt open up their collections to the public and for some Dumb as* to put his hands all over the cars and open and shut doors is inexcusable. You just need to go up to his wife and feel her off..same thing in my book.

[Doug Cooper]

Better not touch any of Bob's cars if your wife is within arms length!

[Bill Howell]

Bob, the "lumber place" is Steve Sandlin's place in Vegas. I was there, it was the Lateral-g party. Most of the cars where Steve's stuff but Ron and several others had loaned their rides too. The cars were close and there to be seen, but I highly doubt anything happened there. Just cars guys there drooling maybe, not the general public. Very cool assembly of cars, very well done and first class deal all the way around.

Then again, this may not be the same deal, so slap me if I am talking out of turn.

[Bob Johnson]

Bob, the "lumber place" is Steve Sandlin's place in Vegas. I was there, it was the Lateral-g party. Most of the cars where Steve's stuff but Ron and several others had loaned their rides too. The cars were close and there to be seen, but I highly doubt anything happened there. Just cars guys there drooling maybe, not the general public. Very cool assembly of cars, very well done and first class deal all the way around.

Then again, this may not be the same deal, so slap me if I am talking out of turn.

that was the same deal..won't slap you though, you're bigger than me..and I'm old and weak..

[Bob Johnson]

Better not touch any of Bob's cars if your wife is within arms length!

even further if she's ugly..I'll poke her with a 10 foot pole if the byatch is ugly

[Doug Cooper]

Bob whats the status on getting that bad boy cuda running?

[Van B]

The thread that wouldn't die...

[Bill Howell]

... you're bigger than me..and I'm old and weak..

I will go along with the old and weak part, but we are about the same size. Mine is just muscle......lol

[Bob Johnson]

I will go along with the old and weak part, but we are about the same size. Mine is just muscle......lol

muscle is your case is spelled puscle

[Bob Johnson]

Bob whats the status on getting that bad boy cuda running?

spendin money again...new Rockland Gear built trans and rear are in, new Centerforce dual disc LM series aluminum flywheel, alum pressure plate and dual clutch discs are in..going to put Holley's NOS Nitrous system on it.. staged system that we can bring on gradually...decided on it instead of Barry Grant's stuff..they wanted me to leave the tanks yellow so everyone would know it was their's..not hardly gonna do that..now if they'd give me a **** tail to put on my aerial..got the A arms all polished..was gonna annodize them but since they were forged, they said they might be blotchy..we just decided to satin finish them and seal them...computer stuff is installed..ran a million miles of wires in that thing..some extra wiring for ABS and TRACTION CONTROL. Going to carry it up to
Decatur Ala, to get those guys to dyno it.. Hurry up and get started on that Camaro..someone else needs to start paying for that big new house overlooking that river that Alan has built..first met him he was living in a single wide..now he has a mansion..I'm going to have to take a hand me down trailer from The Real..my finances are getting tight

[Steve Chryssos]

my finances are getting tight

Oh, your getting married? Post some pix of that tight fiance.

[speedster]

Can't wait to see how that Traction Control performs with the manual coonskin transmission...especially right after a gear change. Keep you from gettin' quite as many roadkills as you usually do. You may go hungry.

[Bob Johnson]

finance man,, not fiance' .... like my money's tight..I was married before you were shi*ting yellow..got married in 1967..she's been thru some crazy stuff with me in nearly 40 years. send me your email and I'll send you some chit that'l make your hair stand on end if you're hungry for some pix..ask ol CooperZ..done freaked him out..ask Funkmaster Flex..saw his wife at their party in Vegas..she thanked me for the emails..she said her girlfriends and she loved them..had added spice to their marriage..guess they eat habanero peppers like candy..XXXXXXX type stuff couldn't stand a fiance'..ol wifey would get half or more..probably all I'd have left would be the Cuda...then I'd lose my check writing status..then what would I do?

[Travis B]

finance man,, not fiance' like my money's tight..I was married before you were shi*ting yellow..got married in 1967..she's been thru some crazy stuff with me in nearly 40 years. send me your email and I'll send you some chit that'l make your hair stand on end if you're hungry for some pix..ask ol CooperZ..done freaked him out..ask Funkmaster Flex..saw his wife at their party in Vegas..she thanked me for the emails..she said her girlfriends and she loved them..had added spice to their marriage..guess they eat habanero peppers like candy..XXXXXXX type stuff

[Steve Chryssos]

finance man,, not fiance' like my money's tight..I was married before you were shi*ting yellow..got married in 1967..she's been thru some crazy stuff with me in nearly 40 years. send me your email and I'll send you some chit that'l make your hair stand on end if you're hungry for some pix..ask ol CooperZ..done freaked him out..ask Funkmaster Flex..saw his wife at their party in Vegas..she thanked me for the emails..she said her girlfriends and she loved them..had added spice to their marriage..guess they eat habanero peppers like candy..XXXXXXX type stuff couldn't stand a fiance'..ol wifey would get half or more..probably all I'd have left would be the Cuda...then I'd lose my check writing status..then what would I do?

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