BillyGoat March Pop Hot Rodding

[Bob Johnson]

man....and people always said goat lovin would never pay off.

I would say mr. howell is a pioneer, and his goat will promote mainstream goat love across the nation!

awesome awesome awesome, but I still say you should have gone with the ostrich skin top!

P.S. I've got the PHR circulation figured out...they are purposefully avoiding me and only me no matter where I go so that I will subscribe. I have NEVER seen an issue of PHR on a newsstand!

goat lovin won't payoff?? look at The Real..proof positive goat lovin pays off..kind of like winnin a contest and the prize is a 2 week vacation to Buffalo N.Y. in January

[parsonsj]

My PHR just came today.

Bill: two words: Suh weet! Congratulations again!

jp

[baz67]

I cannot wait until I get home to see my copy.

Congrats Bill, I know how much work you put into it and your(its) secrets are still safe with me.

[dropit69]

ok ive been to every book stroe around me its still not out ..guess ill have to wait for my mailman to bring my phr with the cover folded in half like he always does..one reason i buy them on newstand too..damn post offices..

[phonedude_mln]

(making a long thread longer...)

obviously, Bill's GTO is awesome, but everyone on this site already knew that. and of course, the March 2006 issue
of PHR has a really nice 69 Camaro. but what makes this issue nice is the road racing 71 *Torino* (!) and
a *drag racing* 72 Nova.

nice change of pace!

[Bill Howell]

(making a long thread longer...)

the March 2006 issue
of PHR has a really nice 69 Camaro. but what makes this issue nice is the road racing 71 *Torino* (!) and
a *drag racing* 72 Nova.

nice change of pace!

You are so right. I have had the issue for a week or so now and I said the same thing when I read it. SW's black 69 is such a nice car and as the artilce said, it gets used, not as a protourer or a track car, but as a car. Driven by owner as it was meant to be in the first place. As much as I live and breathe Protouring, as the rest of us here do, I can not help but think PHR would paint themselves into a corner if ALL they did was geared toward Protouring. There is a huge, big world out there, and variety is the spice of life.
Just as diversity helps us grow, it will make PHR even better too. SO, next time you read a non Protouring article there, try to understand....

[Steve1968LS2]

(making a long thread longer...)

obviously, Bill's GTO is awesome, but everyone on this site already knew that. and of course, the March 2006 issue
of PHR has a really nice 69 Camaro. but what makes this issue nice is the road racing 71 *Torino* (!) and
a *drag racing* 72 Nova.

nice change of pace!

Is this where I take a bow?? lol

The Torino was just so cool.. how could we NOT feature it.. and the guy drives the hell out of that car on the track.. very cool car. Like we say, build it and we will come -- also, the low buck Torino makes a nice counterpoint to the highbuck cars. We always try to have a good mix and this month was especially good.. show cars, race cars and rare cars..

The Nova was cool too.. is it a g-Machine? no, but who cares.. the guy races it and it certainly is streetable.

Gotta say that SW's black Camaro is about the straightest car I've ever seen.. damn that car looks good..

[speedster]

Hey Bill -

I'm so late to the party, the goats left or died, the party favors were eaten, and there are flies everywhere...
Seriously, congratulations on the billygoat. Someone else hit the nail on the head, your cover will be remembered for how many people it converted over to Pro Touring or (Popular) Hot Rodding in general. I know that if I was young with money burning a hole in my pocket, a ride like that would be the dream to shoot for. Maybe not my first ride, but like all of us who get it in our blood, yourself included, the dream is to build a car like "THAT ONE!" someday. So again, congrats !!

P.S. Since I am such a newbie to this board, I feel bad that I did not meet you and the people on here personally (yet). My wife and I were checkin' out the "awesome" goat and "the guys" under the white canopy at this year's Turkey Rod Run. Now I feel privileged to know who you are. Can't wait to meet you and the others. That is what makes this site great for little guys like me. Learning from, talking to and being around the cool guys with the Cover cars.

Cheers

Now go smoke your tires again.

[vanzuuk1]

Got my issue, congratulations on the cover, couldnt happen to a nicer guy.

The torino was cool also.

[Bill Howell]

Bruce,
You have me speechless. lol
Thanks for the comments, but really, anyone who knows me, knows I am one of the "little people" too. I just have a big mouth, and my kids are grown so I have a little extra spendable income. Trust me, I get up and work every day. In fact, I was on a pick today, 20 feet off the ground, nailing siding on a new cabin we are building. I am passionate about the hobby, and yes, I have just built my dream car. Of coarse, there will be more, but not until I sell this one cause my pockets are not that deep, and this one is not for sale at the moment. I truely enjoy driving this car and yes, smoking the tires. When the new wears off, then I will think about something new, but right now, I am waiting for the Power Tour. You should have introduced yourself in Daytona. Remember, we are all just car guys, and there was more bs going on under that tent than anything. Well, unless a pretty female walked by..........
One thing I do hope the article does is show that there are other cars that make nice rides other than first gen camaros. If nothing else, if you build something else, it will get noticed....

[speedster]

Bill, you, speechless?...nah.
Anyway, I hope to meet you at the Power Tour. I am registerd and hope to have the car ready for the start of it in Kissimmee and Gainesville. The car may have duct tape and liquid nails holding it together, but hey, that's OK. It's even a Pontiac with Chevy power.

[speedster]

... and one more thing -
If you're 20 feet up in the air, don't be dreaming about driving that car - you may fall down, and you probably don't bounce very well. LOL

[Bill Howell]

lol, It ain't a hot rod if it ain't got alittle duct tape.
The goat even has a piece or two.....

[69rs]

Bill says he's speechless, then writes a book!

[Bill Howell]

Bill says he's speechless, then writes a book!

Bruce, you remember this guy's car right? It was the 4wd model...
The more you get to know us the less you are likely to be seen with us.lol
You have to be able to take a joke anyway....lol

[Steve1968LS2]

but hey, that's OK. It's even a Pontiac with Chevy power.

Actually it's a pontiac with GM power.. that is not a "chevy" motor ;)

[69rs]

Bruce, you remember this guy's car right? It was the 4wd model...
The more you get to know us the less you are likely to be seen with us.lol
You have to be able to take a joke anyway....lol

Yeah yeah, mines the one that always get pushed to the back of the P/T photos! Luckily you can still see it towering over the others!

[Bill Howell]

Yeah yeah, mines the one that always get pushed to the back of the P/T photos! Luckily you can still see it towering over the others!

Sorta like the 12 year old second grader, always the tall one in the pictures......

Somebody stop me.....

[speedster]

Was that the same 12 year old second grader with the 4 wheel drive, 3 wheeled, Big Wheel ?? Wow, they were everywhere. Darwin would be crying about now. Did Bob Johnson ride one ?

[speedster]

Not Chevy Power ? OK, shoot me now. Damn, those Tech Editors always have the right answer. I don't think it actually has a single GM part in it. Can I say it is Mutt Power ?