To Todd....From the Ratpack

[Finch]

Todd,

We hope you are enjoying the next phase of your wonderful life and we are
happy to have you looking down on us. We are all so grateful to have known
you and shared in your upbeat outlook on everything in life no matter how
dire the circumstances. You give us all something to aspire to in our own
lives and for that we are forever grateful.

The reason I am writing is to just say thank you. Even before you left us
Albert and I had been discussing how to get involved in a charity to give
something back. It has been tough getting people to listen and get on
board with what we wanted to do outside of just "give me a check", we were
almost ready to give up.
This is where you and Beth came in and gave us purpose and direction in
the wish to give to Victory Junction Gang in your memory. Just a single
phone call was all it took and we were meeting with Greg from Petty garage
and he was making the calls to put things in motion.

I know you may already know this but for the rest of us we are now
announcing the Tribute build in your name with 100% of all money received
from the promotion and sale of the car to go to Victory Junction Gang. We
will also be working with them to allow the children and families to enjoy
the car at venues across the country next year before it goes across the
block at Barret Jackson drawing some big numbers for those that need it.

We know you will be keeping an eye on this and helping to clear any
hurdles we may have. So from all of us, we say Thank You for who you are
and what you have done.

We miss you,
The Ratpack





The Ratpack is pleased to announce a new and truly wonderful build we are starting. We hope this build will bring many people together both within and outside the PT community. We have teamed up with Petty Garage and The Victory Junction Gang to do great things with this car and really make an impact next year in Todd's memory.

Below is the rendering done by Ben Hermance and we are starting with a super clean actual Z28 tub so we have the car. We are now starting to reach out to all the manufacturers to get the parts rolling in. We will unveil the car sometime in the spring and plan to have it at all the Run to events as well as SEMA.

This build will take a lot of work by a lot of people so we are always looking for those willing to help make this dream become reality.

I am sure the rest of the Ratpack will chime in so I will keep the intro short and to the point.

Let's get building........

[craigs73]

nice looking car...... this is a cool thing your doing glad to see people like you guys that can help acctually help most wont............... and i like to think all the sponsors as well for the build

[tazzz25906112]

This is a opportunity to do something wonderful and donate in the name of a "Great Man" who touched all our lives in a very special way.... As stated by Brian we had a couple of false starts and were getting quite discouraged but the good people from The Petty Garage and Victory Junction allowed us a vehicle (no pun intended LOL) to do something positive.... Todd you know the RatPack are proud to be a part of making this happen in your memory,,,God Bless my friend you are sorrily missed .......

[tommycomfort]

Excellent! I'm looking forward to following along and donating some wrenching "skill" (term used lightly) as time allows.
Tom

[66SuperSport]

This is a great idea and we are so pleased to see that the Victory Junction Gang was selected as the beneficiary of this wonderful generosity. This will be a great tribute to Todd and his family for all they have done to help us. Lynda and I have donated to the VJG for years. We have never had a chance to visit, but it looks to be an incredible place for kids to enjoy themselves in an environment where their illnesses and disabilities seem to disappear. We hope to be able to help out with this project in some way. Please keep us all informed on your progress and needs.

Thanks

[MarkB]

I am very happy to hear that this project is moving forward. I feel this is a perfect tribute to Todd and his family. Pleas count Bowler Performance Transmissions in on this project along with my sister company Phantom-Products. We will do whatever we need to help this project see completion. Thank you Brian and Albert, along with whoever else may already be involved in bringing this project to life and supporting a great group. God bless Todd, we miss you.

[John Wright]

I'm excited to see that it's an early 2gen....God Bless Todd and his family.

[patoruzrs73]

Nice to see mor 2nd gens.. and that concept look awesome...!!!!! please post all the pics of the process....!!!!!

[devwil68]

This is such a greT thing! Cant wait to hear the stroys and see it go across the block.

[rfalker1]

Best of luck to you and the build!! Sorry to hear about the loss.. I send my best to his family!!! But he seemed to live a wonderfully life and inspire a lot of people. That is true blessing in is self. Do great things with this car guys

[David Sloan]

OK I am in! Just let me know what you want me to work on or when to come to work on it!

I only meet Todd an talk with him once, But he made an impression on me that he was the real deal. ( a good down to earth person )
Thanks

[ProdigyCustoms]

Very cool

We are in for a Prodigy Smoked Glass Kit and one of our Prodigy Cool Package radiator / fan set ups.

Let me know what else we can do.

[Finch]

Very cool

We are in for a Prodigy Smoked Glass Kit and one of our Prodigy Cool Package radiator / fan set ups.

Let me know what else we can do.

Frank,

Thank you so much my friend. I had one of your killer smoked glass kits in mind from the start so this is great news. The fact your also throwing in the radiator and fan package truly touchs our hearts and will go along way to inspire others to join in on the mission.

Regards,

[eric1967]

Finch, is the build going to be at your shop? I would love to come help out. The Victory Junction Gang is a great cause. Thanks Eric

[LeighP]

Great concept...both the car and the plan for it to help others. Best of luck with it, guys.

[sr73bu]

Great stuff guys! What an amazing community we have here! Good luck with the build... rendering looks awesome!

-Sean

[796spdbu]

Brian,Albert,

You know I am ready and willing to help any way I can.

[zombiekiller]

Brian,
Although new to this scene. I'm local to you and am more than happy to lend a hand, a wrench or a weld to a good cause. Please let me know if you need another set of hands, even if its just to move stuff around or push a broom. Regardless of whether you take me up on it, this is certainly a great project for a great cause!

[RS_Customs]

OK I am in! Just let me know what you want me to work on or when to come to work on it!

I only meet Todd an talk with him once, But he made an impression on me that he was the real deal. ( a good down to earth person )
Thanks

Great project!

I meet Todd at RTTH's a few years back and he was a cool guy. I am in for lending a hand. I'll ride up with David when you need the help.

Robert

[Finch]

Finch, is the build going to be at your shop? I would love to come help out. The Victory Junction Gang is a great cause. Thanks Eric

Eric,

The majority of the build will be at my shop so any and all help is welcome.