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ENJOY SOME SUMMER PICTURES...
2002

   The idea of this side is to mix some, maybe fun, moments. Some sort of describing text might go with them as well...

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Art´s husbil okl.JPG (13668 bytes) First thing out this year was GNRS ( Grand National Roadster Show ) in San Mateo, south of San Francisco. As I had a lot of pictures from it last year so here are a smaller collection of pictures.
   First out is Art Himsel´s one of a kind old RV. As Art is an exellent painter the look of it is ofcourse outstanding.
Flamlack okl.JPG (16278 bytes) This year´s big thing seem to be flames...
Ford cupe b röd svart PS okl.JPG (12606 bytes) ... here on a wild pro street car...
Willys blå svart vf okl.JPG (15683 bytes) ... and here on a Willys...
Shorty -55 okl.JPG (11682 bytes) ... some cars have more heat than others...
Ford 5W -32 röd okl.JPG (13980 bytes) ... and some makes it without it.

 

 

 

Inne i hallen vid vår gång okl.JPG (11808 bytes) By the end of March it was time for Goodguys All American Get Together where we had a booth this year. Showing our equippment for metal forming and some pictures from the Step-2 Classes Lazze had in Sweden.
   This was the best show we have had so far, with a great response and a lot of people looking us up.

First two pictures are from our booth inside the Exhibition Hall.

Monter innan öppning m Randy okl.JPG (11183 bytes)
Corvette 65 PS röd vf okl.JPG (13454 bytes) Here are some cars in the hall...
Mustang Mach1 69 röd vf okl.JPG (12023 bytes) ...and here is picture from outside early Sunday morning.

 

 

 

Corvette diner okl.JPG (17805 bytes) Lazze and I was down to Los Angeles and San Diego for some car fun, and to pick up a complete Willys coupe body + frame for the scheduled Step-2 Classes we going to have in California later this year.
   If you go to San Diego, don´t miss the " Corvette Diner ". A place we fall in love with, great music and a lot of fun !!!
Ford PU okl.JPG (12847 bytes) We heared about a regular car meet in Brea, held at a Best Buy parking lot.
Lastad hos Mike okm.JPG (12179 bytes) Here we just loaded the trailer at Willys Replacement Parts (check out their fun little Willys), ready to begin the haul back to Mountain View.

 

 

 

15 Dörr öppningar på plats okm.JPG (19333 bytes) Lazze came back to California by the beginning of May, and even though the Step-2 Classes in California is not an official car event, I just like you to have the oppertunity to see some pictures from it.
   Maybe you think it was not possible to build a car from flat sheets of Aluminum in your garage... take a look at this !

   This is how it looked when the Step-2 Classes started...

20020507 Aluminiumen inlastad okm.JPG (10039 bytes) ... and here my youngest son looks at what is going to become the first Aluminum Willys in USA...
14 End of 1st week rear okm.JPG (16516 bytes) ... here is after one week...
29 Get the roof in okm.JPG (13438 bytes) ... here the students are in full action...
64 End of day Willys v okm.JPG (12201 bytes) ... and this is the result of two weeks ( 5 days each ), three new students each week. If you like to see and read more click here.

 

 

GASSER REUNION - Thompson Drag Raceway, OHIO.

   Now we´re back in business... We ended this session ( May -02 ) for Lazze by going to a big gasser meet. Thompson Drag Raceway is a privat owened strip in the middle of nowhere, but MAN do they know how to make you feel like home !!!
   We like to thank both the owners of the place ( don´t know there name - if somebody e-mail me the names I will put them up here ). The whole event was a blast !!!
   We also wanted to thank the organizers Ken and Ernest McIntyre, as they run the club magazine for " Mid America Willys Club " - GASSER MAGAZINE. If you like gassers in general and Willys in particular you can e-mail Ken or Ernest by just click on there names or wright to:

Mid America Willys Club
18222 N. 66th Avenue
Glendale, AZ 85308
USA

Here are a few great gasser links:

Speedy Willys Racing Team
Gasser Madness

   Here comes a bunch of pictures from the event - hope you love it as much as I do...

003 WILLYS förklaring okl.JPG (10672 bytes) For those of you who don´t know what a Willys is - here comes an explination...
011 Insläpp kö okl.JPG (8637 bytes) This is Friday morning about 7.15 way out in the sticks... would you believe it - traffic is backed up with a lot of horse power...
030 Show gul W vf okl.JPG (13344 bytes) ... there where many cars driving to the event...
034 Show röd W vf okl.JPG (14186 bytes) ... I don´t know the names of the owners or builders...
035 Show svart m flames W hb okl.JPG (14341 bytes) ... but I do know I just love those cars...
043 Pit area Hemified W vf okl.JPG (11411 bytes) ... This was not just a show and shine meet...
046 Pit area röd Cheva h okl.JPG (10221 bytes) ... and there where other manufacturers represented as well...
049 Start området burnout v okl.JPG (12054 bytes) ... Time trails started 9.00 Friday morning - and the show was on...
053 Display legender okl.JPG (15141 bytes) ... in GASSER MAGAZINE´s booth: people had the possibility to talk to, and get the signatures from living gasser legends...

Here are some of the people we met (and a link to their web sites if I know about it, please e-mail me if I missed someone)
J:r Thompson
Ohio George Montgomery
K.S. Pittman
Barbara Barb Hamilton
Bones Balogh
Big John Mazmanian

056 Display bilar okl.JPG (10097 bytes) ... while they enjoyed the view of some of the best looking gassers there are...
062 Display bilar okl.JPG (10424 bytes) ... they sure look great from every angle...
064 Display Barbs båda bilar hb okl.JPG (12101 bytes) ... These two are driven by a lady, Barabara " Barb " Hamiliton...
144 Barbara Barb Hamilton okl.JPG (16764 bytes) ... one kind of a lady...
067 Display Barbs motor Lazze och KS v okl.JPG (13182 bytes) ... here K.S. Pittman shows us the motor on one of her cars...
069 Display Barbs ballast KS b okl.JPG (13352 bytes) ... Barb also showed us how she make the car to hook up back then, a lot of thing where different those days...
071 Show Corvette och röd Cheva -56 vf okl.JPG (10813 bytes) ... Here are a snapshot from the exhibition area, would you dream of doing this today...
074 Show plåtren W v okl.JPG (10741 bytes) ... but as you can see, there are still some dare devils...
078 Pit area svart W hf okl.JPG (12142 bytes) ... just scuff as many hp under the hood as possible...
081 Display okl.JPG (13655 bytes) ... Here is a picture of our " first class display "...
094 Show lila W m lila truck hb okl.JPG (13232 bytes) ... to compaire with some of the more stylish guys...
105 Show svart W vf okl.JPG (12188 bytes) ... but most guys and girls came just driving...
107 Show röd shoebox vb okl.JPG (10007 bytes) ... and everybody was wellcome...
108 Show svart PU vf okl.JPG (12527 bytes) ... some more wild than other...
111 Show blå m blå flamor W vb okl.JPG (13185 bytes) ... we where enjoying this...
112 Show blå W hb okl.JPG (13195 bytes) ... from all aspects...
114 Display okl.JPG (11485 bytes) ... This is how GASSER MAGAZINE´s tent looked in the early morning sun, before everybody arrived...
122 Pit area Hemified motor vf okl.JPG (15264 bytes) ... then we had some time to walk around in the pit area...
124 Pit area Phils Ford motor 52 Olds Rocket hf okl.JPG (13922 bytes) ... get some good pictures of different things...
130 Burn out box röd bil okl.JPG (10880 bytes) ... I even dragged my feet a little and stayed in the burnout area...
134 Burn out box mörklila W okl.JPG (10769 bytes) ... this is show time...
136 Burn out box 2 mörk W okl.JPG (10266 bytes) ... even though it´s only time trails...
139 Burn out box mörk W och Phil Ford 49 okl.JPG (10074 bytes) ... In the far lane you can see how Phil treated his 1949 Ford...
146 Barb startar h okl.JPG (10867 bytes) ... Here Barb is startng up one of her cars...
153 Show turkoise blown W vf okl.JPG (12953 bytes) ... these blown bad cars sure makes you want one...
156 Show röd anglia m mini vf okl.JPG (12378 bytes) ... and it does not necceserly have to be a Willys...
157 Show några annat än W hf okl.JPG (11244 bytes) ... there are a lot of different cool rides to choose from...
164 Show tilt front mörkblå m ljusblå flammor Willys vf okl.JPG (13719 bytes) ... but my choise is a Willys, late or...
166 Show Hemi i tidig Willys gråblå vf okl.JPG (14382 bytes) ... early design...
168 Utsikt från monterplats hf okl.JPG (10930 bytes) ... Last pictures from Thompson are the view we had all weekend from our display...
169 Utsikt från monterplats f okl.JPG (11096 bytes) ... here some of the legends are sitting outside...
170 Utsikt från monterplats vf okl.JPG (11788 bytes) ... enjoying the great weather we had all weekend...
173 Swede och Lazze m Long Distance Award på hotellet okl.JPG (9532 bytes) We ( The Swedes = Swede and Lazze ) also got the Long Distance Award ( non driven ). Another time hopefully we will be driving in...