[Spridgets] was record resto, now Bondo tricks

[Brad Fornal]

When we took the 68 in to be reworked, they found bullet holes in the
rear quarter. I still have that panel hanging in the parts shed.
When I was back in the town where I originally bought the car, I
stopped in to see the guy I got it from (his wife actually). I was
showing photos of the car in the process of restoration. She left the
room, and would not return. I often wonder if she was mad that we were
doing something to the car that they wouldn't/couldn't do. Anyway, I
asked the guy about the bullet holes. He hollered back to his wife
"Honey, do you know anything about bullet holes in the car?" She yells
back "My ex had it in Tennessee for a few years, and he grew marijuana
for Christ's sake".
I never really knew what THAT had to do with the f'n bullet holes, but
that conversation still sticks with me....
Now that the motor is going back together, would it be in poor taste
to stop in and visit again, on my way to Lake of the Ozarks? It IS
along the way.

On 8/28/07, Wm. Severin Thompson <wsthompson at thicko.com> wrote:
> Michael,
>
> The Burger King wrapper story is part of a running joke between Frank and I.
> While there are plenty of hacks out there in body shops that might wad up
> their sandwich wrapper from lunch and stuff it in a rust hole and fling
> bondo at it from 5' away... we are not advocating that for Spridget
> preservation.
>
> It is amazing when you become an automotive archeologist and take some of
> these nearly 50 year old cars down to bare metal to see the horrors of past
> body shop transgressions.
>
> WST
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: spridgets-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:spridgets-bounces+wsthompson=thicko.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> Michael Conn
> Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:24 PM
> To: spridgets
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] was record resto, now Bondo tricks
>
> List.
>
> The stories about how to fill in holes in our spridgets are really quite
> depressing, don't you think.   Surely it's much more satisfying to do the
> job properly (i.e. buy replacement panels or whatever).   The first e-mail
> or so depressed me, so I'm just hitting delete now.   We're to preserve our
> LBC's are we not?   Don't send me e-mails full of abuse, I'll just hit
> delete every time I see one.
>
> Sorry, feel a bit serious about this topic (not to mention depressed)!
>
> Michael
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