FRIENDS.........got to have em!!!!

Without the help of the many friends along the way I would not even be anywhere close to where I am today. The kind of guys that will help you move stuff, lift things, loan you tools, give you advice, poke fun at you (and you them!!) or just be around to shoot the breeze with. I am indebted to so many friends who have helped along the way and neighbors that have put up with my ummmm...creative moments late at night. THANK YOU ALL!!!!!

DAD! Heres where it all started folks! The head guy,big cahoona,top dog,number one peon.....My dad!!!, who didnt want me to be a mechanic. But ,at my first chance I rebeled, grabbed the tools, and ran!! Without all the time he took to teach me how to fix things, make things, break things,hide what we broke and grab good junk out of the garbage I would probably be sitting in front of a TV paying everyone else to do stuff. (hmmmm .....wait a sec....nah! thats no fun!!!)Thanks DAD...I love ya man!!!

LaVern Bertram Here is a real good friend that without his help,experiance,patience,and tools I would have been lost when it came to car restoration and trying new things.He is a very well known Harley Davison mechanic, and creator of just about anything you can make out of metal. Right now He is working on a Messursmitt micro-car with a Harley eng fitted into it, along with a 47 cadillac, T-Bucket, forklift and about 50 other projects.. (Hes always modifing something to make it go faster!!)
	Eric Pottle The guy who lends me everything but the barn door! Do you know how handy it is to hot water pressure blast a car before you start working on it???Hes got this spray rig that will take the paint right off the car!! Thanks for all the detergents,tools,nasty chemicals you dont use anymore and friendship!!Oh and thanks for not turning me in for all the noise and lumber.
Jyrki Pikary Although we have never personally met,I met Jyrky via the internet. He lives in Finland and is in the process of restoring a 46 Roadmaster.He is the type to do everything himself also.(Jyrkis Home page)Its great to talk to someone else who is knowledgable in the buick areas and is doing all the stuff im going to have to do before I get into it! I am helping him to get started in electroplating. Someday maybe we will meet....
DANGER!!! BAILEY(alias Bayjwee) BOOZEY and DOTTIE!! These are the reason my family and all my cars are safe. Many people have faced the wrath of these fearsome animals and not lived to tell about it.....Death from below the ankle is how they are known in the neighborhood.