Father and son buiding cars

[Keith B.]

this is not a very technical post but I think most will appreciate this.

this is my father and I back in 1996 sitting on his 67 L79 coupe frame



and here we are on our 67 L68 coupe frame last week

[Donald O.]

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Very Nice!

[Timothy B.]

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Keith,

That's a wonderful picture you will cherish in your lifetime.

[Edward J.]

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Keith, Memories for a lifetime. great pic.s

[Bill M.]

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i have a picture somewhere of my daughter Kelsey handing me an antenna for our 65 i will never forget how the whole family was involved in that car

[Joe R.]

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Technical or not those pictures are worth more to you than this entire Blog!

Thanks for sharing those moments with us!

JR

[Tracy C.]

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Keith,

You've had a fine upbringing. The time spent twisting wrenches with your Pops will be some of your most valuable memories in life. Based on some of your posts here and on the CF, I can tell you picked up some important lessons along the way. Thanks for sharing the pics. They are a reminder of how quickly time slips past us all.

tc

[Paul J.]

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Great pics, Keith. It's every man's dream (mostly) to restore a car with his son. There's a 68 Camaro parked beside of my house that was bought 15 years ago for that very purpose. My son found girls and a career before we got very far. However, he lives a few blocks away and also has a shop, so there's still hope for me.

Paul

[Pat F.]

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In 1981, my two master mechanics assistants were trying to determine where my rebuilt 327 should go in the 1963 Roadster.

[Zachary H.]

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I am new to this site but man that is very touching. I am hopeful my sons and I will have similar experiences. Thanks for sharing.

Zach

[Gary R.]

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I did the same with my son. Started him out at 5 sitting on my lap in a parking lot letting him steer the 69. Taught him to drive stick in the 69 at 15 and started him wrenching a short time later. Gave him a 75 L82 coupe on his HS graduation night to build up and now he is 28 and full all out throw back drag racer. It was a good experience for both and still is. He blows up the car, takes the parts out, and we rebuild them. The latest job replacing both inner/outer sheared solid spicers on a 3.5" 1/2 shaft. This part I can do without but he can take the car apart blind folded now. Good luck to you and your Dad, be safe and get the car finished. Gary

[Jim D.]

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Here's a pic. of my "little helper" painting my 60 back in the early 70's.

[Paul D.]

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Guys, please direct some of these photos and stories to our own RESTORER. I think this would make a great article or maybe a small feature in every edition. This is truly what our hobby should be about. Chip.

[Dino L.]

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My son Nick and I share the hobbynick 2.jpgnick3.jpgnick.jpgThe first shot is a new 87 325IS I bought new, saved it, and gave him on his 16th birthday.....he has hot rodded, dropped a M3 motor in it, converted OBD1 to OBD II, Air bagged, and more....the 64 was being painted with my kids checking it out, the last shot is Nick helping me seat the front spring in the tower to get rid of the lean...which really worked.....he is a great mechanic, companion, and friend...my daughter Jordan loves cars as well, she doesn't wrench on them...yet!

[Philip C.]

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this is not a very technical post but I think most will appreciate this.this is my father and I back in 1996 sitting on his 67 L79 coupe frame and here we are on our 67 L68 coupe frame last week

Nice Photo BUT what happen to the tri power. Phil 8063