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grapejuice1998
02-18-2008, 04:59 PM
It ain't a Dodge, but it's a pretty sweet Chebby. It's an older 90's version, lowered, with the top removed and the windshield chopped 9".

I first saw it out back of Prestige auto repair, who rents in the same building where my own personal shop is. The guy that built the truck, "Joey", had just finished the paint and had rolled it outside when I drove by. I stopped and asked him about the truck, he said; "it's a tribute to my uncle, George Barris". "We're going to present it to him in person at the Autorama".
Anyway, I told him it looked nice and went on about my business.

A lot of the truck was donated as a tribute to George. The hood is a replica of Georges jacket (pics later today), the airbrush was donated, as was the interior, and the wheels(Boyds), etc.

Last Thursday, I knew Joey was going to take the truck to the autorama and start setting up, so I stopped by to see what the finished truck looked like. Well, Joey was there and upset, because his flatbed didn't show up to take the truck down there. So, having nothing urgent to do, I offered to load it up and take it down there myself. We did that, I unloaded it and left, intending to return and see the show, but I was too busy.
Last night, Joey called and asked if I could come and get the truck. I went on over there and got to meet George, then all of them were offered a free steak dinner by some local bigshot, so Joey left me with the task of driving the custom truck out of the building, loading it myself and getting it 20 miles back to the shop. I actually had a lot of fun doing all of this though. I got to see most of the cars in the show, while they were running/driving into and back out of the show. I doubt most people ever get to hear an autorama car run, much less see it move on it's own power.
Anyway, I though I would share the experience with y'all.

BTLFED R/T
02-18-2008, 05:37 PM
You, my man, are a super samaritan! :hail: Don't know the people/animals from Adam, but help them like they're your best friend! :You_Rock_Emoticon:

If everyone did as you do, there would be no BS in this world.

grapejuice1998
02-18-2008, 05:50 PM
You, my man, are a super samaritan! :hail: Don't know the people/animals from Adam, but help them like they're your best friend! :You_Rock_Emoticon:

If everyone did as you do, there would be no BS in this world.

I don't know why I do these things, or why they often fall into my lap like they do. The same day that I hauled the truck to the autorama, I also fixed a Mercedes that someone had tried to steal the cat converter out from underneath. The owner has cancer and is too weak to deal with it, so I offered to fix it, since I have that badass shop and I know how to weld. It was easy enough though. No sweat.

A guy can't have enough good Karma in the bank IMO. ;)

I hope to have Joey help me chop up one of my Model A's, so I will end up getting a good lesson in return (priceless).

This is who George Barris is:
http://www.barris.com/

BTLFED R/T
02-18-2008, 06:41 PM
This is who George Barris is:
http://www.barris.com/

I seen him on the Barrett-Jackson coverage. He was auctioning off one of the cars he designed. I think that was the same guy. I didn't know he had done all those movie cars though. Very cool! :biggthumpup:

grapejuice1998
02-18-2008, 09:48 PM
I seen him on the Barrett-Jackson coverage. He was auctioning off one of the cars he designed. I think that was the same guy. I didn't know he had done all those movie cars though. Very cool! :biggthumpup:

Interesting.....I would have thought that truck would be the first thing on his mind this morning, but Joey never showed up and hasn't returned my calls. Something bad must have happened, because he didn't go to work, or return his bosses calls either.

BTLFED R/T
02-18-2008, 09:57 PM
Interesting.....I would have thought that truck would be the first thing on his mind this morning, but Joey never showed up and hasn't returned my calls. Something bad must have happened, because he didn't go to work, or return his bosses calls either.

Maybe they had a good time and couldn't make it in today! ;) Let's hope for that anyway.

grapejuice1998
02-18-2008, 10:25 PM
Maybe they had a good time and couldn't make it in today! ;) Let's hope for that anyway.

Oh, I do hope that! Last time I saw him he was headed for a potentially good time. The high roller was supposed to get them all into some kind of exclusive steak place. It still seems a little out of character to be so protective of it and then not even call me back all day though. The phone goes straight to voice mail, no ringing at all. Oh well, it's not hurting anything sitting on a trailer in a warehouse.

Trueblue R/T
02-18-2008, 11:40 PM
Lets hope they are all right.. If not what are you going to do with your new chevy??

grapejuice1998
02-19-2008, 12:13 AM
Lets hope they are all right.. If not what are you going to do with your new chevy??

That's a good question. If I owned it, it would have to be bagged and also, it would have to have a real nasty motor. Something along the lines of a roots blown big block with a side of nitrous.

That right there says only one thing. I can't afford any of that, so I would drive it for a couple months, then E Bay that bad boy, lol.