By then we were 17 and looking for girls and I ended up getting married to a beautiful girl. Eventually she said, “You’re married, you need to sell the hot rod and settle down.” So, I sold the ’33 but luckily a couple years later I convinced her that I needed that car back, so I found it and bought it back. All I got was the body, frame and rearend— and it looked worse than when I first got it! Over the years I worked on it a little at a time and a friend of mine put a new firewall and floor in it for me. My son built a new frame and engine and in the ‘80s I started driving it more often. This year on my “Bucket List” I’m trying to go to as many car shows as possible. Besides local shows I’m trying to hit the NSRA events in Bakersfield, CA, Springfield, MO, and Pueblo, CO. I’m happy as heck to be able to say I am still driving the ’33 every time I get a chance. With me at 90, my son has his eye on the car. He has a ’32 highboy roadster with a blown 383 in it—too fast for me! His two sons have already figured out which one gets which. I’ve been a member of NSRA for a long time and always read your editori- al first. Keep up the good work, there is a lot of fun out there still to be had—stirring the minds of the young and waking up the old! Hope to see you at an event this year!
Sincerely, Rich Galarneay Tijeras, New Mexico
Rich, It was only when we were finalizing this issue that I realized your letter fit this month’s Street is Neat section so perfectly. Not only because your street rod is the same year/model as Joe Mayall’s on page 60, but also because it showcases decades of ownership, pride and enjoyment and that’s something very special. At 74 I’m currently working on a chopped ’71 C10 I’ve owned for over 50 years and installing an 8-71 supercharged 560ci engine to help propel me into the future.—ED
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