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Garage Crawl
Austin, Texas
March 30, 2007
Photographer: Richard "Too Low" Haas
2 Pages

Me and Merc Convert 33

"Friday morning dawned to heavy rains and the radar showed no signs of a letup on the Lone Star Round Up weekend. This didn't keep anyone from gathering for a Garage Crawl to 5 of the Austin Area professional and home garages. 

We started out gathering at the home of local rodder Reggie H., who was to be our guide for the day. Reggie is well known in the Austin hot rod scene and always drives something to make ya drool!

There were fifteen guys from the Donut Gang and another fifteen showed up from out of state and other Central Texas clubs. We formed up single file and headed out for the 2nd stop at the home of Carroll P. Another very well known Austin area hot rodder, Carrolls shop (Fifties Gas Station Style) is the envy of any Ford man. We got a chance to see Carrolls 2 under construction projects and look over the rides of our fellow travelers.

The next stop was to look at a few of Reggies toys at his "warehouse"!! The man has taste! Way too many toys, but taste! We were joined by a handful of rods and rodders ( the count was now somewhere near 40) and headed out to Taylor (45 miles from Austin) to visit the home of "Jeff's Resurections" a profession restoration service. Owner Jeff Snyder gave us all a warm welcome and he and his staff were only too happy to answer the many questions about all the fine rides being worked on. The quality of work done there was...well, you just have to see it!

Next was a visit to D B Rods in Hare, Texas (out in the boondocks) to see some of their fine rods and customs. Now we were up to 50 or so very wet but smiling from ear-to-ear hot rodders.

The final stop (before some Texas Bar-B-Q) was to the shop of Gary Howard. One of Gary's regular customers is guitarist Jimmie Vaughn, whose latest ride is mentioned is R&C magazine. Gary is a local hot rod legend and it's easy to understand why when you see his work.

Friday morning was really something...and looking forward to an evening of cruisin' on Congress Avenue. "Your Central Texas Correspondent, Richard "Too Low" Haas

A little bit of everything gathers at Reggies place for the Garage Crawl

A little bit of everything gathers at Reggies place for the Garage Crawl

A little rain doesn't hold back REAL hot rodders

A little rain doesn't hold back REAL hot rodders

A member long ago

A member long ago

At Carrol Pimpler's shop

At Carrol Pimpler's shop

I think he's a Ford man

I think he's a Ford man

Let it breathe!

Let it breathe!

Most unique exhaust of the day

Most unique exhaust of the day

Outside Reggie's shop

Outside Reggie's shop

Reggie and a couple of his babies!

Reggie and a couple of his babies!

See anything ya like!

See anything ya like!

So much to look at!

So much to look at!

Something for everyone

Something for everyone

The lineup keeps growing

The lineup keeps growing

The second stop on the garage crawl

The second stop on the garage crawl

Waiting to move on

Waiting to move on

A gathering in Taylor

A gathering in Taylor

A group shot!

A group shot!

Always one of my favorites

Always one of my favorites

'Cuda on the rotisserie

'Cuda on the rotisserie

Donuts discussing their favorites

Donuts discussing their favorites

I won't be tempted to touch it if my hands are in my pockets!!

I won't be tempted to touch it if my hands are in my pockets!!

Inside D B Rods

Inside D B Rods

It ain't a Deuce!

It ain't a Deuce!

It just ain't low enough!

It just ain't low enough!

Looks like fun to me

Looks like fun to me

Mopar in a bubble

Mopar in a bubble

 

 

 

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