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Sept 15, 2017 14:55:22 GMT
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I have a few random pics to throw in as we all have different interests. As well as a newly uploaded short clip of Dick Valenzuela's pickup that he is busy fine tuning. Modern motorvation from a man who keeps up with the times. His next build with a small block 5.0 Ford motor.  And one I missed earlier. Dick the driver...... Hammer down in the 32 As I mentioned, he builds his cars to go flat out and last. Not scared of breaking them  I sadly never made it into Steves shop this time. The man was running me all over Arkansas to showme various projects and shops. Which I am thankful for but still gutted we ended up racing the clock to get back to St Louis. Perfect size small retirement shop. Filled with good stuff.  One of Marty's toolboxes. Yes. Envy.  Certainly not hit with this.  Saw this at the gas station on Friday night. Dennis says they are common and cheap. Tell you what...... I would roll in that vs my Focus.  Later dudes |
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Sept 15, 2017 17:38:37 GMT
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Sooooo....... Roger Orf, remember him from last years trip? The man likes wide tyres, very wide, and has a few cars with them. He has a picnic or is that garden party for Rodder friends every year, supplying chilli, cooked hams, beer and this year a newly cast concrete strip for friends to come and do burn outs. This is next to his little self built lake. Photographed last year when I went there the first time. This is the sunset view over his self built lake in front of his house. You drive over the dam wall on the way out.  This was a cut up shell a year ago that Dennis and Roger brought back to this condition, still not quite done, but it runs its 440ci motor happily. When Steve and I got there, we were early, greeted like long lost family by Roger and Debbie, we parked up and watched cars roll in and roll in, while enjoying the Orfs' hospitality. ROGER ORF the man  Some of Rogers toys         More in a bit |
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Sept 15, 2017 20:02:26 GMT
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SO..........?? Are you guys all car-ed out ? Or ready for a load more friends at a picnic? Barnfind. Horn on it came from Illinois   Very fresh, very new burn out strip.  And then they started to come in. First car to arrive.  Love the backrest detail   Another one of Rogers cars that Dennis painted, for his granddaughter    TBC |
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Sept 15, 2017 20:38:04 GMT
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Sept 15, 2017 21:02:22 GMT
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One family from new. Original Ford colours, correctly replicated in the full restoration. This was a stunner, driven to the picnic. Seems the tractor had a very interesting past, which included some naughty teenagers.     Real,80's feel to this.  This belonged to Willie. Absolutely lovely car.  Sooooooo much WANT !!    This car belonged to Dennis years ago, sold it when Adam went to college. It is absolutely magnificent.  10.00 pm..... Bed time. More tomorrow. For those who hang in there. |
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Sept 16, 2017 8:52:36 GMT
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dikkehemaworst
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Sept 16, 2017 9:07:15 GMT
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Funny, i'm not into americana, but i feel some big "WANTS" with some of the cars you've pictured. Great story!
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Sept 16, 2017 9:20:55 GMT
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Funny, i'm not into americana, but i feel some big "WANTS" with some of the cars you've pictured. Great story! Funny that. Till I went for the first time three years ago, I had no interest in living there, being American or that whole "thing" Since going, I have started to get them, many will not. I have always liked cars, and especially commercial stuff, so that need gets fed. Wait till I am done with Rogers picnic and Dennis' party, there is another small "American Pickers" style surprise. I have had a good trip this year, some by luck, some planned. |
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Sept 16, 2017 9:21:13 GMT
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Sept 16, 2017 10:13:00 GMT
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    Photobucket is really being a dick today. Keeps freezing, refusing to copy etc. Almost done with Rogers picnic. Next will be headed back to the real reason for the trip.  Roger coming to try out his own Burnout strip.   At this point, Steve and I had to get back, and hit the motorway back to Dennis' place, where the party was already going well. I think that people expected us to do a Burnout as we drove over the concrete strip to leave, but I would not pull another mans motor through my butt, even though Dennis did call me a pussy last year for managing 26mpg in the Challenger.
I will post up a bunch of random short Burnout and arrival videos later for those of you that may be interested., Now headed to Thomas Cook to exchange what was left of my Dollars after the last 12 days. TBH it surprised me that I have any left as I spent as and where I needed to. Later guys.  |
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Sept 16, 2017 14:04:17 GMT
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ROGER ORF's Picnic
Random V8 clips.
Some random mini burnouts.
I would imagine the new concrete is very grippy.
Trust some of these make you smile.
Or grin madly.
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Sept 16, 2017 14:46:42 GMT
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Funny, i'm not into americana, but i feel some big "WANTS" with some of the cars you've pictured. Great story! Funny that. Till I went for the first time three years ago, I had no interest in living there, being American or that whole "thing" Since going, I have started to get them, many will not. I have always liked cars, and especially commercial stuff, so that need gets fed. Wait till I am done with Rogers picnic and Dennis' party, there is another small "American Pickers" style surprise. I have had a good trip this year, some by luck, some planned. 100% agree. I was lucky enough to get a 6 month placement here for work, then immediately signed up for another 3 months. Then moved here permanently. There's three things that really hit me - first, the Americans I've met have all been incredibly nice. Second, they LOVE their country. If you drive through a suburb, the number of American flags you'll see is staggering. Lastly, even in Minnesota where they salt the roads heavily, there's a huge car scene for whatever you like. You see so many old 50s, 60s, 70s cars in immaculate condition in summer. Also loved the burnout videos! |
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Sept 16, 2017 18:57:47 GMT
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Funny that. Till I went for the first time three years ago, I had no interest in living there, being American or that whole "thing" Since going, I have started to get them, many will not. I have always liked cars, and especially commercial stuff, so that need gets fed. Wait till I am done with Rogers picnic and Dennis' party, there is another small "American Pickers" style surprise. I have had a good trip this year, some by luck, some planned. 100% agree. I was lucky enough to get a 6 month placement here for work, then immediately signed up for another 3 months. Then moved here permanently. There's three things that really hit me - first, the Americans I've met have all been incredibly nice. Second, they LOVE their country. If you drive through a suburb, the number of American flags you'll see is staggering. Lastly, even in Minnesota where they salt the roads heavily, there's a huge car scene for whatever you like. You see so many old 50s, 60s, 70s cars in immaculate condition in summer. Also loved the burnout videos! In what industry are you? Or at least, what industry took you there?? PS, drinking copious amounts of Brandy and Pepsi Max right now. |
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Sept 16, 2017 20:13:07 GMT
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When we got back to Foristell and the party was well into its swing. Parked up the Challenger and Steve and I joined in. First worthy spot........ Redneck beer cooler. This was for real. Baby stroller with built in beer compartment Jesse's patent.  Up closer.  Funny what a few creative editors and motivated minds can do to a working Race car Workshop in a few hours.  People travelled over 200 miles, or 300km to come and join Dennis and Debbie for their birthday party. Pretty impressive the following he has. Dennis's Mum and Dad, and his cousin from Jonesboro who was going to drive me up if the Challenger did not get fixed in time.  Some of the usual suspects, including Adam, Clancy and Thomas,and Jesse.  Katie, Debbie's daughter in law, organiser, photographer, great mum and wife...... Racing as usual.  In his Golf Kart was Donny, and friends.  And his daughter Danielle's dog Diesel....... What an awesome dog. Two licks and your whole face is wet. Loved him.  Amazing food all round. Dennis and Debbie asked people to bring side dishes rather than prezzies, as they pretty much have all they need. Rob Jackson did a Cajun Boil. He and his team were certainly magicians in the cooking department. This cooker sooooooooo does not get the flavours they managed to capture.  Dennis' NASCAR based C10 drew attention all day as well.  Makes for a good place to post your beers. |
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Last Edit: Sept 16, 2017 21:35:22 GMT by grizz
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Sept 16, 2017 21:10:04 GMT
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More pics. Dennis and his baby sister.  Thomas' truck and his drag racing car. Seems race fuel runs in all of these people's veins.  Sweet Sweet Debbie. Mother to Jason, Bryan and granny to Skyler Katie and Bryan's daughter. Invited me when I could not come, but I also felt responsible to her when I got a windfall from the tax man giving me back some cash they had taken off me the year before. Plus a small bonus. Money so well spent, to be with friends and make even more new friends. Loyal people.  Live music, all day and late into the evening, not your usual 30 minute session followed by a 30 minute break, nope..... nonstop.  Jack Hossack and his clan came in some of his Long Roofs. Low low low.    Engineer in the house.   Can you guess who??  Amazingly, it just went on and on, and we did not run out of beer. |
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Sept 17, 2017 10:31:21 GMT
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As the night got longer and later, people left to travel where they had come from. Tyler is another of the guys I met there, he is part of the family, and his lady friend Kelsie Great people all around me.  By very late I got to model one of Dennis' prezzies that he got from Scottie.  Eventually we all went to bed and Inguess by midnight the party was over. Next morning, we were all up early and Debbie made us a quick little breakfast.....  Outside it was time to clear up the yard, packmup chairs, tables, mobile beer coolers, etc etc etc....... Move cars, race cars, trucks etc about. Almost there.  By 10.30 all order was restored and Dennis and I jumped into the Dually to go to a local Estate Auction. American Pickers anyone? Yes, it had not slowed down for me. More stuff to do and experience. This trip just kept getting better Life certainly is good. |
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Sept 17, 2017 14:22:03 GMT
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So after all the clearing up got done, Dennis and I jump in the Dually and run down to a "local" estate auction of collectibles. Truck taken just in case either of us see something. Filled up and Jerky bought just in case we get snowed in, we head out.  The auction is done by a professional company and fast paced as there are so many individual lots. Some items price silly low, if they are your thing. Like 50's school desks for $3.00 each. But then a six pack vintage Coke cooler hit over $200.00 It puts into perspective the crazy prices we see at car shows in England. Maybe the profit margins are not that big. Signage makes good money, regardless of condition as there are always entry level collectors who just want and need stuff and pay higher prices than the pro's would. When we get there its clear there are some serious buyers who know the inventory. Trucks, many with car trailers fill a very large field. Closer to the actual yard there is a very large catering trailer selling food and drinks and another trailer that is the registration and payment office This is organised. Of course we walk in and it is shoulder to shoulder with punters, some serious, some just out to look. Now I have to make it clear to those of you actually reading the script as well as the photos, the stuff you see here, is the scrap from one mans collection, the "B" and "C" teams are still in all the sheds, and then there is his collection of top end stuff that would qualify for the "A Team" Yet a lot of this stuff is great, and some to a collector would just be bulky debris.Time for a photodump again.      Too many to choose from. Rare to common, modern and real vintage.  Absolutely love this side by side. Take a close look at the design.  A few Trailer loads of smalls, from glass preserve jars to school desks, masses of steel pressed and cast toys. All individually sold items.   And cars, nothing I needed that desperately, but all guaranteed to sell.  |
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Sept 17, 2017 14:59:47 GMT
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   Mini Coke cooler in top left of pic on trailer made over $200.00  Waltons anyone??  What beauty in design.  This is the mobile auction wagon, tannoy and PS systems, all sorted, gets moved around to each pile or lot, so handlers and auctioneer and secretary can see it all.  Magnificent.   Dennis and I stayed for about an hour, watching people pay more than what we were prepared to pay for most stuff, we had purporsefully not registered as bidders...... then we left and headed home. You know the fever can get you. Back home after midday, Skyler, Dennis' grand daughter wanted to ride her Pink four wheeler....... So grandpa helped with the helmet and mum Katie rode around the yard with her. I loved what my camera saw at this point.  Got to be Beer-0-Clock somewhere soon ehhh?? More in a while. It is now Sunday 13.00 and we have a 4 year old whizzing around on a Pink quad and there is stuff to be done. Later. |
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Sept 17, 2017 20:29:25 GMT
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In what industry are you? Or at least, what industry took you there?? PS, drinking copious amounts of Brandy and Pepsi Max right now. I'm a software developer for a medical imaging company, they have offices in Edinburgh and Minneapolis. Very fortunate to work for a company that supported my move over here. The bump in salary alone made it a no-brainer, but in terms of my career, I'm getting so much experience that I would have otherwise missed out on. |
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Sept 18, 2017 20:55:08 GMT
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In what industry are you? Or at least, what industry took you there?? PS, drinking copious amounts of Brandy and Pepsi Max right now. I'm a software developer for a medical imaging company, they have offices in Edinburgh and Minneapolis. Very fortunate to work for a company that supported my move over here. The bump in salary alone made it a no-brainer, but in terms of my career, I'm getting so much experience that I would have otherwise missed out on. Very Very impressed. That experience and exposure is priceless. I was fortunate when Eli Lilly from Indianapolis transferred me to the UK in 2002 after I had won a global incentive prize (had been runner up for three years before that) In retrospect, had I known then what I know now...... I would have requested the USA. Though I suspect it would have been a city rather than Mid America. Barstard system. Just when I completed a write up, the iPad deleted the lot. I hate the blooody thing at times. So now photos and less talk. We went for a ride after the kids and grand daughter left. SUDDENLY MY HOLIDAY WAS ABOUT TO GET A WHOLE LOT BETTER........  Dennis has a long hedge, wood, call it what you like, along his one boundary. It had Honeysuckle, barbed wire fences grown into trees etc and very unruly red Cedar trees. Looking a bit like this.  The trick is to go in on hands and knees, cut out the barbed wire bit by bit, then trim back the Cedar and the. Use the bucket on the tractor to strip the Honeysuckle followed by pushing it all onto the large Fire pile. One of the things that works well, once you cut down the trees a and branches is to pull and guide the lot while the tractor pushes from behind.    And real sunshine too.  Resulting in this kind of finish.  After the tools were packed away We had a beer with Donny who came to fetch his golf cart that broke down the night before.  Helping hand.  Jobs done, Dennis loaded up,the cart with cold beers and we headed out. Now it was just after 5pm on Sunday...... Where did the time go??  |
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