Happy Birthday Stan!

They say it's your birthday, so happy birthday to you!

Abilene Goes for a Ride

This past week the '57 Chevy was taken to the garage to get aligned. It was quite the adventure. Although her engine is running the fuel line isn't quite right yet so she had to be pulled, hauled and pushed. I got to do all the driving, including backing her up to get her back into the garage.

Why Abilene? Because we're pretty sure that's where she originally came from.

Here she is out of the garage for the first time in at least five years, sans hood.

Here's Stan, looking like the proud papa he is.

And here's me, backing her up. And yes that's all my hair.

A Car is Born

This is a huge day at our house.

Today a car was born.

After working on her for nine years (as time and money and health permitted) Stan fired up the engine of the '57. It lit right up. It roared to life and stayed on fire! This is no ordinary "restoration." She's a hotrod. She has an LT1 fuel injection engine in her. Modifications had to made to get that baby into the engine compartment.

The '57 has to grow a bit more before she goes on the road. But today, May 1st, 2008, is her birthday.

I'm so proud of Stan I could burst. He's done almost all the work, from body and electronics (you should SEE all the wiring!) to mechanical, himself.