p38arover
22nd March 2011, 08:11 AM
Shamelessly stolen from the Stromtroopers forum:
If you dig cool garages and old tools (and who doesn't, really), or inspirational stories in general then you might dig this. On the surface, its the story of how a gent named Thomas Payne brought a 1930's auto repair and welding shop back from the dead through sheer hard work and determination; underneath that it is an extremely rewarding story with many twists and turns and off-topic meanderings into unexpected subjects such as bee keeping and anvil restoration, but above all a very impressive and wide-ranging story about touching the lives of other people and what was best described by one author as "restoring automotive soul" (I read that as "mechanical soul").
No kidding, be warned, this is possibly also one of the HUGEST threads ever, as it's currently over 100 pages and over half a million hits...for good reason, since it's quite a read. So without further ado:
Restored 1930's Auto Shop - The Garage Journal Board (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php't=51567)
Some of my favorite highlights: How after having purchased the property and while restoring it, the wife of the former owner/operator (Virgil) was allowed to remain in residence on the property, until ultimately passing away at the age of 97...and the tale about Virgil's name tag that's related around page 24 of the thread. Like I said. good reading.
Hope you enjoy it!
Restored 1930's Auto Shop - The Garage Journal Board (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php't=51567)
If you dig cool garages and old tools (and who doesn't, really), or inspirational stories in general then you might dig this. On the surface, its the story of how a gent named Thomas Payne brought a 1930's auto repair and welding shop back from the dead through sheer hard work and determination; underneath that it is an extremely rewarding story with many twists and turns and off-topic meanderings into unexpected subjects such as bee keeping and anvil restoration, but above all a very impressive and wide-ranging story about touching the lives of other people and what was best described by one author as "restoring automotive soul" (I read that as "mechanical soul").
No kidding, be warned, this is possibly also one of the HUGEST threads ever, as it's currently over 100 pages and over half a million hits...for good reason, since it's quite a read. So without further ado:
Restored 1930's Auto Shop - The Garage Journal Board (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php't=51567)
Some of my favorite highlights: How after having purchased the property and while restoring it, the wife of the former owner/operator (Virgil) was allowed to remain in residence on the property, until ultimately passing away at the age of 97...and the tale about Virgil's name tag that's related around page 24 of the thread. Like I said. good reading.
Hope you enjoy it!
Restored 1930's Auto Shop - The Garage Journal Board (http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php't=51567)