Road Trip-Austin
I normally don’t like car shows, but when we heard that the folks at The Jalopy Journal were putting on a show at the historic Austin Seaholm Powerplant with no more than 100 pre-1948 cars, we had to go. To enter the show, the cars had to be originally built back in the day, or built traditionally like they were in the 1940’s 50’s or 60’s.
The Hot Rod Revolution was held on Nov. 20th and was well worth the long haul with my roadster pickup from California to Austin. Most of the shows I’ve been to only have a small percentage of cars that interest me, but at the Revolution every car was a perfect example of the early days of car customizing and hot rod building. It turned out to be a great group of people, cars, music and food. The city of Austin was a great backdrop to my favorite car show yet and seeing friends while there made the weekend even better. Below are pictures of a few of the cars. To see even more photos of the show and other pics of the weekend you can click here.
Ring Gate
On our way in to L.A. last week for a job, we stopped by our old house to snap some quick photos of a gate TK made a few years back. We didn’t get many pictures of the gate at the time, or any of the work we did before we sold the house. Walking up, we didn’t know what to expect but it turns out that the people who purchased the house from us still live there, and seem to take allot of pride in what we left behind.
The gate was made in three sections, two fixed and one that swings. Made from recycled pipe that was cut into rings and welded together, each section was then galvanized and put into place. The gate has held up nicely over the years. Three of the photos are of the entrance to the house and the other is to a side yard.
The Copper Door
We finally had a chance to head down to the Santa Ana Arts District to visit our friends Marta and Davin Gumm at their most recent creation, The Copper Door. After spending the last three years successfully building up Number Nine Noodles and Beer in Long Beach, they were ready for a new challenge. Never ones to do things in a small way, they actually bought the historic Pacific Building that houses their new venture in the basement. They’re still working on getting the building ready for new tenants but the Copper Door is now open!
After TK worked with them in fabricating the clean, sparse furniture and fixtures at Number Nine, this time Marta and Davin designed a gathering spot with allot of warmth and texture. They told TK that they wanted a large slab of wood as a table in the center of the bar. What he designed and fabricated was a 30 ft. communal table with benches milled in Idylwild, CA. from a fallen ponderosa pine. To visually support something this large, he created bases made of hot rolled steel angle and flat stock welded together to make cages. The cages were bolted to the floor and filled with 4-6″ river rock. The end result adds a nice weighty centerpiece to the room. TK also fabricated the bar stools, wall sconces and two 14′ bars that are attached to the wall on one end and surround the support beams in the center of the room, all made of rough cut pine.
Everyone else that worked with their contractor did a beautiful job of creating a space that turned out to be one of the best bars we’ve ever had the pleasure of working or drinking in! If you’re in the area, definitely stop by to enjoy the surroundings, sample the great selection of Belgian and German beers on tap, and on many nights, live music . You can keep up with them on facebook here.
1956 Gibson GA-70
If they gave an award for the best looking amp, I think this one would win, or if not, it would at least be in the top few. Also called the “Country Western”, Gibson officially introduced this amp in 1956 and continued making them until “58”. Approximately 332 were produced. The GA-70 sounds similar to the “55” Fender Pro.
I found mine in a music store in Read The Rest
In between
We have a lot going on and nothing ready to photograph! Just thought we’d throw up a few shots from the past few weeks Read The Rest
