by "RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
Published 03/09/2017 at 10:11
by "RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
Published 03/09/2017 at 10:11
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I strongly recommend visiting the
facebook page
of
Gene Winfield
Rod & Custom. There are all kinds of looney things around his shop, from the Landmaster(!) to a Cadillac Mirage(!), a Comet wagon, assorted Cadillacs and unibody Lincolns, a guitar, Star Trek memorabilia, old tools...
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
03/09/2017 at 12:18, STARS: 0
Check out this interview on Speedhunters from a few years ago. Wanted to check his place out for years, it (and he) is a goldmine.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/07/meet-living-legend-gene-winfield/
Also some great stuff here
http://www.speedhunters.com/2013/10/winfield-watson-custom-car-gathering/
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/09/2017 at 12:42, STARS: 0
The reason I stumbled across the pics is that I was trying to get info on how much the metalworking classes cost and how available they were. Don’t know when other than tending to have them in November at the least, but prices are apparently around $400. For a two-day hands-on with somebody like this - I’m willing to say not a bad deal at all.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
03/09/2017 at 12:53, STARS: 0
That’s a deal and a half. Is it for any experience level or aimed at the experienced fabricator? November-February are probably the only times it’s cool enough to not die while inside a metalshop, the best time to hang out in the desert. Otherwise it’s the surface of the sun out there.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/09/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 0
It’s pretty much an intro to medium thing, but he goes over forming, working with pieces, hammer welding, spot welding, leading, chopping/sectioning (!) and even arcane things like window-channel forming. Apparently the classes are pretty small. He does (or has done them) multiple times a year in different places across the country, but I haven’t yet figured out how to find the schedule.
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
03/09/2017 at 13:48, STARS: 0
That sounds amazing. Wonder if scheduling is a Coconut Wireless sort of thing.
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/09/2017 at 13:55, STARS: 0
The semi-official Gene Winfield website is hilariously unweb, so call or email might be the way to go. I wonder if I want to go to Cali this year...
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
03/09/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0
You do.
"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
03/10/2017 at 10:56, STARS: 0
Then you can buy this and use your newfound knowledge...
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/10/2017 at 11:00, STARS: 0
Now there’s an idea.
"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
03/10/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 0
I love the dash...
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
03/10/2017 at 11:17, STARS: 0
Yep. One of the zany extremes of the Ford “make every knob on the dash the same” scheme, and the textured speedo background is so... odd.