We went to Hot Rods by Dean in Phoenix last week (4/18/11) to inspect the paint and color on our 1953 Kaiser and were very pleased with both. It is a bright green with vivid white, the body work looks great. The frame required new cross members to accommodate the exhaust and to fix the area that I had cut away to raise the engine and transmission (see post of 2/7/10). The car will be polished then put back on the frame it is now on the rotisserie then will be re-assembled.

I made a stained glass rendition of the 51 for our display at the car shows. We took the 1951 Ford chopped 4 door to the GOod Guys Show in Pleasanton CA March 26 & 27 (indoor show) and received an "Award of Excellence." We arrived on Wednesday evening and I was able to get the car hauler/RV set up before the rain came that lasted until 10am on friday then got the car out of the trailer and into the building before it started raining again. It rained through saturday and on sunday it was partly sunny with scattered showers we got the car back into the trailerin the afternoon without any major clean up. Attendance was low due to the weather but, we had some friends and family visit with us and to see the car after 6 years in the body shop. We departed for Del Mar (near San Diego) early Monday morning as the RV lot was first come first serve only and we were afraid that we would not get a spot, but we did, then Tuesday we did some shopping, cleaning & laundry. On thurs...