Ray, You need to be careful, everyone has their own story.
DIM is me.. On a sailors salary I have no choice b ut to do it myself. Why? Because I made a commitment to three homeless children by adopting them. My money is raising them and my two biological children first, wrenching on my unessesary toy second!
Wit is me, My Harbor Freight welder worked overtime and my tools I could never buy were inherited when my stepfather passed away of cancer in 2006. He taught me mechanics as a teen but never how to weld or do body work!! That has all been self taught!
I traded a Japanese motorcycle for the car after returning from Afghanistan for the third time and feeling like I needed to Americanize myself.
So ths DIMWIT"S jalopy is a tribute to my dedication to family and America
It has only cost me a Japanese Bike and $3500.... With that you and up with a Family Friendly Rat that is a 55,57,58,69,74 Automobile that I LOVE!!
I guess I'll start the VA Charter, No nice cars allowed now!:sign0020:
I love the story, and your commitment to family first.
Without a doubt you and people like you keep this alive.
This concept has arrived at the right time. Some car guys take this way too serious. Let's lighten up, have some fun, build cars and relationships that will last beyond us.
You just never know you may find lots of fellow dimwits wanting to formalize.
count me in. :tu people at work don't understand what i'm doing. and just the other night somebody stopped out front and asked my kid if we could fix his car for him. he thought we were a shop or something. he even had the hood open to show us what was wrong. we have the tools, we can rebuild it. ( but do we really know what we're doing). jeff
Rick, thanks brother! It has been amazingly rewarding! Having all the little ones also drove me to find a rod with a bench seat. My buddies thought I was crazy but how am I gonna leave anyone behind when its a DOUMArS night... not gonna happen! Ha!
hey Ray, we have a request for membership from Invercargill, New Zealand which was the home of the worlds fastest Indian Motorcyle built by Burt Munro.
He would have been a DIMWIT too since he Did Incredible Machining With Inadequate Tools & Shop. Your are going to have to broaden your horizons since this would make us International if you accept Chris into our ranks.
A guy would have to go back to school just to join the club . You boys are pretty sharp . Just back in from the shop and my wife wants to know what's so funny . It's pouring rain , cold and miserable , and from where I was standing in the shop , I could look past the front end of the 55 inside , nice and dry, and see my wife's Caravan outside in the rain with its engine hanging on the cherry-picker . Only REAL cars make it inside the shop . If that's not Dimwitted , it's at least halfway there . LOL . Be safe...Bob.
I resemble thet thar remark, I am member number 17 by my Dimwitted count, I will be making a vest for my motorcycle, DIMWITS on top rocker, TRIFIVE on bottom rocker, NW Florida CC (Car Club) along the bottom, a picture of a shorty 57 Chevy in the middle, my State MotorCycle Club Conference might get upset, depending on the colors. How about there's a motorcycle club out of Eglin AFB called the Infidels? Love it!
For anyone wanting to follow the dimwits I have setup a yahoo group. Just search the yahoo groups page for crusin dimwits and then ask to join. I will gladly approve you.
We had our first meeting today, 16 in attendance with 5 members that could not make it.
I guess that was my fault John. Ray asked me to contact local folks that might make it to the breakfast and I didn't think you would make it. I sent an e-mail to the locals but I guess they couldn't make it. I took my two grandsons instead.
I am sure you will be accepted Gary. You were on the PM I sent out on the first though. Jim and Dan received it so I don't know why you didn't. I know I should have used e-mail instead.
Don
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