bill thomas chevy II front bumper delete panel....

[Verne_Frantz]

Welcome to the site Meagan!

You might want to use the search function on this site, as I recall other threads that discussed those fast-back Chevy-IIs, and some neat photos were posted.

Pass along a "Happy Birthday" to your Dad for me!

Verne

[Milnersdaughter]

Thanks for the Welcome Verne!

Apparently I got the cars mixed up, my dad drove the Z-ll before the Fastback. Oops!

My mom brought over a bunch of pictures today of the car and of my dad working on the engine. For his birthday cake we're tring to get a replica of the car made. I can post the pictures if anyone is interested.

[Mr70]

I think many here would be interested to see those.
Welcome.

[budnate]

yes please share some pics, does your Mom have other vintage pics of other cars from back in the day??

I have a local to Bremerton? mystery car '62 altered Nova, paint stripped when found so no lettering to go by, had a chromed front Bill Thomas frame -kinda unique,
tilt glass frontend, was a factory red car,looks like the last color was a off dark green if that rings a bell with your Dad, any help appreciated.

Thnx Bud.

[Milnersdaughter]

Looks like I'll have to wait on sharing the pictures. My husband told me that scanner isn't working right now because we've had to move the computers due to a remodel. He's going to take 3 pictures to the office tomorrow to scan so I can give them to the cake people so I'll post those then. But the other pictures that probably haven't been seen before will have to wait.

Bud, I'll ask my dad about your car after Saturday (actually I'll show him your post). I don't want him to question me as to why I'm all of a sudden looking around the internet for things about him. LOL! (it's his birthday Saturday).

I'll also then be able to get all of his old pictures that he has. As it was today my mom had to sneak what pictures she could out of the house so he didn't start wondering what we were up to!

[Verne_Frantz]

Meagan,
I've tried to follow some of the history of the '63 Z-11s, and thought of a question for your Dad. IT's been said that in order to purchase any specific Z-11 parts from the Chevy dealer back then, one had to produce a VIN of the car and fill out a special form for the order to go through. I'd like to hear your Dad's comments on that.
And when you get around to posting some photos, don't forget about that Z-11!!

Thanks
Verne

[budnate]

thnx, Bud.


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Looks like I'll have to wait on sharing the pictures. My husband told me that scanner isn't working right now because we've had to move the computers due to a remodel. He's going to take 3 pictures to the office tomorrow to scan so I can give them to the cake people so I'll post those then. But the other pictures that probably haven't been seen before will have to wait.

Bud, I'll ask my dad about your car after Saturday (actually I'll show him your post). I don't want him to question me as to why I'm all of a sudden looking around the internet for things about him. LOL! (it's his birthday Saturday).

I'll also then be able to get all of his old pictures that he has. As it was today my mom had to sneak what pictures she could out of the house so he didn't start wondering what we were up to!

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[bashton]

Meagan; welcome to the sight and Thanks for sharing some of your Dad's stories. I am sure darn near everyone here would love to hear more and any pictures would be awesome.

Hearing it from "the source" such as you are is really a neat thing and it is great to hear that your Pops is still keeping in touch with some of his Buddies.

Tell we all wish him a Happy Birthday and may he have many, many more.

BA

[Milnersdaughter]

Bud I was thinking about you today when Rich Carlson emailed me. Would you be able to post pictures of your 'mystery' car? Do you think it was raced at one time? I'm asking because Rich Carlson has probably taken some type of picture of every race car out there- he might have an easier time at recognizing it? He'll hopefully be here Saturday but if not, I can email him what you know and the pictures.

We found Jerry Ruth without having to break into my dad's phone and Carlson has a way of getting ahold of Larry Webb. It will be so great if everything works out!

BA, once I'm able to tell my dad about this place he'll no doubt chat with you guys. He loves his computer! LOL! You must ask him why he never put ME into a car... It was my dream. It is great that he remains friends with so many. When my brother raced, all those people became our extended family. As I posted in my bio my brother, Brian, raced dragsters and at one time Bardahl was one of the sponsors, as they were with the AG car.

When dad goes out to the Northwest Nationals now he hangs out with Jerry Darien who runs an alcohol dragster. They became close when Gary Scelzi was driving for him. Since then Bernstein's son and most recently Ashley Force has driven the car. They joke that you go through Darien to work your way into Top Fuel.

I have all these pictures sitting here ready to post and just asked my husband what I needed to do to get him to get the scanner set up for me...well, that was a loaded question

Thank you for the Birthday wishes for my dad, he'll love reading them.

[budnate]

not much to see but a bare primered shell and a painted Bill Thomas frame at the moment, it was found in Bremerton in about 1980, guy pulled the chrome frame and tilt frontend and hung the stuff in his rafters in a barn and stuck on a standard painted Bill Thomas frame and shoved it out behind his house,he sold it to the person I bought it from she had it from '81 till now and is a strange person with little to no info or help on the car.

I am still trying to get a guy to go for a ride and try and find this guys place on the outside chance the stuff is still around or will at least tell me where he bought he car from or something?.

I think the key to rattle some memories is the chrome Bill Thomas frame on the car, cant have been many of those around back then, the person I bought it from had it stripped and put in primer years ago so no chance of any lettering.

car was pretty nice at one point the underside of the car is painted in gloss black Imron and with the other stuff was a neat car, I assume it raced back in the day locally but just have not ran into any guys from back in the day to talk with about it.

appreciate and help, thnx Bud.