Author Topic: Spring Break (Read 4276 times)

JakesBackyard · « **on:** March 24, 2009 8:13 PM »

Being sick of this winter, my wife and I got in the car and headed south till it got warm last week. Ended up as far as Tulsa,OK. (83 degrees) Just bummed around and stopped when there was something to look at. Put a few miles on Route 66 - some neat sites, but also kind of depressing to see how the small towns have died along the way.

Any way we spent a couple hours at Darryl Starbirds Rod & Custom Museum outside of Bernice, OK. I've never been real excited about his later work, but always loved the Big T and Predicta. Spent quite a while talking to his wife and then went out to the shop and BS'd with Darryl and his grandson who were working on a PU for the grandson. The "coffin" was sitting in the shop just back from Detroit.

Heck of a nice guy and still building cars in his 70's.

The museum had some nice cars from others including Bill Hines "Bat".

Had a great week, but real tired of battling water since returning. Hope everyone is staying ahead of the water.

Here's some pics:

JakesBackyard · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2009 8:21 PM »

Here's a better pick of the front of Big T and some more:

JakesBackyard · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2009 8:23 PM »

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Tom · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2009 8:38 PM »

Thanks for the pics Jake, even a `40 Chevy!!

31Rodder · « **Reply #6 on:** March 24, 2009 8:45 PM »

sounds like a great get-away. i think we could all use one this spring.

sko_ford · « **Reply #7 on:** March 25, 2009 1:10 PM »

bubbles

eugenevik · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2009 6:33 PM »

just did Billetproof in Ocala last sat with the 53 chev put almost 4K miles on it
stoped at honest Charley and Coker in Chatonaga
went to Ft Myers and went to beach and spring break hot spot area

grill and the car is in the background of another photo on Rat Rods Rule one in each of the Billet proof FL threads

then come home to severe flooding on farm had to boat in 2 miles and trying to pump out water that is inside dikes am on Wild rice River of Ada and it could get bad, lots of roads gone
2 miles of road underwater on way to town and proabbly washed out??
Florida was really great, why did I want to come home???