8:30am Monday. Motel phone rings. I thought WTF? Are they telling me I have to get out or did something happen to the cars in the secluded parking lot? Answer half asleep:
"Yeah?"
"Are you sleepin."
"No, No, I'm up"
"This is Paso, DJ and I were wondering if you'd be up for breakfast with us?"
"OK, sure. Whats the directions?"
So, after packing up and checking out, we made the 7 minute trip to the Cassa de Paso. He invites us in to watch Hard Shine on his GIANT flat screen. Of course being around PasoJohn, we don't hear a word of the show! HAHA. We have breakfast and head out to the garage to see his projects. Seeing his '56 Dodge project and havin him tell us that he is a no-talent-hack, we have to check out the '59 Elky close up and its 123 coats of laquer. Yes, 123 coats. The wagon is not at home, that is at DJs apartment. However, his gorgeous Plymouth rapgtop is in the next stall along with his superior Superior wheel collection on the wall. (My camera was dead at this point so hopefully Ryan will post his pics.) Anyways, since there is NO such thing as a quick visit with PasoJohn, breakfast turns to lunch 4 hours later. After a quick lunch provided by DJ, we visited the old man next door and his Hot Rod project. A 1929 A Sedan with the roof nicely wacked off, and a '40 dash. He's welding up the drilled wishbone mounts, while the drilled '37 axe is on the sawhorses. Vintage race car pics adorn the wall. Pictures of his Cadillac powered Stude from '57 stuffed into a corner of the cabinet. The mill for the 'A': An Offy-headed flathead with triple 94s. Perfect. An actual ad for the 1958 Edsel is playing on the Radio. I never knew the secret to a time machine was merely an eight foot overhead door. The welding helmet raises up to reveal an 80 year old man building a damn nice traditional hot rod. We talk with him for a while before we let him back to his magic. We say our farewells to John and DJ, and leave while decorating the blacktop in front of his house, much to his delight. We turn the corner for the 5 hour drive home. And say farewell to another event for the season.
