Great news! The Alderson's have invited us over to their party shop Friday evening and a tour of their collection of old iron. Be there about 6pm and an address will be posted later. I'm thinking it will also involve some BBQ like in the past.
Saturday will be at Mongo's Garage with some demos and general talk about life and projects. I'm thinking Vicki will show off and talk about some of the crafts she is into now along with her fresh baked cookies. Maybe grill up some dogs for lunch and then the main meal Saturday evening. (Alvin can bring the Pepsi).
If anyone wants to do a how to demo, on any subject, please bring it on!
Don
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Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery [stovebolt.com] '46 2-Ton grain truck '50 2-ton flatbed '54 Pontiac Straight Eight 1954 Plymouth Belvidere '70 American LaFrance pumper fire truck. 1976 Triumph TR-6
I have a new style flaring tool I could bring. It's one of the hydraulic type, we could make a few fittings .
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Craig
"Living life in the SLOW lane"
Come, Bleed or Blister something has got to give!!! '59 Apache 31, 327 V8 (0.030 over), Muncie M20 4 Speed, GM 10 Bolt Rear... long term project (30 years and counting)
Sounds good Craig! Mike Wahl used to do a flaring demo at previous Reunions. I also have a new Paint less dent removal kit I have never used. Got some hail damage on the truck we'll be in and we can learn together.
Don
Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery [stovebolt.com] '46 2-Ton grain truck '50 2-ton flatbed '54 Pontiac Straight Eight 1954 Plymouth Belvidere '70 American LaFrance pumper fire truck. 1976 Triumph TR-6
JW, we should be good as far as awnings go, just be there and if you can bring an easy side dish for Saturday evening, that will be great.
Now a recap with addresses to the weekend events.
Friday evening at the Aldersons start at 6pm. When you pull into their driveway, go past the house and the party shop will be down on your right. Just follow the road around and it will lead you to it. It's a gated driveway and the gate should be open by 6pm. Address: 31806 E. Truman Road Buckner, MO
Mongo's Garage Saturday after 10am till? Mongo's Garage is in a residential neighborhood at the end of a dead end street right next to the RR tracks. Plenty of parking and a big shop with plenty of room indoors or outdoors. His artwork and projects is well worth seeing and hearing about. 800 S Delaware Ave, Independence, MO
And he just sent us a map with directions.
Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery [stovebolt.com] '46 2-Ton grain truck '50 2-ton flatbed '54 Pontiac Straight Eight 1954 Plymouth Belvidere '70 American LaFrance pumper fire truck. 1976 Triumph TR-6
Friday evening will be at the Alderson's party shop with some kind of BBQ. Wayne and his Mom Patty are great hosts and have a very wide selection of eye candy, They have also invited some of their truck friends to join us there. 6 to 10 pm at their party shop. 31806 E. Truman Road, Buckner, MO
Saturday morning we'll meet up at Mongo's Garage about 10 am. Hot dogs for lunch and snacking. There will be several how-to demo's including my wife Vicki's latest craft work. Others include Shaky61 (Kevin) shows how to do nickel plate and other tips. Tut's will have a demo on brake line flaring. I'll have a paint less dent repair kit that I have never used. So we can learn together or maybe someone that has done it, can take the lead to see if we can make it work on some hail damage. If anyone wants to learn how to read micrometers, I can bring a few and John L. being a machine shop owner, can take the lead on that demo.
Dinner and meeting will be about 5 or 6 Saturday, with smoked pulled pork, smoked baked beans with some burgers and maybe a few leftover hotdogs. Oh, and Vicki's cookies! If anyone wants to bring a side dish, please do! But, do bring lawn chairs and whatever you want to drink Saturday. Plan on being there all day and there may be a field trip to Mongo's truck grave yard, It's only about a mile from his garage. Mongo's address: 800 S Delaware Ave, Independence, MO.
Don and Vicki
Of all the things I've lost in my life, I miss my mind the most!
1967 GMC 9500 Fire Ladder Truck "The Flag Pole" In the Stovebolt Gallery [stovebolt.com] '46 2-Ton grain truck '50 2-ton flatbed '54 Pontiac Straight Eight 1954 Plymouth Belvidere '70 American LaFrance pumper fire truck. 1976 Triumph TR-6
Boy, it’s crunch time now. I know I can drive my daily up there and just hang out, and that sounds fun too. But I’m sticking to my plan.
You’ll either see me in Independence in a 51 Chevy truck, or you won’t see me at all.
This was a pretty bold statement I made a few days ago. Gonna have to rethink my plan. I might still pull a rabbit out of a hat and show up in an old truck, I might tow an old truck, I might show up without an old truck.
Got a hotel reservation so I will probably be there at some point. Thanks, Don, for organizing all this.
