Davey Joe's Zipper !!

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I will let Davey tell ya the history of this car.

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Dave then sold the car to another PG couple who completely
redid it!! Big $$$$$$ !!


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It sold at BJ for $75,000.00 US, which in 2004 was about $100,000 cdn.:(

[RATZZZ]

i still laugh when i see the gay handshake the fella gave Davie with the trophy:D

[bgbdlinc]

....was Davey really trying to give the guy the finger?......

[amarthfea]

It kind of looks like he is trying to pull away.

sweet looking ride, mm 455 cubic inches of beauty! :D

[ss34coupe]

nice car! any build shots, Davey?

[obnoxiousjr]

wow Davey thats awesome.

[64krusty]

i still laugh when i see the gay handshake the fella gave Davie with the trophy:D

I don't think that is a politically correct statement,but it is the funniest thing I've read today

[rustbucket]

How anyone can complain about a 'gay' handshake when they've read a thread with a title like this?
took me a few hours before i dared look.

[wrascal]

I have to agree with rustbucket.... kind of puts a new twist to the term "hot rod" and we really don't want to go there..........

Russ:eek:

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The next three photos show the car as it appeared in 1964 !!

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That's me drinking filler dust remover.......!:)

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[JAKE_THE_SNAKE]

hi guys i shared da shop with DJ those days I have lots of build pics of SITTIN PRETTY it was a fun time the busted knuckles the oh shit it dont fit and a few spilt beer ,,,coors in those days , I need to scan some of those pics and post here for all to see We used to meet at da shop after work and stay way to long it seems now we had more planning ni
ghts than work nights but we managed to help each other thru our own builds. bryans 34 stans 38 tinmans32 and my moose coupe were all being built ..planned at that same time yea that was fun ,,,,, jts

[tinmann]

tinmans32 and my moose coupe were all being built ..planned at that same time yea that was fun ,,,,, jts

Keith is leaning against my truck fender as he's leaning back into his wobbly pop in this photo...... oh, and it was only a '34.

[JAKE_THE_SNAKE]

o k call me a bullsheeter for 2 years ,,jts

[JAKE_THE_SNAKE]

and one more thing how do you do a frame off restro on a unibody,,,,read the bj ad

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History Davey please, History................................:)

[tinmann]

History Davey please, History................................:)

Davey was born the son of a poor black sharecropper. At a young age, he just knew he was different from the rest of his family...........

[Davey_Joe]

.....well,.... it was a dark an' stormy night..... uh,..er.. oh yeah!!... the history o' the zephyr! okayy,........startin' slow,... kieth,.. myself,.. an' afew of us were havin' beers at the clubhouse in the late 80's, an i was between rides.... sayin' i was lookin' fer somthin' different, someone pops with,"i wonder what ever happened to that hot rod lincoln zephyr that was here around 1970"!.... now,... if that did'nt stir a few guys!! the search was on,.. an' after 'bout a week we came up with a phone #.... do ya still have the car?... yeah,... where are you callin' from?....well,... we made an appiontment ta check 'er out,... an' wow!!,... we could'nt believe our eyes!! the guy had traded a 37 chev in at a local used car lot fer this neat ol' rod an' drove 'er right into the ground,... but hotdam!!,.. she was all there!! we struck a deal an' got it home on dec4/88!!... after it had spent 26 yrs in a storage barn here!..... we'll get to the build a lil' later... history...(as far as DJO knows) the first guy i think had it as a rod was a fella named bob lyons...(you prairie dogs jump in any time)... i think he was from around regina,... not so sure tho... he had a full race merc flathead in it,... around 1959 vic halibura,... of saskatoon put a "done" 264 nailhead, with a sears rebuilt zephyr tranny in it....he also did a lotta chroming on the car to the point of 'show' at that time.... vic sold the car in 66 fer the price of a washer an' dryer!!!! now ,.... a tad sketchy here... whoever had the car then painted it rallye green an' blackdyed the red an' black interior....i'm thinkin' the car tramped around fer a few years there... the story i have now is,... cliff mogenson, (a freind o' 41coe),... moved ta P.G. in the car in late 69/early70,... an' traded it in to george dimor motors fer a civvy ride!!!.... thats when the local kid bought it... more to come on when the car was with me,... an' my freinds!!!

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As far as we know, this car had a couple of incarnations. It ran the show
circuit in Sask, Alberta and North Dakota in the 50's and 60's. There is talk it was owned by a doctor early on, I think from the Dakota's.
There were car show dash plaques in the car when we took it apart.

[Davey_Joe]

yeah,... lotsa stuff from the coachmen,.... majestics, an' stuff like that.... late 50s an' early 60s........ lotsa the ol' saskatchewan car guys,... if their around,.... may remember it..... last i heard o' vic,... he was workin' at lee bros. autoparts in red deer.... his brother wayne, was a noted an' respected 'builder' saskatoon fer years..... anybody wakin' up yet??...........

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this award was TORCHMAN S CHOICE DAVE and us that traveled together that weekend were proud

[Davey_Joe]

one o' the torchmen on the left,.... rick gould of the langley loafers on the right..... still see rick lots...... does any one know where the car went after january 04??..........

[got_an_anglia]

That was one BICHIN ride davey!:D Only seen her once! She was one sexy lady though. Tell us more guys!, tell us more!:cool:

[64krusty]

So.......how tall was this car?
It looks huge!
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sure doesn't look like trick photography.....

[64krusty]

Heres an early pic
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[64krusty]

Heres a pic taken at "Da Shop"
Anyone care to elaborate on the rest of the cars and who owned them?
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[64krusty]

One more for the road
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[Davey_Joe]

soooo,..... whooz the 'skinnydarkhairedlilshit' in the shopcoat??.... gawd,... time is cruel!!.........

[cherrymerc]

.....great pics guys!!...one very cool car!!...would have been neat to be a part of it all!!:D

[41chevcoe]

I was told about the Lincoln Zephyr in 1969 and it was for sale in an estate settlement. I went to look at the car and it was in a old building next to a Royalite service station in North Battleford Saskatchewan. The car looked like it had been sitting there for a least 2 or more years. The car had the nail head Buick, metallic green paint, bumblebee interior and chrome reverse wheels. They were hoping to get $3,500 for the car. The next day I told a friend I worked with (Cliff M) about the car. Cliff wanted to go see what I was talking about, after looking at the car he offered to help me buy the car, there was no way I could afford it, he then asked if I would mind if he took a run at purchasing the car. I am not sure what the final purchase price was but Cliff ended up with the car. In spring of 1970, I moved to Prince George, in 1971 Cliff came out to visit and decided to move to Prince George as well. The car was driven from North Battleford to Prince George and then used very little. Cliff traded the Lincoln to George Dimor Motors for on a red 1966 Ford Galaxie 500XL, 7-litre, convertible. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1965-1966-ford-galaxie-500xl.htm.

The Lincoln was sold and I rarely saw the car around Prince George. I received a call at work several years later to see if I wanted to buy the Lincoln, after getting the description over the phone that the car had been sitting outside, the Buick nail head had been left with water in it and frozen and he was trying to put a Mopar V/8 in it, but hadn’t been successful, and after hearing the price he thought the car was still worth, I turned down the purchase of the car one more time. The next time I see the car it is Davey’s possession and on the trailer as in the previous pictures, which was meant to be. When Davey got the car on the road he pulled right up to my door at work to show me what he had transformed the Lincoln into, a stunner to say the least. After Davey sold the car it was done over again (not to everyone’s taste) however won in some more shows and then was sold to the east coast, Chicago area I think, then I saw the car advertised for sale in Florida. The next appearance of the car was in Barrett Jackson, I phoned Cliff (in Vernon now) to tell him to watch the car go through, he said it would probably make him ill, I told him that’s ok I have turned down buying the car twice. I haven’t seen the car surface since.

[Davey_Joe]

thanxalot george...... you guys can bet that we have been blessed with some really neat cars here over the years!!...... almost seems like locale does'nt really matter in our hobby eh??!!!!...............

[Davey_Joe]

an' fellas,...... that ol' "shopshot"?? read it,.... long an' hard.... theres "everything" in there!!!............ see the 'tail' of a '34 cabriolet up top??.... it's still around!!.............. gawd,.. i think that lil' kids a daddy now!!!!.........

[John in Oz]

Man that was a great shop Davey, you guys had a touch of everything in there, a real Hot Rod scene, boy I bet that shop could tell some tales if it could talk, real neat mate,

Cheers and Beers,John

[Davey_Joe]

oz,..... we had a ball in that shop! it's still talked about,.... we would go in an lock the doors to get stuff done,.... to no avail!! it was a lot o' laffs!!...... you see in some o' the pics,... all the cars around,.... it was pretty social on weekends!!!....... i do miss it,... but a lot o' the guys still show up here too......... wish i had as much horsepower now!......... ahhh freinds eh??!!!......