After having the Phil Remington modified at the Grand National Roadster two weeks before (where Phil was praised and respected by many), we found out sad news that Phil passed away on Friday February 8th 2013. From the The Rodder’s Journal News Letter: We were saddened by the news that renowned fabricator, engineer, and hot rodder, Phil Remington, passed away last Friday, February 8, in Lake Forest, California. In his 92 years, Phil made immeasurable contributions to the world of...

Press Release From The Rodder’s Journal on January 18th 2013: “We are proud to announce that we will have Dan Webb’s recreation of Phil Remington’s dry lakes Modified in our booth at the 2013 Grand National Roadster Show. Phil is seen here in the Modified cruising the streets of Santa Monica, California, circa 1946.” “Next weekend marks the 64th year of the Grand National Roadster Show. For the last decade it has been held in Pomona, California, where it will...

We could write so much in this blog update, but we didn’t want this to be thrown in a long blog. We first got to meet Mike Schoss and his wife Robin back in July in the GoodGuys show in Columbus, Ohio. Mike walked up to us and asked us “If he could show us something” he pulled out a little glass box with an amazing miniature version on Dan Webb’s Golden Submarine. We were blown away with the amount...

First of all we would like to congratulate Ashley and Cory and their wedding at the NHRA Museum (what a great venue for a wedding) on June 16h. Also here is a link to the coverage of Ashley and Cory’s trip down the California coast in their 32 roadster. Make sure you check it out; it was an amazing trip with some awesome coverage. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=709065 Here is a little taste of what you will see in the link coverage above:...

For a little background on the car – Dan Webb bought the tudor from Dick Spadaro last year. It is an all original running car, that supposedly has only had a head gasket replaced in its life. Once Dan got it, he swapped in a Moor drop axle and a flattened and reversed eye spring on the front. The rear spring got the eyes reversed, and a kit of lowering shackles (from the ’40s/’50s) installed. It also got Richard’s hydraulic...

Cory and Ashley made the trip to Austin Texas last month for the LoneStar Round-Up, and it was an event that will not be missed next year. Check out the link to see the full coverage that they took of their trip. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=690056

Make sure you grab your issue of The Rodders Journal Issue #54 which has a great feature on the streamliner. The subscriber cover of TRJ #54 features the recent recreation of the So-Cal Streamliner built by Dan Webb of Burton, Michigan, which debuted at the 2011 SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The construction of the original So-Cal Streamliner began over 60 years ago when Alex Xydias commissioned Bill Burke to build a narrowed Model T frame for the So-Cal...

It’s seems that just yesterday we were at the SEMA Show getting ready to unveil the streamliner, man this year went by so quick. About SEMA, it was an amazing and emotional experience for Alex and all of the people that stopped by while Alex seen the car for the first time in over sixty years. Alex was extremely excited about the car and the icing on the cake was Ford Motor Company honoring the car with the Best of...

If in the area make sure you check it out this Saturday.

I will be posting a new blog this week, I just wanted to add some photos of the streamliner complete.