Vent the heat!!

[PanelDeland]

I know a guy who has built at least a dozen show winning rides.All the work was done in his little 1 1/2 car shop.He's chopped tops,suicided doors,z'ed frames,done C-notches and molded in all kinds of body panels.When I was 14-15 I held parts on a few of those while he tacked stuff together.Sat and BSed with him and drank his beer so he would have company til the wee hours of the morning.
Unfortunately(I guess) Aitch hasn't trophy one.He's never driven a finished ride.He made a bare living doing it all his life.I once asked him why he sold them and let someone else take credit when all they did was paint interior and detail work.
His reply,"I build cars/trucks because I enjoy it.I feel great satisfaction when some thing I've done has the right proportions and stance.I like seeing the look on the face of someone looking for a cool ride when they like what I'm driving.I don't even mind when someone else takes credit for the ride I built when all they did was have it painted and add chrome.I know what I did and that is all that really matters to me,I don't need trophies,I don't want to spend my time cleaning a show car when I can be building something cool.Some of my friends see what I've built and hear people(the new owner) bragging about building the car.They've come to me and told me.Why should I care what they claim,I already got my satisfaction and the money to build another out of it."

He also once told me that building cars was his hobby not showing tham.