Off and on for probably 10 years now we’ve attended Pistons and Paint which is held every November on the fair grounds in Denton, Tx. It’s always been one of my favorite shows, all the cars are full of character and obviously enjoyed rather than sitting in someone’s garage collecting dust. After Keith/Dad’s passing in Oct 2021, it was bittersweet not having him there with us last year but we made sure he was there in spirit. My brother Joe drove his 65 Chrysler 300 and I drove Dad’s 65 Impala, “Double S”. We’d talked about pulling up one year and taking up an entire row, within the family we have enough classic vehicles to do it if we’d ever get them all up and running. Tinkering on those cars was how us kids bonded with him growing up, some day we’ll have to make it happen in his memory.
“Double S” and the Chrysler“Double S” reflecting in the Chrysler hubcapA couple of Dad’s favorite shirts on the seats of “Double S”“Double S”“Double S” and the Chrysler pre show“Double S” and the Chrysler pre showJoe’s 65 Chrysler 300“Double S”
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Anyone remember Big Boy Burgers? Not sure if they’re still around, maybe up North, but that came to mind when I heard of the Big Boy touring. Can’t remember when I saw a Big Boy burger joint. Never saw THE Big Boy in real life, until this year.
Trains. I’ve always been interested, although I never lived near any tracks, until the last few years.
My first train, that I remember, was my Dad’s old Lionel set, which didn’t have the engine. I added some paper windows and light to the coal car, and made it the engine. I pushed it around the track for hours, days, months, years, and then . . . . It went away.
I hate the fact that I don’t have that set.
Later, my Dad and I had an HO set. Nothing fancy, a board with fake grass, a brown road, and trains. We did have fun. That set went away, too; to the neighbor boys next door.
Later, my Son Joe and I had a train set. We never did it justice, just track on a board and ran it around. I actually have N Scale train stuff stashed.
Oh, there was the Breckenridge Park train, in San Antonio. It was, may still be, a mini gauge train that ran around the park, hauling passengers. Loved those rides, before I moved to Dallas at 8 years.
Since then, I’ve only ridden the Six Flags train, and recently, The Texas State Railroad train.
None of my train experience compares to The Big Boy, coming through my town of Ennis, Texas.
Tiffnie Schindler Gonzales
In March of 2020, myself and many other people very suddenly transitioned to working from home full time due to the Covid pandemic. It became apparent pretty quickly that most of our neighbors weren’t used to being home as much; complaints about the train that runs through our small town were a hot topic in our local Facebook group and it could be pretty comical at times.
I’ve always associated the sound of a train horn with fond memories from my grandparent’s house, we’re coming up on 3 years in our home and some days I don’t even notice it. A couple of close neighbor friends and I started using the train as a reason to check in on one another throughout the day; her being an over the phone nurse with several patients in the hospital at the time and her husband fighting his own health battles, our train texts were a silly and welcomed distraction.
I remember her mentioning the steam engine to me before all the chaos started, she was excited to track it’s path and watch it roll through town but we’d both put it on the mental back burner until articles began circulating on social media. Everyone was talking about it and she excitedly started planning a “watch party” for friends and neighbors as their property offered a front row view.
The day of the event, it was jokingly mentioned in our neighborhood Facebook group that it was the first day ever for our town to be excited to hear the train. Cars started lining up at any empty spot along the tracks and people walked from their homes with coolers and lawn chairs. At our friend’s house, neighbors that had never met and friends that hadn’t seen each other in too long gathered outside sharing friendly conversation and laughs.
I’m not sure what I expected when Big Boy 4014 rolled through but it definitely was not the beast we were greeted with. No. 4014 is the only operating Big Boy of the eight that still remain in existence, weighing around 1,200,000lbs and reaching a maximum speed of 80mph. We were very lucky to to get to see this piece of history up close and in action.
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Yeah, I’m tardy in posting about this event, as it’s early June, and The Texas Fandango was early April. I suffer from TMSGO (Too Much Stuff Going On), so I’m just now getting to it.
So, Texas Fandango: I learned about it late last year, or early this year. From what I learned, it’s a fairly new event, only in its second year. Despite that it was very well run with lots of entertainment, but on by the Cherokee Chapter of the AMCA (Antique Motorcycle Club of America).
“The Texas Fandango is a vintage swap meet, vintage bike show, and vintage races all rolled into one fun-packed weekend, April 1-3, 2022. The Fandango is located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country at the Gillespie County Fairground in historic Fredericksburg. The premier event in Texas for any vintage motorcycle enthusiast.”
Bikes at least 35 years old are eligible to enter the show. Well, that’s the prestige show. There is the Chopper Corral show, held outside, which is also pretty cool. The show inside was where all the “Drool Over” bikes were parked, although many outside were great too.
Just two of the old Harleys entered.
So many great bikes to look at.
Quite a variety of bikes were entered in the show.
This Sidecar Rig was just amazing. Not surprising, it one one of the awards.
This beauty has been owned by the same owner for over 30 years.
Beautiful RD 400cc Two-stroker. Can you just see it flying around the track?
The red and black really pop on this cafe racer / bobber. Nicely done.
A number of race replica, or former race bikes, were in attendance.
Not many two-strokes in attendance, but all were beautiful, such as this one.
Outside, numerous buys could be found, such as this old KZ1000P, retired police bike. I’ve got one stashed that I need to get on the road.
I have a bunch more phots, that I’ll look at adding later, but . . . . . .
The Texas Fandango turned out to be an AWESOME event. The races really added to it. Most shows are static, where you look at machines, standing still. Not here. I highly recommend this event, and hope to have my Dad’s 1978 Honda CB400T Hawk there next year.
If you can make it to the Hill Country in 2022, you should make a point to attend. You won’t be disappointed.
Hope to see you next year!
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Never been to RIVERROD, so I can’t say much about it’s history. 2021 was the 2nd annual event, so I haven’t missed as many earlier shows as I have other events, where I usually rolled in at least 5 late. Even being only the 2nd year, it was an awesome event, despite the cool rainy start of the day.
We didn’t know what to expect, Daughter Tiffnie Schindler Gonzales, Sweet Heart Christine Terry, and myself, but we went with great expectations.
We were not disappointed.
Since this was my first time attending, and that attending the event was an extension of a kayaking get away for the three of us, I didn’t bring “Double S,” my 1965 Impala Super Sport. I’m definitely planning to do so, next year.
So, what was the event like?
Well, it was not much different than most events, other than it was located right next to the Gruene River, at Rockin R River Rides, in Gruene Texas. Rockin R River Rides, is a tubing facility, that despite Covid, was open to hosting the event.
There was the usual, music, crowd, food, beverages, and of course, Vehicles.
I won’t bore you with much more prose, but will close in saying that the turn out of vehicles was great, and I do plan to be back.
So, when I go to shows, I expect to see great vehicles, because that’s what it’s about. Along with that, I get to meet some great folks, such as Richard Dupree. We passed and, for some reason, struck up a conversation. He’s a gearhead, so we hit it off.
So, how about some photos?
This is just a glimpse of the vehicles at the event. Despite the wet, it was awesome.
This Beast was designed and built by Darrel Heibel and crew at South Texas Performance, in Victoria Texas. STP does some awesome work, and they are great folks that do great work, custom and regular..
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Been a while since I’ve posted, but on my defense, life has been busy. On a bright note, busy has included attending a couple of car shows.
Yeppers, car shows are a happening thing again. Finally, the grip that COVID has had on the nation has lessened, people are trying to get back to a more normal lifestyle, and shows are beginning to happen again.
With that, we took Double S (My ’65 Impala Super Sport) to the Hooked on Classics show (Benefitted the Little Elm Police Department), at the Hula Hut in Little Elm, Texas. Turns out, what I thought was going to be a “Smallish” show, was not. Nope, it was pretty good sized. So big, that we almost didn’t get in. Why, because we were running late.
Not a Great Start on Show Day
The day before the show, I prepped Double S with a little clean up, and went to bed, thinking that we’d get up and get moving. Nope. Woke the next day to find that Double S had a flat tire. So, time was burned getting it over to a shop for repair. Ennis Wheel and Tire fixed me up, and we were finally on our way.
Oh, My Gosh! Look at all the cars!
This is only a glimpse of the entries.
The trip, from Ennis, TX to Little Elm, TX, was not bad. Double S was running great, the weather was nice, traffic wasn’t too bad in Dallas, and we arrived a bit after 1:00, the start time of the show. I had planned to be there at least an hour earlier, but it didn’t happen, and . . . .
We almost didn’t get into the show. Luckily, Christine sweet talked the folks into allowing us entry, so we “Shoe Horned” Double S into a spot.
While trying to get in, we were in contact with my Son, Joe, Daughter, Tiffnie, as well as Dear Friends Pinky and Haley Peneda, trying to coordinate getting together.
We finally got Double S parked, and all gathered to wander around.
Wow! It’s Bigger Than I Expected!
I don’t know why I was expecting a small show, or a medium show, but this one was not. Put on by Mustang Sally Productions, it was pretty darn big. The parking lot was packed, with cars overflowing into other areas. Hula Hut is an Eatery, and attendees and others, were wanting to get in to eat, us included. Parking? What parking? Many folks had to hike for food.
Big is good, especially after the lockdown. We were not disappointed in the number, and variety, of vehicles. We were in Vehicular Heaven.
Enough With The Banter, Here’s Photos.
Quite a variety of vehicles. Check out the sidecar!
Brian Siren and friend’s “charged” Mustangs.
Well, I haven’t done very well on this show, as I just went looking to add more pics, but found that somehow I dumped the folder. Well, I’ve reached out to my daughter, Tiff, to see if she has some.
Well, Tiff came through. Actually, I had them in Messenger and just hadn’t downloaded them to my laptop. I’ll post a few more, then get back here later.
Left: Son, Joe’s, 1965 Chrysler 300 Non-Letter Survivor, and my Mom and Dad’s bought new 1965 Impala Super Sport. Right: Nice looking Cutlass, which I don’t have details on.
Well, that’s it for a bit. Need to get onto the Texas Fandango post, so I’m going to leave this one here, for now.
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Ever decide to take a different route, just because? We did the other day, Christine and I, when coming back from the Hill Country. We wanted to stay off of I35, so we just ventured East, setting the GPS to the small town of Hearne, TX, a way point back to Ennis. When I missed a turn I decided to just keep going, and we ended up in the small town of Thorndale.
To our surprise, we found an awesome place called Hot Rod Garage, spotting a couple of very nice classics parked out front, on the side of the road. Of course, we had to stop. Luck would have it, Hot Rod Garage was open that day, and when we were shooting pics of the two cars, a young man walked out and asked if he could help us.
Co-owner, Barrett Wygant, stands next to a beautiful ’30/’31 coupe, soon to be mated to its frame.
That young man turned out to be one of the owners, Barrett Wygant. He welcomed us warmly and invited us in to look around. Looking around turned out to be a little “Tour,” with Barrett telling us about a number of the vehicles and the business.
I shot a number of photos, and we were on our way, with an invite to come back and reach out for more details. If you’re in the Thorndale Texas area, you should check this place out.
One of the two beauties that caught our eyes.
Hot Rod Garage has a number of ready to drive vehicles for sale, as well as project prospects.
These two are waiting to be mated. Barrett indicated that, if I remember right, a Flat Head Mercury V8 is destined for this ride.
I didn’t get info on the Black Ford, but Barrett indicated that the Cadillac has less than 20K on the odometer, so it’s not going to get driven much, if at all.
This Vintage Dragster and Ford share shop space with a variety of other vehicles.
Hot Rod Garage is housed in the original Ford dealership, which is one of two buildings. The other is the original Chevrolet dealership. The Shop Dog, Moxie, welcomed us when we first walked up, and hung around for a while.
I’m looking forward to getting back with Barrett, meeting the other owner, and getting the back story on Hot Rod Garage. According to Barrett, they’ve been building cars and trucks for years, but started Hot Rod Garage about 2 1/2 years ago.
Stay tuned for future updates!
Oh, you can follow Hot Rod Garage on Instagram at: @hotrodgaragetx
Until next time, Peace!
Keith “Shin” Schindler
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So, Christine and I were in the Hill Country right before Thanksgiving, and were venturing around Fredericksburg. We were snooping antique stores and were recommended that we check out Antique Mall of Fredericksburg. We headed over, and as we came upon it, I spotted a sharp ’57 Chevy two door parked out front.
Wow! Antiques and an antique car! Win Win!!!
We stepped inside, and I asked the gentleman behind the counter if it was his. “Yes,” he replied, so I dove into conversation with him. Doug is his name, and he told me that the ’57 is one of a number of cars that he has.
Story behind it: When Doug came upon it, there was a blown 427 stuffed in it, with the blower, carb, and scoop poking out of the hood, thus the dark grey cowl scoop on the hood. Doug didn’t want to chase down another hood and repaint it, so as to keep the cost down.
It’s a “Driver” with rally wheels, in place of the larger tires more befitting a blown car. The interior is original, but upgrades include a rack and pinion steering, with disk brakes up front. A new engine and tranny replace the blown engine and racing transmission.
Despite the minor scratches in the finish, the car looks great.
As for the Antique Mall, it has quite a selection of antiques, from a $1.00 on up. If you’re in Fredericksburg, I highly recommend you stop in. You’ll be treated to beautiful antiques inside, and on a nice day, you might see a beautiful antique parked out front.
Hope all are well, despite COVID and other stuff going on. Things are good here, although I’m running a little behind in sharing about our adventures at Ribs and Rods 2020. Oh well, life happens and one just has to take care of the “Gotta Do’s” before the “Wanna Do’s.”
So, I’m going to be honest, I’ve not attended Ribs and Rods until this year. Why? I don’t know why all these years. In mid-May 2018 life, as I had known it, blew up on me. Things finally settled down and I planned to attend Ribs and Rods this year, but . . . it was put on hold. Luckily, those in charge decided to go ahead and set a date, and put on the event.
When I heard, I registered, so that my Sweet Heart, Christine, and I could take my 1965 Impala Super Sport (“Double S”). After prepping Double S for the trip, a final confirmation of good weather, and we headed out Saturday morning.
Proof that Double S made it to Ribs and Rods 2020.
So, what is Ribs and Rods? Here’s a bit of info from the show site:
Ribs & Rods is one of Temple’s most popular and fastest growing events, joining the community’s love for live music, classic and custom cars, and BBQ, all in support of our local Ronald McDonald House.
Past events have brought in over 500 show vehicles, 75 top notch cooking teams, many vendors, plus family-friendly, fun events and contests.
Bend ‘O The River is one of the most beautiful car show and BBQ cook off sites with sprawling grass and shade trees suprisingly located right off I- 35.
www.ribsandrods.org, 2020
I can’t vouch that Ribs and Rods is one of Temple’s fasted growing events, but folks sure seemed to enjoy the live music, vehicles, food, and supporting Ronald McDonald House. Not sure how others feel about attending events that provide for a cause, but I sure do. Even if we couldn’t have made it, the funds would have helped a good cause.
As the name implies, one would expect that the event would feature ribs and rods. Well, it normally does, but due to COVID, the cook off was cancelled for 2020. Look for it’s return in 2021. Even though the cookoff was cancelled, there were still a few other contests, such as Beer Chugging, Kids’ Contests, and the Car Show “Contest.”
As usual, I didn’t enter to win, so I wasn’t disappointed when Double S didn’t take a trophy. Heck, that’s not what I go to shows for.
What was Ribs and Rods 2020 like?
Well, for us, three words: IT WAS AWESOME. In visiting with and observing folks, I think that the opinion is is shared. EVERYBODY seemed to be having a great time. We sure did.
The venue, Bend ‘O The River, is beautiful and a great place for a car show. Trees and grass abounded, so the heat of early November was not multiplied by asphalt or concrete. Egress in and out of the grounds was great. Even arriving behind most of the entries, we found a nice place to park Double S, in the company of a number of very nice GM products.
The shade was definitely welcome, as it was clear skies and warm on Saturday. Folks who arrived early were able to claim spots amongst the trees.
I’ve been to many shows that didn’t have shade, and the only respite was a “Pop Up,” if I thought to bring one.
So, vehicles is what the show was really about, so let’s take a look at some.
Cool classics, with a little custom.
Not your Father’s original ride.
So sweet as Stock.
Something you don’t see often.
How about this ‘Vette / Boat combo? Pretty cool, huh?
Long time Vehicularly Addicted friend, Melissa Turintine’s ’68 Cougar.
New Vehicularly Addicted friends, Carlos and Martha Ballard’s, ’56 Ford Victoria.
In September of 1955, Carlos Ballard was a 23 year old Marine, just home from Korea, when he bought a brand new 1956 Ford Victoria. At that time he was dating a young lady, by the name of Martha. She liked Carlos a lot, but LOVED his new car. In March of 1956, Martha and Carlos married, beginning a life together, that included 3 married kids, 8 grandchildren, and 11 great grand children.
The ’56 “Vicky” was there family car until the first child came along. That addition, and the addition of a house payment made the care payment an issue. The Vicky was sold, replaced by a less expensive used car.
Fast forward. Carlos and Martha missed their “Vicky,” so they decided to get another. It was to be their 64th wedding anniversary gift to each other, and it HAD TO BE just like the original. They found one in Canada, and after much work had it delivered to their home. It showed up on a car hauler, accompanied by Ferraris, Porsches, and BMW’s. In their eyes, the Victoria was the most “Priceless” car on the transport.
I had the pleasure to visit, in depth, with Marth, Carlos, and family members. It’s obvious that the “New Vicky” is just as special as the original “Vicky.”
Ribs and Rods 2020: Wrap Up
Ribs and Rods 2020 was an awesome event, and I have SO many more pictures and stories, but there’s only some much space in a post. Actually, there’s not, but who’s going to read through a “Miles Long” post? Not many folks, I’m sure.
With that, I’m going to post more photos on a gallery page, which you can check out HERE.
I have to say that Ribs and Rods 2020 was an awesome event, despite COVID. Those that made it happen did a great job, and you can bet that I plan to be there next year. Hopefully, you can make it too, bringing your ride out, or just come and enjoy the fun.
Until next time, Peace!
Keith “Shin” Schindler
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I’m going to lead into this story with a little background info. I was one of the counselors at Bryan “Trot” Trottier’s High School, in Sanger Texas. Trot was a Junior when we first met. He walked into my office, introduced himself and said, “I hear that you’re a pilot.” Upon my confirming that rumor, Trot shared that he was pursuing his Private Pilot License himself.
That introductory conversation started a friendship that’s been strong for over 15 years now. In working with Trot at the school, he shared that he was going to graduate, attend Texas A&M in pursuit of an engineering degree, enlist in the Air Force Reserve, become a Hurricane Hunter, and become a commercial pilot. Trot’s done all those things. Last conversation Trot said, “Shin, I had a plan up to a point, and then I’m still trying to figure things out.”
Now, I’m going to share Trot’s words on his Honda Nighthawk, with some interjections on my part.
Keith “Shin” Schindler
Trot, and his Sister Stacey, on the Nighthawk, shortly after it’s purchase.
After my first year at Texas A&M I was secretly looking for a motorcycle. I didn’t want my parents knowing that I was aiming to buy one. It was so much easier to get around campus and town on a bike due to all the car parking lots being a major walk away from anything. This was around 2003-2004.
I did the same, Fall of 1978, when I was at Texas A&M, my one semester. Unlike Trot, A&M sent me a polite letter asking me not to come back.
Shin
Through a mutual friend, I stumbled on a 1991 Honda Nighthawk CB750 that a guy was looking to sell. He was the 3rd owner of the bike, 1st being his older brother and 2nd being his brother’s friend. It was pretty rough cosmetically but the engine/transmission were in great shape. It had a rattle-can paint job and spots on both sides where it had been laid over. After I saved up all summer I paid about $1200 for the bike, set up insurance, and used the bike to get my M endorsement on my driver’s license.
I rode it for a semester as it was. Then during the Christmas break I trucked the bike back home where Keith “Shin” Schindler and I started cleaning it up. We did some small upkeep fixes, like new front strut seals, new throttle and clutch cables, but primarily we focused on repainting the main body parts, cleaning up the gauge cluster (tach was INOP, stayed that way until years later) and recovering the worn factory seat with and aftermarket replacement.
A better “Before” view.
We did decide to replace handlebars with a set off of a scrap bike Shin had in his backyard. While stripping the old paint we found about 5 layers before hitting metal. Rattle-can black, rattl-ecan blue, primer, factory Honda red, and factory primer. Also we uncovered a dent in the tank about the size of my fist that had been bondo’ed and sprayed over. I had to leave for classes so Shin kept the bike, finished cleaning up, filling the dent, and spraying the new paint. Next chance I got home I loaded up the bike and took it back down to college and rode it the next 4 years in that condition with the only exception being I added some custom decals I had made to add a WWII fighter plane look to the bike, and typical upkeep maintenance.
As Trot mentioned, we painted the Nighthawk, as well as taking care of mechanical issues. The bike was moved to my shop, where I had a large compressor, and the work began. The tank had a large dent in the front on one side, where a fork had hit it in a hard wreck. We don’t remember which side, as no pictures were taken of the damage.
The dent was filled with multiple layers of stranded filler; not the best way to fix a large dent. Surprisingly, after all these years, the filler has remained sound, and there is NO sign of the original dent.
Shin
Tank primed and painted in PPG products. Epoxy primer and Single Stage metallic blue. As there is no clear coat, the tank could not be wet sanded and buffed. The shine is straight from the gun. Trot says paint is holding up very well. Shin
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Working in a tight shop, we were able to lay down some nice paint, and put the bike back together in a much better cosmetic state. Shin
After college (2008 grad), and over two years in the US Air Force training pipeline, I moved to Mississippi where I started upgrading more stuff on the bike. My goal was to eventually clean it up as nice as possible and then just ride it without needing any upgrades, now that I had a little money to do it. While in MS I found a Nighthawk on eBay that had been totaled and was being parted out. I was able to acquire lots of like-new parts for a fraction of what OEM replacements would have been. The list of replacements was: Front brake master cylinder, both left and right side handlebar switch controls, replaced the whole primary gauge cluster, entire wiring harness (that I bought new), upgraded the key ignition switch, all 4 turn signals, added a voltage gauge, and added engine guard bars.
Trot did well in scoring parts online, replacing ugly/non-working parts. Shin
Fast forward to about 2016. After a few job changes and moves I found myself in a position to really tackle anything else leftover on the Nighthawk. I tried to make it as much of a finishing-restoration as possible. I took the bike apart to the engine and frame. I cleaned up rust on the frame and painted it, replaced the chain and sprockets, replaced anything rubber gasket wise (main leak was valve cover gasket), repainted all other black plastic or metal parts to look new, added a factory Honda backrest I found off eBay, installed new spark plugs, cleaned out all four carburetors, replaced the headlight with a nice chrome one, new horn, upgraded the original factory rear shocks to Progressive adjustable shocks, replaced the front sport fairing with a sport windshield, polished the wheels, and replaced both tires.
Although Trot didn’t say above, he’s shared with me that the Nighthawk is running great, despite it’s age, and he’s enjoying tooling around on his Vintage Japanese Motorcycle. We’re both pleased that we turned an ugly bike into something to be admired. I haven’t had the chance to ride with Trot in a while, or ride the Nighthawk, but I’m hoping to rectify that in 2021.
It was a blast working with Trot on the bike, and I’m looking forward to our plans for a “Battle Scarred” 2003 Kawasaki Nomad of mine, that’s to be Trot’s in the near future.
When I’m out and about I try to keep my eyes open for interesting rides, and I found one yesterday (Nov. 1, 2020).
While working on my ’65 Impala’s turn signals, I made a run to the local O’Reilly store, spotting this 1967 C10 in the lot. I shot two quick pics, then walked inside. Luck would have it that I met the owner, Jonas Rickman.
Before we left, I had the chance to visit with Jonas. This C10 has been his since he was 14 (I think he’s in his 20’s), and he’s got plans for it. Although it looks rough, the truck only has surface rust, so he’s going to leave the body as is for a while. He’s got a warmed over V-8 in it, and as he left, he smoked the tires for our benefit. In talking with Jonas he shared that he has an LS swap planned in the not too distant future.
LS swaps aren’t new to Jonas, as he’s done one in a race car. Unfortunately he sold it a while back, so I won’t be covering it. Jonas is definitely one of us, as he took pride in telling me about his ride, as I looked it over. You might notice that the filler neck opening, in the cab, is open. Jonas has relocated the tank under the bed, with the filler neck relocated into the left bed panel, inside the left fender. He’s got plans to add a cab release pop-open filler door.
I’m going to be following up with Jonas on his build, and we talked about teaming up to redo his bed floor. Son, Joe, and I produced replacement bed floor sets for American Classic Truck Parts, back in the ’90s, so I offered to help him do the floor. We’ll see.
Any who, I’ll definitely be getting with Jonas in the future.
Stay tuned for more Vehicularly Addicted features.
Until next time, Peace!
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