Gary Gross
E-mail: gary@daytonagary.comou
 
Examples of my decades building show winning street rods and motorcycles
and race winning race cars .............
 
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Open Wheel Modified Race Car built for 2019 racing season
Drove a few races in it but at 70 years of age in 2019 think I have finally
put away the helmet for good in June of that year.
 
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1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe
Put 6300 wonderful miles on this car driving across country and back on old route 66
still driving it today

Recently Finished Projects
 
 
1948 International Pickup Truck
This truck sold at Mecum Auction Kissimmee Fl.
start to finish in 12 months low budget hot rod
Did the Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour cruise in June 2011
from Cocoa Beach, Florida to Detroit, Michigan
7 cities in 7 days and 1700 miles (3000 miles round trip)
click HERE for full construction photo set
now have over 18,000 enjoyable miles on this hot rod
as it started from a field in Mississippi
after 5 months of hard cutting and welding work
ready to come apart for finish work

another 7 months of body work, paint, wiring
and plumbing and upholstery for a finished truck
Here are a couple photos from our "Cruisin the Coast" car event we just did for 4 days first of October.
Event covered 30 mile stretch from Biloxi and Gulport Mississippi and eastward.

Photos from our 1700 mile Hot Rod Power Tour Cruise
stops were in Cocoa Beach, FL - Valdosta, Ga - Montgomery, AL - Nashville, Tn
Indianpolis, In - Muskegan, Mi - Detroit, Mi
finished up at GM Proving Grounds on 8th day just Northwest of Detroit, Mi
Valdosta, Georgia dragstrip
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
downtown Muskegon, Michigan
Jimmy Carter's in Plains, Georgia
1937 slantback sedan street rod
click HERE for full photo display and parts list of construction of car
Four motorcycle builds from bare frame up:
First bike I ever built or owned
100 horsepower, 100 foot pounds of torque
and wide 250 rear tire!!!
bBuilt this one just for the enjoyment and sell
Built this one for neighbor across the street
BbBuilt this one just for the enjoyment and sell
Roughed in welding for tail light installation
Finished
Lots of welding done to customize front fender, stretched the gas tank and frenched in rear fender for tail light.
All metal work done, ready for paint.
Sportster XL Custom
   
   
Photos of the fun racing days......
Late Model at Volusia Raceway Park
A win at St. Augustine 1/2 mile dirt track
in open wheel modified race car
won 4 races in 1997 including this
big $1000 to win championship race
coming out of 4th turn at
Volusia Speedway Park 1/2 mile
A win at Volusia Speedway Park
11 wins out of 21 races and
won season championship
another victory lane
Late Model racing at Volusia
competing in World Series of Poker, Las Vegas
Sprint Car at Eldora Speedway 1974
Wild hog hunting in south Florida.
Best hunting shot I ever made, over 75 yards
with old fashioned 30-30 lever action short barrel rifle
and open sites and this boar went down.
 
Inventory of cars I can remember owning in approximate order
1957 Chevy 2 Door Sedan First car- age 14 in 1963 only $650 purchase price
1962 Chevy 2 door Sedan $1200 purchase price
1961 Corvette Hardtop $1500 purchase price 1966
1969 Chevelle Supersport 396 375 HP 4 Speed during 1970 sometime
1968 Camaro 350 engine 4 speed transmission
1964 Chevelle Supersport 4 Speed  
lots of go karts raced in 70's until 1983 raced all over the Eastern United States won US dirt nationals in 1983
sprint Car raced at Eldora 1974
1969 Camaro in 1982
1965 Corvette Coupe 4 Speed with side pipes First hot rod after moving to Florida
1937 Ford 2 door Sedan drove to Detroit to pick this antique up and converted to street rod
1970 Chevelle my daily driver early 1990's
1972 Chevelle Pat's daily driver early 1990's
1964 Chevy II Station Wagon lowered to ground, bright yellow paint, cheap little hot rod
1967 Camaro Balero Red 4 Speed frame up rebuild to show car on this one
1934 Chevy Sedan Delivery outlaw fiberglass car bought finished, didn't build this one, drove daily
Open Wheel Modified Race car raced 1995 to 2001 lots of wins and one track championship in 1998
Late Model Dirt Race Car raced in early 2000's
built wide tire motorcycle from bare frame up
1937 Ford 2 Door Sedan built from frame up using Oze Rod Shop package - real show car
1948 International Pick Up Truck built frame up rat rod type of hot rod on this one completed May 2011
1951 Dodge Wayfarer presently under construction
1932 Ford Three Window Coupe presently under construction - will take us all the way across Rt. 66
1938 Chevy Coupe presently under construction
1949 Mercury leaving as it is and driving it to car shows now
2000 Corvette
1968 Cutlass  
1963 Chevy II Nova built a period correct 1960's straight front axle gasser out of this one
2014 Corvette  
raced 3 different open wheel modified race cars in the 2016 to 2019 seasons
Many more projects on the drawing
board just waiting to become reality