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Gary Gross
1523 Leone Lane
Port Orange, FL 32129
 
386-788-7883
 
e-mail: gary@daytonagary.com
 
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
 
You don't stop living because you get old,
You get old because you stop living !!!!
 
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Our car show schedule is almost finalized for 2012
anyone wanting to go with us or meet us there, let us know
March 17th Ocala, FL - Billetproof at Don Garlits museum
March 31st Waycross, GA - April Fools Rod Run
May 20th Hamilton, Ohio - Cinci Street Rods show at fairgrounds
June 14th Bowling Green, Ky - Hot Rod Reunion nostalgia drags
Sept. 7th Pigeon Forge, TN - Shades of the Past Run at Dollywood
Oct. 10th Biloxi, MS - Cruisin the Coast
Oct. 30th Las Vegas, NV - SEMA auto industry convention
 
plus many weekend car shows in Florida
also going to try to sneek out to Vegas twice more this year for the
Viva Las Vegas Rat Rod Show in April and also for the Barrett Jackson
specialty car auction in September
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Three car projects and one motorcycle project
presently under construction
Just picked this up out of Connecticut. Haven't decided
if I want to leave it an old fashion gasser, or make it into
a finished street rod or just leave it fenderless for
the old hot rod look. Decisions, decisions ???
1951 Dodge Wayfarer
 
have roof stripped to metal ready to prime
Gary Gross - Street Rod Fabricator

building new car like this coupe for a trip
across Rt. 66 from Chicago to California
1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe
started building the engine for it already and
buying car parts now. Assembly to be started fall of 2012
and to be finished late 2013
   
One of the future projects on our drawing board:
 
1951 Dodge Construction Photos
 
Well under way now. Only right front fender left to repair rust. Concentrating on customization now.
Just couldn't leave it stock. Shaving chrome off side, lowering car about 3 inches, moving rear
bumper forward 3 inches, totally reworked look of front of car and will have a 1953 Corvette
sharks too grille in it, cusomized tail lights and trunk opening handle too, rear bumper
loses its bumperettes and exposed bolts.
So far the stock drive train is staying. Flat head 6 engine with 3 speed fluid drive on the column shift.
Could have a Chrysler hemi or Big Block Chevy in it before it is over, who knows.
Shiny black paint job goes on after stripping all old paint to bare metal first.
This grille goes in front end !!!
Orignial front end with vertical bumperettes
and stock grille, metal letters and hood ornament.
All gone now........Hot Rod look to come......
Shaved bumper bolts & bumperettes from bumper.
Reshaped the grille opening in front fenders.
A 1953 Corvette 13 shark tooth grille goes in it!!!!
Welded up seem in center of hood to make it one peice.
Shaved hood of letters, emblem and ornament.
Lots of welding and lots of fun !!!
The Corvette grille came in today.
Have to redesign the hood latch so grille
can be centered and it will be done.
Front wheel well opening was 3" higher in front
compared to rear wheel opening. Lowering this
opening to match rear now.
See Dodge photo at top for reference
of original look.
Got the 3" added in to lower it. Now I have to pie cut fender opening in front and behind of lowered edition to reestablish the radius in the opening properly.
Front fender wheel opening all put back together
 
Recently Finished Projects
 
1948 International Pickup Truck
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
 
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
This car is SOLD
click HERE for full photo display and parts list of construction of car
 
 
 
 
 
 
Below is 1934 Ford fresh red paint buffed to
show car finish
. . . . Sold as is. . . .
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.

Presently customizing a 2005 Harley

Sportster XL Custom

Have all parts bought and hope to have it

assembled and painted for bike week

in March

Photos soon..........
   
   
 
Photos of the fun racing days......
haven't officially announced any retirement as a driver yet, plan to put together another
open wheel modified dirt car to campaign and a nostalgia type front engine dragster before its all over
Late Model at Volusia Raceway Park
A win at St. Augustine 1/2 mile dirt track
in open wheel modified race car
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
 
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  
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
   
I am sure I have forgotten some
Many more projects on the drawing
board just waiting to become reality