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[Jerry Entin]

Bill Wiswedel's Grand daughter Gracie Jo driving her Kurtis 500 S Replica with her navigator Morgan Fisher

 

Another summer has come and gone and today I attended Bill and Mary Jo Wiswedel's end of summer party.

 

I hope the forum members enjoy seeing the cars and food and people at this event that takes place in the Holland Michigan area at Bill Wiswedel's shop.

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 19:40.

[Jerry Entin]

 Kevin Aldridge and Rick Dresang and Peter Klain and Ron Mack and Bill Wiswedel and Steve Zautke and Robert Boyce and Rick Knapp

Edited by Jerry Entin, 07 September 2014 - 16:48.

[Jerry Entin]

Chris and Mike Steele of Stack BBQ preparing the Pulled Pork

They also had Giant Hot dogs and Buffalo Chicken wings.

 

All very well prepared.

[Jerry Entin]

Pam Babbitt's 1959 Corvette and Bob Scolnik's 1964 Triumph TR 4

I drove Pam's Corvette to the event. It has been idle for many years and I was hoping the 55 year old tires would make the 20 mile trip. They did and it is now safely back in Pam Babbitt's collection. It ran great for not having been driven in many years.

Edited by Jerry Entin, 09 September 2014 - 10:44.

[Jerry Entin]

Mary Jo Wiswedel and Carmen Entin

In the back ground are some of the salads that guest have brought to the party.

[Jerry Entin]

A Mini tow Truck belonging to Mike Guffey of Hartford City, Indiana

Last year Mike Guffey brought his 1950 Kurtis Offy powered Indy car to the event.

When Mike Guffey was young he saw this Mini pickup at a towing business and always liked it. 50 years later he inquired was the car for sale and Mike Guffey bought it.

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 19:51.

[Jerry Entin]

Brandon Harthun and his mother Laurie by his Junior Dragster

These machines run on Alchol and are Briggs and Stratton powered. Brandon's fastest time is around 78 mph. He is 9 years old.

Here is a youtube video showing a Jr Dragster running for those who haven't seen one before:

Edited by Jerry Entin, 07 September 2014 - 12:38.

[Jerry Entin]

Nice Ferrari 550 Maranello at the party

Brought by Chuck VandenBerg

Edited by Jerry Entin, 07 September 2014 - 16:55.

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Super charged Hot Rod of Mike Boerema

Mike owns the Gas Axe Garage

Edited by Jerry Entin, 07 September 2014 - 16:30.

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Nice Norton motorcycle at Party

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Moto Guzzi motorcycle

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Scott VanLeuwen's 1972 BMW motorcycle

Edited by Jerry Entin, 07 September 2014 - 16:37.

[Jerry Entin]

Creation of Nick Hardie an Iron Horse motorcycle

This started life as a Simplex frame and Nick Hardie put an Iron Horse engine in it and antiqued it. An Iron Horse engine is similar to a Maytag motor.

[Jerry Entin]

The Pulled Pork almost ready to serve

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Austin Healey 3000 Mk 2 of John Hutchinson

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 19:39.

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Customized 50's type Ford of Ray Clay

Edited by Jerry Entin, 07 September 2014 - 17:21.

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Guest enjoying the Pulled Pork and Various salads

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1939 Ford Street Rod

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 19:32.

[Jerry Entin]

Hot Rod Ford with 3 -2 barrel carbs on a Flat head engine.

[Jerry Entin]

1940 Willys Street rod with Stroker 496 motor

This motor had aluminum heads on it.The owner is Lou Fracalossi of Holland, Michigan

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 19:35.

[Jerry Entin]

Chris and Tracie Steele and Mary Jo Wiswedel and Mike Steele

Mary Jo Wiswedel was thanking the Stack BBQ chefs for doing such a great job at the party.

[Jerry Entin]

Chef Chris Steele's Famous Buffalo chicken cooked fresh to order at the Party.

Edited by Jerry Entin, 07 September 2014 - 19:38.

[Jerry Entin]

Bug Eye Sprite of Dorr Johnson

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 19:45.

[Jerry Entin]

In the day not every one could afford a Miller and this is the route many took.

You take a Ford Chassis and put in a hopped up engine after you stripped it down. The owner is Cass Casmir of Hammond, Indiana and he is behind the car in the blue shirt.

The two guys admiring the car are Art and Eric Burmeister of Sterling, Michigan

Engine in Ford type Sprint car showing supercharger

 

bottom photo: Gail Wiswedel

Edited by Jerry Entin, 09 September 2014 - 10:57.

[Jerry Entin]

This car was built by Prison inmates in the 30's

 

Here is the story on the Prison car. It was built between 1932 and 1934 at the Prison in Jackson, Michigan and the project was headed by Lyle E May.

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 19:20.

[Jerry Entin]

Cushman Eagle scooter in back of 1928 Ford pickup truck belonging to Phil Whitney

 

Thats Joe Schuitema of RP Mack Motorsports admiring the truck and scooter. Joe Schuitema and Ron Mack have created several award wining restorations.

Edited by Jerry Entin, 09 September 2014 - 11:04.

[Jerry Entin]

Very nicely restored Chevy vintage Truck of Rick and Steve Sturim

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 19:28.

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Rick Dresang and Bill Wiswedel

Peter Klain and his friend Kevin Aldridge in the back ground. Peter had just had surgery and didn't let that make him miss the party.

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 12:49.

[Jack-the-Lad]

Thanks, Jerry.  What a great party it must have been, with some of my all-time favorite vehicles...Ford street rods, a Norton and a latter-day Ferrari. 

[Michael Ferner]

In the day not every one could afford a Miller and this is the route many took.
You take a Ford Chasiss and put in a hopped up engine after you stripped it down.

Thankfully, not everyone! I have enough on hand researching the roughly five dozen genuine Millers, plus another five dozen Miller specials!
 

This car was built by Prison inmates in the 30's

Interestingly, I just recently came upon a Junk Formula Indycar that was (reputedly!) also built by prisoners!


Many thanks, Jerry, yet again for some nice pictures from what appears to be a wonderful event.

[Ray Bell]

Bill's events are at the wrong time of the year!

Jerry, any closer shots of the Eisert?

[Jerry Entin]

Another Hot Rod this one has a Model A body and 1932 Ford frame and 4-carbs on the small block Ford engine

Built by Dave DeBaar.

Rick Knapp looking at the Hot Rod and enjoying the party

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Some of the Desserts that guest brought

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Buick engine for Bill Wiswedel's Kurtis sportscar

This engine was built by the late Ray Baker.

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 10:33.

[Jerry Entin]

Early 50's Ford Street Rod

[RA Historian]

Customized 50's type Ford of Ray Clay

I don't think that this is a customized Ford. Rather, I suspect that it may be a Canadian Ford, which in the '50s had different names, grilles, taillights, etc., from US Fords. If so, then this could be a 1956 Ford Meteor, as the Canadian Fords were called. Very rare in the US, and the only reason that I recall them is because of an article in the old Motor LIfe magazine in the mid 1950s which featured Canadian versions of US cars. Plus I think that I may have seen one at a car show many years ago.

[pete3664]

Jerry,  Are you going to tell all the readers what Rick D, myself and Kevin are chuckling about?  Hint: is has something to do with the paper that Rick Dresang has unfurled.      Pete

[Jerry Entin]

Various fruits and veggies at the party

 

 

RA Historian is right about one thing, that is a Canadian Ford Grill, it is however an American made model. He thought the Meteor Grill was neat and he installed it on  the car.

 

In the photo with Rick Dresang and Bill Wiswedel, Rick is holding up the cover of a Girlie Magazine that I was on in 1965. I was in my McLaren Mk 1. This car also appeared in and Elvis movie called Spinout

Edited by Jerry Entin, 08 September 2014 - 18:10.

[arttidesco]

Thanks for sharing Jerry.

 

Love the Mini tow truck, but apart from the odd Crosley recovery just wondering how useful that might be Stateside

[Ray Bell]

It might be useful at a go-kart track...

[Jerry Entin]

Indy Ford engine

This engine was restored for Bill Wiswedel by Walter Goodwin's shop in Indy.

 

photo: Gail Wiswedel

[Ray Bell]

That Kurtis replica is a work of art:



The detail work...



And, of course, it's been Bill's ambition for a long time to get the right Ford engine for the chassis this is going into...



Like I said, he has his parties at the wrong time of the year!

[Jerry Entin]

NIce Model A Hot Rod of Jake Moomey

 

photo: Gail Wiswedel

Edited by Jerry Entin, 09 September 2014 - 16:35.

[Jerry Entin]

More guest cars at the Party

 

 

photo: Gail Wiswedel

Edited by Jerry Entin, 09 September 2014 - 19:33.

[Jerry Entin]

Drag racing Chevy 2 of Don Heeringa

Big block engine by Jamie Hamm of Bonefied Customs of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Don Heeringa also has a Corvette that Jamie Hamm has helped him run at Bonneville Salt Flats.

 

photo: Gail Wiswedel

Edited by Jerry Entin, 10 September 2014 - 03:59.