Got it home with a little help from Santa !

Sometimes we are lucky enough to go full circle in what we do .....
A couple of years ago, while working with "at risk" youth in a basic automotive skills vocational program, myself and a small group of kids built a Raby T-IV powered outlaw speedster that was featured at Carlisle '03. I left the program the following Fall and the car sat untouched and under a tarp at their Pennsylvania location with only 29 miles on the speedo. Posting a few pics in my files was what I thought would be, as close to owning this speedster.
Well, as of this past weekend, I am now a bit lighter in the coffers after aquiring the speedster, trailered in home and it now sits in my shop. It has a few odds and ends to take care of and then who knows, dispite my past track record of not being attached to any particular speedster I built for more than a few months, I may just hang onto this one !

Wow! That's one nice Speedster!

Even has those same (not so) "quiet pack" mufflers that I have!

And those WHEELS! WOW!

Really would like to see that one at Carlisle, '05.

gn

Alan, that is a very cool car, made even more so by the personal connection you have to it. When you were selling everything off, I was afraid you were getting out of the game- I'm glad you're still playing.

(With a Ricardo Montalban accent) Ohhhhh, Alan, you will look mahhhhvelous styling in that Speedster at Cahlisle!

Nice buy. Good move.

Hey, if your going to have a roll bar that is the way to go.....very nice!!!!

Alan, Very nice. I've viewed past posts and assumed that this car was yours. Glad to see that this car made it to it's proper home. I hope to see it at Spring show. I'm hoping my project will be done for it. May look for a trailer to haul my car out there. Please post some pictures of the interior.

Can't wait to see it, Alan.

Jerome

alan, wow, good for you!
but i want to let you know-santa didn't have to bring the car home for you if
you connected the throttle cable it would have went under its own power.
good luck with it.

Maybe that was Alan's way of making sure nobody else took it. I love the stripped-down look of that car, and the license plate recess, very slick.

Thanks for your compliments...I may have to change out to a high top version to fit my head under it! Some here called it right questioning the "why" of my bailing out of the two other speedster projects I had and I didn't want to say anything until it was a done deal. The polished stainless roll / show bar, is a one off a friend made up for this speedster.
Trent Eubanks a new member here, is the new parent of a red CMC that I recently sold him, it is now under construction at his home in Alabama. At the time I started to build this silver blue outlaw, I was unsure if this look would work on a speedster build but, given the go ahead to do this one "my way" I did hence, the bit of old & new school street rod look.
My wife Kim always backs me 100% in the speedster builds (this is a good thing!)Kim gets the kudos for the color scheme because I constantly manage to mix up my black and brown socks.
Jake Raby's Type IV engine is smooth and consistant throughout the entire power band .....it honks!
A number of items on the car need attention including re-aligning the StayFast top and making a set of "Margard" side curtains that'll fit.
As it stands now, unless someone happens along with a Hefty (no pun intended)bag of cashola, it will be at Carlisle.
After Carlisle, I'll then begin what is hopefully the last of the builds that I plan on doing for Al Shapiro in NJ, he's a great guy and one of "those" lurkers here "Hi Al". His speedster project is a Street Beasts that will arrive here a crate this March.

Alan, if I make it to the East meet I want a ride in that beast!

Jim

Looks great Alan....good thing you said never mind....

You can make an exception. He can pay for the ride.

Just wait'in on ya!

Thought it best to edit that post:)

Alan,

WOW! That's just superb! What manufacturer did you base the car on? It looks REALLY cool . . . every detail thought out.

TC

Ahhh, finally snagged it did you?? I was wondering when you'd shake that one loose. Won't forget laying eyes on that baby at Carlisle '03.(and meeting you for the 1st time).

BD

Alan , did you get my email?
Joe

Joe,

I hope you can make it too. Don't wait too long to start locking in a trailer, Mike Cochrane can tell you stories about that.

TC it's a CMC that was sitting around unassembled

Joe , email with requested info just sent...BTW I do know of a
8 x 16'x 5' high HD enclosed snow mobile trailer (all aluminum and black) with brakes that will do the job easily seller is asking $3,400 may take $3200