by oldschool » Thu Sep 19, 2013 4:45 am
krazgeo, Thank you for mentioning Webster Ford in Caruthers!! My Grand Parents lived at Brawley and Nebraska. They have long since passed away. I also remember McCloud Ford in Riverdale. A small family place, also Swanson Fharney Ford in Selma. All the dealers you mentioned bring back great memories. Oh yeah Mack Lazerous Ford in Kerman. He will stand on his head to make you a deal. J. H. Sanders Ford too.
In one of my earlier post her I talked about the subject. ( Fresno has the best Auto Artist). When I moved to Northern California, I used to come and visit. For a past time I enjoyed going to the used car lots on Abbey and checking out all the cool Hand Brushed Pinstriping on the cars!!!!!!!!!!! The Central Valley was one of the few places that had this art form on cars to sell them. Not even Sacramento, or Reno. In Arizona its unheard of. I had the unique pleasure of meeting Neil Averill. His shop was at 1945 Home Ave. He was nice enough to give me some artistic tips on pinstriping. That was in 1975. I am now 59, still pinstriping but for pleasure. Your town and my ex home town is blessed with the best of the best. I am proud to be from Fresno and carry on the trade. Neil Averill, Dale Lhysdahl, (RIP), Dale "Soggy" Oftedal, Skip Thornbury, (Selma), Ron Talley, Bob Kovacs, Dick at Cycle Art, Chuck Babbitt, (RIP), Ruebin in Visalia. The Central Valley has the best. Also Airbrush legends Audrey Rawlings, and Claudia Weaver. Sorry to go on so long but you know why. I may forget a lot too, but I remember this like it was yesterday.
oldschool
krazgeo, Thank you for mentioning Webster Ford in Caruthers!! My Grand Parents lived at Brawley and Nebraska. They have long since passed away. I also remember McCloud Ford in Riverdale. A small family place, also Swanson Fharney Ford in Selma. All the dealers you mentioned bring back great memories. Oh yeah Mack Lazerous Ford in Kerman. He will stand on his head to make you a deal. J. H. Sanders Ford too.
In one of my earlier post her I talked about the subject. ( Fresno has the best Auto Artist). When I moved to Northern California, I used to come and visit. For a past time I enjoyed going to the used car lots on Abbey and checking out all the cool Hand Brushed Pinstriping on the cars!!!!!!!!!!! The Central Valley was one of the few places that had this art form on cars to sell them. Not even Sacramento, or Reno. In Arizona its unheard of. I had the unique pleasure of meeting Neil Averill. His shop was at 1945 Home Ave. He was nice enough to give me some artistic tips on pinstriping. That was in 1975. I am now 59, still pinstriping but for pleasure. Your town and my ex home town is blessed with the best of the best. I am proud to be from Fresno and carry on the trade. Neil Averill, Dale Lhysdahl, (RIP), Dale "Soggy" Oftedal, Skip Thornbury, (Selma), Ron Talley, Bob Kovacs, Dick at Cycle Art, Chuck Babbitt, (RIP), Ruebin in Visalia. The Central Valley has the best. Also Airbrush legends Audrey Rawlings, and Claudia Weaver. Sorry to go on so long but you know why. I may forget a lot too, but I remember this like it was yesterday.
oldschool