Very Modified Buffy-Porson, Bob Ginn
It's neat to see a Buffy-Porson after all these years! This one is really modified, but it still looks good.
Very Modified Buffy-Porson, Bob Ginn
It's neat to see a Buffy-Porson after all these years! This one is really modified, but it still looks good.
Dean Prushing, Trenton, OH
David Lack, Brentwood Bay, B.C.
Grace Grimes, Round Rock, TX.
"Lots of thanks. Love, Dominic"
Rex Billings, Council Bluffs, IA
Delivery Wagon, Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff
"Several years ago, after reading an article in Popular Mechanics (Popular Science,ed.)
describing your Weekender sail boat project, I sent away for the plans
and for a copy of your catalogue. The simplicity of the design really
was brilliant, and the plans were well worth the small investment. For
weeks, I fantasized about sailing on the seven-seas (or at the very
least, on the Ottawa River) with scantily-clad women in my Jolly Roger
Weekender.
But sadly, after taking a few preliminary measurements in my workshop
(ie. my garage), I came to the unavoidable conclusion that if I truly
started to build this thing, I wasn't going to be able to close the
garage door ever again, or until the project was completed (whichever
came first), because the boat would have been just a touch too long for
my cramped garaged! Unfortunately we were in the depths of a frigid
winter in Ottawa at the time (it seems like that happens all too
often). Those delicious images of scantily-clad women were regrettably
crowded from my mind by the much more realistic pictures of a garage
filled to the rafters with snowdrifts.
This is the Pedal Car that I built for my kids. My daughter, in the pink shirt, is running ahead.
My son is driving. The car is very popular in our neighbourhood.
So, turning back to your catalogue, I chose a different project that,
rather than pandering to my own selfish fantasies, would make someone
else very happy indeed. The "Delivery Van" pedal-car seemed to be a
more achievable project to tackle, and it's manageable size allowed me
to work with the garage door firmly closed.
I had always intended to send you a photo of the completed car. But
just like the seven-seas and the scantily... (oh, forget it already!), I
never seemed to get around to it. Having recently "rediscovered" you
through your excellent World Wide Web site, I am now sending
you the pictures (Christmas Card from 1991) through the
convenience of email. As you can see from the happy smiles, I chose the
right project.
Cheers,
-Ferdinand-
From Ottawa, where winter is fast approaching. (Again!)
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Modified Pedal Bugatti, Jim Wilson
Jim sent us these shots of his finished Bugatti pedal car. The detail is quite amazing, but Jim is a confirmed Bugatti lover, and knew what he was doing. As one can see, the car is based not too closely on our Pedal Bugatti plans, but there are some parts here and there.
Thanks to Mr. Wilson!
I have always had the attitude that I can do a little of anything that anyone else can do. This attitude has helped me through several activities: painting, paperhanging, plumbing, electrical wiring, small and large appliance repair, landscaping and automotive mechanics. However, nothing has been so rewarding as building this little car [the M.G.-T.C.]. I think of myself as an atypical grandmother. Even though I do lots of sewing, cooking and needlework of all kinds, Little Red Riding Hood would probably say to me, "Grandmother, what strange projects you work on."
G.S.G., Round Rock, Texas
