Tag Archives: Dallas Hot Rod Shop

The Wade Coupe. Get Ready.

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Brian

Progress is being made on Lindsey Wade’s Coupe.  I’ll post some detailed photos here on the blog soon, but for now here’s a “dog’s eye view” shot of the car on the ground:

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A Little Bit of Press/ Street Rodder Mag.

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Brian

I was pleasantly surprised to see a small photo of my Coupe used in this month’s issue (Feb. 2011) of Street Rodder Magazine.  The article is called “Heir to the Throne” and talks about the current and continued popularity of the … Continue reading →

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Movie Time: The Wade Coupe Project on Film

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Brian

Stephen Hibbs of Squaresville Studios made these videos of me working on the chassis for the Wade Coupe and also managed to get most of the process of chopping the top as well. I think he did a great job … Continue reading →

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Project Update: ’32 Roadster…Finished for now!

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Brian

The Ernst Roadster got delivered to a shop in Manfield yesterday for paint, after I spent Sunday taking it apart and getting it ready.  While the sheetmetal and frame are getting painted, the rest of the parts are going out for chrome.  … Continue reading →

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’32 Roadster: Interior/ Headers…and a Last Look

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Brian

Well, today is the last day that the ’32 Roadster will be together for a while. It’s getting disassembled so that it can go to paint tomorrow. I tied up all the loose ends over the last week, including building … Continue reading →

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’32 Roadster: More Progress

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Brian

Thought I would post up some more of the progress on the Ernst Roadster.  It’s almost ready to run now, and I’m finishing up the interior structure and floorboards.  About all that’s left after that’s done is to run the … Continue reading →

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Project Update: ’32 Roadster / Carb Linkage, Fuel Lines

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Brian

The hustle continues on the ’32 Roadster.   The 283 is close to being ready to fire up now, after getting more details finished up over the last few days.    So here’s a brief overview of what got accomplished today, among other things.  I bolted the … Continue reading →

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Project Update: ’32 Roadster / Taillights

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Brian

I’ve been focusing my efforts on the ’32 Roadster for the past few days, and making some headway. The list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter, which is a very good thing. Most of the progress has … Continue reading →

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Bring ‘em Out

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Brian

One of the quirky things about my shop is that there’s only one door. The building was built in 1936 and used as part of a munitions plant during WW2….later it was split into the arrangement we have now with … Continue reading →

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Project Update: 1929 Model A Roadster

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Brian

This really is more of a recap than a project update, but more hot rod pictures are never a bad thing…right? After rolling the Ernst Roadster out of the shop and snapping some pics the other day, it made me … Continue reading →

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