Hot Rods Make Me Happy, Mountaineer Antique Auto Show in Asheville

Hot Rod Roadster Pickup brings a tear to my eye.

Yes, I love this stuff. No, (almost) none of my friends do. What’s wrong with you people?!?

The roadster pickup, or RPU, above is the real deal. This hot rod beauty was built out West in the 1950s. At least that’s what I remember from my conversation with the owner a couple years. He said he attends Bonneville regularly. Awesome.

Now for something completely different…

Hot Rod Model A Phaeton - Perfect for the famliy man.

Next to an RPU a Model A Phaeton is my favorite model to hot rod. This is a rather extreme modern retro monster, it was my favorite at this year’s show, but I would like one someday that is a more conservative rod, late ’40s or ’50s style.

No more typing for me. There are more hot rod pictures over at my Flickr account. Check ‘em out.

Vanilla the Gerbil gets a New Home

We recently inherited this gerbil from some friends. I made simple wood apparatus to give her more to do. I just bought a couple cheap pine boards, sawed them up, drilled some holes for her to climb through, and then glued it together. I was on the verge of turning this into a Bauhaus rodent art project, but quickly came to my senses. She loves climbing the towers and hanging out on the bridge. I also made a couple recessed screens (not shown) for the top. You can buy a kit at the hardware store to make screens to any size you need.

I (and the dog) voted no to bringing another mammal into the house, but we were over-ruled. We already had the 75 fish tank from our last home (didn’t try to move the fish) and I figured we might as well give the little lady more room to run.