[tubebender]

I played the piano and clarenet until I was about 8 and gave it up for hot rods and racing.

At least I waited until I was 12 to chop up the family organ so mom could heat the wash water. Of course it was 1945 and I didn't get my first hot rod till 1948.

[dalereed]

I didn't have my own at 8 but the kid across the street was 8 years older than I was and all thumbs so I had my dad bring home one of the arc welders and I taught myself to weld and channeled his 32 5 window coupe and port and relieved his 3/8x3/8 flat head.

When I was 12 I drove one of his friends flathead rail at Santa Ana and went a whole 128!