On Thursday, November 4th, 2010, my father-in-law passed away. To say it has been hectic is an understatement. I'm assisting my wife with whatever I can to make sure the service goes as smoothly as possible. I am definitely going to miss him. He made me laugh and we would talk about "the old days" when he was growing up in Zacatecas, Jalisco, and in California. I would show him the vintage cars I was working on and often said to him, "You were X years old when this car was brand new". I would have liked to have my kids so he could meet them and have at least one car restored to cruise him around but that didn't happen. I think the last 5-8 years that I've known him were pretty good years for him. He got to travel a bit and enjoy what life had to offer.
I assume after things settle down around here, I can get back into wrapping up the garage and get back into the '47 Chevy. My brother-in-law has been a huge help with getting house projects completed as my low back pain hasn't made it easy to move around.
I'll post images in the next segment to show you all where the '47 Chevy is at and what next steps are.
'Til next time...
