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Bill Browning
Bruce Johnson
Dave Lang
Gary Hults
Gary Palinkas
George Lathrop
John Osborne
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Martin and Mickey Titus
Matt Bloom
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Vinnie Zoda
I purchased my 1951 F1 in the spring of 2002 from a gentleman in Manchester, CT who had just retired from driving the Uconn girls basketball team bus for $1200. As you can see in the pictures its very rough but complete. I had been an auto mechanic since graduating high school in 1978 until becoming a full time Police Officer in 1999 and always wanted to restore a classic vehicle. After acquiring the 51 I needed a place to work on it so I built a 28' by 40' pole barn on my Sherman property. It took about 2 1/2 years to complere a "frame-off" restoration doing all the work myself including bodywork and paint (the original meadow green), aside from the re-chroming of the hood trim. My 51 has taken first in its class at Rhinebeck, New Fairfield and favorite truck at a Hemmings Cruise Night in Bennington, VT. I haven't yet been to a car show as a Paradice Classic Cruisers member but am looking forward to it in 2009. Bill Browning