my dad used to tell the story, and i remember it hazily:
he was doing the brakes on his 53 studebaker. drum. i was watching. squatting next to him just watching. he got to a certain point and there was a part which he couldn't remember how it went onto the brakes. i don't remember what part it was. he was muttering out loud, puzzling how it went. i was watching. finally he put it down and was staring at it. i picked up the part and put it on in the way it had to go.

he looked at me and said "thanks tommy".

i was about 5.

been fooling around with mechanical things ever since.

i used to take everything apart to see how it worked. usually i could put it back together too. and it worked.....usually.

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.