_______________________________________________Don,Ray Smith was with a convoy of Over the Hill Gang members and we were actually going to the Oak Creek Rod Run (a bit south of Sedona). The year was 1978 and the group included Roy Chisolm, John Pickle, Norm Fletcher, Butch Whitley, Patti and me, and several others. As I recall, we "fixed" Ray's '38 Chevy by hammering a piece of wood in the hole in the oil pan and continued on to Oak Creek. Hillbilly engineering at it's finest!Bill
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Subject: [Sandiegocarguys] Re: My Willy Aum Oil PanHi,
Just like the pan the Ray Smith broke on a rock going to Sedona in 1986 on the freeway in the rain east of Yuma.
Don
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Subject: [Sandiegocarguys] My Willy Aum Oil Pan
All back together and running here. As you always do a very nice Tig Weld both inside and outside on my hot rod oil pan which got holed at the oil changer place.Thanks so much making this pan repair for me Tony.....mgb
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