OldCarGuy’s Retirement Toy Shop

[fen2art]

OCguy,

Got any more photos of the Packard?

Phil

 

[sandiapaul]

OCG,

Really nice setup...where in OH are you? I grew up near Willoughby.

Have fun!

 

[OldCarGuy]

1930 Packard model 740 Dual Cowl Phaeton.
CCCA 99.5 point Premier Winner. The 1/2 point was the dash clock wasn’t ticking. And I just had it returned from being repaired a month earlier.

 

[Jeremy K]

I spotted a couple of injection mold plates in there,you do any kind of molding work or are they just for jigging?

 

[j king]

wow, thats it,just wow. You say you were downsizing?? nice work and of course a beautiful place.Wher in Oh. are you?

 

[jimmyb]

absolutely astonishing. has the shop been used? It looks like the shop is brand new.

 

[OldCarGuy]

Jimmyb
The shop is relatively new, and started using it since I finished it in the past year.

Sandi Paul & j king
I live partway between Cleveland and Akron. I downsized my home from 6,000 square feet to 3600. However my garages increased to 8,500 square feet from 3,500.

Jeremy K
Good eye. As if I don’t have enough projects, I do some plastic injection mold work from time to time.

 

[A.R.Martin]

Oldcarguy,

I would like to congratulate you on your tremendous achievements; your organization and attention to detail are top-notch, and I can’t wait to one day operate on your level.

I would like to ask a few questions: what is the economics of your collection, i.e. in your life time has your tooling capacity paid for itself? Or have your other endeavors financed your hobby, with more cost then return (monetarily speaking). It seems one can never fully utilize the capacity of such overhead without outside subsidy. Right so moving on to the real question: Can one presumably make enough money to afford such luxury as a restoration/machinist, or is the game play, make money in a margin rich market, then transfer those profits to “the pursuit of happiness”?

 

[wiz]

I realy like how you built the crain.

 

[jkilroy]

Well that setup beats a poke in the eye with a sharp stick thats for sure! Love that Packard! Fantastic work. How far are you from the Western Reserve collection and do you do any work for them as well?

 

[BadDog]

Wow! Amazing on every level. I didn't know Jay hung out here...

 

[aboard_epsilon]

Wow! Amazing on every level. I didn't know Jay hung out here...
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that's exactly what went thru my mind ..lol

all the best.mark

 

[OldCarGuy]

A. R. Martin

Good sense economics does not apply to collecting and or restoring antique cars. For me it’s my incurable defective gene that encourages my passion for them along with owning my own machines and hand tools. A total love for the hobbies! As far as payback,, if I relied on my equipment for a money source, it would no longer be a hobby and would take all the fun out of it.

By no means am I independently wealthy, and I didn’t inherit it either. Rather I worked hard and at times a second job. Making good investments and NEVER paying on time other than a house. All my equipment, tools, and antique cars were purchased over the past 50 years. A portion at a time and never on time…

 

[BadDog]

Congratulations on an amazing accomplishment. Like you, I never buy on time, other than the house, but I'll never be as successful as you appear to have become. My hat is off to you sir, you have amazing ability in several areas it seems...

 

[Trollerudjan]

I am amazed.
Excellent work, very clean and nice.
Enjoy your retirement you deserve it.

Jan
Norway

 

[ARB]

Holy crap! That is one sweet shop. I am green with envy. Top shelf shop.

 

[wulf11acr]

I worked for the Toro Company in the 70s and we didn't have as much stuff in the tool shop. I,m very envyous . Great shop and a outstanding Packard. It reminds me of when I was living at home (17 and pulled a straight eight and broke the main beam in my dads garage. He was still bitching about it years later.
William

 

[JRouche]

You do really have a nice shop.

Almost sterile looking, like a museum. Do you have any metal chips lying about?

Good use of space. Good amount of space. I really like the electrical distribution section, professional looking. JRouche

 

[OldCarGuy]

Jrouche,
I’m kind of partial to all my electrical work. Though I’m not an electrician, I have wired home and shops for 40 plus years. I passed a county electrical test (that few residents can say), pulled the permits and completed all the electricals myself. Including installing a remote 400 AMP meter, that feeds five main load centers.

Keep in mind, my shop is my retirement complex. That I use almost entirely for my addiction to antique cars and not for any production. Therefore I don’t produce chips in volume. And at the end of the day, I sweep up any chips and toss them out.


Wulf11arc,
Pulled quite a few straight eights myself, and they are rather heavy. About twice the weight and length of a V-8. I once bolted one to my engine stand that accommodates V-8’s with no problems. The stand hasn’t been the same since.

 

[Grey Rider]

Drool...slobber...drool

OldCarGuy, your complex is awesome. I'm speechless.

Ryan