Cover Car - Cruisin' Calistoga 2010

A faithful customer and friend, Bob Zieske of Rocklin CA, and his 1937 Ford Cabriolet have made the cover of the 10th Annual Cruisin' Calistoga car show. The show is Saturday, September 25, and located at the Napa County Fair Grounds. And I don't want to forget to mention its a Beer and Wine festival as well. Cheers to Bob!!

Happy Father's Day!

Is it just me, or is buying gifts for grown men the hardest task to tackle ever! Here's one reason why:

       Amanda: "Dad, what can I get you for Father's Day?"

       Ron: "Nothing, I don't want anything."

       Amanda: "Oh thanks, that really helps a lot!"

       Ron: Laughs at me

Well here it is....I've found the ultimate Father's Day gift! What is one thing men know how to do beside wrench around on cars, they know how to grill. I've never met a "real man" that doesn't know how to grill it up properly for his friends and family.

"Matt and Dad if I could get you anything in the world this year (other then a ride in a fighter jet) it would be this.....

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all you hot rodders!!!

And an extra special Happy Father's Day to Matt...it's his 1st!

Grass Valley Down Town Car Show

It's hard to think we're going to be enjoying 75 degrees this weekend as I look out the window right now and see snowflakes coming down. But we're going to welcome the sun with open arms this weekend and attend the Car Show in downtown Grass Valley. They block off the streets of historic down town and the classics fill the streets for a few blocks. Can't wait to see what our neighbors have to offer!

New Season - New Look

If you visit frequently you may have noticed things have changed around here. Well things have changed around the shop as well (more to that later) so I felt the blog needed a pick me up too.

Notice at the top we now have pages, and I'm especially excited about the Events page, be sure to check it out! I also promise to have seaonal headers. If you missed it we had a poll to take, but don't worry there will be more to come. And if you're lucky you may be able to be the winner of a free product giveaway soon!

Feel free to look around, and be sure to check back in a few weeks to see the custom parts page.

Time to pull off the car cover

Ms. Mother Nature is finally releasing her greedy little grip on the sunshine and warm weather here in Northern California. It's been COLD and WET, and down right annoying! But now I can see the sun shining and the plants blooming and all I can think about is all the stuff going on this summer as the calendar starts to fill up.

It's car show season folks! It's time to pull off the car cover and get cleaning and tuning. Dust off the lawn chairs and clean out the ice chest with last years left over beer cans. And if you're still deciding which shows to enter or attend check out the new "EVENTS" page here at ASR. While listing all the events we often attend, it was getting me excited!

Hopefully we'll see you at one!  

Counting the days

Of course when summer is fast approaching there are always events to look forward to. But if you look closely at this calendar there is only ONE.

This giant calendar is hanging on the shop wall, impossible to miss, and a constant reminder that it's almost time to play.

It's obvious what we're looking forward to!

We start them young in this family...

Tis the Season

From our family to yours, we want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

And as naughty as you've probably been, maybe Santa will still bring you everything on your wish list!

Newest Arrival to Attebury Street Rods

Do we have a future employee on our hands? It's possible, I'm sure Grandpa would appreciate that. That's right, I said "GRANDPA"

This is the reason I've been so behind on updating this page. We have a new little guy consuming our every moment, and that's perfectly fine with all of us.

Ron and Robin's new grandbaby, and mine and Matt's first son, Barron David Dowd, was born on November 3rd, 3 weeks early and ready to join the party! He weighed in at a whopping 6lbs 2oz.

We can't wait to see him running around the shop and getting into all sorts of mischief!

New endeavors around the shop

I first have to apologize, a new post on here is way over due for Attebury Street Rods! But I have to admit, the last month has been a little hectic in my court, and in about 3 weeks (give or take a few days) you'll know why.

But I wanted to let you know there's a NEW project that's underway right now, and it will hopefully be debuted next year at the 50th NHRA Winternationals! That's right people, Ron just can't resist the temptation of the drags.....after all these years I think his heart now pumps Nitro.

But here's a hint of what this project has to do with. Stay tuned for more information.....