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Another Car Guy in Cape Cod

In this month's vacation adventure to Cape Cod, MA we happened upon a total car nut. While in Hyannis Port as we were making our way to P-town for a couple of days we head about a fellow who owned a B&B and had a pretty impressive car collection that was open for public viewing. We we just had to investigate.

Toad Hall & the Simmons Homestead Inn of Bill Putman a fellow with near 60 classic cars all painted in a Nissan Red (expect for one Lotus in original British Racing Green). Very cool collection of mostly British cars such as the Lotus, MGs, Jags, Triumphs, Austin Healey, Hensen Healey, Morgan, Sunbeam, AC, Mini, Daimler and a Porsche and BMW thrown in for good measure. I am pictured with Bill, who also had a rather extensive collection of single malt scotch whiskey and some 30 cats.

For more on Bill and his cars visit www.toadhallcars.com

The 57 Chevy Takes Shape

Mike and I in front of the body up on racks ready for sanding

Sharon and I decided to take a little time away from Bville, SC. We had a chance to kill two birds with one stone. A chance for cooler weather and a vacation where I have never been and Shanon has (that would be a first). Cape Cod was the perfect choice. Mike Pitsley has been working since Feb. on a restoration of the '57 Chevy eBay purchase. This would bring us to the area at the halfway point in the restoration.

We stayed with the Pitsleys for two nights having benefited by a lot of "car talk" and the regional favorite, a New England Fish-fry and Steamer boil dinner.

As far as the car was concerned.... much work was done... the motor was rebuilt, painted and the automatic tranny was added. The whole frame was sand blasted, primed and painted. Mike fabricated a bracket for mounting the AC (mandatory in the South) and alternator (all in chrome). Looks pretty damn good, Mike's fabrication was so good it looked OEM.

Mike working on the engine

The body on the other hand still looks rough, but Mike assures me it will all come together (no pun intended). Still working on him to figure out a way to put suicide doors on the two rear doors of the 210. I think it will be one of the only 57 Chevy hot rods with a pair of suicide rear doors in the country. Anyway, more on that later...

Future Project Cars

(above) Fly Yellow 67 GT500E Fastback (below) Red Convertible 68 Eleanor Clone

VerDe-Motors is researching ways to bring economical 1967-68 Mustang GT500 Cl0nes to the market.