A couple of good hobby cnc milling machine photos I discovered:
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“THE BLACK WIDOW” Builders: Wally Olson (1952), Bill Scott (1954) and Richard Riddell (2005) The garage discover of the century! How long have you been hot rodding cars–since the 1950’s? Numerous of us got began in the 50’s and 60’s. (For you real old birds out there that remember hot rodding “T” roadsters with Roto-Faze ignitions, Ruxtell 2-speed rear axles, Riley two-port heads and Laurel lowering kits, well what can we say you’re a generation prior to us and we take our hats off to you ‘original’ hot rodders.) BUT for all of us “The Black Widow” is a severe piece of 1950’s hot rodding annals and a benchmark for the business! In an report in Hot Rod Deluxe, July 2008 entitled, “Tangled Web” the full-story of Richard Riddell’s quest to restore the original Black Widow had its public debut. Hot Rod Deluxe reported the car’s winning the 2008 Grand National Roadster Show which was a dream come accurate, taking “Best Early Altered T Roadster”. (See also Rod and Custom, June 2008.) It was also a contender for the Bruce Meyer award at the ‘Grand Nats.’ Why do guys like Richard Riddell (and the rest of us) spend years (3400 hours in Richard’s case) restoring a vehicle we located in a barn? Answer: ‘For the enjoy of the sport!’ All of us don’t forget some other automobiles with similar names, for instance the ‘Black Widow’ Monogram model auto (“1/24 scale model/Ford ‘T’ Pickup Rod/removable top” by Mattel quality hobby kits). Also, we don’t forget Basic Motors/Chevrolet coming out in 1957 with their 1st racing version Chevy named “The Black Widow.” But predating each of these historic automobiles is the “The Black Widow” constructed by Wally Olson to assist preserve his little ones out of difficulty in 1952 and 1st débuted in Hot Rod magazine, September 1954 in an post entitled, “Lil’ Beau T”, which study, “Wally Olson, Fresno, California, automotive machinist, is the fortunate owner and builder. Duane Taylor was named in for the physique function.” It added as to why he constructed the automobile, “What with so a lot existing upheaval in the teen-age ranks, Wally figured that a sure-fire way to get rid of those totally free-time, nothing at all-to-do troubles would be to interest them (his 9 and 12 year old sons) in a rod. So far the concept has worked like a charm.” In time the household moved on to other projects and Bill Scott purchased the car and redid it with fenders, headlights and all the stuff to make it ‘street legal’—as we utilised to call it! The very first documentation of the vehicle becoming known as “Black Widow” is found in the magazine Rodding and Re-styling, August 1957 concern. That article reported Bill Scott’s alterations to Wally Olson’s vehicle, “The front finish was revised to incorporate a tubular axle and tube shocks. The new owners also equipped the car with a new power plant. The original mill is a ’41 Merc bored out .one hundred inch over stock, ported and relieved…includes eight.5-to-1 Offenhauser heads, a Weber full-race cam, and an Evans three-caberator manifold.” [Note: The a number of engines that had been housed in this automobile later varied see final Merc construct specifics beneath.] Do not you really like the sound of that “ported and relieved” and “full-race cam”—when’s the final time you utilised those terms? By the time the 1959 Hot Rod Annual was published the vehicle-title stuck for all time “The Black Widow.” Riddell’s 2-Year Renovation! According to lengthy time race auto builder Richard Riddell’s log he states, “Sometime in 1955 Wally sold his roadster to Bill Scott. Bill once more known as on Duane Taylor to turn the vehicle into a bonified street rod. With the extra of windshield, head lights, tail lings, and fenders it was finally capable to jump into his tiny Hot Rod and go crusin’. The pin stripping was carried out by none other than Dean Jefferies with the familiar cobweb and spider on the turtle deck.” He reports that the car’s initial win was “…a five foot trophy at the Sacramento AutoRama in 1957 for ‘Best Roadster’. Yes, Bill’s car was getting the time of its life becoming one particular of the best hunting early California street roadsters of all time.” Richard states, “Bill Scott died about 1987…for a number of years the car languished…getting worse and worse…as is so frequently the case for old Hot Rods.” The garage locate in 2005 notes, “At a glance the roadster didn’t appear that poor.” But the Naugahyde and carpet had been shot, fenders, original wheels and hub caps to name a couple of difficulties for the but to begin restoration. Riddell notes, “Under a somewhat decent body and paint job lurked a mess that went beyond your worst nightmare.” He adds, “I began asking yourself how I could salvage this little beauty in the rough. Not that many people have restored an old Hot Rod but, those who have know what I’m talking about. It’s considerably harder than developing a rod from scratch. But the roadster was begging to be restored and I’m glad that I was selected to do it.”and#9472Richard died shortly soon after finishing the project but happily he was capable to see “The Black Widow” win the ‘Grand Nats’ and have a feature center-spread post in Hot Rod Deluxe. Right here are a few of the Riddell-engineered refinements to this original vehicle. and#61692 Recessed pockets had to be constructed in the frame rails to accept the front motor mounts which double as water pumps. and#61692 New front radius rods had been constructed out of heavy wall chrome-moly tubing. The original ones were so poorly produced that they were unsafe. and#61692 The correct master cylinder banjo fitting was not offered so, he fabricated a new 1 from scratch. and#61692 The tooling mandral had to be CNC machined to facilitate metal spinning new brass tail pipe end bells. Hey would you agree? Hot rodding is an art kind and some Hot Rod Artists have mastered the craft and Richard Riddell is one particular of them!!! Reconstruction points of interest: and#61656 Original steel physique and doors welded shut and#61656 ‘42 Merc 274 c.i flathead (current engine) and#61656 ’39 Lincoln-Zephyr tranny and#61656 ’34 Ford rear with Halibrand quick-modify center and enclosed drive shaft and#61656 ’39 Ford hydraulic brakes all about and wide “5” 16-iunch wheels and caps and#61656 ’37 Ford tube axle and#61656 Engine by RPM Machine and#61656 Chrome by Ace Plating and#61656 Frame carried out by Capps Powder Coat and#61656 Body/paint by Showtime Customs and#61656 Upholstery by Brents Why is the auto getting sold? To quote his wife Pat, “Unfortunately, Richard passed away on March 18, 2008 and will not get to appreciate seeing the new owner drive away with a piece of automotive history.” Richard’s loyal wife Pat grew up about racing given that she was 9 years old. Her maiden name was Rodriguez. If you grew up at Lion’s Dragstrip, as she did, you might remember her father’s rail? He and his brother ran an old leading alky rail under the name “Rodriguez Brothers”. Pat said, ‘As I was developing up I usually wondered how I would ever meet a person to marry, because all that our household ever did was go to the drags. Then one day Richard came along and met me at the Winternationals.’ Nicely the rest is history. For Pat following Richard’s death there are just also numerous memories attached to all the memorabilia, race automobiles and hot rods in their storage—she would like to sell “The Black Widow” to some deserving hot rodder. Terms of sale: 5,000.00. Please get in touch with Don Burdge at DreamRodLocator or get in touch with him at 619.804.8033. You ought to contact me before Leno does! We have hundreds of added photos and numerous 50’s and existing magazine articles offered to seriously interested purchasers.
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“THE BLACK WIDOW” Builders: Wally Olson (1952), Bill Scott (1954) and Richard Riddell (2005) The garage find of the century! How lengthy have you been hot rodding vehicles–since the 1950’s? Several of us got started in the 50’s and 60’s. (For you genuine old birds out there that remember hot rodding “T” roadsters with Roto-Faze ignitions, Ruxtell two-speed rear axles, Riley 2-port heads and Laurel lowering kits, well what can we say you’re a generation ahead of us and we take our hats off to you ‘original’ hot rodders.) BUT for all of us “The Black Widow” is a significant piece of 1950’s hot rodding annals and a benchmark for the market! In an report in Hot Rod Deluxe, July 2008 entitled, “Tangled Web” the complete-story of Richard Riddell’s quest to restore the original Black Widow had its public debut. Hot Rod Deluxe reported the car’s winning the 2008 Grand National Roadster Show which was a dream come accurate, taking “Best Early Altered T Roadster”. (See also Rod and Custom, June 2008.) It was also a contender for the Bruce Meyer award at the ‘Grand Nats.’ Why do guys like Richard Riddell (and the rest of us) invest years (3400 hours in Richard’s case) restoring a vehicle we found in a barn? Answer: ‘For the adore of the sport!’ All of us keep in mind some other vehicles with related names, for instance the ‘Black Widow’ Monogram model automobile (“1/24 scale model/Ford ‘T’ Pickup Rod/removable top” by Mattel high quality hobby kits). Also, we bear in mind Basic Motors/Chevrolet coming out in 1957 with their initial racing version Chevy referred to as “The Black Widow.” But predating both of these historic cars is the “The Black Widow” constructed by Wally Olson to assist preserve his little ones out of problems in 1952 and very first débuted in Hot Rod magazine, September 1954 in an report entitled, “Lil’ Beau T”, which study, “Wally Olson, Fresno, California, automotive machinist, is the fortunate owner and builder. Duane Taylor was known as in for the physique function.” It added as to why he constructed the vehicle, “What with so considerably current upheaval in the teen-age ranks, Wally figured that a positive-fire way to remove those cost-free-time, nothing-to-do troubles would be to interest them (his 9 and 12 year old sons) in a rod. So far the idea has worked like a charm.” In time the family moved on to other projects and Bill Scott purchased the vehicle and redid it with fenders, headlights and all the stuff to make it ‘street legal’—as we used to contact it! The very first documentation of the vehicle getting named “Black Widow” is located in the magazine Rodding and Re-styling, August 1957 issue. That post reported Bill Scott’s changes to Wally Olson’s car, “The front end was revised to incorporate a tubular axle and tube shocks. The new owners also equipped the car with a new energy plant. The original mill is a ’41 Merc bored out .100 inch over stock, ported and relieved…includes 8.five-to-1 Offenhauser heads, a Weber complete-race cam, and an Evans 3-caberator manifold.” [Note: The a number of engines that had been housed in this car later varied see final Merc construct information below.] Do not you adore the sound of that “ported and relieved” and “full-race cam”—when’s the final time you employed those terms? By the time the 1959 Hot Rod Annual was published the car-title stuck for all time “The Black Widow.” Riddell’s 2-Year Renovation! According to long time race vehicle builder Richard Riddell’s log he states, “Sometime in 1955 Wally sold his roadster to Bill Scott. Bill once again named on Duane Taylor to turn the car into a bonified street rod. With the added of windshield, head lights, tail lings, and fenders it was lastly capable to jump into his little Hot Rod and go crusin’. The pin stripping was completed by none other than Dean Jefferies with the familiar cobweb and spider on the turtle deck.” He reports that the car’s 1st win was “…a 5 foot trophy at the Sacramento AutoRama in 1957 for ‘Best Roadster’. Yes, Bill’s auto was getting the time of its life being a single of the greatest seeking early California street roadsters of all time.” Richard states, “Bill Scott died around 1987…for numerous years the vehicle languished…getting worse and worse…as is so typically the case for old Hot Rods.” The garage find in 2005 notes, “At a glance the roadster didn’t appear that negative.” But the Naugahyde and carpet had been shot, fenders, original wheels and hub caps to name a couple of problems for the but to commence restoration. Riddell notes, “Under a somewhat decent body and paint job lurked a mess that went beyond your worst nightmare.” He adds, “I started questioning how I could salvage this little beauty in the rough. Not that several folks have restored an old Hot Rod but, these who have know what I’m speaking about. It’s a lot tougher than developing a rod from scratch. But the roadster was begging to be restored and I’m glad that I was chosen to do it.”and#9472Richard died shortly right after finishing the project but happily he was in a position to see “The Black Widow” win the ‘Grand Nats’ and have a function center-spread article in Hot Rod Deluxe. Right here are a few of the Riddell-engineered refinements to this original auto. and#61692 Recessed pockets had to be built in the frame rails to accept the front motor mounts which double as water pumps. and#61692 New front radius rods had been constructed out of heavy wall chrome-moly tubing. The original ones have been so poorly created that they had been unsafe. and#61692 The right master cylinder banjo fitting was not available so, he fabricated a new 1 from scratch. and#61692 The tooling mandral had to be CNC machined to facilitate metal spinning new brass tail pipe end bells. Hey would you agree? Hot rodding is an art kind and some Hot Rod Artists have mastered the craft and Richard Riddell is one of them!!! Reconstruction points of interest: and#61656 Original steel physique and doors welded shut and#61656 ‘42 Merc 274 c.i flathead (existing engine) and#61656 ’39 Lincoln-Zephyr tranny and#61656 ’34 Ford rear with Halibrand fast-modify center and enclosed drive shaft and#61656 ’39 Ford hydraulic brakes all about and wide “5” 16-iunch wheels and caps and#61656 ’37 Ford tube axle and#61656 Engine by RPM Machine and#61656 Chrome by Ace Plating and#61656 Frame done by Capps Powder Coat and#61656 Physique/paint by Showtime Customs and#61656 Upholstery by Brents Why is the auto becoming sold? To quote his wife Pat, “Unfortunately, Richard passed away on March 18, 2008 and will not get to take pleasure in seeing the new owner drive away with a piece of automotive history.” Richard’s loyal wife Pat grew up around racing since she was 9 years old. Her maiden name was Rodriguez. If you grew up at Lion’s Dragstrip, as she did, you may possibly keep in mind her father’s rail? He and his brother ran an old top alky rail under the name “Rodriguez Brothers”. Pat said, ‘As I was growing up I typically wondered how I would ever meet a person to marry, considering that all that our household ever did was go to the drags. Then one particular day Richard came along and met me at the Winternationals.’ Properly the rest is history. For Pat following Richard’s death there are just as well several memories attached to all the memorabilia, race cars and hot rods in their storage—she would like to sell “The Black Widow” to some deserving hot rodder. Terms of sale: five,000.00. Please speak to Don Burdge at DreamRodLocator or call him at 619.804.8033. You need to call me before Leno does! We have hundreds of extra pictures and many 50’s and current magazine articles available to seriously interested purchasers.
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