October 2014
DACC FEATURE CAR
A Birthday Gift Donna won't soon forget!
My
husband and I had a 1957 Bel Air hardtop when we got married but sold it to put
a down payment on our first home. We always said that we would get another some
day, so about two years ago we were watching Barrett Jackson (I think it was
Scottsdale) and Mike Joy was talking about a TriFive that was coming up to the
stage and that it was built by "The Snodgrass Brothers" out of Melbourne, FL.
He had nothing but high praise for the quality of the cars that they build. So
after a little digging around my husband found the Snodgrass website and called
about having them build us a ‘57. Plans and arrangements came together and we
were on our way to getting that ’57 we always wanted ‘back’! When we went to
see the ‘57 they were building for us, I commented on how beautiful the ‘56 was
that they were building and little did I know but that day by husband Al bought
the ‘56 too!
It was News Year Eve 2013 and Al couldn't keep the secret anymore and told me
that he had bought the ‘56 for me. Of course I didn't believe him and left it
as that. In January 2013 we decided to take the ‘57 to the Chevy Classics
Winternationals show in Orlando to be judged. We left the ‘57 with the
Snodgrass Brothers as Al had a business meeting, so they took the ‘57 to the
show along with the ‘56. When we got back to the show, the cars were parked
next to each other and I commented that Dave and Kenny Snodgrass brought that
‘56 to show. That is when Al told me "Happy Birthday" and that the ‘56 was
mine.
We both enjoy our cars and have lots of fun taking them to shows and meeting
lots of interesting people. Earlier this year I was thrilled when my ’56 was
selected as Reliable Chevrolet’s Favorite ’56 at the club’s Spring Classic Chevy
Show at Reliable Chevrolet!
Donna & Al Thomson
Colleyville, Texas
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