To: Annonymous... who wants to sell his resto mod to Ron Pratte

I don't have the attention, connection, or access to Ron Pratte.

If Ron were to ever contact me, I wouldn't give out his contact info unless it were public knowledge, like a (business) address, email, or phone #.

If I had acess to Ron, I'd have a photo gallery of his car collection up here so fast I'd burn up my wifi connection.

Sorry, if you are trying to interest Ron Pratte in your resto mod.... it's my advice to give that up, and just auction your vehicle at Barrett Jackson. If your resto mod is interesting to other people, it'll sell... won't it!

Always read the comics posted around someones work area.

Above: Pinched headers.. who hasn't done that?

That bottom green 67, barely any rust, great find

It says, 2300 miles, like new, best offer. Now that must be hard to pass up if you've got a 150 thou or so

Cool display... its the modern speed shop kind of vibe I dig.

Vintage sticker from 1969, Awesome!

I love a stack of books or magazines that just state "Car guys welcome here"

Always get a second opinion about car repairs, and never go to any shop that doesn't come recommended by a trusted car guy... I saved Mick $2500

Mick called me up one afternoon a couple weeks ago telling me that the BMW dealership told him the 2004 Mini was soon going to need a new clutch, and it had a cracked radiator, a blown head gasket... and would cost about 3500 to repair. Nothing was under warranty.

I told Mick to ditch the dealership, go to the PRO in transmissions... Don Wang, DRW transmissions http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2007/04/not-just-transmission-mechanic-dons-gn.html

Mick was treated to an honest mechanic for a change, and they set him straight. The head gasket did need to be replaced... and the trans in the Mini was fine. The guy who took it for a test run told Mick, "I'm gonna be hard on it, that is what it takes to feel it out, and see how it responds... if it feels bad, we'll know it's ready to be replaced."

It responded like a pampered trans with many years of life left.

Score one for honest mechanics, and DRW transmissions.

I just learned, April 2021, that Don shut down the shop after getting tired of running the business. It sure ain't easy, you know?

San Diego Auto Museum hot rod exhibit..