Update on Bill Sontag & Woody
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Topic: Update on Bill Sontag & Woody
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Subject: Update on Bill Sontag & Woody
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 7:01am
Bill is will having health problems .Still hoping to get him in to see Woody ,where I am taking care of it for him.
Would make a good time for just sneak prevveiw of showroom.
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Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 7:04am
Still got a lot of things to move and get inplace in show room .Will be hanging some more signs on walls around Woody.
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Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 7:06am
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Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 7:11am
Thanks Barney for the TOPS signs ,it looks good with Woody .
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Posted By: omahagreg
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 7:39am
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The more I see of Woody, the more I like it! ------------- Greg Kroeker 1950 WD with wide front and Freeman trip loader |
Posted By: Fred in Pa
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 7:46am
As Bill always told people when we done shows,he built it because he Enjoyed doing it.
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Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 8:05am
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Fred, It's GREAT that you made a place for Woody, but to me Woody looks better in the open space under that roof. Is that last picture at Booneville, MO ? Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: JoeM(GA)
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 8:31am
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Fred, take care of Bill, he's one of a kind! A very nice man.
------------- Allis Express North Georgia 41 WC,48 UC Cane,7-G's, Ford 345C TLB |
Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 8:33am
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i saw Woody in Missouri several years ago.. what a fantastic job. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: Pat the Plumber CIL
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 10:24am
Thanks for the update Fred.Bill will be in my prayers.A fine craftsman and even nicer guy.Met and talked to him at Dale's a few years ago.
 ------------- You only need to know 3 things to be a plumber;Crap rolls down hill,Hot is on the left and Don't bite your fingernails 1964 D-17 SIV 3 Pt.WF,1964 D-15 Ser II 3pt.WF ,1960 D-17 SI NF,1956 WD 45 WF. |
Posted By: Rick
Date Posted: 29 May 2011 at 10:38am
| Dusty...yes,that picture with Bill standing next to Woody was taken at Boonville,Mo. in 2006. Rick |