New guy from Central Wisconsin

[draxler1374]

Hello everyone,

New to the site. My name is John L. Draxler from Hewitt in Central Wisconsin. I have been working on old cars, Thunderbirds mostly, since I was about 10 years old with my dad. I went active duty Army in 1988 and returned home in 1996. I worked in the family business founded by my Grandfather, now owned by my Uncle as a Collision Repair Technician and worked my way to Body Shop Manager. Collision work was fun but I found my true passion was old cars and restoration work so in February 2013 I opened my own restoration & custom shop. My dad and I now work together once again. I am currently working on a 61 Chrysler 300G, 69 Thunderbird, 61 Thunderbird Convertible, 55 Buick Special and a 63 Lincoln Convertible, all of which are frame off restorations. I joined Allmetalshaping.com to share knowledge, gain insight to better my skills and ask a lot of questions. This past year I have attended two meets and was overwhelmed with the talent and skill I saw demonstrated by the other attendees.

[David Gardiner]

Hi John welcome to the forum, you have a few cars then!.

David

[Jere]

Hi John and welcome to this site. And thank you for your service.

Jere

[draxler1374]

Thank you for the welcome messages. Dave, my dad got your DVD and we enjoyed it very much. I have watched numerous times now and each time I pick up a new tip. Thank you.

[HEATNBEAT]

Hi John and welcome!

[route56wingnut]

John happy to have you on . Hope you enjoy the site as much as it looked like you enjoyed the gathering at Dennison .

[Peter Tommasini]

hI Jonh welcome to the forum
Peter

[Austin Paruch]

I too am from Wisconsin! Welcome!

[HMCFab9]

Welcome to the site, from another Wisconsin member!
Enjoy all the great info you will find here.