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[ipledge]

Hi...I'm Jack Pledger and am in my last year working for a US defense company. I retired from the Air Force (ours) in 1996 where I spent just under 30 years as a pilot, commander and acquisition program manager. My hobby has always been antique and collector car restoration. I currently have a Kaiser Darrin and my father's 64 Mustang convertible under restoration. I like to do everything...mechanical, body, upholstery, etc.

I grew up in the mountains of Northwest Georgia where my father had an auto salvage yard and used car lot...so my skills grew out of trying to get used cars ready to sell. I'm now trying to overcome all the bad habits I picked up doing that.

I intend to set up a shop as a retirement project. So far I have a Pullmax P7, a Monarch 10 EE lathe and assortment of hand and power tools. I took Fay Butler's metal shaping course last year and am trying to read everything I can on metal shaping. I'm looking for equipment to finish out my shop and appreciate any leads that I can get.

My passion is brass cars and 30's classics.