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Old 01-06-2010, 11:28 PM   #1
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This Just may be Square Body heaven....

So a few months ago I sold some trim to CHEESE and some dually fenders to his buddy Jimmy D of JD Glassworks. There was some confusion on my part as to where Hill's was located . So just to make it right I decided to deliver the parts personally. Road trip with my oldest son (Zack) and if we got a tour of Hill's Hot Rod shop that would just be icing on the cake

So my oldest son and I got up early the Saturday after Thanksgiving to make the 800 mile round trip Trek. (the wife (Megan) and my youngest son (Jason) were going to go also, but the night before I realized we didn't have room for all 4 of us and the dually fenders )

we saw a cool square on a trailer being pulled by a U-haul. we were so close that it was hard to get a full shot, but Zack got the front half perfectly.


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Lots of driving and 6 1/2 hours later we arrived

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Old 01-06-2010, 11:28 PM   #2
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Re: This Just may be Square Body heaven....

We got the full tour, i was so in awe i didn't even think to take pics, so after the tour I asked if I could walk through again to take some pics

The showroom is very cool. They have magazine articles hanging all around the room, and I must say it is dominated by square bodies

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Old 01-06-2010, 11:29 PM   #3
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Re: This Just may be Square Body heaven....

more of the showroom

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Old 01-06-2010, 11:30 PM   #4
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Re: This Just may be Square Body heaven....

pics of what was sitting in JD Glassworks (in the same building)
It was kinda dark in there, so the pics aren't great.

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next we moved out into the shop


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Old 01-06-2010, 11:30 PM   #5
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more shop pics

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Old 01-06-2010, 11:31 PM   #6
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Re: This Just may be Square Body heaven....

Some of the paint booths area (that's right...they have TWO!!!)

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some of out back.....

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Old 01-06-2010, 11:34 PM   #7
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it's about darn time...lol...now hurry up with the rest of them pictures...
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Old 01-07-2010, 12:12 AM   #8
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That a boy show us some behind the scenes pics!!!!
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Old 01-07-2010, 12:27 AM   #9
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Damn I want that white blazer!!!!

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Old 01-07-2010, 12:32 AM   #10
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yeah that blazer is very cool!!

some more

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Old 01-07-2010, 12:32 AM   #11
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They have a few really bad horor stories about Hill's on SSM. (streetsourcemag.com)
No way id let them touch anything.
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Old 01-07-2010, 12:42 AM   #12
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Old 01-07-2010, 12:46 AM   #13
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They have a few really bad horor stories about Hill's on SSM. (streetsourcemag.com)
No way id let them touch anything.
please don't start that bs here...I'm trying to post pics and tell a story and those comments aren't welcome
unless you have first hand knowledge, please don't be spreading rumors

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Old 01-07-2010, 12:48 AM   #14
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Oh ...... I enjoyed that ..... thanks.

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Old 01-07-2010, 12:49 AM   #15
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still going....

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and going....

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and going....

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I think this is all

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so we hung out and soaked it all in for awhile, then it was time to make the 400 mile trek home. We were driving through Lubbock when I spotted these two trucks, so of course I had to snap a pic or two

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So CHEESE, if you have more pics, feel free to post them up.
Or anyone with pics of any of the hills trucks, feel free also
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very cool. I always wondered what their shop looked like, thanks for sharing.
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Great pics!
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what was that chrome paint looking door?
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i wonder where he gets all those 89-91 burb front clips? he must have stock in GM
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Thanks for the pics.
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what was that chrome paint looking door?
That was a Corvette door handle on a Buick GN.
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That was a Corvette door handle on a Buick GN.
I have never seen anything like that on a GN, I am thinking now.. I may have to get my dads and start working on it..

Thanks for the pics very cool stuff..

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