Raul Martinez

In 1954 my Simons Brickyard friend Raul Martinez parents bought him a 1954 Chevy hardtop like the one you see here, same color. First thing Raul did was to take it to “The House of Chrome” which was on Olympic Bl. in East L.A. The House of Chrome specialized in custom body work and paint. They were the first in SoCal to do the original Candy Apple paint jobs. Raul had the hardtop lower all the way around. It was lower so low to the ground that when he had a car full of friends we all had to get out of the car so that he could go over a railroad crossing. Raul was one of a hand full of guys driving a brand new car to Montebello High School.

Simons Brick

Received this beautiful Simons Brick; via UPS this afternoon. My Facebook friend, Joe Avina, send me a private message requesting my mailing address the other day. He told me that he was sending me something, when I asked "what?" he wouldn't tell me.  Joe, my good Facebook friend, I want you to know that It is very much appreciated