We rode shotgun with the owner of Rolling Bones #22, Kirk Pumphrey, in his 5-window coupe.
Learn more about the mystique of the Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop and how Ken Schmidt & Keith Cornell build their famous hot rods. This is the story of our the 22nd creation by the Rolling Bones team was built. We take it for a ride and walk through all the details of the build.
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The Rolling Bones: A legacy has been built from a small old cow barn in Greenfield Center, near Saratoga Springs in Upstate NY. It started with a pair of 3-window Deuces, built by two friends, that garnered acclaim wherever they went. Enter collector and racer Dennis Varni who spied these cars and basically willed the business into being by insisting they build a car for him.
These cars are all business, built the way they would have been back in the 50's. With primitive tools and old school skill, in sharp contrast to today's shiny show queens with CNC machines and all the modern equipment.
Builds generally start from a conversation in the Rolling Bones barn at a gathering in the middle of winter. A bunch of old school hot rodders hanging out trading stories. They almost all end the same way as well, you pick up your hot rod from the barn and then head west, with a growing posse of hot rodders, until you make it to the salt flats of Bonneville. Because these cars are built to run!
HUGE THANKS TO...
Kirk Pumphrey
The Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop Team
Tom Batchelor
Larry
Annie & Joe for assisting in the shoot
Michael Alan Ross for his wonderful contributions
We'd also like to thank...
Scott Photo Co.
Peter Vincent (RIP)
Members of the Jalopny Journal
Magneto Magazine
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0:00 - Introduction
0:29 - The owner Kirk Pumphrey
1:19 - The first Rolling Bones customer car
2:17 - Ken Schmidt & Keith Cornell previous careers
3:10 - Bonneville, the goal!
3:40 - Driving from NY to Bonneville
5:34 - Starting up #22!
5:47 - Kirk's car history
6:39 - Specing the #22 build
9:13 - The drivetrain specifics
10:28 - History of the French Block Flathead
11:44 - Tom Batchelor, the engine builder
12:28 - Start up and drive away
12:53 - Suspension setup
14:04 - Inside the cabin while driving
14:25 - Ken Schmidt & the paint
15:43 - The interior
17:24 - Rolling Bones at worldwide events
18;02 - Ken Schmidt RIP
19:23 - Conclusion and tributes!