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A page for Paul “Hootis” N. Driver, Pilot, Racer, Coach, Teacher, Dad, Builider, Mechanic,
To share some cool shop projects and other interesting things. Enjoy

10/08/2026

Adding some Zoom Zoom to this old Triumph. Bonniville or Bust 27’

07/15/2026

Motorcycle season at the garage.

05/23/2026

🇬🇧 British Invasion — Track 7: “The One That Came Back Around” 🇬🇧
(1977 MGB — formerly owned by Theodore Beale)

One of my favorite parts of old cars isn’t the wrenching.

It isn’t the first startup.

It isn’t even the first drive.

It’s the stories.

This green ’77 MGB had been parked a long time before finding its way here. I brought it back to life, worked through the usual old British car drama, and got it back on the road where it belongs.

But tucked behind the dash was something unexpected—old paperwork.

A service receipt. A title application. A name.

Theodore Beale.

So I did what a lot of us probably do these days—I got curious.

A little digging later and I was actually able to make contact.

That’s the part that gets me.

Think about it… somebody owned this little British roadster decades ago. Drove it on summer evenings. Changed the oil. Filled out paperwork at the DMV. Then life happened and the car moved on.

Years later somebody else finds it, gets it running again, and sends a simple message:

“Hey… I think your old car still exists.”

And somehow that little British sports car built in England, parked in Minnesota, ended up creating a connection that reached all the way across the world.

That’s pretty amazing when you stop and think about it.

Cars outlive chapters of people’s lives.

And every once in a while, if you’re lucky, you get to hand one of those chapters back.

Track 7 of the British Invasion rolls on. 🇬🇧🎸

03/11/2026

Im the nerd that actually enjoys wiring. Cleaning up the firewall on the 1960 Trail-A-Sled. I prefer waxed lacing cord over any zip-tie especially in today’s market (cheap ties that break) and in this case it’s period correct because the modern zip tie wasn’t invented until about 1961.

02/24/2026

Been working on this neat 63’ Triumph TR4 with a 67 283 Small Block Chevy. First start in probably 30+ years

01/26/2026

Took in some warmer temps and a few stops along Route 66 last week.

12/11/2025

Elliot’s Outlaws first Scooter mod. Converted to 36V added some cool go fast parts and paint. I helped with some soldering but he did most of the work himself.

12/09/2025

Freshened up this Vintage (1949-1953) Stromberg Aerotype carburetor this week.

Address

Hwy 210 West
Baxter, MN
56425

Website

http://Www.hootis.com/

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