Herman Knauer and his family have a long history in
Beltsville. He was a great friend to me
at High Point High School and still is 50 years later. He is a master craftsman at anything he
builds. In retirement Herman decided to
build his own monster garage and to fill it with cars and tools. During the quiet Beltsville winters Herman
constructed his own plasma cutter and has been making parts for a hand-made truck -- frame and body!
Besides all of Herman’s many skills I did not realize that
Clairvoyance was one of them! On my last
visit to Herman’s garage he gave me an amazing present. Using his plasma cutter he crafted a sign for
my garage out of a big steel plate. The
sign says “Cary’s Corvettes” and there is a replica of a Stingray in the
center. There are two amazing things about
the sign: (1) He chose the name before
he knew that I had used “Carys Corvettes” for my Blog; and (2) He used the
image of a Stingray before he knew I had just received a Corvette Stingray for
Father’s day!
I painted the sign to match the colors of my 1967 Stingray Coupe and have hung it in the garage next to the car is symbolizes!
Thanks, Herman! This is the coolest sign in my garage! I can't wait to see the progress on the truck! When you are done I want to talk to you about my life-long dream of owning a 34 Ford!
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