Thinking back to my childhood of how my interest in hot-rodding began was probably nurtured by my parents. My mother from Montana met my dad from Pennsylvania at Victorville Army Airfield, Victorville, CA, during World War II. They always reminisced about the “Gallopin Goose” and watched time trials at the El Mirage Dry Lake or Muroc Lakebed.
They had a black 1932 Ford Roadster named the “Gallopin Goose.” During those days, it was common for someone with artistic talents to