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WHO KNEW !!! ol' ron has a special birthday coming up next tuesday, april 16th. he happens to be 1 year younger than our beloved flat-head v/8. without his permission i am going to list contact information. home phone, 802-875-2140. if you call, DO NOT mention the word "camshaft" or you won't be able to pay your phone bill. ron loves camshafts. snail-mail, ron holleran, 390 green mtn. turnpike, chester, vermont 05143. i know he would get a real kick out of some cards on this very special day. e-mail, [email protected] i personally want to thank you guys in advance for anything you can do in this effort. ron has been a dear friend, not to mention my flat-head and ardun mentor for over 25 years. thanks guys and girls. george perry

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Lotta whackos, edit out the particulars:)

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He won't be your friend for long when he sees you put his phone number on the internet.
Some people don't have enough brains to pour p**s out of a boot.

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Yeah I agree, he'll go ballistic if he sees his details up. Anyone that wants them can PM you.

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It's late at night and not too many people have seen this...edit out the phone#, the e-mail, and home address before too many weirdos see it.

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If that is his real phone # delete it or change it to the # of some grouchy person who deserves prank calls.

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dumb person, You're not so dumb, quite devious!:D

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boy do you guys on the west coast have a different mindset than those of us in the east! if i thought that ron would have minded, i wouldn't have posted the info to begin with. and yes, i have posted it before, all in an effort to try and help raise ron's spirits. any "wacko" adversity that may come from this, i know will be dealt with by ron in his good natured way. :)

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Arkusvt:
It's clear that you mean well and feel this will be fun. However, your act is clearly done for yourself, not for Ron. You may have posted his contact information in the past, but that does not make it right. As others have already stated, you are setting Ron up for some pretty nasty headaches through your insensitive, immature act. If you view Ron as a friend, edit out the contact information, immediately.

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Just some info for people that have not heard about harvesting bots and web spiders. Spammers use them to get email addresses from websites. It's why people that use craiglist encrypt their phone numbers. Like: Five5Five-1two 34

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_address_harvesting

I enjoy everytime Ron post. Happy Birthday Ron!

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Well thanks guys, but I don't think my friend George had any animosity in posting my vitials. George basicly gave me my start in the Flathead world as we know it today, I was a recovering alcoholic working in a body shop, when in walked this bearded fellow asking if anyone knew anything about Flatheads. That was the beginning of a great relationship. I put togerther a coupla engines for him and he suggested I write a book about them. And that as they say is history. Over the years I've trie to make up for some of my past transgressions, by helping people and if someone wants to call, email or whatever, to tell me I'm an ass h*, so be it, I try not to judge people and sometimes I can be kinda gruff, I mean well. Like that teacher you had in school that gave you a ration of SH** every once in awhile. I do my best to help. So don't be so hard on George, he's getting old too.

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I know George meant no harm, Ron I thought I'd help keep your spam box a little cleaner. I meant no offense either, to you George.

Happy Birthday Ron!

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Ol' Ron,

Every year on my birthday (April 16th) I give you a Happy Birthday wish. I hold you responsible for sparking my interest and confidence in building flats. The name Ron Hollarand can be found on my book shelves. I appreciate yours and the others that contribute your time knowledge to help us less experienced.

Here are two I built with your books nearby. 8 more to go.

Have a Happy Birthday.

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Ron, happy birthday! Your a great guy, and you live up to your ideals. Of all us long time Barner's, I think you are the only one who never, not once, ever pissed anyone off or offended them in any way. Your a true gentleman.

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Ron, thanks for all your posts (books). They are invaluable. Best wishes. Hope posts cause you no trouble.

Gordon
Livermore, Colorado

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I always perk up when I see a post by Ol Ron, even if I am not into hot hot engines. He always has good things to help out his hobby. Happy Birthday OL RON!! Byron.

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Happy Birthday Ron!

I was hacked once by someone located in the far east. It's crumby having to get everything, passwords, accounts etc. changed. Not to mention the telemarketing calls or additional junk mail.

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Happy Birthday Ron, may you have many , many more, you are a true inspiration to our hobby !!

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Have a happy birthday Ron. I enjoy your posts and have your book. It is interesting, just this morning I was paging through the book as a reference and figured I should go though and read it again. Seems that I forget things faster than I can remember. ;) Maybe I will have to do that this weekend.

Thanks again,

Neal

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I can't believe all the earlier posts were made on this thread without any of them even wishing Ol' Ron a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Ron, I met you about 13 years ago at the York PA Street Rod Nationals and got an autographed copy of your book. You asked me if I ever posted on Fordbarn and at that time I had no idea what Fordbarn was about. When I got home I looked up the website and I have been here ever since. Thanks for telling me about this place. I've learned more here since then than I ever knew before about these Flatheads and the cars they powered. Thanks again and have a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Also, a big thanks to George for reminding us.

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Hey Ron, Happy Birthday or belated or whatever. Keep 'um runnin'!

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Happy Birthday Ron!!

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Happy birthday Ron now I know the guy with all the flathead advice Rog.

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Happy Birthday Ol' Ron. We have never met but I sure enjoy your input on flatheads and your outlook on stuff. I truly appreciate your street smart approch to flathead problems. I hope to someday have 1/10th the knowledge you have about Flatheads.

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Happy birthday Ron.You must be a great American as we have the same birthday!

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Happy birthday Ron!! Keep on posting. I always enjoy your flathead wisdom. Now about those camsshafts................

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Hey Ron, Happy Birthday and all the best!!! Hope to be wishing you Happy Birthdays for many more years. Hoe is the truck project coming?....LouB.
PS....George thank you for the reminder, a great day to you also!!!

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Happy B-day Ron. Hope you can make it up this summer, I want to see you drive my Model A around my daughters lawn again. Last time Ron thought he was on the old circle track again. LOL Walt

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Happy Birthday :cool:l' Ron. I don't post often, but I have great respect and admiration for your knowlege of Flatheads.

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Have a Happy Birthday and a bunch more! Always enjoy what a true professional flathead guy with stockcar experience has to say ! You and Walt are my heroes and forgot more about flatheads than most of us will ever know!Thanks for sharing!

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Well thanks for the prase, but it's a two way street, I learn allot too. Someone asked when the truck was going to be back on the road. Well that's a problem. I posted a week ago that the blocked in an exhaust port and when we put water in it and started the engine, water came out the exhaust like a fire hose. I have two blocks up at the machine shop getting cleaned and Magged, waiting for the results.
Yes I like to drive Walt's Model A, but his daughter races me with here Lawn Mower.
However the 294 will be fired up pretty soon

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Happy Birthday Ron
The kids Now think that they Invented recycling / if they only How many Flat heads Got recycled by you and because of you & your willingness to share what you know.
THANKS

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Hi Ron, Here's some tramsatlantic birthday wishes for you.

Mart.

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I sent a de-stroker assembly to Germany a few years back. Wonder how it made out? If they got it running,

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If the George, Ron is talking about is, George Perry from up the street in VT, he has great respect for Ron. I see George at Hershey every year. This year I was fortunate enough to able to buy Ron's H&C ignition George had for sale for him. You heard it from Ron, he is fine with George's effort to honor his friend. Reminds me of, do you know how to spell assume, ass-out-of-you-and-me.

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Happy Birthday Ron - Rock on!

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Hey Ron

Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us that are keeping the flatheads running. We all need to follow your lead and pass this knowledge to the next generation of flathead builders and drivers. Have a great birthday - you earned it.

Jack 34pu

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Ol,Ron, Happy Birthday! Thanks For all The Post, Always Very Helpful For Me, Thank You.

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Ol Ron Happy Birthday - may there be many more healthy ones to follow!