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Goggles Pisano

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The Spook
« on: January 28, 2017, 06:27:00 PM »
I remember my dad talking about the great painter/letterer called "the Spook".  Can anybody talk about him?
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Re: The Spook
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2017, 09:26:06 PM »
Bob Sparklin did a ton of custom airbrush work on rods and a lot of vans in the 70's....also did work on many of maynards cars to....he painted out of inters collision on Lyell across from the old Delco plant...I think he did murals on bill cane and Don  whalins cars too
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Re: The Spook
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2017, 11:17:40 PM »
He did a ton of drag cars too, specifically the WCMF "ribbon candy" artwork--and his work was also sought out by many for their own street vehicles which won many show car awards!
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Re: The Spook
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2017, 08:44:31 AM »
I used to race slot cars with him, at the Model Raceways store, at the corner of Dewey and Ridgeway Avenues, in Rochester. That was around 1965-66.
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Re: The Spook
« Reply #4 on: January 29, 2017, 08:48:16 AM »
Jeez Lon... I wasn't even born yet lol...
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Re: The Spook
« Reply #5 on: January 29, 2017, 09:12:22 AM »
That would be Winters Collision on Lyell..photo credit to Terry Lynch at lynchmob photos
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Re: The Spook
« Reply #6 on: January 29, 2017, 12:38:09 PM »
Quote from: oneill71mod on January 29, 2017, 08:48:16 AM
Jeez Lon... I wasn't even born yet lol...


I know.........a LOT of you guys weren't even born at that point!


Needless to say, Bob had some sharp looking slot cars.
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Re: The Spook
« Reply #7 on: January 29, 2017, 03:35:25 PM »
The best of his era.

Paintbrush in one hand, can of beer in the other.........great guy
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Re: The Spook
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2017, 04:52:12 PM »
The naked lady nose piece "spook" did hung in my dads shop forever I believe my Dad still has it.
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Re: The Spook
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2017, 11:23:57 PM »
That's awesome!!!
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Re: The Spook
« Reply #10 on: January 30, 2017, 09:18:47 AM »
Did my friend Jim Wurtz's Duster drag car back in the late 70's. Doubt he'd get away with his logo these days! Spook did it again! Did great work......
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