RobbiesTees and Collectibles

Hello everyone you can visit my website at :
http://www.robbiestees.com or send me an
E-Mail to robholgate@robbiestees.com

Have a Great Day !!

Love Classic Collectibles let us create something for you !!!

At Robbies Tees we are adding new creations daily and if you don't see anything you like "upload an image of a picture" of what you would like to see and we will go to work and create it, "then ship it to you" !!!

Send the Art Work or Photo's to robholgate@robbiestees.com
that is all you have to do and we will E-Mail you back a proof of what you are
creating and if you want changes it is that easy !!!

Also send us pictures and stories of your projects and we will share them with
fellow "Car Crasy People " till we blog again ........................

Check out the New Creations coming out daily , let me know what you think visit:
http://www.zazzle.com/robbiestees

All about me

Hi my name is Rob Holgate and I live in Calgary, Alberta Canada where I lived most of my life and I am currently working on my new E-Store which is following my passion for Classic Cars, so I decided to create a store that would give fellow car buffs some collectible items they to can display for there love and passion of the classics too. I have been Car Crazy since as long as I can remember, as a kid I used to walk around and look at some of the gems of the past and see if they were 4 speeds and look to see what they had for engines and would dream of the day when I to would be able to sit behind the wheel of one of them. When I turned 14 I used to help out in an auto detailing shop and new cars would come in from the GM, Ford and Chrysler dealerships in the area for new car detailing for the lucky customers that had just purchased one of them. I remember so well to this day the look and sound of these cars from Z-28 Camaro's to Cougar Eliminators and a whole assortment of Chrysler products which I thought were the most awesome, I remember one of my most favorite was the Hemi Cuda which I had the privilege of asking to go for a ride back to the dealership with the salesman who came to pick-up this gem, as I was not old enough to even think of driving one of these cars, I can say it was a ride I will never forget trust me !!

When I got older I had various project cars which me and my buddies would tinker with and experiment with, what we could afford and would always be at the local speed shops of the day like J B's Automotive and Pacemaker High Performance Specialties buying what we though would make our cars faster and better some ideas worked as some did not, but it was all a learning experience. I always liked road racing over drag racing as I liked the challenge of taking corners at high speed, so not like my friends who were drag racers I ventured into joining a sports car club and trying my hand at import racing which I found out how fast and how much power you can get out of those small engines, I raced for a few years and must say had a lot of fun doing it.
My passion for American Muscle was still haunting me and the cost of road racing was becoming very expensive to be competitive so I took some time and bought and sold a few cars but I had not found anything that really excited me, I finally came across a very rare find at a local collector car auction and you know when you are at the right place at the right time. I was looking at different cars when I looked across the parking lot and could not believe what I saw and it was'nt even in the auction I walked over and could not believe what I was looking at was a 1967 Shelby GT 500 with the very rare 427 side oiler, the car was for sale but not in the auction I sat and waited until I saw a couple of guys wearing Shelby jackets and I had to assume they owned it, I made the deal and the next day was the proud owner of this classic. It had quite a history which I could talk about for a long time but to make a long story short it was a show car at the time, but I was not happy with it the way it was so over the next year it went into a complete restoration project and made it into a car show winner and it won many awards at local shows and our local World of Wheels yearly event, I owned that car for some 16 years but as time went on I realised it was time to let it go and I sold it in 1997. I never purchased another toy for about 6 years but as you know a car guy is always a car guy you are always searching for the next project.

Currently I own a 1969 Camaro RS which a nice car and not like the Shelby, is a car you can drive and have fun with, I said after
owning the Shelby that I would not get that carried away again and wanted something I could enjoy but not something you were
worried about all the time. We visit local car shows and it draws attention and we have fun with it we have taken it on highway trips but with the price of fuel as you all know can get pricy, but that is the joys of owning a classic. I have done some upgrades suspension, brakes etc. but that is all it needs for now I have some plans for the future but that will be another story, for now I am working on my E-Store which is under construction I will keep you posted when it is complete and then I would would love all of you to visit my website at http://robbiestees.com/ and also visit http://www.zazzle.com/robbiestees and check out some of the new creations that we are working on, these and more will also be available on my website in the future. Share some of your stories on this blog about your adventures in the Classic Car World of the past, present and the future, to all you " Car Crasy " people have a Great Day !!! til we talk again ............................

Rob

Love Hot Rods

Share your stories with others we would love to hear about your hot rods and what projects you are currently working on.

Do you have a Shelby?

Do you have a Shelby that you have restored and brought back to life?
It is a work of love and lots of sweat and excitement as you see your dream come to life.
I have been fortunate enough to participate in such a dream and passion,one never forgets that time and place?

It is so fun to go to the country and find a gem hidden in a farmers barn and tow it home to the shop or garage.
What a winter project?
Tell me yours.
From my shop to yours, wishing you a good day.

http://www.robbiestees.com/

http://www.zazzle.com/robbiestees

life is sharing

Life is sharing with your friends about the good times and those that went by just too quickly.
The summer that just seemed to fly by and what did I do , where did it go?

I had a dream and it is now happening thanks to friends and the ability to have patience.

Watch for the first edition of the Car Buff which will be ready in Sept.

Send in a pic of your car and have it included in the "The Last Post"
Tell me the story of the restoration, a new car come to life each week.


I will tell you of my first love and not my girl friend lol.
so share back.. send me an email http://www.blogger.com/robholgate@robbiestees.com

New Products added .check them out http://www.zazzle.com/robbiestees

Come take a closer look

Hi this is Rob Holgate from Robbies Tees and Collectibles, just dropping by to say" Hello."
The best part of being a car buff is taking my 69 Camaro for run even to the supermarket and when it is parked outside. I always get lots of admirers.
Too bad they were not for me but for my car.

Drop over to http://www.zazzle.com/robbiestees

The clocks are on special this week..make an order for yourself and maybe a buddy..always a welcome gift.
Sign up for my newsletter ...first edition this Sept.
just send me an email to robholgate@robbiestees.com

All about me.

Hi my name is Rob Holgate have lived in Calgary Alberta most all of my life and have been a car guy since as long as I can

remember not quite old enough to enjoy the muscle car era of the 60's but still remember going to car dealerships and sitting in

some of the finest American Muscle ever built and dreaming of the day when I could enjoy owning one of these legends and some of the most

collectible vehilces ever produced I remember friends having some of the rarest Chevelle's, Nova's, Camaro's and other gems of the time but back in the 70's

no one new how the value of these cars would sky rockets into the some of most expensive vehicle being sold in such places like Barret Jackson

auctions etc., like i said most of my buddies cars were turned into race cars used up then ended up for parts in some wreckers yard.

I have owned a few toys over the years but my passion was my very rare 1967 Shelby GT 500 427 c.i side oiler one of only 50 that were sold as a dealer

installed option back in the day, I did a complete ground up restoration in the 80's and owned it for some 16 years it won many awards in World of Wheels shows

in Calgary and area. I currently own a 1969 Camaro RS which has been updated with new suspension, brakes etc. and it will be going thru some major changes over the next

year or so. I will be posting the build of the Camaro and be giving weekly updates as we proceed so stay tuned until I blog again......

Robbies Tees and Collectibles

Welcome to Robbies Tees and Collectibles

My name is Rob Holgate and I live in Calgary Alberta Canada
I am a classic car collector and have a 69 Camaro RS

I am the owner of the newly launched site http://www.robbiestees.com
Check out my site for classic car tees , caps, hoddies and much much more.
I will have in my next post the sale of the week.