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Dave Sonnenberg's Tractor
The last newsletter prompted some cool customer responses. So, that inspired me to work harder to put out a newsletter on a more regular basis. This one is definitely something different. Dave Sonnenberg lives in Atomic City, Idaho and has been a longtime Tapeworks customer. We featured him in a 2017 newsletter "Three Featured Cars from David Sonnenberg" that showcased three vehicles he had installed rimstripes on. His latest rimstripe installation is on something completely different. Several sets of 6127-1/8-BIG Rim red rimstripes were required to get it all done. And you've got to love the look of double rimstripes! What an awesome and beautiful restoration. Here is Dave's story:
Good afternoon Rob,
I mentioned several months ago that I was in the process of restoring a 1947 Ford 9N tractor. After 2 years it's finally finished. I used Tapeworks striping tape on the rims as well as around the head light housings and an accent stripe down both sides of the hood. Hope it meets with your approval. I've had a lot of positive comments on the finished product. Here's a history of my little Ford since I've owned it.Around three years ago I purchased this 1947 Ford 9N tractor that had been used by a small community in Idaho to perform minor maintenance such as mowing weeds along road sides, etc. After the community received a newer and larger tractor the little Ford was left abandoned and neglected sitting alongside a city building for several years. Thinking I could use it on my property, I approached the city with an offer. Since the city was not using the tractor and it was simply deteriorating I was able to purchase it along with a small mow deck and a grading blade for the reasonable price of $700.00. Approximately one week later I was pulling out lilac bushes when a friend noticed the carburetor had a small leak and volunteered to rebuild it if I purchased the parts. Two weeks after dropping it off at his shop, I drove up to find it almost completely dismantled. The frame and engine had been painted red and body parts were inside his shop where he had already started on the bodywork. Matt and his father said if they were going to do it, they were going to do it right. All the labor was free; I only paid for parts, materials and an occasional cold case. After two years and around $1,500.00 it was done. Even though it looked good, I thought it needed a little "Bling" so I double striped the rims, the light housings and run a single stripe along each side of the hood as an accent. Since the rear wheels are so large, a single stripe of "large rim" tape wasn't enough to go completely around so I used a portion of another stripe to complete the job. I think this little bit of striping provides a look that makes it pop.  
The friend of my son and his father who restored my tractor have been involved with tractors for a number of years traveling over a number of states as well as Canada putting on tractor pulling events. I've attached a few pictures of Matt and his 2,000 hp mini named: "Half-A-Rod." Matt's standing next to the engine wearing the yellow sweatshirt.
As always, thank you Rob and Tapeworks for a great product and your continued support.Wishing you continued success,Dave.
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