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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
Monday
February 16, 1987
Vol. 97, No. 96
(USPS 650-640)
Hays applauds Seib when he returns home
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Staff writer
HAYS — On the same basketball court he had played on as a schoolboy more than 13 years ago, Wall Street Journal reporter Gerald Seib heard his hometown mayor proclaim Saturday as “Gerald Seib Day.”
Red and white balloons, Valentine's Day hearts, a large U.S. flag, and posters saying, "Jerry, We're Glad You're Home" and "God Bless You" adorned the gym at Hays 'Thomas More Prep-Marian school, where about 400 city leaders, former classmates, teachers and friends gathered to wel
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the courage with which Seib endured his ordeal in Iran made him a world hero.
Before the public reception, Seib said that for one fleeting moment during his detention in Iran, he was taken to days as Kansan editor in fall 1977.
At that time, Iranian students demonstrated several times on campus against U.S. policies and the Shah of Iran.
Seib said that those events were not covered enough by the Kansan then, and said that the newspaper should have paid closer attention
Right: More than a dozen cars sit in Wellness building as building was designed in 1919 as a showroom. Model T's. In the foreground are a '32 Buck and a '50 Ford. Roadster.
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The basement, Weller's spare parts storage room, was crammed with carefully sorted old auto parts in various stages of decay. The walls, floor and ceiling were almost hidden by the rusty parts.
To build an antique car straight from parts is a meticulous job. Engines, frames and body parts all must have been built in the same month because changes in the parts were made monthly in the early 1900s, Weller said.
"Oh, I could probably build three or four Model As and three or four Model Ts with what I've got here," he said. "Of course, I'd have a lot of parts left over."
"There are 5,500 pieces in a Model A, and I look at every one of them." he said.
Weller can't build any more antique autos right now. His body shop, Grandpa's Garage and Body Shop, in downtown DeSoto, contains 41 cars, and there's no room for more.
A home builder by trade, Weller restores antique autos as a hobby. He said he bought his first antique car to keep himself busy after retirement.
Nineteen years later, he has yet to sell one of his restorations. He never has wanted nor tried to sell them.
Weller doesn't appear old enough to be the owner of a body shop named Grandpa's. His hair, not yet totally gray, but getting there, covers his ears in the style of a younger generation. Yet, at 61 years old, he is the grandfather of nine
His hobby is not easy, nor is it cheap.
His hobby is not football.
Weller said that a 1982 Buick taillight recently cost him $235. He was happy to pay it, though. He had advertised a year for it.
That 1924 Buick, model 66S, is Weller's pride.
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It featured a rumble seat, a golf-club compartment, a radiator grill that pivoted closed when the engine was cold and a switch that let the driver choose between a hard ride or a soft ride. Weller put a fitting license plate on it: TOO MUCH
That 1832 bulb, model M692, Rolling off the assembly line in the depths of the Great Depression, the car was aimed squarely at the country-club set.
Weller said the car was one of seven of its kind registered in the United States and Canada. When he bought the car, it was a rusty hulk. It took him 18 months, three times longer than usual, to finish it, he said.
First, he stripped the car. Then he sketched every part and every bolt to ensure that when he put them back together he would know how they fit. His sketches are detailed, carefully drawn. Differently threaded bolts are clearly differentiated.
clearly unredundant. After sandblasting the parts to remove the rust, he began the real restoration work: pounding out dents, puttying, sanding and painting, among other jobs.
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