About the Author
Lewis Bridges is a semi retired professional engineer living in Virginia Beach, VA. He is a 1960 graduate of Virginia Tech with a degree in Civil Engineering. He has been married 50 years to the former Nancy Bell of Norfolk, VA. He has 2 children and 4 grandchildren. The son, Chip, is a gearhead also. The grandsons are yet to be determined, probably not. His daughter, Julie, is technically proficient, being the creator of this web site. His wife,Nancy, is a life long artist as you can see from the works shown elsewhere on this site.
Lewis Bridges, Redneck Gearhead
Click the links below to see some gearhead movies!
Mic and Vic's Excellent Adventure
1955 VA St. H.S. Football Champions
Ted, our grandson, was 8 years old when he wrote a story about his family’s cat. Nancy illustrated that story.
This is the resulting children’s book.
There is a brother hood of men, Redneck Gearhead men. Whenever I am driving my old cars, people talk to me. It seems that old guys in silly old cars are thought to be approachable. I love being approached by strangers to talk about my old cars. I sometimes stand around them waiting for people to approach and talk. The conversations usually begin with ” I had a …. when I was young” or “my father/grandfather had a…. when I was young”. You can fill in the blanks with your/fathers/grandfathers vehicle. It seems that grandfathers had a lot of pick up trucks that grandchildren rode in with their grandfathers.If you have a question about my book or want to know more about the content, write me a note. I love email. I check mine several times a day, eagerly anticipating something from a friend or complete stranger.