(L - R) RALPH HOLGUIN, VICTORIA LYNN AND DAVID ORTIZ
THIS VINTAGE CAROUSEL HORSE WAS PAINTED BY FAMED PINSTRIPING ARTIST TOM KELLY AND IS PRICELESS.
of items from those eras. The biggest collection inside is my bike collection that has about 50 items that date all the way back to the ’20s through ’70s. But I also have some really cool vintage tricycles and pedal cars in the collection.” His prized bike is the 1956 Schwinn Black Phantom. His vintage bike collection is valued in the high thousands and there’s even one vintage gas pump that was appraised at being worth $10,000! Also sitting pretty in the garage is his ’67 Lincoln Continental named after his other daughter Jenny, as well as the ’56 Big Window Ford F-100 and ’61 Chevy Impala. Unlike his other custom rides, the Lincoln was left in original form. “It’s a beautiful automobile on its own and was in immaculate shape when I got it, so I left it alone. That’s a car you take out on special occasions.” Another special item in Holguin’s personal vintage museum is the 1947 flathead HarleyDavidson Police Special bike that his wife and 122 DUBMAG MAY / JUNE 2012
three girls gifted him under the condition that he never rides it. “I’ve always been into vintage motorcycles, especially pre-war ones that are rare, and always kept an eye out for that specific year. That specific model is very clean looking with its all-black appearance.” Despite being vintage treasures for Holguin, he thoroughly enjoys playing with all his items (except his motorcycles) and even takes out all his bikes on rides with his daughters. “Everything in the garage is meant to be enjoyed from time to time, and I have no problems taking out some of the vintage bikes with my daughters and going for a ride. And that’s including my past builds, the ’56 Ford F-100 and any other future creations.”
HOLGUIN’S DAUGHTERS, NADIA (DRIVER) AND JASLENE (SHOTGUN) PHOTO: WILLIE T.
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