Final Project: Leon Womack

 Leon Womack, 84, begins everyday by making scrambled eggs and bacon for himself and his wife. He swears the best, and only way to make bacon is slow and crunchy. 

After Breakfast Leon sit with his dog Trey and watches Good Morning America before he leaves his house for work.

This car lot is where Leon spends his days. He spends a lot of his time rebuilding these cars and keeping them himself, or selling them on craigslist. Leon says he has more than 70 cars sitting on this land 

Leon's favorite car he has worked on is this '38 Ford.  It is his favorite because it is from the year he was born.  He joked about who would live longer, the car or himself. 

This is Leon's current project is building the body of a '65 F-150 on an engine of a 2009 Ford Ranger.  He has already build the skeleton of the cab and inserted the engine and dashboard of the Ranger.

After Leon finally found a fender that would fit on his truck he measured everything so he could begin welding it on.  He expects to be done with this car by the end of summer. 

When Leon needs a break from being outside he spends time browsing Craigslist where he looks for parts and customers will to buy some of his fixed up vehicles. 

Other than working on cars Leon has to spend a lot of time fixing other things on his land.  This is him using a pulley system to put his well back together.  This well is the only water supply to both his house and his car lot.  

This is the oldest tractor Leo has on his lot.  He doesn't know exactly when it was made but says that its likely from the '20s or '30s.  It doesn't run anymore, but he plans on finding a new engine for it and using it in the fall. 

The tire went out on one of Leon's working tractors.  The wheel rusted appart, this is him smoothing out the welded areas so the tire and tube can still fit on the metal. 

Leon uses soapy water to find the hole the rusted metal created.  Leon thinks that buying new  tires tubes is useless,   he patches every tire himself.  He says over time you learn all the tricks to fix things yourself. 

Leon also possesses all the tools to fix things.  This is a contraption that assists in putting the tube and tire back on the wheel. It's not mechanical, just assists in the hard labor that it takes to  put the pieces back together. Leon gets pleasure out of doing his own work to get things done. 

Leon putting the tire back on his tractor so he can finally go to work.  Leon is plowing a patch on his lot so his wife can grow a garden over the summer. 

Leon makes some last minute adjustments to the tractor after he attaches the plow.    He always keeps tools on hand in case something happens to any of his cars or tractors while he is out on them. 

Leon spends most of his time alone on his lot.  He says he enjoys every day he is there, he doesn't plan on retiring until he absolutely has to.