On the Road to Bob Ida… a humble life lived a quarter-mile at a time.

On the Road to Bob Ida… a humble life lived a quarter-mile at a time.

February 28, 2022 1 By Ray Bohacz

A 10 year old boy’s eyes in Brooklyn, New York, fall upon a 1934 Ford hot rod. A journey that would make him world renown begins.

Bob (right) and his cousin, Vinny, reunited with the car they made memories with. Shortly after this picture was taken, Vinny went home to the Lord.
Without any formal training, Bob has become an exceptional machinist by applying the same passion he has had since being a boy.

The friendship that Bob and Chip Banney (Dancing Bear Corvette) forged street racing in Brooklyn as kids too young to legally drive, never wavered. Bob lost Chip in 2019.
Bob and his son Rob, who carries on the Ida tradition of excellence.
After a two year wait, Bob’s brand new Ford GT being delivered to his shop. More than 40 close friends and family were there to welcome the super car into the Ida Family.
Unbeknownst to Bob, his dad lovingly built a trailer for him to safely tow his Willys to the drag strip.
Brooklyn- style street racing in the 1960s.