Close-Up View Of Sandy McGregor’s Electric Motor Driven Metal Clean-Off Tool. On One End A Round Stiff Wire Brush, And On The Other End A Fine Powder Abrasive Flexible Polishing Belt, Running Between Two Flat Pulleys.

…(Photo Thanks To Blue Nelson.)

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Sandy McGregor’s Work Bench , With Shelves Above, And Storage Cabinet Below, Where You See Open Cabinet Door.
…Notice Heavy Duty Metal Screw Tighten Vise, At Right End Of Workbench.
ALSO Notice 3 Shiny Cylinders & Red Oil Can On Shelf Upper Left.
…A Closer View Of This Shelf Is Seen, NEXT PHOTO.


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Mr. Blue Nelson Liked This Shelf, With Mr McGregor’s Oil Cans, So He Took This Photo.
…Seeing This Photo, Prompted Bill Quaccia To Say -=> “PS Relevant To This Marvel Mystery Oil can, Marvel Lorenz lived with Sandy and cared for him till his end.”

...For More About Mr. Sandy McGregor’s Ms Marvel Lorenz, See 6th Photo Next.

…(Photo Thanks To Blue Nelson.)

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Sandy McGregor’s Heavy Welders Suit.

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Sandy McGregor’s Well-Used & Smoked Up Electric Arc Welders Face Shield.
…At Left Beyond, Is The Vertical Pole & Three Pronged Pull Down Handles Of A Drill Press.
….And At Right Beyond, Is The Yellow Linde Arc Welder Power Supply Type SVI-500:

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One Of Sandy McGregor’s Motorcycles.

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Growing Wild In The Grass, Flowers Of A Pea Plant, Near Sandy McGregor’s Shop.

NOTE: The /\Above/\ and NEXT 5 photos, are a sequence of views outside the shop building.

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Close-Up Of Flowers Of A Pea Plant, Growing Wild In The Grass, Near Sandy McGregor’s Shop.

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Henry Gurr Leans Over To Look At Flowers & Shrublike Plant Along Rogue River Road, In Front Of McGregor Shop Building.
…At Upper Left, You See (Temporary There For Photos) The Big Roadside Sign That Advertised Sandy’s Ability.

…(Photo Thanks To Blue Nelson.)

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View Of Queen Ann Lace Flowers In Front Of Sandy McGregor’s Shop, As Seen From Rogue River Road Rt-99.
…Nearer To Sandy’s Shop You Also See The Big Roadside Sign That Advertised Sandy’s Ability. A Close-Up Is Shown Next Photo.

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Sandy’s Big Roadside Sign That Many Years Ago Advertised His Ability,
Such As =>, "We can fix anything, except broken< ❤ " In Red!


…Also Seen Is Rear Of Sandy McGregor‘s Welding Shop Building, With The Big Rear Service Door.
...AND, Notice How Deep & Steep Is The Rogue River Canyon WALL, in The Background!

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Located On The Property Line, To West Of Alexander Henry (Sandy) McGregor’s Welding Shop, Is His Multi-Colored (ie Salvaged) Cement Block Building.
…Note Crude, Figuratively And Literally, Hand Painted Words On Old Plywood, Which Is Explained By This =>
…In His Email July 7, 2022, Mr. Phil Newton, of Murphy, Oregon said =>
I knew Sandy and worked for many years with his friend [Ms. Marvel Lorenze]
….After Sandy died (not too many years ago) someone replaced the sign with, "Ever wonder what it's like to get shot in the ass?" Sandy's house was behind the field in back of the shop, off Rogue River Highway in Grants Pass. I imagine the local druggies were a problem.

Later In A Phone Conversation Feb 14, 2025 Mr. Phil Newton Further Explained =>
….For Sandy McGregor, Marvel Lorenze cared for him to his end. Several years ago, I visited her at a Nursing Home. She was in Long Term Care, and occasionally mentally confused. It took a long time for her to recognize who I was.
…Yes, Marvel stayed in Sandy’s house, and I remember visiting her there several times. But I have no knowledge of whether this [Sandy’s whole property] was willed to her, upon Sandy’s death.
…Yes, according to Marvel, Sandy remembered Robert Pirsig’s visit to Sandy’s welding shop in 1968. I remember Marvel mentioning, several times, the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, and that Sandy liked it.
…I also remember talking to Sandy several times. Due to polio, he could not walk easily, but many times would ride speed bikes, really fast !! Like a Bat out of Hell !!
… His really fast rides were at race tracks and not on public highways. I learned about some of this, from seeing pictures of him and his bikes, several of which were 1930’s to. 1940’s. I don’t remember anything about Bonneville Flats or similar.
….I was never in Sandy’s Welding Shop. My visits there, were only in his house, when I visited Marvel.
…Yes I am a writer: My two books which have come out recently are “War” and “Terrane”, which is a novel.

In His Email Feb 16, 2025, Mr. Phil Newton, Expanded On His Above, Saying =>
… I would say that Marvel Lorenz didn't actually live at Sandy's during his last years, as I recall. I met her there on at least two occasions, to try to convince Sandy to take more care. (See below.)
…If you would, I would describe Marvel's mental acuity when we last visited as being somewhat vague, but ultimately lucid. She was receiving excellent care and was very comfortable, content, and pleased to see us.
…I worked with Marvel for many years, beginning in the early 90s and into the 2000s. I went to Sandy's house (behind his shop off Rogue River Highway, Grants Pass), in the early 2000s, in an effort to get him to receive more care. As he aged, his needs increased, and he was reluctant to accept the services he needed. With Marvel's kind insistence, Sandy was eventually able to get his needs met at home. Marvel was a special, caring, bright and selfless woman, a case manager who was loved by all. She was devoted to Sandy, and was his angel.
… In her early years, Marvel taught school. She worked for the state of Oregon for a long time, eventually retiring as an in-home care case manager with Oregon Project Independence.
…As for Sandy's [motorcycle] road-racing career, I know very little of it. Marvel was proud of his ability, and my impression was that he was quite good at the sport. He, of course, did all the work on his bikes himself.
…He never lost that gleam in his eye.
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A General View Into Alexander Henry (Sandy) McGregor’s Welding Shop.
…At Right Bill (Kodiak Bill) Quaccia, And Notice At Left McGregor’s Motorcycle,
… And At Right, Yellow Linde Arc Welder Power Supply Type SVI-500.

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A Closer General View Into Alexander Henry (Sandy) McGregor’s Welding Shop.
…Beyond Workbench With Framed Photos, Is Sandy’s Tan Suburban Automobile.
……And To Right Of Workbench Is Blue Nelson.
..And Further Right, Is Sandy’s Yellow Linde Arc Welder Power Supply Type SVI-500, Which Is Discussed In The Next Photo.

…(Photo Thanks To Blue Nelson.)

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Bill Quaccia And Blue Nelson In Back Of Shop. …. Looking Out The Door You See The Open Field Back Of Mr. McGregor’s Shop.
…And Further Back Is Mr. McGregor’s House, Where His Friend And Last Years Caretaker, Marvel Lorenz, Also Lived For Many Years.

…(Photo Thanks To Blue Nelson.)

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At Right, On Door Edge, Sandy McGregor‘s Powdered Hand Soap Dispenser.
…Especially Notice The Beautiful Mint Condition, Shinny Black Car.
…This Is Blue Nelson’s ~1984 Vintage & Classic Mercedes Station Wagon.
…(Photo Thanks To Blue Nelson.)
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Blue Nelson Holds The McGregor Shop Sign, While Bill Quaccia Looks On.
…Seeing This Photo, Prompted Bill Quaccia To Say -=> “Sandy's Walnut trees in front of his house. …. Also 90's HD Sportster and Kawasaki KLR in background.”

…(Photo Thanks To Blue Nelson.)

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…Seeing This Photo, Prompted Bill Quaccia To Say -=> “Unknown gentlemen posing in front of Sandy’s shop with early Iron Sportster custom on a trailer. (tin Primary, rear shocks had been replaced with struts). …. Sandy was known to take pictures of visitors to his shop, he usually wrote names on back of photo. …. Who can ID the auto pulling the trailer? Chrysler Imperial??”

…(Photo Thanks To Blue Nelson.)
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