The Jalopy Journal-
Kustomville 2026
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Kustomville USA is this weekend, and I won’t be there. I know I’m missing out on something special. I know because I’ve talked to folks who were there… continue reading »
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Kustomville USA is this weekend, and I won’t be there. I know I’m missing out on something special. I know because I’ve talked to folks who were there… continue reading »
4 Comments on the H.A.M.B.
Are you ready for another installment of Southard’s photo archives? Here’s part II of Andy’s many great, color photos taken of hot rods and customs that he encountered… continue reading »
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I’ll say it once and let the pearl-clutchers sort themselves out: the second version of Larry Ernst’s ’51 Chevy is the finest early Chevrolet custom ever built. Not… continue reading »
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There’s something special about the creativity of yesteryear. In the pre-social media, pre-internet days, inspiration came from magazines, model kits, the real world, and, of course, the builder’s… continue reading »
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Here’s some late 50s film footage (well, if you can call 40 seconds ‘footage’!) of teens at a gas station. It’s obviously from some longer piece of content,… continue reading »
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Thirty years ago, it was Us and Them—hot rodders and restorers, oil and water. They were the uptight sentries guarding the good stuff so they could double-clutch their… continue reading »
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Andy Southard was a fantastic photographer, pinstriper and custom car builder who documented the golden era of customs and hot rods by taking thousands of early color photos… continue reading »
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It’s Labor Day, and in honor of that I’m not doing a damn thing. I’ll check Cloudflare now and then to see if the bots are still hammering… continue reading »
In my lifetime, early Fords have never been a dime a dozen. Nowadays, whenever I cut (or drill) into my Model A, part of me thinks about how… continue reading »
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