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Hello all. I bought this old hotrod 1932 5W a number of years ago. It was rattle canned flat black decades ago, and I knew it had old paint under...
Late last week I bought this neat old sedan that’s been sitting since the 60’s/70’s. I knew about the car and had talked to the guy about selling...
Our spring has been very slow to arrive up in the PNW, but a couple weeks ago it was sunny, so got the 34 out. It sits all winter and after a...
Hello all, this is long winded, but here it goes. Over the past few years, I’ve had a couple 1940-41 Ford pickup projects. I love 40 Fords, both...
For sale: 1941 Ford pickup. Old hotrod with some neat patina if you’re into that. Truck has some typical rust in floor, cab corners and lower...
My wife has been bugging me to get a station wagon for years. Having two kids and a huge dog we take most everywhere, we could never all fit into...
I bought this old 32 5W body right about a year ago. It came out of nowhere, a friend told me about it and luckily I was able to buy it. In that...
If anyone remembers, late last year I nabbed a all apart hot rod 1940 Ford pickup semi local to me and had big plans for it. Towards the end of...
Hello all, I am hoping to kick ideas around on my 1940 Ford. I bought it this past summer and it runs and drives great. It’s a fresh car with a...
On Wednesday I had to travel across the state, and naturally I browsed what was for sale on Facebook Marketplace along the route I was taking. I...
My wife has been telling me for the past couple years to get something we can all ride in. I am sure a lot of you have kids and know what it's...
A friend of mine text me out of the blue this morning “hey you interested in an old chopped 32 5W? I know a guy selling one” I replied maybe and...
I really have not posted a whole lot other than some dumb truck stuff the past couple years. I got my 34 out this past weekend and took it for a...
Last fall I purchased this 57 F100 down near Sacramento. A guy down there knew I was into these and asked me if I knew anyone looking for one. The...
ok this is becoming a joke because I have this old truck ADD and I keep dragging this shit home. At the end of the year I look back and think...
SOLD My friend Jim Shelton (current care taker of the famed Gray Baskerville roadster) is selling his extremely original, extremely nice 1940 Ford...
i went up to Victoria Canada this past weekend with about 40 other cars from the Spokane WA area. I had never been to the event, never to Victoria...
I have a pair of 15x7 strait spoke wheels that sort of look like magnesium. They have zero markings of any kind on them. How can I tell if they...
late this past summer I ended up buying a 1956 F-100 pickup. It ran and drove and I cruised it around while summer dwindled into fall, and kind of...
Man it's been a lot of years since I've worked on an FE. I have a 57 F-100 that I am tossing around the idea of a mean FE engine in. I found a...
well this is not super exciting but I figured I would share the last couple weeks of me driving all over the PNW like a crazy person. It all...
well, another year is in the books. In years past I have done a thread about the cars and trucks we have saved over the course of that year. Let’s...
I have a good friend Cody who has been looking for a model A project all summer. He wants one with “patina” or “character” or whatever you want to...
It seems I’ve bought a lot of old Ford trucks this year. A few 57-60 Fords, and back in March an unexpected 55 F-100. The 55 was neat, my first...
SOLD SOLD SOLD helping a friend sell his 1934 Ford pickup. This truck was built by Dirty’s Speed Shop in the mid 90’s. It’s on a fully boxed...
I bought this 1959 F-100 a couple months ago...I have a 1960 factory 4x4 that the body is pretty toast, and for the past year or so I’ve been...
If you guys saw my thread last week about unearthing the 57 Cadillac, this story starts there. I was heading to help my friend Garrett dig out...
there is an old hotrod guy here in my town that I’ve known nearly my whole life. His name is Don and nearly anyone into hotrods knows Don. I ran...
I am my own worst enemy. I love old cars and trucks, mainly Fords, and although I have enough junk I still scour for parts and nice old vehicles...
a friend of mine in oregon picked this old hotrod out of California a year and a half ago or so. It was discovered and went through a couple hands...
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