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I have been playing with and building hot rods since I was a young teenager and have heard most of my live that the demise of hot rods & custom...
One of the best event's in the Sunny South is this coming weekend at Union County Dragway, I missed last year but plan on being there in 2021....
Many hot rodders started out with a T-Bucket and I recall a time when I attended shows where half of the cars there were T-buckets, over the years...
I was working on my old beater tonight and while I was taking a break I was staring at my tires and I hate the way they look, they are black walls...
Brett (GreenMtnBoy) woke up Sunday morning in Knoxville, Tennessee to find his truck missing, it was stolen from the motel parking lot, it's his...
I was talking with couple of guys when Brenda summoned me over to the wagon, I assumed someone had ask a question that she wasn't sure of the...
We left home this morning around 9 AM after loading the wagon and this was the first outing since I installed the new short shiftier & the...
I have had a few cars, mostly '39 & '40 Fords with a key to turn on the switch and a button to start, I haven't had a car with one in a long time...
Procrastination, I don't mean the important things like making repairs that you are aware of but minor things like putting off going over the car...
Woodie's have been a part of hot rod and surf culture ever since the first ones rolled of the assembly line, due to their utilitarian nature of...
Do you have a hot rod or custom that you have no interest in letting go? I have always heard everything is for sale for a price but I guess I...
I have always liked seeing guys that use knobs from different makes & models to create a interesting dash, I have also seen mismatched knobs where...
I moved one of my roll around tool boxes in the shop this afternoon and found a dusty box from Bob Drake that had 4 brand new trim rings, after...
I decided to seize the day and get started on replacing the original plastic quadrant in the Ranch Wagon, the parts I robbed from the mustang to...
I ran across this photo and it seems like it is well done , PLEASE no billet wheels. HRP [IMG]
Louvers look great on hot rods and some customs but I have always wondered if you get caught in a storm or even washing your car what prevents the...
I have always been under the impression that both country's require fenders and see a lot of highboy's running cycle type fender's but every now...
All you guys running inline six cylinders let's see what you have under the hood. HRP
I recently read where the 1932 Ford roadster pickup held the title of the lowest production model built that year, I have always been under the...
John's new car harks back to where he started as a teenager in Philadelphia back in the early 60's when he put two fiberglass T body's together to...
At our monthly club meeting last night Frank ask me had I ever swapped a body for the same year but a different style,he has a finished chopped...
HUGE DEUCE COLLECTION HEADED TO THE AUCTION Gene Hetland of Northern Minnesota is the proud owner of Deuceheaven—a truly astounding collection of...
74 years ago today - April 7, 1947 Henry Ford passed away. Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, was born in Springwells Township, Wayne...
I received a PM this morning asking me if I ever installed the short throw shiftier in the wagon and I did and have really enjoyed how much better...
The Commerce Georgia 3-Day Swap Meet is this weekend! April 1-3; that’s Thursday, Friday and Saturday! We will let vendor start lining up outside...
To be honest I have been using the old tried and true Permatex for everything and never really paid attention as to how many sealers they offer, I...
With all the waling and gnashing of teeth lately about the sudden & unexpected lack of communication from the staff at The Rodders Journal as to...
What's it like to live with a quick change rear axle under your hot rod? I have seen photo's where a lot of you have hot rods with quick change...
We all have to have headlight's if we drive our hot rods on the street, some of the cars & trucks have fenders where others don't. Like this one...
It's a 1940 LaSalle 8 door, that would make a great hot rod. HRP [ATTACH] [IMG]
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