The Jalopy Journal
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Longview Three-Window [IMG] I love historically significant hot rods as much as anyone else on here, but...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Wrong Place / Right Time [IMG] “Get out of here NOW,” spat the mountain of a man in a black T-shirt....
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: “A Poor Man’s Ferrari” [IMG] Sometimes it’s hard to find the right words to say. You stop at a gas station...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Hunt for the Perfect Gas Cap [IMG] Every piece counts. Whenever I talk about my favorite hot rods, the word...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: The Northern California Roadster Run In the mid-summer, roadsters from across California make their way to a...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Hot Rod Hawk [IMG] Not long after I returned from Michigan, I noticed a new (old) car parked in the...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Summer Slow Down [IMG] Every summer, I try to make my way home. These days, that means a half-day flight...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Mechanical Brakes vs. San Francisco [IMG] Mechanical brakes make people on the internet upset. I understand...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Swap Meet Season [IMG] When it comes to parts hunting, I usually work online. I spend my nights, weekends,...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Tough Cars for Tough Times [IMG] Wednesday didn’t start well. When lunchtime rolled around, I closed my...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Slowing Down [IMG] As the sun began to set on Sunday afternoon, I peered out the garage door at my...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: “One Day” Willys [IMG] I’ve wanted a 1941 Willys coupe since I was 10 years old. Even then, I had the...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: The High Water Mark I had already checked the weather four times when the phone rang on Friday afternoon. It...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: More Local Machines [IMG] There are two car shows scheduled for this weekend: one Saturday and one Sunday....
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Workin' [IMG] On the first day, they worked all day—fourteen hours straight—before taking a break for...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Nice to Have: A New Story About Old Upholsery [IMG] In the world of hot rodding, all parts fall into two...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Captivated by a Corvette [IMG] You’re either a Corvette person or you’re not. Right? That seems a little...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: A Roadster in Reality [IMG] In May 2020, I sat down at my desk and looked around my office that was once a...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: D.I.Y. [IMG] What does it mean to know your car? Does it mean that you’ve read about it? Researched it?...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Lost & Found: Time Capsule Three-Window [IMG] Sometime this spring, I woke up to a text from Dean from DicE...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Make Them Mad [IMG] Do you remember the last time a hot rod made you mad? Maybe it was your own car? Maybe...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Over the Hurdle [IMG] Last month, I stood in my driveway at the end of a little cul-de-sac in San...
I've spent the past year searching for four good used '40-'48 drums for my Model A. So far, I've collected one—possibly two—that are passable....
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Time Warp! [IMG] Ninety nine percent of the time, less is more. But in some rare cases, more is more....
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: Getting Organized [IMG] Years ago, I wrote a profile on automotive artist Ed Tillrock, best known as “The...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: A Simple A [IMG] Hot rods don’t have to be complicated. That’s something that I continue to tell myself as...
I'm putting together my roadster and I'm getting mixed reviews as to the 11" clutch and pressure plate being a good idea. Some say it's fine. Some...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: The Ultimate Hauler [IMG] After years of searching, I may have found the ultimate racecar hauler. Truth be...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: 10 Years Later: The Spirits of St. Louis Ten years ago, I woke up and checked The Jalopy Journal. There, on...
J.Ukrop submitted a new blog post: The 400 Jr. Sound Although we may not be in hot rodding’s Golden Age, we’re in a pretty darn good one....
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