The Jalopy Journal
I bought the car from Jim probably about 10 years ago. I put the car back into yellow from the brown Jim had painted it and then had the...
Sorry to read this about Tom. Missed seeing him at CHRR last year. Our thoughts and Prayers are with him and his family. Peter.
The wheels on the front of the Gene Moody's "Moody's Garge" car are American Racing "Lemans" and are magnesium. Peter.
In my 1959 Met I used a mid 80's 153 cube Chevy (Mercruiser) motor with a TH200-4R overdrive automatic. Runs just fine with the 4.22 rear end but...
There is a lot of little known information on cars and racers like the Moody brothers. For example, few knew that after Gene won the World...
Does anyone have any pics of the "Moody's Garage" '55 from back in the day? All that I have found are now owned by these professional collections...
The Moody's Garage D/Gas '55 Chevy was featured in the October 1965 Hot Rod magazine. The 2 color pics that 20th Century Chevy posted were...
Did anyone find out a contact for Bob Hegge or his photos? I heard he had passed away and his photo collection had been sold. He took pics of...
Baron, Great looking '55, love that you chose a Hemi too. I am attaching a pic of my '55, has a Hilborn injected small block and a T-10. Peter.
Restore it as it was raced and keep the history alive. You can always get a street car or even drive this one on the street with a few bolt ons...
Offy also make a bolt on cross ram adapter for that manifold which allows you to use your Holley carbs. You get a pair for $266 and they look...
Starting the motor is also a big problem unless you like to pull the hood and use a squirt bottle each time. I use a non-return valve, a small...
Welcome Ron, nice to see you made it here. Peter
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