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Mr48chev replied to the thread Customs Stolen Cars.
It's all too common anymore that if someone passes away and there isn't anyone around to watch over things the vultures swoop in and see...
Feb 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM -
Mr48chev attached a file to the thread Technical Brake drum problem.
A quick look on the Rock auto site for brake shoes for a 53 Buick special shows that Raybestos and Wagner both list front shoes the...
Feb 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Mr48chev attached a file to the thread Art & Inspiration Hop Up Annual 19.
Mine came yesterday, maybe the best of the whole bunch of them. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Feb 1, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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Mr48chev replied to the thread Technical Cadillac/manual trans.
I'm going with the theory that the general concept from the adapter manufactures was in is that big bell Ford transmission just cannot...
Jan 31, 2026 at 1:31 AM -
Mr48chev replied to the thread Event Coverage My pictures from the Grand national roadster show..
Cool keep those cards and letters and car photos coming.
Jan 31, 2026 at 1:20 AM -
Mr48chev replied to the thread Event Coverage What happened to. Billetproof?.
One thing with Billetproof at Centralia in Washingoton was that it is a great place for car folk to take their traditonal cars and play...
Jan 29, 2026 at 5:31 PM -
Mr48chev replied to the thread Event Coverage What happened to. Billetproof?.
I went to the Billetproof drags in 2019 and there were only a couple of borderline cars and one that looked the part but ran an LS....
Jan 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM -
Mr48chev replied to the thread Event Coverage Barret Jackson 2026.
Unless the car has big brakes Putting the correct wheels, tires and hubcaps on it is a 20 minute process if you have everything there....
Jan 29, 2026 at 12:31 AM -
Mr48chev liked lostn51's post in the thread Event Coverage Barret Jackson 2026.
Hey we can change the wheels but the headlights will take a little more effort :p
Jan 29, 2026 at 12:27 AM -
Mr48chev replied to the thread Folks Of Interest Know your rod shop.
Back when I lived in Texas and worked at the Firestone store in down town Waco as the front end/brake mechanic in the 70's I could tell...
Jan 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM -
Mr48chev replied to the thread History Ardun Roadster auction.
They used the whole front end with spring and bones most of the time. Buy a 40's ford Sedan with a good running V8 pull the drive train...
Jan 29, 2026 at 12:09 AM -
Mr48chev liked banditomerc's post in the thread History Ardun Roadster auction.
"Traditiinal"? Depends on your age many would say...
Jan 29, 2026 at 12:05 AM -
Mr48chev liked tubman's post in the thread History Ardun Roadster auction.
"East Coast Traditional".
Jan 28, 2026 at 11:56 PM -
Mr48chev replied to the thread History Service Station Built Cars.....
Back in the early 60's if you had a gas station and had 25 faithful customers who along with buying gas from you had you do their tune...
Jan 28, 2026 at 11:54 PM -
Mr48chev replied to the thread Technical Dearching springs with a tubing bender.
I thought that I had a photo of the one they had in the shop at Post Falls Idaho that they held one of Gene Winfields metal working...
Jan 28, 2026 at 11:49 PM
