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Some of the for truck 6 OHV distributors came with an oil port w/flip up cap. Kind of a mini Plews fitting.. The 1974 F-100 300"6 I bought new had...
In 2002'2003 when my son was in Afghanistan, we sent him the 1948 El Mirage photo of the T. He was in signal corps and had access to photo shop,...
They ran the gamut as far as powerplants go, but the Offenhauser reigned supreme for many years.
Very Cool History There Just up link to Balboa Stadium 1942 midget race pics History - Balboa Stadium 1942 Midget Races | The H.A.M.B....
Just up link to Balboa Stadium 1942 midget race pics History - Balboa Stadium 1942 Midget Races | The H.A.M.B. (jalopyjournal.com)
These are photos my dad took in1942 of the action at Balboa Stadium in San Diego, California. This meet must have been early in 1942 because...
Thanks. I'll be putting a few up from Balboa Stadium, San Diego 1942 in a few days. I fixed my original post. I goofed it up and there were...
Carrell Speedway pics are up. History - CARRELL SPEEDWAY January,1949 | The H.A.M.B. (jalopyjournal.com)
As promised, these are the January,1949 images from Carrell speedway that my father took. Carrel was located in the Los Angeles suburb of Gardena....
After that dad was a Hardtop man. LOL For a while after the wreck in 1948 he was getting around in a 1939 Olds 6 cyl sedan. Then in 1950 he bought...
1948 a lot of stuff was available for dirt cheap on the war surplus market. Aluminum sheet, chromoly tubing, aircraft grade hardware & fittings...
"what was the basic frame?" Steel? LOL No seriously, as was told to me by my dad, they used Chevrolet frame rails for part of it. Not sure of the...
Stogy, While we were theorizing about the faded shield symbol on the driver's side door possibly belonging to the U.P. Railroad. I remembered...
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