HAMB Auction: 1 Year Subscription to Rodder's Journal

Hello All,

This 7-day auction is for a one-year subscription to The Rodder's Journal starting with TRJ #59. This issue will hit the newsstands at the end of the month and subscriber copies will mail this week. All proceeds of this auction will benefit the HAMB. Read below for more details about this issue of TRJ.

The spring issue features two highly anticipated, beautifully crafted roadsters. One is the Brizio-built, AMBR-winning Track T roadster owned by John Mumford. The other is the Indy inspired, Dave Simard-built Deuce highboy owned by Jim Farley. We also take a look at the storied past and recent resurrection of Jack Stewart’s famous ’41 Ford custom, Mark and Kelly Skipper’s Fresno, California-based ’51 Ford Victoria, and Western Canada’s drag racing history told through the images of racing fan Murray Tonkin, and a few others who were there. Here’s a look at some of those and other highlights from TRJ #59.

Dave Simard of East Coast Custom recently completed Jim Farley’s Indy-inspired ’32 Ford highboy roadster, the “V8 Flyer.” With an OEM Ford body and frame and a four-cam V8 Ford engine, it showcases the very best of Ford’s past and present engineering—fitting, since Jim is Ford Motor Company’s Vice President of Global Marketing and Communications. In addition to our studio and location photography, we traveled to Simard’s Leominster, Massachusetts, shop for a bare chassis photo shoot to showcase the car’s interesting suspension and driveline prior to its completion and debut earlier this year.

Palle Johansen is nearing completion on his restoration of the historic ’41 Ford custom originally owned by Jack Stewart and built by Stewart, the Ayala Brothers, and Barris Kustom. Palle brought the business coupe back to America from his home in Assens, Denmark, for its bare metal debut at the Grand National Roadster Show. We took the opportunity to shoot it in our studio before the paint is applied and the restoration is completed for this summer’s Cruisin’ Nationals in Santa Maria, California. Pat Ganahl methodically traces its history as it traveled to multiple custom shops, changed hands between several owners around the world, and even survived a collision with a train.

We first brought you John Mumford’s “Kelly Brown Track T” in bare metal back in TRJ #56. Since then, the team at Roy Brizio Street Rods has completed the 30-year project in time to claim the coveted America’s Most Beautiful Roadster award at this year’s Grand National Roadster Show. Our feature delves into the history of this impeccably finished T, including its rare Ardun-equipped V8-60 and Kinmont brakes. We also take a look at the history of the AMBR and the impact that a traditionally styled hot rod winning the award will have on its future.

Our feature on Kelly and Mark Skipper’s ’51 Ford Vicky captures the ’50s-era custom against the mountainous backdrop and mid-century modern architecture of the Skipper’s Fresno, California, hometown. Like many of you, we first became aware of the Cyber Green Metallic shoebox right here on the HAMB. Mark turned a reasonably straight, but very rusty, Ford into a stunning custom in his home garage with basic home-built hand tools. In addition to taking a closer look at their stunning custom, we also explore the Skipper’s garage, which houses a homebuilt ’50s dragster, a Deuce coupe, and a black-primered Kookie/Ivo-style T roadster pickup, among others.

Ford’s Rotunda building was one of the most popular tourist destinations in the U.S. throughout the ’50s, and right in the middle of the decade the company held two custom car shows in late-winter of ’55 and ’56. After images from those shows were brought to our attention by subscriber and former Ford archivist Bill Bozgan, we worked with the Ford Archives to bring you original, behind-the-scenes photos from both the ‘55 and ‘56 car shows. They feature a range of late-’40s to mid-’50s custom cars and hot rods from around the Detroit area and beyond. Among them are the Volpe brothers’ ’48 Mercury and several others from the Clarkaiser custom shop, the “Golden Nugget” ’34 Ford customized by Bill Hines, Tommy Foster’s channeled Deuce roadster, and Ollie Hines’ Brewster-grilled ’33 Ford five-window.

For more information or to subscribe today, visit www.roddersjournal.com.

 

25 bucks. HRP

 

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$55

 

$85

 

Can we get a peek at the ROG pics.........

 

101 bucks

 

125

 

Can we get a peek at the ROG pics

 

Here is the opening spread of that article.

TRJ

 

Best issue ever?

 

It's a damn good issue chocked full of goodness. I even got a some ink on page 14. Best magazine on the market and worth every penny. Congratulations to all the Hambers that were in this issue. Ladyshifter your car is gorgeous!

 

$130...

 

150 . . . feeling guilty for riding The Ryan Express free all these years

 

BrerHair, you have won the TRJ subscription auction! Please settle up payment with Ryan, and PM us with your mailing address.

Thanks!!

TRJ

 

Congrats Brer.

 

Can we get a peek at the ROG pics

 

Of course!

Can't wait to see the famous Skipper Vicky!