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The Idol has come across my path a couple times. First, I have always loved that bugger, and I'm not keen on "fogged" paint. When the Dream Truck...
Howdy... The wheels are 16" front and rear, with the fronts being 4" and the rear 4.5....I didn't measure, but it seems the offset is a tad...
I had a little shop in SoCal back in '78. I painted mainly Porsche's, a few Mercedes, and a few early birds. I loved Centari, and never had any...
Hey Chad, Your mill reminds me of one that a friend put together many moon back. He built the entire race to run the Long Beach Model T Hill...
Hey Jeb, I think that I mentioned before that I like your Olds powered critter.... When I picked up the cam at Ak's shop, I asked about spec's...
I can't tellya how many people have asked "When ya gonna put some fancy wheels on that thing"? Answer is always the same, it already has fancy...
Here is a pic of the 260 I just bought....[ATTACH]
I've been partial to the "Rockets" since rebuilding Ak Miller's El Caballo. It had a 303 originally that was out to 370 ci, so when looking for a...
Late in 1999 I received and invite to participate in the 2000 Goodwood Festival of Speed. All expenses would be paid including shipping the El...
Unfortunately the '57, '58', 59 retractable hardtops were a tad short on smooth design. The '57 and '58 in particular, as they were nice as is,...
I just snagged a zero mile Comet Caliente 260 with a few performance mod's. Never started after rebuild. Included new flywheel, PP, disc, TO...
My wife owned this little Ford Anglia for a while. It had been cut down from a wagon, and ran a pinto mill and AT. Needless to say, she used it...
So Joey, have you revisited that ad and bought the low down A ??
Sometimes you need not go far to get the look. These "Hub Caps" were original to the car, in 1966. Actually, the color was also, but not the...
I have been very tight with the entire Emory clan for 45 years (Gawd I'm git'n old) and have enjoyed every minute. Gary even used one of my cars...
Ina Mae had the passion that so many "car" folks lack. She never gave up on that dedication to the world of automobiles. One of my biggest...
I've always been partial to Ak Millers "El Caballo". Built by Ak for function, not for purdy......[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sitting in a junkyard near Rupert, Idaho several years back.....[ATTACH]
Great photo !!!
Very possible the streamline that Valley Custom built the body for. That's Gary Emory taking a faux photo of the work. [IMG]
One of the few Dream Truck photo's in gold....
HELP !! Someone PLS save me !!! The is a Lark Daytona 2-dr/HT on Facebook Marketplace in Arlington, WA. Very doable project..... Very good...
Well Well, since you mentioned two of my favorites in the same sentence, I couldn't help but post my '57 with Annette, perched inside for a...
Had a real nice '54 Merc Monterey back then, and used to frequent the Rendezvous Ballroom. Did the Surfers Stomp, the twist, and even a newer...
Hey Marty, I guess it's just us old farts that remember the weird crap !!! That's what makes us special.... I believe "Transfusion" came out in...
A couple years back I became the beck and call boy for my older brother and his wife. He was suffering terribly with stage 4 lung cancer, and his...
Ate there, swam at Sutro Baths, played at Playland at the beach, and visited the Fleishhacker Zoo. San Francisco was a really cool place back in...
Hey Jimmy, that's what made the "restoration" of the Dream Truck and Ak Miller's El Caballo. The Truck was made to look good from 50', no...
Unless I miss my bet, that tow bar is a lower control arm off a '41 Chevy. They were symmetrical. so worked like a larger one. I had one of these...
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