The Jalopy Journal
My 58 Superchief that I'd been driving for 2 years already...
http://www.nationalchevyassoc.com/ Good stuff here, I think you already know about Chevs of the 40s
Great start! As luck would have it I just picked up a 50 2 door the other day. Patina is about like yours but I have a bit more body work to do....
There was a time here on the HAMB when a lot of you felt that Roy Boy was just one of those damned cookie cutter, resale red Street Rodder...
Sooo, Show us the one that you make and sell that's better.
Frankie's Hot Rod crankshaft? Hmmmm....
Have you rolled it over and looked at the bottom yet? Here in Idaho most of the throw away blocks are from water in the bottom of the engine...
Green Monster Green Mamba Chicken Coupe "Millar's car" Yellow Fang Glass Slipper Bean Bandits And of course You Know Who and his Tiger...
It's not the stupid questions the nerd who wrote the computer program asks that bothers me. It's that after all that and we finally look up that...
I just like the dumb look on their faces when I come in, slap the greasy dead part down on their counter and say "Gimme one of these"... Most of...
I always wanted that "Midnight Auto Supply" banner from the Fremont strip. LOL
Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers... Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers... Rugger babbe bruther humpers... Sorry, looks like a cheap quickie to me wherever...
I still think that was the best car at the 50'th roadster show and they stuck it in a dark hallway near the bathrooms!
1 other rule around me that hasn't been mentioned is I always limit who's around when jacking things up or placing supports. It's amazing how kids...
In Idaho, you're required to have windshield wipers on your car. There is however, no law requiring you to have a windshield!... What does the...
Me: "I do something wrong?" Cop: Na, just wondering who did your paint and who made those wheels? Those Americans? What ya got under the hood?...
Ask Jerry "The King" Ruth if he thinks Don was The King of Dragsters! LOL
LOL, Where do you think the "Del Rio" Bros. got the horn that played "Charge" or "La Cucaracha" every time they ran at Fremont!. They sell good...
Back in 93 I bought my first new "made in America pickup". I looked at the Chevy, Dodge, Ford, and all the others. I bought a Nissan. Parts may...
Breaking in the oil in the towing rig on the way to the track then useing it in the race car is about as close as I ever came to recycling oil.
Henry never missed a chance to use up inventory. They'd use up all the stuff from the previous year before starting on the new stuff and if next...
You guys are all missing the point. The H. A. M. B. type rods aren't the type of high dollar rides that draw the spectators they want in the...
Glad he's getting better. I hit a rabbit on a bike at over 100 once in California and that damned near killed me when I got knocked off the road...
And then.... And then..... And then.... Along came Mr. Bones! LOL Hate that song! LOL
Look ma, no slammed chops. With Bailon and others in the area as well as guys like Himsel to paint it woulda been a cool place for customs.
Method 1 Traditional 1: Take off gas cap 2: Look inside... It ain't that deep. 2A: Use a paint stick if it's too dark to see inside. Do NOT use...
We always do a parade on Sat morning of the Jackson rod run. My neices used to get a kick out of waving back at everybody and throwing out the...
I can't take it when they leave a job 1/2 done. Somebody please photoshop a visor and set of Appletons on that damned vette.
Ya but everyone knows it as the San Francisco quake. Okland gets no respect.
Hey Joe how did you ever get 80,000 miles out of a Vega motor .It usually took 3 or 4 motors to get 80000 miles out of a Vega It was a...
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