The Jalopy Journal
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I was surprised that the thread went this long without someone saying that it was an urban myth, or photoshopped, or a junkyard in ElSalvador... :D
'36 Dodge (I realize it ain't a Chebbie)...just went 5 minutes ago on ebay for $1,500. Looks almost identical to the truck you found...Thought...
-Blago's trying to get all he can, before he skips out for Bermuda... The next governor has to be better... But hey, OldcarMike...you can take...
-Could even be British... One in my Jowett Jupiter looks very similar...
Yep...our Maytag plant here just closed... Threw about 1000 workers out in the cold... I think they moved to someplace called "Mexico"??
-I stopped a coupla' months ago to ask about a '49 Olds that I had noticed for years that was peeking through the fence of a salvage yard in STL....
Damn! If I was a spectator in the first row or two, I think I woulda' been crappin' myself... (Plus, I'd be pretty old about now...) :D
-Glad you brought this up...it has probably been covered in other threads, but I haven't seen it. I have a '26 Henney Hearse that I was going to...
I agree!! Nice ride! I have a rebuilt 460 sitting in the shop, and I'll have to disagree with those that say a 460 just doesn't look right on...
Glad to see that you named names... I was needing suspension pieces for the Pontiac, and was going to go with Kanter... I had a very similar...
-Glad you found a hood! :) My cousin finished bolting a new engine in his Jeep mudrunner, fired it up and jumped in for a blast down the farm...
I have a 1926 Henney Hearse. I don't know the exact numbers, but it sold for $5,000 in 1926! There couldn't have been too many...
-That sucks!! My '26 Henney has split rims...looks like I'll have to learn to do the job myself...
I read in one of my offroad magazines, and article referring to the legal dangers of taking "souveniers" from Federal/BLM lands. With Post-911...
Wow! Cool Pics!! I've always wanted to get certified...but large bodies of water tend to creep me out. Guess that's what I get for going to see...
-Heh, that's cooler than home-made fireworks, on the 4th!!!
-Round here...I go to O'Reilly's when I have to have a part NOW... Auto Zone understaffs their stores, and then there will be a line 3-deep, and...
-My shop/storage building is 80' long, concrete floors, and finished inside. While I don't live in it generally...it does have a bathroom, fridge,...
-Don't know if I would use it on expensive new leather, that didn't belong to me... But, this morning my wife was trying to get some impossible...
-Ya' know...I never really even noticed the "antique" part of the legislation... :o
-We fought for the inclusion of blue dots in the original version of HB4344 here in Illinois. The Illinois State Police said that they would not...
-Farm auctions are a great place to find coffee cans full of stuff. They go for almost nothing...you never know what you're gonna' find in...
-Would make a great parts runner... Like Darnell's Caddy in "Christine"!! :)
-The door handles also appear similar to those used on some 1950's Lancias. So, the door handles could very well have been used on several...
I bought a rather pricey spray can of "High-Temperature" paint from Eastwood's several years ago. The can had a paper label stuck to it, that had...
-Sorry about your son... It sounds like you did the right thing in raising him. Maybe he'll hit rock-bottom, look around, and realize that his...
For my part, a big chunk of it is because I suck at art... I can take something that really is an orphan, throw a few dollars at it, some...
Yep, I agree...Hi-temp BBQ grill paint from the hardware store for the headers, and leave the intake rough.
I edited my post, because sometimes I am a smart-ass, and fire off quick answers trying to be cute...that actually serve no real purpose. What I...
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