The Jalopy Journal
Our car club had cars on display in a shopping mall. One member had a nice T bucket. I heard a guy tell his girl friend that it was one of those...
My oldest son knows nothing about tools but will buy to flip on Ebay. This week he comes in with a Snap-on ratchet that has a flex head, bent...
Not really a estate sale but I just have to tell this fine. A friend pasted away and the family was selling off his stuff.. i had seen some of his...
On my way to NSRA nats in Louisville 92 coming down the mountain out of Beckley, WV when I lose the right rear axle in my 38 Chevy. I was running...
I told my mom if she ever saw a old metal pedal car at a yard sale to get it for me. She fines one at a yard sale but it was on a shed roof and...
Recent deal was a good pair of 16" wire wheels with tires for $10 at a auction. Same auction I got 2 2 bbl intake for a 302 ford and a 4 bbl...
Picked up a chrome axle, rotors, calipers, king pins, disc pads,spindles., every thing for a street rod front end except radius rods for $100....
A nice pair of 35 Ford wire wheels for $10
Just got home from Carlisle. As a vendor, I think that the foot traffic was fairly good. Vendors on site was 25/30 % of normal. No more than 5% of...
IJ26 and II29 Be there W, T, and Friday.
Custom Rodder Aug 1961.. 25 cents purchased at Roland Smith general store. Cover car was a 32 silver vickie.
You must have drug it home when the scrap prices were high.
I worked for a Ford dealer back in 73. A old salesman there told me they let a guy take home a 36 Ford for his wife to see. He later returned it...
I made mine with a GM shaft and exhaust tubing. Had a muffler shop expand the tubing until my bearing fit in snugly Slid the shaft in and put...
How tight is it ? Tighter than a preacher's dick in a calf's ass.
My Dad use to say that you can't bull shit him. His father use to drive a shit wagon and he was the tailgate.
I picked up a 41 1/2 ton about 1 year ago. Has 303 with stick, Olds dash and rear end. Last driven around 1970. I may sell it as I just got a 51...
I just picked up a 26 coupe body that's in amazing condition. Putting it on the back burner because I also got a 51 Ford club coupe that is also...
Put mine in the mail today. Made check out to AACA
My son got me a 1/2 drive 20 volt DC Dewalt impact.
I have a lot of Craftsman tools . Half of the crappy ratchets at HF are as good or better than my Craftsman ratchets.
My son picked up Grancor heads and intake for a flattie for $200.
Anyone who has worked in a office have seen the spinning racks that hold rubber stamps, the kind that are used to stamp info on folders, etc. The...
I remember the Ford coupe that BJR spoke of with the 58 Merc tail light on the roof. The article in the magazine said it was built in 28 days.
I think the third building on the right is a Pep's Boys
I have a friend that owns a lawn mower business. He swears by cheap Dollar General brand toilet bowl cleaner to clean old gas tanks. I have had...
Here is the best tip you will ever get. Go to Hershey and will never go to Carlisle again, spoken from a vendor at both events.
Lost my driving permit for speeding. No speeding tickets since. Will be 50 years this July.
One of the worst movies I had ever seen.
I knew a guy who totaled his 67 Firebird. I was towed to the local body shop and many people just had to go see it. He was dating a preacher's...
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