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Paul Deasey's Big Donkey, powered by a 430+ cube Lincoln from the mid '60s. Gerald Chamberlain (my friend and hero), Sammy Beavers and others...
The definition of the term "modified" varies by the part of the country in which you live. A "California modified" is traditionally a dry lakes...
Joe, I had a wholesale/retail used car business from 1980-'86. The very first thing that you need to do is to contact the Wisconsin BMV and have...
It's definitely OT. But I won a pristine Lincoln MK VII LSC on eBay in '04, rented an Avis Olds Alero and drove 1100 miles from Niles, Oh straight...
Just spotted this thread. You need to get with Denny Hudock as he's the expert on the 'Leaf and other NE Ohio tracks from the time that stockers...
Cash, dead presidents, bread, $$$ or whatever you want to call it in my hand NOW is the only language that I understand when selling something . I...
I don't understand the trend either. I've seen so many cool cars, particularly from the '60s that would've looked much better with some tire...
Anything that I see which might interest me, which isn't much. My Circle Track mag subscription runs out this month. I won't renew because there's...
Nice cars! Damn, I'm primarily a Ford girl but have a soft spot for DeSotos that I inherited from my dad...:) Were there a '55 Firedome 4-door...
IMO, the best automotive TV EVER was on The Nashville Network (TNN) 10 years or so ago. Even their NASCAR coverage was fun with Buddy Baker as...
This custom is awesome!This is the type of car you saw in the '50s little Kustom books, back when everybody was an individualist and didn't follow...
I concurr. DIRT mods, short track Late Models, Supermodifieds etc....Kegs were the circle tracker's gas tank of choice until fuel cells were...
No biggie. I actually learned something from your beered up postings. I didn't know who Frank Mack was nor had ever seen his roadster. Now I do...
I'm involved also as ya'll know. This is how I feel about vintage race cars. If the car has a verifiable "history" whether at the oval track or...
Everybody isn't interested in the same things. If we were, the world would be a very dull place and hot rodding can't be forced upon anyone. I...
Freakin' awesome! I really enjoy reading the stories behind these old cars that have been in the family for awhile coming back to life. But I'm a...
Cars have been bouncing in the $175-225 per net ton range for almost two years around here. I scrapped my running '93 Crown Vic PI that only...
Since Ford never put 351C's in trucks, any small block passenger car bellhousing from '65 up should work. Were it me, I'd try to wrangle the one...
I like hauling mine to ANY dirt track in the East and racing the hell out of her against other old dirt modifieds. I've never found the allure of...
Awesome Merc longroof and one of my favorite years...:) A minor point, but if it has a 352 2bbl, she has 220 horses. I live across town from our...
Personally, I like the concept and would consider building something similar using '60-'63 Falcon quarters and doors if I wasn't already busy...
Breeder, you shouldn't have cut that hair...:) It looks great! I love traditional cars, old dirt trackers and all of the rest, but the '50s...
The late '70s 'Bird, Cougar, LTD II and Ranchero setup is the common disc brake swap for '61-'64 fullsized Fords. The ONLY mods required are...
The cop was wrong. Here is the subsection of the Ohio Revised Code requiring only one YOM tag in the state of Ohio:...
Me, I've got a '64 Ford Custom 2-door..a cheap Galaxie. Right now I don't know what I really want to do with it. It could become a budget...
Do you have homeowner's or renter's insurance? If so, check with them to see what the company is willing to offer at the best rate. I know that...
Actually, that's not so. New cars sold to dealers in one tag states have the mounting holes for the front bracket, but not the bracket itself....
You're "supposed" to run both tags issued on a normal passenger car in Ohio, but I've only known of one friend busted for not running a front....
If you giver a damn about safety, built a hoop with two kicklers to the back rails. Most of the better ' California Track" modifieds I've seen...
Just as a guess, the grille bar appears to be a '55 because Nash and Hudson merged then as I recall. In case you didn't know, the Nash Rambler...
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