The Jalopy Journal
Tell the shitbag to pick his tools up and don't come back. What a dickwad. If he gives you shit, tell him you will call a lawyer or an ambulance,...
Went often when I lived in evansville, always had a great time. Wish they would open it to pre 64 cars but they don't seem to have a problem...
I wish you the best and hope the low down no good cowardly sons a bitches get caught or get justice. Takes a real piece of shit to steal a mans ride.
I used to know a family that ran the I 70 drive in during the 90's in kansas city. It was a blast watching movies from the projection room, making...
Welcome home, now go get some grease under those nails.
Everyone's all over the map on this one. What it's worth to you is the price you should pay. Keep all that billet shit and ghetto wheels off of...
Great find and great job with the old man. You should see if he had any pics from new, or possibly some paperwork.
Driving down the road with my dad in the mid 1970's and identifying all the classic cars we would see. We would race to see who could id it first....
Salvage an old taillight. I've got original 50 pontiac rear lights but a lot of the guys are also right in suggesting something unique. Just cause...
My build mantra is to never never go into debt or take out a loan for a build. Some months buy small parts, some months are great but I never go...
A lot of these guys want to park by each other so they can keep an eye on each others cars and not worry so much about the late model monster...
Develop a budget then triple that to get the low end of what your project will cost. In a hobby of specialized parts and special talent to work on...
There is a small yard in souther Arizona near fort huachuca where a guy bought cars from guys deploying to Vietnam. For years he held and sold...
It all boils down to the place hosting the show. But most the time they only care about butts in seats and don't care about who shows up as long...
yep, be original and don't chop that burnt beauty. it's made it this long with the original steel and chop is becoming a cookie cutter look imop....
nice find, saved from the scrap bastards I hope. good luck figuring out something cool to do with it.
that is a great find and I have enjoyed studying the pictures you have on the car. definitely worth a piece in Hemmings magazine or another...
nice jacket. good luck on your research. how did you come across it?
Evansville and the sweet environs of southern Indiana.
nice rides there. good shots. sweet scallops
super sweet. wish I was back home in Kansas to try for one. hope the rumble is a hoot.
I'm sorry to hear of your loss. I know how tough that is. sounds like you gave her a full life and she enriched yours. you'll see her again, I too...
A huge bargaining tool on your part. I'd have the vin run befor seller got a dime. Good luck. Ask why seller never titled it.
Some buds
Very nice work. Love that internal bracing. Not cheap setup I know.
Eating cereal and getting ready for my biochemistry class at the university of Kansas when I saw the second plane hit the tower live. I sat there...
Better than some dude on the cover. I'm just saying. Or are the covers paying homage to the classic low rider mag. I quit reading it years ago...
Like a lot of us, these cars remind them of better days in their lives or just a time when things were a bit easier to grasp. That being said, I...
Any of us who has sold a car dear to them understands. Yeah it sucks, but keep your head up and you'll be driving another "spaceship" in no time....
As they say, one mans trash is another mans future trash. Kidding aside, good finds.
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