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I've been to this Open House 3 years in a row and will be there again this year. The old sprint car collection is amazing - but there's so much...
Thanks Cosmo! I'll have to get that book.
Reminds me of an article about ten years ago (Car & Driver?) about an expedition into Russia to find a bulletproof Horch hidden since WWII....
MFS is the "Mad Fabricators Society", check out their website and dig their videos: http://www.madfabricators.com/dvd.htm Here's the preview...
This is one case where the hack phrase "ran when parked" actually DOES apply.
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Great pics, thanks for sharing. Great show, never seen so many '57-60 Ford trucks in one place before. But the black Falcon/Econoline van was my...
I couldn't wait till next week to learn more about the "what the piss" Elco . . . a quick HAMB search and I learn that it's the Holtkamp...
Here's the link to the swap's listing on Hemmings website, it has all the info:...
I found these great factory illustrations on the Van Pelt website, check them out to see the differences. Looks like you've got a Tudor, not a...
When I was a kid I missed seeing it on TV, but I do remember the week it was broadcast TV Guide published an article about the movie showing how...
Yes, that mounting bracket appears to be for Vespa widebody scooters, 1950-1957, the kind with the carburetor access door below the seat. You...
From Hemmings blog: here's the 1970 article from Special Interest Autos on the car, with pics of the first front end design....
Is it just me, or do those pics look retouched? Check the weirdness by the left rear wheel of the car on the left. And is that a plank holding up...
So it's November 1964: your family wins the contest to test-drive a Chrysler Turbine car. Whadda ya do? Why, you whip out the Kodak Super 8 silent...
Ever seen the Vespa factory streamliner? Here it is in action in 1951. Dig that helmet! [img] It's fully restored now, and is on display in...
Boones, there's several different models of Vespas, some are quick and some are slow as dogs. Check out this site to learn about the different...
How to make your Corvair engine sound like screeching banshee: 1) Drop carb nut down intake when replacing carb 2) Fail to notice you did this...
This has come up before, but the best thread on it is this one. Read POLISHER's comments especially - he's a chrome shop owner and has some great...
There's a Mighty Mouse cartoon called "Hot Rods" from 1953, anyone remember it? IMDB's plot summary is: "The boy mice of the village become hot...
Hey! Just found some clips of it on YouTube: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT9ezrplrM8 Part 2:...
Don't know about the other two, but the Disney episode was "Dad, Can I Borrow The Car?". Here's the info on it:...
Here's an older thread on the same subject: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135327 Check out DeSoto's comment.
You mean like this lucky guy? Pic taken from a past HAMB thread (at Paso, I think).
Our dads sure had some balls. Big, clankin' iron balls. Holy shit.
My '59 flatbed. Doesn't anyone else use their truck as a truck? [img]
I don't know any companies that make them, but here's a link to an excellent 2004 tech post from "whizzerick" that shows how to make them...
Hemmings Motor News recently reprinted this great article about the Chitwood Thrill Show from Special Interest Autos on their blog. Check it out:...
Isn't this the FitzGerald roadster? Holy crap, it's gorgeous. Wasn't it on that list of "long lost" rods in TRJ a few issues back? What's the story?
If it runs, GET IT. Here's a pic of a panel van.
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