The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH] Hannah making a pass in her 7.90 (84 mph-ish) junior dragster. She doesn't turn wrenches, but she is involved beyond being the shoe....
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We moved to Houston from Dallas in August of 1964 and although I was 8 years-old I can remember how great the divided highway was since much of...
VERY little has changed in Tucumcari, NM...
Me prepping our junior dragster.
It is down here close to Ft. Worth and is on Craigslist. I figured someone might need it. If so, for a bit of money for gas/expenses I would be...
This Model T frame is located in Texas. Anyone interested?[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I probably did some repair work on the '64 Valiant I was given in '71, but the first car that I really tore into was the bone stock '29 Ford that...
When I was in 10th grade (1971) my friend's dad gave him a '29 Ford to finish the restoration on. We worked on it every weekend and had it is good...
Bonneville still looks pretty much like this now!
Well, I mean close to junior dragsters in size. Don't under estimate junior dragsters! My daughter's 7.90 car does 83.5 mph at 7.90 in 660' and...
VERY close to a junior dragster! I wonder what the times and mph were with these cars.
Sitting in a parking lot. Some old bondo or rust on roof. Looks to be stock. New seat covers.
Well, there's ol' Dingus!
Junior dragster upgrade with new 7.90 engine and new splined rear axle. Buy an enclosed trailer! I went trailer shopping today.
My daughter recently researched my Grandmother's family, the Taylors. No one had bothered to research them. I know all about the Browns. Most are...
That car is facing directly towards the area where the crowd the Las Vegas shooter was shooting into was last Sunday. The Mandalay Bay property...
...and then along came Jay Leno...
Interestingly, I used to run a camera crane very similar to the one that is just out of frame to the right. I believe that is a Chapman crane....
This survivor was on display in Wendover at The Nugget during this year's Speedweek back in August. I forget the exact story, but it was last...
Garlits' red car versus Pete Robinson with Ford OHC
oh, my...
You know... about two and half years ago I found Bobby Langley's last version of The Scorpion for sale for $4K on Craigslist. It was here in North...
We run my daughter's junior dragster here at Temple-Academy Dragway occasionally and will be there running a big race weekend after next. The...
The car in the foreground is Bobby Langley's Scorpion.
Walt Rhoades' driving with his hemis in the Freight Train. (Click to expand to see second pic.)
ha!!!
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