The Jalopy Journal
If I can be honest, I like the wheels and stance more in the first set of photos, but awesome either way. The black is killer on a '57. Love it!
That I do not have an answer for yet. I'm undecided. First thing I have to do is replace the floors and rocker on the drivers side, so I have...
Yep, I am aware of the retro brights, they are just spendy! I have been keeping an eye out for a set on the secondary market. I really...
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Car has been down for a bit, I had some ignition gremlins that I've been fighting. I swapped the car over to a HEI distributor, and once I had the...
I have not, I will have to look into that. Just scrub it down with CLR or do I have to soak it? A lot of the paint has checked and shrank. Its in...
My Uncle bought my car of Missouri back in 1979. Here it is in 1979 / 1980. [IMG] Around 1997 he parked it out side, under a car cover, in...
Already done, thanks. Thank you! Some of the comments baffle me too. It was a long way off from running this Spring, now it is running and I've...
I've started stripping the drivers side. There's patina, and then there's destroyed paint and well I put this in the category of the latter. It...
Those sure look like it, thank you! My apologies for not getting better photos of them, I've been busy stripping old paint and primer. :)
Got an original '55 wheel reassembled today. The car originally had a teal dash that was painted black, with some of it showing through, so its...
I'm coming around to painting it this winter, because you're right. There's patina and then there's.... this. I'll have 4 months of winter to...
Detroit. I'll have to take a better photo of them so you guys can help me I.D. them.
I know, I said above I don't care for them either, I agree with you. I needed something so I could safely drive in the dark as the original ones...
That would be cool! My uncle had a very 80's GT wheel on it that didnt really fit the car, its also easier to drive with this original wheel.
It's decent. I don't know what the front seats are out of, but they're comfy. Dash was originally teal, its been painted black. Again the body...
@LOWDUG37 - that is beautiful. Been drooling all over my keyboard all day. Pic thread - I'll toss my work in progress in. [IMG] [IMG]
It 's literally a humidity chamber. Then it gets a rip or tear in it somewhere water can get it, and well, this is the result.
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He passed July 2nd of this year, unfortunately. That his name on the side glass. Been getting it running in his memory. Thanks for the kind...
What I'm calling "round 2" is done. Don't hate me for the headlights, I don't care for them much at all. But at least I can see to safely drive at...
My grandfather and grandmother in Detroit, and my Uncle's '55 (now mine) in 1979. [img] [img]
It was blue when he bought it in 1979. It was originally neptune green and shoreline beige. Other than the roof, I do not see any of the original...
I mean, for what it's worth at least its not fake patina. And I'm not sure what you guy's expect, I literally just got it running, and I like the...
Man, that '55 is awesome. What a cool find.
One more photo, thought it was cool with the American Flag. [img]
So, after 3 or 4 different tries, I found a paint color that's pretty close. I hope to one day, but to be honest that has been pretty low down the...
Some more photos from the last month or so: [img] [img] As it sits as of this weekend, lowered 2.5" in the front and 2" out back. [img]
So, getting started on some body work, or I guess you'd call it primer removal. My Uncle had sprayed one side of the car with primer in an effort...
This will be a long one, most likely with multiple posts to get it up to speed. Some important (to me at least) back history on this car. My...
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