The Jalopy Journal
There was a nice hotel just around the corner from Top Notch, Hotel Allendale. Unfortunatly it closed last month to be converted to condos. If...
Great stuff! I used the spray Rustoleum silver on my old rockrawler - tie rod, pitman, shock brackets, misc brackets and diff covers. As others...
Fiberglass had time to become somewhat common by 1963. My copy of Hot Rod Magazine's hardcover special How To Build A Hot Rod (1963) has an entire...
The previous owner obviously changed it very often, so any changes you make carry on the tradtion he started. Great car. Don't worry about...
I had a rock crawler Jeep and on the long, slow, grinding trails-the fun ones- the temp would always creep up. Winch blocking grill, power...
Damn, Austin's not on the list- yet. I'll have to get the gang together for a roadtrip to Dallas or Houston to see this. Who cares if it is 100%...
BTT- Going to see it tomorrow. It will be my first time to see it on something besides a TV. Can't wait!:D
About a month ago I saw a restored version in a motel parlkng lot. It was painted advertising Campbells Soups. A showcard in the window said it...
I like everything he has done. His "How To Draw Cars" in CARtoons kept me going as a kid. I recently ordered his book and my boys are going crazy...
My aftermarket chromoly Anglia style spindles came with bosses to weld to your individual suspension. A stout chromoly axle will be strong, can be...
My Dad was a car guy, but not like us. As a lawman, he flipped cars to make extra money to support us. The job let him find sweet deals and in the...
Congratz! Beautiful car, both sitting still and at speed.
I have had this scoop for over 30 years, waiting for a 55 Chevy to put it on. I had a friend put it in his swap meet booth the other day and a...
Skotz. I was lucky enough to be an owner of the car. The avatar pic is one of several taken the day after I bought it as a teenager from Darren's...
About time you showed up here! Welcome my friend! Donnie
More on the Doc Eiland/ Bill Stauffer 333 roadster: Thanks to assistance from Dave McClelland, the owners were able to visit Doc Eiland and Mr....
Doc Eiland Shreve Automotive roadster circa 1959. Pics are from early 80s. In first pic you can see where the guages were, tach missing. You can...
I was able to get the original pictures taken the day I brought home the Doc Eiland car onto a cd, here are some additional pics of the car. In...
In this side shot of the Doc Eiland roadster you can just see the guages abouv the door. A tach and two guages in a flat sheetmetal firewall were...
An aquaintence has begun the resurrection of this car and we need more pictures as neither of us have any with it in race trim(with an engine). He...
This is the rollbar from the Doc Eiland roadster I owned for a short period in the mid 80s. The car was built in the late 50s and the pic shows...
DAMN! Been staring at if for a while, just flows so well. Can't wait to see it in person.
Don't forget "Chopped roof, needs chop finished". No thanks! See a bunch of those listed.
"How to Build a Hot Rod" by Hot Rod Magazine copyright 1963. I checked it out from the highschool library from 82-86 the librarian gave it to me....
I don't know how I missed this thread after all this time-I love these cars! In the mid 80s I was a high school hot rod junkie who happened to...
Cars in Texas now? Please tell me he is bringing it to LSR. Love to see it going down Congress Ave!
Always had good luck with Speedy Align on Oltorf west of Congress. Even had equipment and people trained to balance the wire wheels on my buddy's...
Hello HAMB! I've been a long time lurker but until haven't had a HAMB friendly ride. I grew up in the Austin area surrounded by my late uncles...
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