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One of my favorite things I own is the cheapest, simplest thing. It’s a matchbook from 1964. It was from a dealership about 15 minutes from...
I was watching Peter Gunn (Episode- Sisters of the Friendless) and they have a great scene with Norm in his bucket, doing a bunch of donuts,...
I am looking for cool old pics of dealership signs painted on old brick buildings. Here's a few examples. [IMG] [IMG]
I need to layout my new shop for power, lights, switches etc. I am trying to do it on notebook paper and it is getting to look pretty scary....
I am looking at buying some for the shop and I am a cheapskate, so I figure they can't be thqt complex to install. These are the ones I am...
[ATTACH] I just got a notice from Ticketmaster saying they were refunding my money for the upcoming Stray Cats tour. Brian Setzer is battling...
Technically, they fall in the year break, but I wouldn't consider them a hot rod.....unless you wanna talk about the wheelie cars of the 60's....
I grew up with a Mazda man for a dad. The list of Mazdas my family has owned between myself, my parents and my sisters. R100 RX2 RX3 RX4 RX7-3 of...
In the last 5 years there has been an explosion in companies selling hard blocks for sanding. Some are very expensive. I am just wondering how...
[ATTACH] The wife is wanting to blow up a pic of our roadster for the living room. The problem is there is a handicapped parking sign right in...
I am thinking 55-59 Chevy pickup. [ATTACH]
Shows he last logged on in 2018. The Batfink spent a lot of time in my shop at one point and he sort of disappeared. Anyone know how he is doing?
Ever since I was a kid, I have loved the Drag T’s. I loved the Big Drag T model kit that Monogram had. Post up pics of the drag inspired T’s....
Until recently, I had never heard a 67-72 Ford truck described as a bump side. Is this a new thing , like “square bodies”? Just curious…
I mainly deal in period correct travel trailers (pre-65), but I Have had a few Class A and Class C motorhomes over the years. I may get something...
I'm usually the biggest naysayer for frame swaps, due to the fact that they usually look like total crap. However, I am always looking for a good...
Popped up in my Amazon feed. [ATTACH]
Just wondering if there are any recent books out that cover the installation of turbocharging? I figured with all the hype on the late models...
I am always perusing marketplace, hoping to find that gem in the wheels section. I see tons of 14x6 wheels in there dirt cheap. Nice wheels, too....
Not super familiar with what's available for the FE. Is there a certain year/model of a production distributor that would prove to be a reliable...
[ATTACH] This was on the 56 I bought. They were good and round when I parked it there. Guess it’s kinda like ran when parked. The tread has...
Probably not the score of a lifetime, but I went to an estate sale today and bought all of these unopened model kits. They all look to be vintage...
My nephew just bought a 50 Buick special. It's a field car. I don't know much about Buicks, but I do know that they were underpowered and heavy....
[ATTACH] I bought a 90 minute fire rated door to go between the shop and the house part of the Dust Bowl Headquarters. It has these straps on the...
In honor of the Custom Car Revival this weekend, let’s discuss a how to, on radiusing hood corners etc. I get the general idea, but I would like...
[ATTACH] After 38 years of being in the aviation business, today was the last time I would walk out of this hangar. Now on to bigger and better...
The shop office is going to be roughly 750 sf in the new Dust Bowl Speed Shop World Headquarters. I am building a period correct office circa...
I am working on the Dust Bowl World Headquarters (TM) and I am really dreading cutting the sheet metal for the end wall that separates the house...
Coker has a new radial. Bias look. [ATTACH]
Just wondering if anyone knows the weight distribution on a 35-37 Ford pickup with a sbc?
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