The Jalopy Journal
This just posted on Youtube, home movies from the streets of Salinas in 1960, going by the cars in view. Ranging from full customs to mildly...
Latest hallucination by Bad Chad a 1942 style record car [MEDIA]
I've got a 92 Crown Vic with low miles and a rusty frame. Have been tossing around the idea of using the engine and trans in a hot rod, roadster,...
Last night I wished everyone a merry Christmas and posted what I thought was a cool rockin Christmas song by Si Cranstoun. I thought I was safe,...
I am trying to move a 62 Pontiac Laurantian that has been sitting in a field since 1984. The brakes are rusty and frozen. This is a Canadian...
One thing about Ardun heads I could never figure out is, how did they seal the valve relief area? Did they weld the block and machine it flat or...
There is a 1919 Ford factory repair manual available on Gutenberg that I thought you might get a bang out of. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46206
Any suggestions for valve clearance settings for an Olds 303 V8 with a solid lifter cam, probably built in the early sixties?
Lots of great traditional rods and customs, you see nothing newer than 1961 until half way through then only a few [MEDIA]
Get a load of this amazing build. A thirties race car style roadster made of an old Ford truck to win a $5 bet lol. Mad skilz on display by Scott...
Suppose you were building a long stroke engine from the fifties or earlier. And suppose you were using new pistons that were lighter than the...
1935 Stutz Bearcat belonging to Montgomery "Monty" Burns. Unknown gas station attendant shown checking the oil. [IMG] Ha ha just kidding. That...
I know there are articles on the web, I did a search and found lots of them, but every one I saw was 8 years old or older. Does anyone know of any...
Try this great episode of Dobie Gillis from 1959. Lots of scenes with hot rods being built and in action. Extra points if you can identify Dobie's...
In my favorite junk yard, I spotted a 1953 GMC dump truck that just came in. I'm curious what kind of motor it has, can anyone help? From the...
I have always had the idea a Chev V8 weighed 540 pounds, this was the weight published when the engine was introduced. I believe this was the bare...
Cool home movies of the newly opened Beany's hamburgers in Long Beach California. Dig the cool cars and people. Notice the Clock drive in...
A few days ago someone asked about Car Kulture Deluxe magazines and I said I would send him some if I could find them. Well I dug up a few, now I...
This 63 Mercury appeared in the local car ads. It is the cheapest 2 door full size Mercury sedan with six cylinder and 3 on the tree....
A neighbor has a 52 DeSoto V8 engine only. I'm thinking of buying it if there is a way to put a manual trans on it. This is the early style with...
Francis "Franny" Beecher passed away yesterday at 92 in a nursing home near Philadelphia. He was best known as the guitarist for Bill Hailey &The...
Never mind your Trans Ams, your Boss Mustangs, even your Hemi Charger Daytonas. For the most awesomely named performance car, I give you the...
Thought you might get a kick out of this picture of the Strolz and Gassner entry in this year's Peking to Paris rally. They call it a 14.5 liter...
I bought a 1966 Dodge a while back. For whatever reason, I don't know, a previous owner sprayed foam insulation inside the trunk between the...
55 Dodge sedan mild custom. Needs engine, can either rebuild the old one with a few hop up goodies or swap in a 360 4 barrel with automatic OD...
I spotted this ad on Kijiji and had to share it with you....
A friend has a chance to buy a 1958 Buick Special sedan for a good price. It is a failed restoration project, the engine and trans were removed...
I already posted this in another thread but thought it was too good to miss. It's an MGM cartoon by Tex Avery called the Car of Tomorrow, showing...
Never saw this before but thought it was interesting. Norm in his T bucket tries to run down a hitch hiker in the opening scene of this 1958 Peter...
This morning someone stopped by and wanted to buy a sun visor off a 49 Chrysler I have in the driveway. Hadn't thought of selling it but might as...
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