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I'm sure I found this picture here on the HAMB, but I don't remember any of the details. I love this thing -- I think its proportions are just...
You may be familiar with my phantom '40 convert, built by Don Dillard of Highway 99 Hot Rods a few years ago, and shown in my avatar. If I had...
A few years ago, I wrote a number of articles on the H.A.M.B. concerning design elements of customized cars. I haven’t done one in quite a long...
I shipped my '40 from L.A. to St. Paul so that I could show it in the huge Back To The '50s show at the St Paul fairgrounds June 21-23. It was fun...
I've written to Ben D successfully in the past. Today the board wants me to use Ben DeBumper instead. Do the two names refer to the same guy?
Some years ago, there were several people on the HAMB (well, a few) who did long distance car hauling at reasonable prices. Are there any of those...
Heavy portable ramps. Yellow parts are stamped steel; red/black pre-ramps are heavy plastic.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I don't remember what I paid for...
Rare '35 tire cover in decent condition. Transportation is up to you. Locking cap & bracket included, but no key or Ford logo. 16" KH wheel is not...
LZ dash - rusty, incomplete, uncertain of year -- but CHEAP! Ten bucks.[ATTACH] Pick up only -- will not ship. Tony Miller San Pedro, CA (310)...
[ATTACH] Time to dispose of a lifelong collection of thousands of car magazines, nearly 70 yrs. Here's a list of titles I have; write or call...
I'm surprised that nobody has reviewed this year's WCK annual Memorial Day event in Santa Maria, May 26-28. I didn't shoot much, but stayed near...
I'm trying to contact Chris Piscitelli, but his former website and email address both appear to be out of order. If anybody has contact...
I started the original "Swoopy Cars" thread in 2010 (http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/swoopy-cars.543790), which is currently at 781...
Antique steel advertising sign for Globe Gasoline. 43 ½” diameter; great garden wall decoration. Rusty but still legible. Heavy! I hope you're...
[ATTACH] Tow bar made from early Ford wishbone for flat towing hot rods. Nicely made and powder coated black. Inside dimension of legs is 24 1/4"...
I am dismantling and selling my collection of magazines that I've been collecting since 1951 (some earlier issues). I have multiple years of HRM,...
These four threads appeared in 2009, discussing the front end styling of (mostly American) cars from Model Ts through 1964. None of the threads...
I just ran across this thing I wrote in 2010. I'm pretty sure I intended it for the HAMB, but I don't think I ever posted it. Maybe I thought I...
In the newly opened exhibits at the Petersen, there are a number of '30s-'40s cars with fender skirts in a remarkable variety of styles. I thought...
My phantom Vic is for sale, and I just dropped the price. [IMG] Take a look at the classified ad here:...
My '56 Vic is customized to combine the best features of '55 and '56 Fords, with a T-Bird theme. Custom '55 grille and side trim, Olds headlights,...
The older I get, the less attached I am to customizing. A lot of cars that I would once have modified look just fine to me in their original form....
Somebody on the OFC has complained that the type is too faint to be easily read by someone with cataracts developing. He said something like "this...
I'd very much appreciate a discussion with somebody who has actually installed a windshield in a '46-48 Ford with stainless trim. We have a car...
Swap meet and pancake breakfast this Sunday, 10/26, for pre-'58 cars & parts. The Price Museum at the same location opens at 10 AM; Larry Wood...
Only 3 cars have won the America's Most Beautiful Roadster award twice. The Ala Kart was the first one, winning in '58 and '59. After that, the...
This show at High Tech High in San Marcos supports the engineering class at the school. My grandson, Ryan, is graduating from HTH this year. I'll...
Over dinner recently, an older acquaintance that I don't know very well asked me, "What are your favorite five cars that you've owned?" I had to...
My '56 is in the May issue of Street Rodder. Thanks to Bill Story for the scan:
When Mercury introduced its new body style for 1949, a wheel center was used that had previously served on Lincoln models. The hubcap mounting...
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