The Jalopy Journal
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: Two Coupes [IMG] In 1953, Buddy Fox and Tom Cobbs borrowed Alex Xydias’ unfinished So-Cal coupe and...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: Dry Lakes No. 21 [IMG] Our next plunge into the belly of the Tom Cobbs archive comes stamped with...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: 1956 Hot Rod Show [IMG] Here’s the latest time capsule from the Tom Cobbs Archive, scrawled with...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: Blown Chevy [IMG] When you’re running film, there’s almost always a roll half-chewed up and left...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: SpeedWeek_1959 [IMG] First, a quick update on our last deep dive into the Tom Cobbs archive. Turns...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: MickeyThompson_1 [IMG] Another day, another wormhole cracked open from the Tom Cobbs Archive… and...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: The Mining Cabin Visit… [IMG] Today’s dig into the Tom Cobbs archive left me scratching my head in...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: The Freudiger Spl. [IMG] Tom Cobbs shot this roll of Kodachrome in 1957, and once again, he left...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: 1953 Palm Springs Road Race [IMG] The Palm Springs Road Races ran from 1950 to 1961, and while it...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Happy 4th [IMG] This ain’t facebook fellas… It’s a community hyper focused on vintage speed and power over...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Hao Wela! [IMG] I’m out, fellas—headed for the Atomic Pacific Outpost. The hell-state can sweat on without me...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Titty Pink [IMG] I’m elbows deep in prep for a trip to Hawaii—no time to breathe, let alone daydream—but I...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: The Deora Deviation [IMG] In the long hall of custom car mythos, there are oddities that pull your soul...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: The Machete Man Print [IMG] In about a week, I’m off to Hawaii—and once I land, I’ll be diving headlong back...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Wu Tang & Whitewalls [IMG] Right, so this article was supposed to go live early this morning. That was the...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Three Pages, Three Picks... [IMG] Today’s challenge is a simple one, but it scratches that old itch—the same...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: The Mag Heist & The Resurrection [IMG] When the mailbox bandit struck, he didn’t just snag a Harman Collins...
At the end of the day, the aim of any proper hot rod should be to inch as close to a race car as you can—without sacrificing its street manners...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Stromberg Jet Storage [IMG] I’ve got a mountain of shit to do today—doctor’s appointment, content deadlines,...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Bad Decisions & The Curse Of The Mailbox Bandit [IMG] I actually wrote this last Sunday, gearing up for a...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: The 1955 Indy 500 [IMG] I’ve been to the 500 nineteen times. Every year from the moment I was born until I...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Bennetts Custom Co. [IMG] I watch an unhealthy amount of YouTube. Most days, my secondary monitor is running...
An incredibly nice and very original example of a 1947 Curtis Wright/Silver Streak Clipper. 22' long... All aluminum interior. New brakes. Newish...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: The Hellfire Ignition Coil [IMG] Last year I put a pretty rare Eddie Meyer intake on my coupe. It's a special...
Not really, but a few features are gonna be down today. I am rebuilding the search index, so things like search, "your content," etc... are gonna...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: A Product Of Witchcraft [IMG] Bewitched. Season 3, Episode 19. And who rolls onto the screen? None other than...
Admittedly, this one’s a little silly—but it’s been a fun side project. I had one of those standard-issue chrome Mallory coils on my coupe, and...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: The 308 Roadster [IMG] I have no idea who Jason Brackeen is. Maybe I’ve met him, maybe not. Social settings...
I dunno... single piece raw aluminum hood, no hood sides, full wrap leather straps from one frame rail to the other - early style. [ATTACH]
Ryan submitted a new blog post: The 2025 Lonestar Round Up [IMG] Round Up weekend was pure chaos from the jump. Friday was swallowed whole by...
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