The Jalopy Journal
We hauled the Sprite home Friday. Working on the car reminded me of Mickey Mouse, for some reason. In the older days, we'd talk about hokey things...
They kind of started the sports car craze in the US after WWII. At least that's what some folks say. I've had a couple over the past decade or...
1959 Edsel Ranger sedan. 292 V8, 3 speed manual column shift with overdrive. 3.55 rear gears. Engine got a ring job 10 years ago, it has about 10k...
Every now and then I happen upon some old cans of oil. I love using them in old cars... https://www.youtube.com/shorts/viERvFmCOv4
My wife got a text a few weeks ago, from a former co worker, about an old car he wanted to get rid of. I asked her to have him call me, after...
at a local coffee meet up this morning...Bill let me take a picture under the dash of his 32. [ATTACH]
sheesh...almost sixty thousand posts. [ATTACH]
How did I get so many 1959 model vehicles? Huh... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
New toy. Can I get it running in a couple days and drive it 4500 miles? We'll see! [ATTACH]
I had a neat Chevy II that was on-topic, that ran in the high 9s. I got tired of it, and sold it. I built the car ten years ago for about $15k....
Getting ready to hit the road, it's a long drive to Scranton! Weather looks kind of chilly and wet on the more northern direct route, so we might...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I picked up a new ride today. 1970 Checker A11 Cab...but it's not really a cab, it's just a car, and it's not the A12...
Pretty wild car for sale in Bisbee. See if you can figure out what panels were used to make it? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Coming up this weekend. I'm planning to take me 62 corvette. It's going to be pretty hot, over 100. I kinda want to drive out to LA and drive with...
Since I signed up on the HAMB. Been a lot of fun, so far!
On the way to a LeMons Rally in California. 76 fiat spider. With son Steven, his first rally. The fun starts Friday morning. [ATTACH]
Chevy 261 truck six cylinder. Casting date is 1964, I think it was a replacement engine. Cast 3769925, stamped code is 0416LB Engine was complete...
Does anyone know of a closed 1/8 mile oval track that used to be between Amarillo and OKC, along Rt 66? I'm on a scavenger hunt and could use a...
It's that time again, when I go off on another crazy LeMons Rally adventure. This time it's the west side of Route 66. Since I have a 62...
I just got a car back from my brother after 32 years. I had it for a few years back when...and as I seem to keep everything paper, I still have a...
Over the decades, I've built several cars, and bought and sold a bunch. Some I've kept for a few days, some for decades, and everywhere in...
Dates/tracks were announced. Registration is Feb 24th. https://www.motortrend.com/events/hot-rod-drag-week-2024-track-announcement/ Tech...
How many miles did you put on your fun car(s) this year? I'll start with my old truck. It just got normal use this year, hauling garbage to the...
Got this on the cover of the latest Hot Rod magazine. so...are they going to turn into....what? It's all kind of confusing. (edit: JohnLewis...
just announced https://www.sickthemagazine.com/sick-66 put on by the same folks who did Death Week last month. That one was a fun adventure!...
I got a 261, because it was there...not sure yet of it's condition, it's stuck, but no rust in bores, still standard size, looks like it's been...
Anyone else going? [ATTACH]
This is coming up next month https://www.sickthemagazine.com/death-week A sort of copy of Hot Rod magazine's Drag Week. Tom Bailey started his...
We're on the road! Stopped for a break, almost to new Mexico. A long ways to go to the start of Drag Week in Darlington SC. [ATTACH]
I've been going through a midlife crisis (no problems with my wife, I'm just realizing that I'm starting to get old!) so I got the itch to get an...
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