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'40 Ford box out of Frank Maratta's original '30 coupe, I've found a rebuild kit but before I break anything how is the sector shaft supposed to...
1930/31 Model A Coupe. Looks to have been an early build originally. Only history I know is the last owner bought it in the late 70's/80's from a...
Actually it was in the back of a semi trailer but hidden away none the less! Only about 25 of these were manufactured during the mid/late 50's....
I have an idea what happened but want some input. I just swapped a 327 into my coupe with a Weiand 4 deuce setup running Holley 94's. Fired up the...
FOR SALE: 1959 Corvette barn find, mid 60's hot rod, super solid car, excellent frame, solid fiberglass, perfect vintage tuck & roll interior,...
SOLD! Rare 1957 Dodge 2 door Suburban wagon, needs complete restoration, exterior trim is all inside the car, have tail lights & rear bumper,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1950 Desoto Custom, true survivor,...
After being semi lost for 43 years we have rescued Connecticut Dragway founder Frank Maratta's '30 Ford coupe. During the 50's Frank owned a body...
Putting an engine together for The Race of Gentlemen next year and looking for some input. The engine is a '36 Ford 21 stud Flathead. I'm going to...
Anyone have any info or history of this car? Saw a picture of it a long time ago and thought it was a killer looking car, and I just recently came...
I'm looking for info on this car, we believe it may be our '58 and I'm trying to research it further. Would like to find any pictures of the car,...
A few years back I bought about 6 early Hemi engines and tons of parts out of an old speed shop here in CT, and have since sold most everything...
Connecticut Dragway Reunion Race & Car Show, Friday afternoon/evening, July 12th, 2013 @ Thompson Speedway, Thompson, CT. Car show, cacklefest,...
The Connecticut Dragwayfest Nostalgia Drags & Car Show at Thompson Speedway, Thompson, CT., has been rescheduled due to weather for FRIDAY NIGHT,...
So I'm running a '66 401 Buick in my '57 Chevy, it's stock with fenderwell headers, and a Offy dual quad setup with Edelbrock 500's. Problem is I...
Some of you may have seen this online about a month ago, it was on ebay and we bought it! Been in storage since 1974. I'm trying to find any info...
Have a Man-A-Fre 4x2 setup and want to have some big velocity stacks coming up through the hood, but no one seems to make anything for them, only...
Mating a '38 Lasalle trans up to our 59A Flathead, and it looks like I need a 9" clutch disc, but with a 1" 10 spline center to fit over the Cad...
I need some input on this. The engine is a '66 428 built to Cobra Jet specs with a solid lifter cam. It was built in 2002, and sat just until we...
Bought this from a buddy of mine in town for my girlfriend. I remember playing around it when I was really little. It's been off the road for...
Wondering if anyone has any information or photos! Our neighbor down the street, who is a mechanical genius among many other admirable traits,...
I've posted on here before about this car, but some of my information was wildly incorrect at the time. I'm looking for any photos or footage of...
I've always encountered bolts with torque converters/flexplates. I'm mating up a C6 to a 428CJ and ordered a new TCI converter. It has 4 threaded...
I'm working on my '31 coupe, and am going to be doing the vega steering box setup with the cross steering draglink, so I need a steering column...
Looking for any info, stories, pictures, or footage of this car. It was owned by Bob Bishel, who was the 1958 president of the Nutmeg State Timing...
I'm building a '56 Thunderbird for one of my next projects, and it will be powered by a '60 Cadillac 390 with 6 deuces. Going for a early 60's...
Looking to get the nose of a drag car I'm working on up in the air as much as possible (late 60's Ford, to be vague for the sake of this forum)....
Engine is a stock 401 Nailhead with new dual quads on a Offy intake, and home made fenderwell headers (open, no exhaust). With the timing...
Been working the past month and a half on this, almost every day after work. I'm getting close! The engine is a '66 Buick 401ci Wildcat 445 with a...
Can someone educate me on these? I'm using the original Super Turbine 400 behind my 401 Nailhead (putting this in a '57 Chevy) and was wondering...
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