The Jalopy Journal
Went to a miniature engine show on Saturday at the A C D Museum in Auburn lndiana. Everything from tiny hit or miss engines that could sit atop a...
After almost 2 years, I still have no computer & a lousy flip phone & I suck at typing with my thumb. STill keeping my brushes wet & I'm down to...
I posted pictures of this in the cageless midget thread last week but didn't generate any responses so I guess I'll try it here. Did some...
If you are like many people who use old 20 gallon oil drums for trash cans in your shop I have found something that works ideally for a cover: a...
Going through the posts today I came upon the one regarding the miniature Bugatti and it brought back some memories of a car I did for my grandson...
Ever since I nearly sliced my finger off at the age of eight while trying to open my grandfather's pocket knife(which I still have) without his...
1932 Pontiac Sport Coupe with original V-8 engine.This showed up at our downtown car show last night(the last one of the season)and really wowed...
A good friend of mine recently purchased an Offenhauser powered midget race car built around 1947. Wanting to personalize it(as he has had me do...
Back in 1968 I had just moved to Michigan(for the first time) and the car I owned decided to spring a fatal transmission leak($300 to fix a $25...
A legend in the field of hot rodding was born into this world. He had a very checkered career before passing away in January of 2011. Rest in...
......in an antique shop. Had to run to Jackson today to stripe a stock 34 Ford coupe(Model C) and on the way back stopped in to one of my...
Just a reminder for the guys in Southeast Michigan(as if you really needed it)that the Irish Hills Old Car Club's annual swap meet/car show will...
Trying to locate a picture or two of a car I pinstriped around 1960. I know this is a long shot but stranger things have happened on this forum....
Just got off the phone with a good friend of mine from Maine who informed me that Jim Mahan passed away on December 12th;apparently of a massive...
Got word yesterday that fellow artist and VERY dear friend Tim,"Flash" Petro of Willoughby Ohio has succumbed to complications from an operation....
Reading over the forum recently and noting the number of older people in our group who have passed has got me to thinking(sometimes a very...
Just a reminder that the ididit open house will be held at the shop in Tecumseh Michigan on the 3rd of October. Pre-registration is not...
I believe I posted this several years ago but it may be worth repeating for those who did not see it. Most of us at one time or another have...
I've been collecting vintage striping equipment and airbrushes for quite awhile now and decided to post a few of them for your viewing pleasure....
Looking through the January 1958 issue of Rodding & Re-Styling (Fred Steele's purple Deuce is on the cover) there was an article...
Picked up this little gem at a local antique shop yesterday. Remembered seeing it while lettering a vintage race car for a friend of mine.When I...
Went to a customer's shop/garage yesterday to stripe a 3/4 scale replica of a 1903 Curved Dash Oldsmobile. Walking in the door the first thing to...
Two very dear friends of mine(Susan and Dick Lindkvist) retired about five years ago and one of the things on their bucket list was to travel on...
Had to stripe several wheels for a customer the other day and decided I would try to make an improvised arbor for rotating the wheels to be...
Just a heads up for those in the southeast Michigan area that Ken & Jane Callison will once again be hosting their annual open house/car show this...
Remembering the old days today I got to thinking about the first car club in Saugus and some of the members and their cars.Don't have any pictures...
My cousin phoned me last night to let me know that one of his old cars was featured in the Winter 2014 edition of Traditional Rod & Kulture and...
Did some striping the other day on a custom rod called "Li'l Henry";a Model A coupe that had been made into a hardtop with custom fenders and a...
Thought I would post this for the New England guys who knew him.On Sunday afternoon October 20th ,Ken passed away after a lengthy battle with...
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