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I know, I could have just added to the existing thread exalting this fine column. I'm singing from the rooftops fellas. All of us enjoyed reading...
I headed out for the 50th annual CAVAC (Central Alberta Vintage Auto Club) swap meet. A typical day in early May here in sunny Alberta. Snowing...
A couple weekends ago, I was trolling the local classifieds like I do near daily. A guy a couple hours from me was advertising a pair of 32 ish...
Not sure what year this is, but it's been taking up space in the basement for too long. The tag says it's a men's large, that's what I wear, and...
I'd just like to know what the diameter of the front bumper bullets are. Thanks in advance folks
Ryan's thread "Pick a winner" https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/pick-a-winner.1058671/#post-12013885 got me to thinking about a piece...
So, 1st off, I know this is in the customs forum, and IMHO, a '63 Dart wagon is pretty fuckin far from a traditional custom. But, it has to go...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] We had heard about this event through a local event calendar. It was held at the fairgrounds...
Let me preface this with the caveat that I am no Tom Davison or Dan Greenberg, nor any of the other spectacular purveyors of the photographic arts...
That would be willing to bring a framed print back for me? Shipping is ridiculous.
Title pretty much says it all, decent chrome, no peely peely. Straight, non-offset arm. No idea who made it. $25 obo, and really, shoot me an...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] First off, this isn’t really a build thread. It’s more of a chronicle, and a kiss ass plea for input on a couple things that...
So, putting together a '57 Canadian Pontiac, so, basically a '57 Chevy with a shorter Poncho front clip and Poncho quarters. I have a CPP factory...
Used clutch pedal, straight, needs bushings, and the pad $25 obo New repro '57 hood latch, uninstalled, turns out (duh) it's different for my '57...
1 pair repop manifolds. Brand new, I bolted 'em on, and they wouldn't clear the p/s box. $150/pair new. Price is plus shipping, and is obo.[ATTACH]
Like the title says, a complete wheel to wheel assembly, unsplit 'bone, spring, the works. One goobered up farm repair welded on wheel nut, but...
[ATTACH] These are a set of M/T Rader wheels, in a pretty rare bolt pattern (5 on 4") for my '63 Dart wagon. This set has been blasted, originally...
Apart from the obvious, Rik Hoving's book intro, what is the building 9 feature?
My next project is going to be a late 50's style rod. It's a few years off, but I, like most of you, build these things in my head multiple times...
This story is a little late in telling. Back in June, I began the search for a new daily driver. After looking around at a few local rides, and...
Hello fellow HAMBers, I've found a car that I've been looking for for a while. It's a '63 Dodge Dart wagon, and it's in the La Mesa area. I,...
Aaaaaaagh!!!! So I need 4 of 8-32 x 1 1/2" phillips pan head screws for the tail light lenses on the old Poncho. I keep a pretty good selection of...
This is the car some you heard about in my post-mortem resto thread. my father-in-law was restoring the car, but unfortunately passed away before...
Yup, pretty weird title. My problem is this. I unexpectedly lost my father-in-law last week. He was restoring a '57 Pontiac more-door, putting...
I'm yet another joker building a car with a straight axle, in particular a '66 Valiant. I'm thinking about having the axle plated. It's a '48...
I got a line on an early (brake lever on the left) '28 A coupe. The roof was cut off 40 plus years ago, it apparently runs, stops!, and is...
Hello all,I've been noodling around this site for a while now. I figured it was finally time to join. Been a car junkie my whole life,pretty much...
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