The Jalopy Journal
In the early 1960’s (‘60, ‘61, ‘62?) there was a guy on the starting line wearing a full feathered Indian head dress assisting in spotting the...
Listening to some old music today, ‘Little Deuce Coupe’ plays - there is a section that says ‘I’ve got the pink slip daddy’. I’ve always...
It is a cold, snowy, miserable day here in SE Penna and I've been going through some old computer files and found this one titled...
I remember seeing what I think was T-bucket with a Hemi in a magazine (1957/58) with a single ignition wire to all 4 spark plugs on each bank....
I know the Garlits Museum has been mentioned here in the past. I was there today and the place is incredible. Don Garlits is not only an...
I found these pictures on an old 'Zip' drive. I know some of them came from the H.A.M.B. but others may be from my old dial-up days. Even if...
I must have accidentally touched something….. For 2 days my ‘alerts’ has been full of notifications of everyone that has started a thread. Went...
Years ago, I think it was here on the HAMB, there was a picture and some discussion on a 5x2 intake manifold. All were 2 barrels, one in the...
A friend lent me a bunch of her late husband's books; he was an aircraft mechanic who went on to be a corporate jet pilot. Most of the books are...
What determines the ‘rating’ (ohms?) of the condenser in a points ignition system? The only variable that I can think is the amount of dwell. I...
This is an odd one - we're used to seeing belly tanks wrapped around automotive engines and frames but a portion of of a complete fuselage was...
Sitting here wasting time on the interweb and listening to old rock and roll and 'Hot Rod Lincoln' plays. In the song is the line 'it's got safety...
This is a classic driver’s education ‘scare film’ from 1959, absolutely GRUESOME! I’m posting it because some of us make fun of the design of...
[ATTACH] I have a NAPA impact wrench I’ve been using for 30+ years that suddenly stopped working. It sounds like it is running on low air...
I’ve got a Craftsman torque wrench, had it for 30+ years, always stored ‘unloaded’ (set to zero), hangs on wall in original box. Working on O/T...
Most of you have noticed that ‘Photobucket’ has chosen to end its free hosting and demand payment to allow previously posted pictures to be...
I saw this in the 'Vintage Shots' Thread and have no idea what they are talking about. [IMG] What do the numbers in each of the quadrants...
I remember years ago seeing a 5 carb manifold for a V-8, I think it was for an Olds. The carbs were arranged in an 'X' configuration with the...
I pulled the interior out of my '49 Chevy last year, found some floorboard rot I wasn't aware of. Thought i'd self-teach myself Oxy/Acet welding...
I found this on another board - supposed to be in Bangs, TX - don't know anything else about it and I don't know much about Edsels. Is it factory...
At a memorial service for my uncle last week we got to talking about some of the cars he had owned. One in particular was a '59 Chevy and the...
I just saw this on the 'Vintage shots' thread, A quick glance and I thought Lincoln but I don't think so. Look at the heads, intake ports and...
Putting 12V points ignition in my '49 Chevy (235)] Had a 12V coil laying around clearly marked 'use with external resistor' Bought a NAPA...
Just found this picture on the 'Days gone by' picture thread. Looks like a 2 cylinder engine mounted cross-wise to power a GMC blower. I don't...
Several years ago there was a post on 'end carbs' for a 3-carb set-up. I can't find it (using the normal phrases for 3-carbs turns up hundreds of...
I googled images of most of the mid to late '30s suspects (not a Ford!) and could not come up with a match. I know somebody (actually several)...
I've got the seats/carpet/door panels out of my '49 Chevy (Sport Coupe, short back window, long trunk) in order to do some minor floorboard...
I have 2 small areas of rust on the floor of my '49 Chevy, neither one will be bigger than 12"x 12" after trimming out. I won't need the whole...
I just posted a reply to a post on the H.A.M.B. 'General Discussions' Board (Chevy 6 head lube line) and when I posted my reply I was returned to...
I don't think I've seen this video on the HAMB (if it has been posted I am sure someone will tell me.......:rolleyes:) Black & white, a Chevy...
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