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Rick just brought me the "kettl'" a 4 cylinder Ford PU, have know Rick for years and as always he does a fantastic job moving cars, trucks, etc.
I had a former moon tanker a 40 sedan delivery, deluxe it had 14 spring leaves in the front along with the coil spring mounted underneath the...
learned to drive first on a Ford tractor in next door neighbors garden plot, then graduated to 53 GMC pick-up, a real fancy one, went to horse...
if you have true 1940 wheels they are different than all other 41 to 48 wheels, a step down on the rear side as oppossed to a slanted surface on...
Damn guys!! knew I shouldn't have looked on the hamb tonight, now I got to tell the wife I want another car!! I have had over a dozen 57's all...
Goldy, I talked with my friend, John Foster, and he still has the "T" that he had in the 60's and the 70's. He took the car to the 50 year...
a friend of mine used to be in the Modifiers in the earley 60's. had a T with an olds before he went to Nam, put a flathead in after that. He...
ran various 71 series engines on our minesweeper, 4-6-12-16, some turbo's some not, but they always ran best when at the limit of the governor's....
My 62 Impala was in the movie "Coupe deville" watch the scene with the girl on the tractor, my red 62 was behind the coupe
we have a local aluminum foundry who has poured some items for my cars and if a mould was made, I am sure he would pour up as many as we...
if you look under the car you will see "buggy" springs-side to side not front to back and that is what makes changing out difficult.. Mustand two...
I did not go but several friends that did said it was way off-not many people toting parts so not much buying.
nobody mentioned it yet--TAKE PLENTY OF MONEY, WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE ENOUGH-DOUBLE THE AMOUNT-!!! You will find parts there that are extremely...
call Chip at Cincinatti Woodworks and ask him for a quote, I know he has the patterns. A few years ago he worked on my 40 (20+) and got the patterns
I have been using brake parts from Carquest (wagner products) with very good results. I use silicone fluid. Don't be surprised to countries of...
that bus may have started life as military-at least the front fenders are cut out like military trucks
this truck was one of the many items we talked about today, my buddy and I know where a 50's Stewert truck cab is that would also make one hell of...
look at the rim to see if it has two side verticle where the tire fits on the rim-if so they are 40 and very early 41 wheels and are hard to come by.
great job of "Real Hot Rodding", not just buying stuff out of a catalog!!!
DOT 5 only in old cars. PERIOD I have been using Dot 5 for over 30 years in old cars 40 Fords, 57/62 Chevys, 68 Olds-you name it I use it in it....
yes my 41 has one, very popular in Canada, it is in the Canadian parts book but not in any US book I have or know about. I have some pictures of...
I was in Charleston in the Navy at that same time, drag racing a red 67 Camaro, but don't remember ever going to Walterboro, but I do remember...
that's a great shot-thanks for letting him in on the FUN!!
after looking at the pictures, I believe the truck is actually a 38/39 and called a "Tonner", first year for the tonner-I have a 41 Tonner with a...
working in the paper mill welding in a pulper-hot-damp-stinky, set fire to my cotton work uniform, it continued to burn until helper cut off the...
if it starts right back up it is not the fuel pump or the filter, I would bet the idle on the carb is set too low and it is probably an automatic...
REO truck
fairlanes, falcons of the sixties
wish I was so lucky!! Good loking driver
Jeff, what kind of seeds does your Dad use to get cabovers to grow? Seriously neat collection of trucks, I am jealous
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