The Jalopy Journal
yes sir Mike and PJ are fixing a bunch of wiring issues and as soon as i get it back that old X51 is coming to see ya
Yeah Chuch Lawrence had it and got to show it and 3 months later passed away R,I,P. Me and Dad bought it from his grandson. Would be a kick in...
Great story always love this car I remember it when it was black, remember seeing it at a shop back in the day on 98th or 99th between Burnside...
well i was gonna do surgery and weld the wheel well in when i decided hell lets get rid of the tail light and side spear made my cut down the...
hey titus how are ya, im glad to finally get it home and get started on it, figured id radius the wheel wells first, then start working the back....
you might ask jeff allison im sure he has them they might be for sale super nice guy, if you cant catch him on here pm me your number and ill give...
well thanks to jeff i ended up with with the sectioned 50. just got it home back here to portland oregon and today i cleaned it out and started to...
well i finally got the core support and other stuff back from the chrome shop, looks great started bolting the front fenders back on for the last...
i had a truck bedliner shop here in town do the inside of the car, ill get you the name of what we used on the bottom, it was a spray on stuff...
hey curbspeed, i dont talk to russ, ive seen him a couple of times seems to be doing good.
well i wish i had pictures of the dash from the day! R&C in 1968 it had the stock dash with s/w gauges in it, then when russ re-did it in the late...
what a great story thanks you so much, always loved that thing!!!!
great story thanks for posting it.
thanks for sharing with us on the tires and thanks to russ for the pictures!!!!!!!!! cant wait to show the nomad again its been off the road way...
wow it makes me sad to hear things like this, wish you the best and i hope the car gets done correctly. a true part of history!!!!!!!!
hope so hey its only been 8 years to get brakes on it. ha ha ha
well got some time and got more done on the wagon. installed the brake and clutch pedal assy, brake booster and master cylinder, finished hooking...
dont listen to anybody there are people on here who dig what ya got, keep going and good luck in finding the history on it.
here is my nomad and my dads 51.
would love to have ricky paint it !!!!!
well got real busy in tha last few weeks and got the body finished up, pulled the frame out cleaned it and got the body on it. gotta thank my...
hey houseofhotrods, cars coming along i moved the grill back 4 inches, took the buckets out and got the bench in it, got dad a new shifter, re-did...
great pictures thanks for sharing
super nice place had a great time, thanks to the estranged boys, here's a couple of pictures i swiped.
look foward to seeing ya if ya come up. are you going to the grand nationals? we may pack dads ford up and go down.
hey captain how's about making it front wheel drive? straight axle rear? then RM can sign it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! good to hear from ya meatball hope your...
hey "april may" yes my brother works at the grocery store, he gave me one of your cards. its finally coming together wanna take some pictures of...
it was nason self etching primer
here's mine body almost ready to cover it up!
ive always been a 49-51 shoebox fan but i always liked the sectioned ones. it takes a certain car to make it look right, the shoeboxes i feel fit...
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