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I was at The Rodders Journal office in Md a few months back when I was in the area. Steve was hard at it. Showed me a proof of the next issue...
I stopped in at the RJ office late February when I was in the area on business. Talked to Steve a bit and thumbed through a pre-press copy of the...
That is very cool. It never occurred to me that you COULD buff flat black to a shine. I really like the old time lacquer look. Was there...
For me, glass is a preference. Mostly because I have worked in boat manufacturing for 40 years, and have the experience and resources to do...
A lot of nice cars in this thread, but none would have passed as a “sleeper” in my time in the 80’s - they are all waaaay too nice. The most...
Bought a full set of Craftsman as a teenager. One of my after school jobs was at Sears, so I got a discount. When I started turning wrenches for a...
I don’t know anything about making tires, but quite a bit about manufacturing. It’s all about Return On Investment. (ROI) My assumption about...
Use the 50’ Pontiac lights you like, and make some type of stylized bezel that fits the vibe of the rest of the car to make them fit the existing...
Sorry to see the damage to Brenda’s wagon, but as long as you two are uninjured the car can be fixed. One thing about what we all do - if you can...
No, At that time in Ft Lauderdale long-ish shaggy surfer cut. Don’t remember the mullet really making it that far south. Driving a stick wearing...
American’s - original shape and grey spokes - look good on most anything. From there I’d lean to slot mags or Chevy rally wheels with flat caps....
I’ve always wanted to mix and match. 79’ Trans Am with a 78’ front clip. Best tail with the best nose. Also wanted to mix Pontiac with an El...
Camaro or Firebird? Both!! Trans Am humor. When we turned 16 my best friend got a new 79’ Trans Am 400-4sp.-WS6. Black in and out with gold...
I have used Boatmark, or Boatmark59 on most things since the beginning of digital. The second part is my name, and I’ve been in some form of the...
My daily for the last 20 years is a Chevy Avalanche I bought new. As everyone knows, there is a LOT of textured plastic around and covering the...
Interesting to watch. Like some of his stuff, some of it not so much. Definitely creative and resourceful. I fear a lot of the quick and dirty...
My family moved to Ft Lauderdale in 71’. Moved from a big house in Ky. that they’d built four years earlier. They intended to build a new house...
Definitely generational. I started driving in the late seventies, when only two doors were considered cool. If you were driving a more-door it was...
Although I have serious traditional leanings, I have always loved the cars Lil’ John built. Especially the white 29’ roadster, and his personal...
I never had an opportunity to meet the man, but admired how he supported the hobby we all love. Immensely successful on his own, I always got...
I was in the area, so I stopped in at the Rodder’s Journal office in Denton Md.. Renewed my lapsed subscription, bought the issues I’d missed, and...
When I was a teenager I raced powerboats, so a tow vehicle / travel vehicle was a priority. First ride was a 76’ Ford van partially subsidized by...
R.I.P. Mick Sounds like you taught a lot of lessons that will live on. Condolences to the family and friends.
Love all the details along the way that take this car to a level most of us can only dream of. Thank you for taking the time to keep the thread...
Little did the world know the kid headed off to high school in his dad’s hand-me-down Hot Rod Beetle would grow up to be one of the premier car...
I spent my youth in a ruby red 63’ ragtop my dad bought used the week I was born in 64’. A flatbed truck backed over and squashed it in 74’. I had...
Yup. Bought a new 81’ Isuzu when I was a senior in high school. Bright yellow from the factory, and I two toned it and did graphics. Tonneau...
Congratulations, and welcome to the club none of us ever wanted to join. I’m 3 years and three days out from losing a kidney to renal cancer. I...
Been using Mobil-1 in everything since the late seventies. I think it’s about the time it came out. There was a test done at the time where they...
Great find! I’m like some others, I like the 39’ over the 40’. If it were mine, I would leave the stance alone, add black walls, add speed...
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