The Jalopy Journal
no tears here. we used to sit in the tavern and watch those "don't know what to do with all my money" auctions, and moan about them being the...
you may have heard about the fella who restored an older corvette and used the wrong fasteners to attach the VIN plate. so far, so good, until he...
they also sold henry j's badged as allstates and bridgestone motorcycles!
i drove a '49 back in the '70s and often drove in snow. i had good luck with the biggest marine battery that would fit!
of course, the best solution would have been to put the engine behind the front seat. another "dumb" one i've seen was the vw beetle with the old...
what mods did you make to the french block's oil pan to clear your steering? anyway, you'll have to research adapters for '32-'48 ford/merc.
"we get too soon old and too late smart!"
i heard it was the way that southern guys pronounced "go."
i've used a brake hone on flathead lifter bores, and once asked the young mechanics at work if they reamed kingpin bushings that way: (crickets...
ever see the "hot rod" magazine series from 1956, "building a flathead the right way"? their suggestion was to use iron heads. less problem with...
a couple cars that i liked as a kid were captain midnight's and the hot corvette driven by T.H.E Cat. it was a summer replacement in about 1966...
one car i remember in particular was a customized buick riviera that was george barris' personal car...
i've had bias plys get "flat spots" from sitting too long.
ford switched to column shift in 1940. i was a teen in the '60s, and all us guys put floor shifts in our cars. my dad didn't get it; he just said,...
your speedometer is the early one. people didn't like that circular indicator, so ford switched to a plain arrow. also, i noticed those big tires...
a friend found a fairly large '40s/'50s-style light off a school bus that he mounted in the rear center of the package tray. it simply says "STOP"...
the '50 is a bit different, but i've found that they'll crack at a rear corner, just like a '49! my first '49 had a front body mount that was...
i saw that and thought that was a factory deal. i had a first-gen econoline van when junkyards were full of them, and saw ones with side doors on...
mebbe the same as an olds, only the '49 olds was torque tube...
if you've never messed with sway bars, i have a heads up. if the bars aren't a match for your application, you may experience oversteer or understeer.
this just reminded me: going west to east on 66 in 1970 was great, but we took 70 to get out west. no speed limits in nevada back then!
'50
the fella with roadrunner engineering, which specialized in blown flatties, always liked the 400jr, but found in later days that the max1 would...
i had a '53 chevy, and i would drink anything as long as it was beer. called that car The "Six Pack"!
my '64 SS convertible was 6 years old when i bought it; it had an under-dash setup that was worthless. i took it out and sold it at a swap meet....
i think you hit the jackpot. i've had two coupes that were so rough that i used them for parts!
something that irritates me is that pawnshop guy who always talks about "jag-wires"!!!
i have a shoebox ford, and i think you can find a decent one for pretty cheap. i love flatheads, but that's where shoeboxes get expensive!
i drove big trucks that had boo-coo torque and speeds. after i retired, i bought a stickshift hemi car and had to relearn it all. i'll take a...
Separate names with a comma.
The Jalopy Journal
