The Jalopy Journal
Yeah, the point of the thread wasn't the cost of this car, but the cars we remember most from our life that trips our trigger and we wish we could...
Love the picture. Where did he get that? Sent from my SM-G960U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
So the guys name was Rudy Johnson. He bought the car from his sister in the mid-50's. He rodded it himself and much of the work was really pretty...
Yep, we know the guy who built it and he did it all himself. Sent from my SM-G960U using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Attended an auction today because this car is a local legend my 70+ year old Dad knew growing up in small town Iowa. Thought it may be interesting...
At 74 years old I'm sure you've had some close calls. Guess he just wasn't as lucky as you and unfortunately experienced unintended consequences....
Not defending him. I just guess there are more saints than sinners on this thread because it appears no one else has ever goosed their car on...
It is easy to write him off as an idiot. I am sure no one on this thread has goosed their throttle on anything other than a drag strip. (Deep...
Remember when everyone hated fiberglass reproduction cars and said it was going to ruin the sport? They never did. Newer models only make the...
Trying to deter other buyers. Well played. Only kidding of course[emoji1] Sent from my SM-G900R4 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
When guys with hot rods couldn't cram a family of 5 in a coupe. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Femi makes a great product. Kind of expensive, but I really like the one I purchased. Cleaner cuts than a chop saw too. Sent from my SM-G900R4...
Direct Sheetmetal at directsheetmetal.com will fabricate to your specs and are very reasonably priced. Nice car. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using...
Yellow accented dash is a 34-35 Chevy truck. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Got bored with NSRA years ago. When I started going years ago, the allure was they changed their location about every three years. Never liked...
Great pics and I love your passion. I agree that it would be nice if the entry and spectator fees could be reduced. Compared to other major auto...
I'm fairly certain Goodguys is not a not for profit organization. No money, no show. You probably don't go to work for free either, so what's...
Thus year they had a couple of extra gates opened on the south side that we were able to breeze in and out of. Next time drive east towards the...
[ATTACH] This was the highest number we saw. Of course this doesn't account for people who register and don't bring their car. It was on a nicely...
Because there was plenty of room on the fairgrounds. I was there and have only missed two years for deployments. People just didn't want to look...
Time to open the years up now to keep the sport and show alive. There aren't many 20-30 somethings who want or can afford pre-49 cars. I was at...
Great weather and great show. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Everything that's old is new again. The car scene always seems to bounce back to what used to be cool. As for me, I don't care what the style or...
What do you mean stopped using wood for frame out? 36 was the last year for wood in Chevy. Great pics. It is unusual to see the 37 without the...
Great work. Thanks for the info. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
Fern 54 how much did you take out of your top? Did you have to stretch the roof or did it pretty much fall in place? I'm going to cut mine 2-3",...
Nice car with simple mods the new owner could do themself. Take it to the Columbus Goodguys Nationals, put your price on it, and it will go....
Hate to see how loose it would need to be for that to occur. Never heard of that happening before. Installation error or junk drive? Sent from...
I've had Pete Jackson "noisy" gear drives in two supercharged small blocks for years and never had an issue. Personally, I think the gear drive...
Not for that starting bid. Sent from my SM-G900R4 using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
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