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A great loss for our community. God speed Gene Winfield.
That hurts. What a great hot rodder, he'll be missed!
15 minutes of fame...x2!!
I've got 2 vehicles with the BW/OD, both came with it stock. 1965 Ford Country Sedan (Galaxie wagon) 390 4v, and a 69 GMC 1/2 ton, 350. By the...
Nice pie crust.
$7 rack on Rockauto yesterday
Awesome find, great time capsule. I liked the 283 idea. Period correct, multiple carbs, what could be better?
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I agree, so many GREAT scenes...but I like the gas station where he UN-corks the headers too. You always knew the showdown between Milner and...
Holy thread resurrection Batman! Could not help myself, because I picked up this trophy at a antique store in Washington State. Don't know if...
I like Pertronix. It’s so easy, and I keep the points and condenser in the glove box, but in 23 years of operation, I’ve never had it fail. If...
Damn, that puts a smile on your face! Awesome find, make sure you get it home. I love wagons with 3 pedals!
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Apologies if this has been posted already...but cool stuff, early 60s. Second half has FEDs, stock cars, Indy:...
....square body Chevy truck were also in demand...just not as hot as the earlier metal.
I’m liking McSweeney’s green track T.
I was in Scottsdale for the auctions. I saw a fantastic 53 Chevy 2dr (not Bel Air), perfect paint and interior, hi end resto, gavel out at $16k....
1) Things are only worth what someone else is willing to pay for them. This is true of ALL markets. It is supply and demand. Everything will...
Yep, that guy lived life LARGE. They don’t make ‘em like that anymore.
I have digital subscriptions to Hot Rod and Car Craft predating Black Friday where TEN axed 22 titles. I travel a lot to places outside the US...
Thanks for sharing your family memories, they are great.
Satisfaction of having a complicated part completed and back together (or the whole car) after being scattered apart. To the act of engine...
I still like “If you’re spinnin, you ain’t winnin”. Rolls off the tongue.
Also forgot to ask, does the car go into overdrive above 28mph when you let off the throttle? If so, When at hiway speeds and you mash the...
The trans should not freewheel above 28mph, but rather BELOW 28mph. You should be able to compression brake above 28mph going down a hill...as...
Well said Larry. As a guy born in Ballard in the mid 60s, the change is awesome (not in a good way). I left for the Air Force in 1987. I came...
I love print media. Say what you like, but the birth of hot rodding and all these styles, tastes, and technology changes that happened from the...
Valve cover bolts are in the right place too. Probably an FE.
As a kid I watched my dad buy a beautiful ‘59 Rambler American from the original owner, a neighbor just up the street. Black 2dr with a orange 2...
Cool find. It’ll never be a stock ‘40 again, so might as well chop it and make a hot rod out of it. That would be a dangerous find 1.5 miles...
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