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Chevy 1/2 or 3/4 ton panel or Suburban? Modified?
Haven't talked in a while. Are you living in Weatherford and working in Mineral Wells or vice-versa? Looks like you are collecting some nice...
[ATTACH] the Haven't got the record yet but having a helluva good time trying. Maybe this year........
The 55 Olds caps look much better if you put an aftermarket chrome bullet over the center. My avatar picture has these on it. I have since...
I worked part time and summers at a Goodyear Store in Dallas in the 60's while in high school and early college. They sold TV's, refrigerators,...
It's his sister........
I have a Nicson 2 x 1 intake on the flathead 6 cylinder 226 in my avatar. Found it at the old Pate Swap meet in 1991 (I think). Nice looking...
Back in the 70's there was a 392 Hemi powered '57 Chevy hardtop in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Saw it at several local shows. If I remember right,...
97 Years! He got his money's worth out of life and left a fantastic legacy. Rest in peace, sir.
I would take either one of them, but prefer them both!!
Running boards are definitely too short.
Engine? Ford flathead six? Chevy?
Speed Week 2009 First time spectator 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Spectator 2014 Meet rained out, wife agreed to build a car 2015 Meet rained out...
In 1978 I was working on a platform in the North Sea. On leave one Sunday morning, I was eating breakfast in a Pub in Stavanger, Norway when I...
Great score!!!!
Why not refer to it as a "misplaced engine" and drop the subject. This is a post about a cool project....not about automotive dialogue. Keep us...
In 1959 I was nine years old when we moved from Wichita Falls, Texas to Dallas. My Dad took me to Caddo Mills that summer and I got to see my...
If ya wanna be different and gotta vary from a small block, how about a 409?????
She ain't smiling like he is......
The crank can be drilled and tapped, in the car. I did it about 55 years ago to a 283 in a '64 Chevy II, on an apartment parking lot, no less.
Yeah but it's cool ( and traditional) !!!!
At 102, he had certainly got his money's worth out of life. RIP.
Bombshell Betty was at the 2024 Lone Star Roundup. Looks a helluva lot better than it did the first time I saw it on the salt in 2009.
Ford cars '54 and earlier, especially shoeboxes Chevy cars '55 and later All trucks '72 and earlier OT Buicks '68 to '75 Corvettes '72 and earlier...
Met him in at Texas Motor Speedway Goodguys in about 2015. I had just started building my '49 Ford coupe for Bonneville. We talked for 10-15...
226 head gasket will not work. The 226 head will. I found a 254 head gasket at Kanter Auto Parts but it was a few years ago. They have 226...
If it's a late model (47-51 with side mounted distributor) and complete its worth $200-$500 depending on condition. Don' t waste your money on an...
I have never heard of one before today but I would be more than happy to haul it off if its in your way.......
I'm still waiting for my J. C. Whitney catalog. In the old days I used to get one at least once a month!
Years ago there was a guy building and selling Model A torque tubes and drive shaft assemblies with Borg Warner Overdrives out of closed drive...
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