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There was also the little known ‘077 cam introduced in 1956 for the dual quad Special Performance 265. I’ve never seen the specs for it, other...
@SR100 beat me to the punch, I was going to mention Offy’s had four ports equally spaced, and the Riley two and four port heads had the two center...
Bob and Etta Glidden, not only a wife and mother to their boys Etta often helped Bob between rounds at the track.
1933 Graham, the Graham brothers took over Paige but IDK if they still used the hyphenated name Graham-Paige by 1933.
A photo of a car in England with painted fender and running board edges to make it easier to spot after blackout regulations were enforced during...
The chart I referenced shows the 327’s as all 4 barrel carbs, Power Glide, fitted to PA, passenger cars. The 350 was a 2 barrel, manual...
The I characters represent the 11th day of the month.
I’m reading through the rust, but if I’m correct it’s T0911HC. That engine was assembled in Tonawanda, NY on Sept. 11th. If it was built in ‘65...
Here’s Bud Winfield on the right with the Novi, in the background is ace mechanic Jean Marcenac but I can’t ID the last guy with the Speed Age...
This guy holding a microphone with a radio next to him tells me he has to be saying CQ, CQ, CQ. That was the ham radio call for an operator...
It’s hard to see the cars that people rode in to Northerly Island during the 1933-‘34 Century Of Progress on the shore of Lake Michigan but no...
Uh,no, too small. That’s just a Cal Custom air cleaner
I’ve seen the Pines Winterfront described as being thermostatically controlled but they were available cable operated also. When I bought my ‘32...
Yes, Brian had some demons and from what I saw on a documentary on PBS he had more than one analyst that was off kilter too. We saw The Beach Boys...
Hilborn made a pump drive that went under the distributor, I think they were legislated out as being too risky after some clutch explosions.
I was at the scrap yard when my housing was torched from a ‘64 Bel Air station wagon, no drain plug, never had one.
Yet again goodness triumphs over evil. The world can be a pretty fucked up place but every once in a while the stars align to show us there is hope.
So is this the car that became the McMullen roadster or did Tom already own it here? I can’t be sure that the pictured guy is Tom, or was that the...
Yes, for the spare. Nice find, happy to have helped.
OK, this one had me scratching my head, Arnie Beswick in a Challenger? I had to do a search and I found out that a rich guy, Charles Revson, heir...
My point about Megugorac building highboy roadsters was his cars were much more detailed, and yes, his earlier T Phaeton shows a lot of attention...
I see it as a mobile hot tub, that upswept back end would be great for laying against and relaxing ;) But seriously the only thing I like is the...
Does he want the front end lower than it currently is? If so I think he could get rid of the parallel leafs and axle in front and adapt an...
True, but it would be nice if a vendor offered an option for those needing the tapered castle nuts. For a few extra bucks offer the nuts, or at...
This is the HAMB at its best. Ryan may not take you up on that but it’s a stand up offer. Well played Doug!
Seems crazy that an outfit like SoCal wouldn’t supply the correct nuts with the 60* taper, but nuts are available from some suppliers and also...
Al and Albert “Sonny” Capone at Comiskey Park for a White Sox vs Cubs charity fundraiser game. True to form the North Siders beat the Sox.
Do you live anywhere that the engine might have been used in salt water? If so there could be water jacket corrosion that may be severe.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Billy “The Kid” Scott was indeed a kid when he kissed Linda. Scott, RIP, had driven 1/4 midgets, dragsters and also...
No, that is a Model A Ford chassis.
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