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Gee, I wonder back then how I ever got it out of the garage for years without all these electronic devises. I was never late to work. Drove...
I ran a belt injection pump for years. No, it's not the best way, but it will get you there. I only had a belt thrown off when I was shifting to...
[ATTACH] I ran these Enderles for 4 or so years on my only car in the 60s -- a 29 Roadster. No, you probably won't get a set at a discount with...
. . Damn -- I lost the right side of this photo! It's of the San Berdoo Roadsters club that met at the Hudson dealer's garage on Base Line.[ATTACH]
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These DeSoto covers were a nice fit on a 327" Chevy -- just for fun![ATTACH]
My roadster was quicker than my 1966 442 Olds at Riverside . . .[ATTACH]
[ATTACH] . . .and speaking of Scotty -- here's he and his brother-in-law Chuck who ran the wrecking yard at opening day of the Colton Drag...
Waterman Ave. was home for at least five wrecking auto businesses from 5th Street to 9th. Scotty of Scotty's Muffler Shop downtown also owned...
Poor Man's Quick-Change . . . [ATTACH]
There lurks a 78 Chevy Malibu under the Plymouth. Why? Well, for tilt wheel, power disc brakes, power steering, wheels, Turbo 350 trans. behind...
Works for me. Hide it all and who's to know where the parts came from. So if someone went to the expense to having to fabricate all new frame...
Fontana was the best in its day. They had a hanging 3-light traffic signal. As I remember(?), the vehicles would roll forward to light the...
In 1972, Phil Stevenson drove this 55 Chevy from Rialto, California, to SpeedWeek at Bonneville. It had a 390 Cad with a Hydro in it, and now...
(I can't remember). Were all Altereds 25% setback? That one looks farther back. Were they front wheel-to-spark p[ug hole? Where have all the...
Rickshaws (of Riverside) was made up of airmen from March AFB. They ran a Roadster at Colton in the late 50s. Nope! --It was the Strato Rods...
Only car for a few years, bought a motorcycle for when it rained. Later beat my Olds 442 at Riverside . . . [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] This roadster is at the opening day of the Colton Drag Ship in 1954. The SCTA timed the first few days. I bought the roadster for...
As narrow as the body is, I opted for using bucket seats. Now my 28 Mercury Torpedo Salon has Mustang II suspension -- for my ass I mean....
Colton? Yeah! I got X-Stock with my Model A Pickup. At first, I beat a Jeep Wagon and then the X-Dragster (a Go-Kart which broke about 1/2 way...
There are 3 Sears houses side-to-side in Rialto, California. Downtown on the east side, north of the railroad station (don't know the addresses)....
The name of this thread is What's the Latest re: The Rodders Journal The answer is Same Ol' Thing Just Read the Posts #1 thru #530 and You'll Agree
[ATTACH] Bonneville 1972. Phil Stevenson drives his 55 Chevy wagon from Rialto, California, and turns 149 MPH -- winning the yearly award given...
. . . back in the Old Days, hard-to-start cars could get push-started and swing around back to the Starting Line and stop, and get pushed off and...
My best photo ever . . . [ATTACH]
. . . or get a shorter Dodge Hemi.
"Salt Conditions" include dryness and/or roughness of the course, temperature, wind direction, air density, and visibility. All effect your...
. . . on the Study -- maybe an extension to make room for the spare under???
. . . looks like you're going in the right direction. And you can probably finance some of it by selling the not-wanted parts -- nice!
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