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Comfort Colors was known as the “old man” brand for the longest time. Thick and rough cotton… zero stretch… stiff… but durable. A few years ago,...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Hop Up Annual 19 [IMG] I told you I would not be able to stay away for very long... I was actually behaving...
I am still not sure where Tom was born and so far the paper trail has come up empty. What I do know is that he grew up in California, which feels...
I would like far less concern about me and my god damned flu or whatever mutant cold is chewing on my skull, and a lot more arguing over these...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs' Pocket Notes [IMG] We are about to vanish on you for the rest of the year and officially we will...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: The Mechanic Pass [IMG] Woke up this morning sick as a dog. Body is useless and the brain is only barely...
This is so far beyond me... I love it.
No, that was exactly my line of thinking too. I am almost certain Tom bought the car in 1951, because I have a bill of sale that lines up...
I have always loved this car. The #5 is my number, I have always favored five windows over three, and as I have gotten older I have come to terms...
Greg was a HAMBer… I didn’t know him well, but he bought an intake off of me a few years ago. This story is heartbreaking.
Keeping this thing alive long enough for another generation to latch on to is my main mission in life. As part of that, I developed an AI tool to...
The short wheel base car photos were developed in October of 1956. I assume the roadster shots were around the same time or a little earlier, but...
That's why I think this car was probably envisioned as a hill climb car. Early hill climbers put an emphasis on shorter wheel bases for a few...
I deleted that for a reason. Family is on the hamb.
Ohh man...
For sure... But guys did it later on flatheads for a variety of reasons. Most commonly, a full race motor that needs lots of timing at higher RPMs...
I'm posting the archive as I open it... pretty much in real time... You can see everything I've seen thus far here:...
Man... you guys rule. Thank you.
Yeah, that's a '34 Ford frame for sure... As for the head scratcher, I wonder if it wasn't something Tom was preparing for local hill climbs? He...
Awe shit... That image doesn't belong in this batch. I must have added it to the gallery by mistake. That's an early mockup of Tom's roadster. In...
Ryan submitted a new blog post: Tom Cobbs: Project Car [IMG] This one is equal parts fantastic and unhinged, the kind of thing that makes you...
From tomorrow's feature... OH. MY. GOD. [ATTACH]
Thank you... This thread inspired me to make a print of it this morning and figured I would share it here.
So the distributor was mounted to the lead plate with locking nuts just tight enough to allow the distributor to rotate and the cable went from...
Yes! And I know I've seen homemade versions of the same...
Alright fellas, this is not for me, it is for a friend who is deep in the weeds and needs reference photos before he starts cutting, drilling, and...
From a Tardel build in 2016 or so... Leica M6, Tri-X, 50mm Noctilux... [ATTACH]
And you would be justified if frustrated... I would be as well. I respect the way you have handled it past that. Sincerely.
Getting complaints about people posting modern photos on this thread… and mark has tapped out. I don’t really feel like keeping a close eye on...
Here is the thing, I understand why the drama exists. I understand why people who do not grasp the historical weight of the magazine might get...
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