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A friend of mine got a set of 5 spokes from Sears.Took them to a service station to have them mounted. The next morning he had 3 flat tires ....
J C Penny's also sold speed parts
J C Penny's also sold speed parts.
OBG 1,2, and 3 corner lots
I have a friend that has a 25' boat with twin 250 HP motors. His last name is Rowe. He had a 12" version built just like the larger boat. Name...
My Dad paid $15 for a 1929 model A to put the motor in a boat. The only car my grandfather even owned was a 28 Star, again for a boat motor.
In 2018 I was a pit crew member for John Mullen' H.A.M.B. special . At the salt flats we were set up next to Danny Thomson . Every time we need a...
I will be there Monday/Thursday. OBG123
68 Camero could be had with a 210 H.P. 327. small 2 bbl.
I had to make a similar tool to remove a small lawn mower filter. I didn't make at adjustable and want something that wouldn't bend so a cut up a...
After my brother in law tuned up my sister's Pinto, it wouldn't start . I was called in to find out what was wrong . Some times I would see fire...
Both are 1940
Don't have a lot of funny car stories but have car stories of my dumb ass cousin. He had a orange 68 GTO rag top that was a little on the rough...
I had a cousin that had a 312 57 Ford. He dropped it off at the service station where I worked. Said he would give me $ 5.00 to replace the 3...
Tom T and I will be set up in II30 . Be there tues/fri
I have an all original 63 SS Impala conv. adobe beige with saddle brown interior, 327/250 h.p P/G with posi rear end. Got it from a co-worker who...
I worked at a power station, so there were places around the water front that had lots of rusty pipes and metal structure. A co worked went out...
I had a uncle that was a big bull shitter who once told me ,he had made a bet with a guy that his 53 Chevy with a 6 cyl. P/G auto trans would lay...
My first trip down a strip was in 1965 driving my 51 Ford. I was 16 and learned what vapor lock was that day.
I had a 67 Nova with a hopped up 327, 4 speed with a 3:08 rear and with tall tires on the back so it had some good top end speed. It would do...
One night after dropping off my girl friend at her dorm, I was heading home on deserted city streets. I was driving a 307 Nova and caught a light...
If you break the lens I have some available.
Got my first car 5 months before I was old enough to get my permit. Got a 56 Ford Victoria 2 door hardtop, 292 A/T. Car couldn't spin a wheel and...
A guy followed me home and asked where was I finding all the banjo rear that was in the bed of my truck. I told him about 3 miles away. He said...
I had someone like my post on swap meet stories so I have to add some more. I like to draw ones attention, so for years I have had a fishing rod...
Set up at Hershey and a vendor across from me puts out some parts with prices and walks off. He had a 12" chrome breather with new filter for $10....
My dad's first car was a V60 37 Ford sedan followed by a 49 Ford. Never spoke highly of either. Next was a 50 Pontiac and a 57Chevy 4dr h/t. Next...
Smokey Yunick book " Best Damn Garage in Town... the world according to Smokey is costly as it isn't printed anymore. What is out there is book...
If you need a 57 283 block, I have one up here in Va.
My history teacher said his grand da had a 1917 V8 Chevy. Stay in the repair shop all week to be driven on Sunday and back in the shop again....
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