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Why not just buy a Weiand 144?
Then there is always the 368 Lincoln Y-block.
25 tooth indicates the popular old Lincoln Zephyr gear set. Getting away from the straight cut '32 gears is definitely a plus. I wouldn't trust...
Does it have "Culver City" cast into it? Several years back I got $3,000 for an original unused CC Halibrand.
Just beautiful. The Wayne 12-port will make it really stand out.
It has been said before, "You can never be too thin, too rich or have too much horsepower".
I wondered how long until I would run across A Hirshfield's name. I watched him run at Lions in those days and that old Stude was awesome.
Hey, Somebody finally mentioned the Wich Stand. In the Fifty's It was the top hot rod hangout. I ate my first cheeseburger there when very young.
Get it running with the Holley first - easier to tune than multiple carbs.
My buddy in high school in 1960 did that using his little brothers swing set. Yeah he bent it pretty badly.
This is a good story for the young cell phone crowd. Pick up a wrench and learn something.
OK, I've viewed this entire thread and no mention of the group that were around the Inglewood, Westchester area of California around 1959. The...
I personally love 3 pedals and always have, but on the strip there's no denying the sound of a blown gasser motor screaming through the first of...
Well then there is my avatar, about 1964-65.
Well done. This is one of the best threads I've seen on here in a long time.
In Los Angeles my grandfather had a Seaside station. I've never heard anyone on here mention Seaside before. It was in California only. There...
Screw all this new stuff. The first time I cleaned brake cylinders I used carbon tetrachloride. I'll bet the chemical police never heard of that.
Are you going to be able to get a Wayne head for your Jimmy? Those were the hot setup back in the day.
You are right on. Many of us. Don't forget Vista Del Mar between Manhattan Beach and Playa Del Rey.
[ATTACH] Good luck on your search. I've always had a soft spot for '40 converts. I've often wondered what happened to the one I had back in the...
All of these photos of vintage gas stations and no one has ever posted a Seaside gas station.
This is one of the best threads I've seen on here in a long time. Awesome build - just beautiful.
If you want something really unique, Pontiac actually made a factory setup in 1957 like the Corvette. Yes, they did, I've seen one back in the...
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Vista del Mar in Los Angeles. It was a long stretch that ran along the beach west of L.A. airport. At one time...
In Southern California, the Manchester on-ramp to the 405 was about half of a mile, 2 lanes straight. Also Hawthorne Blvd in front of the A&W.
1940 Ford chopped convertible, 1965 K-code fastback Mustang.
I don't remember details but I fit a 1965 Mustang radiator behind a Deuce grille.
[ATTACH] Here is my '40 that I had in high school and college. It had a 2 inch chop. I sold it in 1965 but don't know whatever happened to it/
Out of all of these pictures, I haven't seen one of a Seaside station in California. My grandfather owned one in Los Angeles during WWII and into...
Nice looking '40 verts. I often wonder what ever happened to the chopped '40 that I sold back in 1965.
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