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When searching on Culver City a name came up, Karl Orr. One has to love the photo as he tuned a late 30’s Weind intake in a bowtie. I’m not a fan...
This streets and places is like sweat wine to me to hear about. I has live in Sweden all my life but Los Angeles are is my ’place’ to be at. I...
I has never been a fan of street racing myself as I'm a NHRA rule guy. But the story how it started is the thing nice to know. Plus my car ( if it...
Racing cars is not new, and they was running ex T-Fords in Sweden on ice in the 20's and so on all over the world in many forms but what get my...
It’s not to my knowledge but I guess the street racing in west LA was early, or a trend setter what to come. -But just love that history.
What I find intresting is the dragracing, and I was born 1966 and on the mid 70’s my father had a dragcar and and on dinner table was Bill Jenkins...
Well now we talking hotrods LA. -Did got a big smile when he said Zephyr ignition. I has both a Kong Jackson and Kurten and LZ tranny and Aburn 32...
Thank's, really cool pictures of the speed shops ! -Good story on the area from your memory lanes, so this was late 60's or early 70's ? Me and...
I will look if I found something there. Found this how they got into west LA from the dust in the desert and raced. Plus the area had racing (...
Racing was not new in any form after the war, but I like to hear more on the street scene and before NHRA and I heard the hot-rodding and 1/4 mile...
Your coupe is Just amazing, hat off ! On hood sides. My 5W coupe is all based out of LA speedparts and the late 40's pre dragracing ( street...
NOS head just surface rust I can remove with accid and its like new, just rust as storage. Sold from Sweden, I can arrange freight.
This is a 40’s Scintilla with a nice tag. Never run since fixed by Cirello in LA, Ca under 2024. All parts inside is NOS ( not China ) as cap,...
Scintilla is for sale. 40’s body, nice tag. Bottom for 8AB. New coil by Cirello. All Scintilla NOS parts inside and NOS cap and stop nut and rotor...
Alchemy, I has ask on history and parts, yes but it develops to my ( personal way in the build up ) as I had wich the topics stay as asked on.
Absolutly perfect Wing water temp 240 F gauge.
I has never said I build this car for ’others’, but I has ask on the history ( and I do like the look ) I start to think, few or non of you read...
Yes, I’m confused and guess not the first one.. I wish it was not that personal negative aproach ( to ask ) I will use most old Henry parts and...
NealCA, others, Thanks. Its seams worry several here ask certain questions, so I take your adwice and get back, maybe. Sorry take up your guys time.
Try to get on topics on thread, please. Thanks.
Thanks for all inputs so far. All information is good. Don’t judge me to hard please, I’m 18 month into hot rods.
I has not a single picture specific in mind and thread was not into that, as more detail idea of a build up in work, trix, style, body,...
Frenchtown, I might add in USA and westcoast and old Fords from the 30’s builded in the ca 1950 as we can call ’era correct’ now. alchemy, The...
-I know there is not a committee or a jury or a judge to tell on the 'era correct' deal. But what is the way to say a car is the correct...
Bored&Stroked, Yes thanks, I think I got it, but its been a misstake to say I try to justify parts I'm not even used ( just ask about ) or say I'm...
silent rick, No matter how I try to explain it don’t come out they way I’mean ( maybe a language issue ) If I ask on the historic aspects on a...
banjorer, ( rest no need to read as its not about ascot tires or thread topics ) I’m in a process of learn me, and Hamb is a great source. In...
Bored&Stroked, Thanks on that, you hold up a note it might been Halibrands on some :- )
Neal, thanks. Yes I guess the Halibrands seldom hit the streets in that era. But racing often sell old or hurted parts so it could happend. So...
Clydesdale, I will do a thread when style is complete and body is done and mock-up on car is done, then its next chapter. But I has almost showed...
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