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As a teenager my dad grew up in the same towns (Sacramento / Roseville) as Sam & George Barris and Harry Westergard. Their customs made an...
I had the upholstery shop sew up some vinyl around a round cord. The vinyl color matched the car's color and the welting practically visually...
I am the caretaker of my dad's custom 1936 Ford Cabriolet. I went with 36cab as I was too lazy to write out cabriolet when I signed up.
I called Dynamat's tech line when I was finishing up the interior on my 1936 Ford cabriolet. They told my Dynamat is a sound deadener and must be...
As a long time skateboarder I can attest that there are some pretty cool graphics on some of the wheels that would work great as a shifter knob.
1957 and 2015. [ATTACH]
@Torkwrench The race criteria has finally been nailed down. Car bodies must be 1937 or older, American made only. Some body styles up to 1953 can...
I would like to thank all of the vendors and buyers that came to the swap meet. I am shocked at how many vendors attended after the swap meets...
Outdoor vendor set up is at 5 am on Saturday. Indoor vendor set up is noon to 5 pm on Friday and after 5 am on Saturday. There is a race on Friday...
Bump. The Hawkeye Downs swap meet is this Saturday.
As it should be. I love this.
My buddy bought this Ansen finned aluminum cover at a garage sale. Can anyone tell me what it fits? [ATTACH]
I know my buddy Tommy is bringing some old tin to sell. [ATTACH]
He was but then he changed his mind and started making them again.
I will be meeting with Hawkeye Downs management soon and I will ask them about camping on the property.
And as a bonus, with the new garage I now have a wall big enough to display my skateboard collection! [ATTACH]
My plan is next winter to store my 36 Cabriolet up on top with the Austin underneath it. It will be nice to keep the 36 in a heated garage instead...
I am on the committee to plan events to celebrate Hawkeye Downs Speedway's (Cedar Rapids Iowa) 100th year anniversary. One of the events we are...
The worse part about getting old and laying under a car is you have to think three steps ahead as to how you are going to get back up on your feet...
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After living here for 47 years I finally put an addition on my existing 2-1/2 stall garage. The new addition is 24 x 24 with a 13-ft ceiling so I...
I have a 1948 Austin that I plan on making a steel tilt nose for. It will need to slide forward about 5-6" before it tilts. I am not going to cut...
It's been two years of effort to bring it back and then a lot of persuading to get the AACA to move their 2025 date off of the Jefferson Wisconsin...
Congratulations! When my first son was getting married my brother and I busted our butts to get me dad's 36 Ford Cabriolet finished in 30 days in...
The cost of a swap meet space was discussed at the last AACA meeting. A sweet little old lady in her mid 80s piped up and said "we need to keep...
UPDATE - A group of us got together with the AACA and explained why the April 25th (Jefferson swap meet) and the May 3rd (Vintage Torque Fest swap...
I would suggest using a sign painter to paint your display board. Vinyl lettering or a digital print may be the easy way out but in my opinion...
My dad always wanted a lift off Carson top for his cabriolet but we ended up making a folding convertible top for it. We love the look of the...
I was there for the 60s thru 80s dirt years. What a lot of people don't know is that when the track was still dirt it was within two years of...
Roger Cassill (owner of Cassill Motors and father of NASCAR driver Landon Cassill) bought the Hawkeye Downs property. Roger also bought the...
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