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The winds of change blew through the halls of the Grand National Roadster Show this year. Long live "real" hotrods.
Lunch Money
That is gut wrenching! The bastards responsible deserve a bullet in the head!
Here is my '32 in LB (near the harbor). I snapped this shot with the Queen Mary off in the distance and captured what became one of my favorite...
On behalf of the show staff and host club (MSRA), I would like to thank all the HAMBers who came out to the show this year. I hope everyone had a...
Lil' John was everything I've ever wanted to be as a hot rod bulder. I met him when I was about 12. He was driving his burgundy 3 window at a rod...
Welcome aboard Ian! Is your F100 tan / beige? If so, believe we met down at the drags last year. You were nice enuff to loan a crash helmet to my...
WOW! ......... That car is "dead on". I'm lusting for it BIG time. Some guys just "get it".....
Here are a few shots from behind the wheel of my roadster. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I heard his sign painter / artist type guy is a real pain in the ass to get any work out of.:D He's always busy paintin' refrigerators.
Krylon 32 is correct. Jim Curran is "the man" in Omaha for period correct striping and artwork. Jim has been doing it since he was a kid in the...
Here is some bitchin' newer stuff: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm not sure when the candy orange paint was done, but it had to have been awhile ago. It was cracking badly and showed alot of patina. The car is...
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What an incredible show! It was humbling to see so much history gathered in one place. Here are just a few of my favorites. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
AMEN! Plowboy, you hit it right on the head. No matter if you are setting out to build a $5,000 or a $50,000 car, You've gotta WANT it! Unless...
Yep, that's it.
Aren't your Hurst tires radials? I know mine (31 x 10.5) are made over radial casings. If so, the problem is mixing them with the bias tires on...
What about an electric pump circulating water through a front mounted MOON style tank (3 gal ?). It is not going to cool it enough to cruise...
Always remember, shit happens for a reason. With your talent, and "real world" background, something huge is bound to be right around the corner....
That's "Mr. Dick" to you.:)
No thanks, I already have the decoder ring.:) I wouldn't exactly classify this as a "Dick Tracy" caliber mystery. They have been "plugging" that...
There are no secrets in Hollywood.:eek: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001524480 Sounds kool! I...
Here I am in 1972 sitting on the nerf bar of my dad's '40 Deluxe. The car was originally hotrodded in 1959. This was the first hotrod I ever got...
I've had my Flaming River equipped '32 Hiboy on the road since 2004. Only 12,000 miles on it and the box is already loose and no longer turns...
Take a look at these. If they look like something you can use, I can e-mail you a higher res copy. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I like the Hurst 31x10 radial slicks I put on my Deuce. I'm running a 3.89 gear, 355" Chevy, 3000 stall, all in a 2500 lb car. They hook up good,...
Here is a shot I took at Bonneville last month. [ATTACH]
Thanks Roger. Sorry I missed you in KC. Hope you guys had a safe trip. I generally try to steer clear of brother Jeff's T-shirt booth. He'll put...
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