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I've been driving this puppy around for about 10 years, but it's time to let it go. I've had people ask when I'm going to paint it. I answer it...
My first "Roadster Show" was when it was still at the Civic Auditorium in Oakland. My favorite Corvette is shown right behind the Mist. I last...
I recently visited a small collection of eclectic customs up in Washington, at the invite of it's owner. I was not prepared for what I saw. Aside...
Looks black, but it was actually dark purple. Joe's wife insisted it looked like crap so he immediately painted it a pearl silver. He also made a...
What a great gasser !!! Any mill would work, but an old hemi would be the cat's growl.... This could be a street/strip cruizer that would...
I reckon this picture of my Model A says it all. That "get the hot rod outa storage and freshen the fluids" just does not apply.[ATTACH]
Hey, back the truck up !!! That "only 185hp" put the fear of God in many a Chevy and Ford owner. There were probably more "Mom and Dad" cars on...
My buddies and I used to go every year, and since I was the one interested in selling stuff, I got to watch the booth. We were always in the Expo,...
I find this coupe fascinating, and the pics are from a magazine in 1953 !!![ATTACH]
Hey MexT, I used a T-85 3-spOD in the El Caballo, which had the same side shift design as you 3-spd. I solved the "cramp" with an offset shifter,...
I asked Ak Miller long ago why he liked racing Pikes Peak so much. He told me it was because he liked to slide, and it's easier in dirt..... I...
The same year that Ak Miller rand the Chevy Devin, his "Pit crew" was Ray Brock. During practice, Ak realized that the rear of the racer was way...
Gotta love Ak Miller's huevos......[ATTACH]
Sometimes I sit and wish for Spring, and sometimes I ponder, would it be okay to make it a 4 wheel drive. Naaaah, just wait... Sooner or later...
Back in about 1957, Ak Miller won the Sports Class in a Chevy powered Devin. He hauled the critter there on a home made tilt trailer, and pulled...
Little body with a big heart......... Crosley Almquist with a potent (?) V8-60.....[ATTACH]
Simple works for me !![ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This is the jackets that I had made......[ATTACH]
Hey Mexican "T" !! Here is a picture of an original that Ak gave me back in 1990, of the photo you posted. There was a get together to...
When I picked up the Crosley Almquist a while back, it was obvious that it had run a "60" at some point in time. The original builder had used a...
After finding and restoring the R&C Dream Truck, I had a ball, 'till I didn't have a ball......It was time to move on. That's when I Got together...
My wife, Nancy, has had a love affair with '55 and '56 Fords for many years. All were hot Y-block powered. One of the '55 Customlines had '55...
Hey Stogy, Thanks for the kind words. It's really great knowing that Roy's roadster probably still exists. I've had loads of fun bringing back...
Man, I would love to do that !!! Any info would be greatly appreciated !!!!
Gene did most of the metalwork on my friend, Leland Grantz' '50 Chev convert. Leland bought the Chevy new in San Francisco, and shortly thereafter...
The way they're meant to be..... Well, in my humble opinion !![ATTACH]
It's hiding behind my wife's little pinto powered Hillman pickup, but my 500XL sported the original paint, a Q-code 427/4-speed, and leather...
This is the sign that was on Joe Wilhelm's shop for his entire career. He built customs, hot rods, and super modifieds in this building...[ATTACH]...
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