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Motion Pictures Best scene in American Graffiti
It's been 40 years since I saw the movie, but I got to thinking about a scene in American Graffiti that cracks me up every time I think about it. Cop in a '62 Ford patrol car, trying to be... -
Technical Jake's tub
Does any one know what Jacobs used to paste hotrod magazine pages on this tub. I guess it was glue and clear coated after. I remember long ago there was a article about it and I can only find... -
Technical Sign of the times I guess
A friend of mine has decided to downsize (I'm 78 and he is a bit older). He has an extensive amount of parts and project cars(39 coupe body painted,40's-coupe and sedan bodies painted, 46-47-all... -
Event Coverage INDY 500
I know that a lot has been written on the Indy 500 and its drivers and crews on the H.A.M.B., the annual automobile race held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana. 500 miles around... -
Hot Rods In light of Ryan's recent thread
I have been playing with and building hot rods since I was a young teenager and have heard most of my live that the demise of hot rods & custom was inevitable, it hasn't happened yet but we are... -
Hot Rods First 40 Ford
After selling my 30 Model A coupe and then later my 32 Roadster, I got deep into the Tri-Fives. Unfortunatly I didn't realize how much I would miss having an older traditional hotrod. About the... -
Hot Rods THAT SUCKS!!!
Hi everyone, spending a beautiful weekend on Garda Lake here in Italy does not always end as hoped.. On the way back home me and my 2 girlfriends (55 Chevy and the human one
) were cruising down...
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Technical Tech Week: Build your own recessed firewall
I knew I was going to have to have a recessed firewall in my 34 Ford and I didn't like the looks of any of the aftermarket options that I saw. Plus, they were... -
Event Coverage STRAYKAT 500 DEWEY OKLAHOMA
Heres a few pics from straykat 500 in dewey,oklahoma
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History 1956 Ford Thunderbird find, eventually buy, and get most of way home!!
My dang computer is acting up!!
I had this great thread almost complete and magically I somehow lost it!! Pictures and all!! Dang!
I'm gonna start again... -
Features Your Car Time Going Forward: A Poll Of Sorts
Hey guys... This poll is in support of a feature that will be published here in a bit. Essentially, I am looking for the answer to a very simple question:
Do you anticipate having more or less... -
Technical Guess that rim
What I'm going to be looking for is a 16" x 5" rim, 5 on 5 bolt pattern that looks like a 40's Ford rim. I did find something that possibly fit the bill on eBay. Can anyone guess what application... -
What do y’all think of my 1932 roadster?
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Event Coverage Steel in motion - May 14-15
One of the best event's in the Sunny South is this coming weekend at Union County Dragway, I missed last year but plan on being there in 2021.
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Technical Grinding noise when I pull the car out of the garage.
I can start the car runs pretty good. Put it in gear, and as soon as it starts to move I can hear a loud grinding coming from under the car. It happens in both Reverse, and Drive. I checked the... -
Hot Rods How about some love for the T-Bucket?
Many hot rodders started out with a T-Bucket and I recall a time when I attended shows where half of the cars there were T-buckets, over the years as family's increased in size the need for more... -
1932 Ford roadster
1932 Ford roadster for sale or the trade for the right tri-five Chevy. This car is in excellent condition. Runs down the road straight as a arrow. NO bump steer!!! About 7000 miles since build.... -
History Mom’s and their cars
Post a nice picture of your Mom and her favorite car
This one was before she got married to Dad.
I think this was her Plymouth?? Called The Green Goblin
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Technical Tech Week: Make a PowerGen fit your 3 carb Flathead
Hey guys. One of the things I have always wanted to change since buying my roadster is the alternator. We all know a big old alternator hanging right up top of a flathead kinda ruins the... -
Did I score
Bought a 1924 dodge brothers coupe, had been sitting in a ladies garage since 2003...covered in dust engine had not been started since then but when I checked to see if it was stuck not at...
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