Jimmy shot through the double-pane door the moment the rectangular cardboard sign was flipped to OPEN. The furrowed brow of the shopkeeper shifted as the twelve-year-old made his way towards the back corner of the hobby store. Within a minute, only a tuft of jet-black hair, eight sweaty fingertips and a pair of grass-stained shoes [...]
Big T, Bigger Dreams
Posted on June 19th, 2013 by J.Ukrop
Filed under: Art & Inspiration
Filed under: Art & Inspiration
3 Things I’ve Learned About Chip Foose
I’ve just wrapped up a very fun (but hot & tiring) Father’s Day weekend co-hosting a car show at Downtown Disney in Orlando called the “Car Masters Weekend”. Its not a traditional hot rod and custom show, but there are some great rides, and it’s nice to be part of a real family car event [...]
The Custom Car Revival
I’ve always been sort of fascinated by the seemingly cyclical nature of the custom car scene. The rise and fall of the custom car has been well documented through the decades from the golden eras of the 1950′s and 60′s to the deadlands of the 1970′s and 80′s. Even since the reemergence of the 1990′s, [...]
1959/60… The Bus Stops Here…
Alright… Fine… 1959/60. I could go back in my archives and find a decent example of a ’59/60 Chevrolet custom that was built back in the day, but lets be honest – it wouldn’t be as good as the Gary Howard built 1960 owned by Mike Young. In my opinion, it’s the best “weird year” [...]
Campfire Tales
As the embers of the campfire began to crisply glow, the familiar scent of a Midwestern summer swept through the panoramic night sky. The spindly legs of my stamped steel chair dug into the softening earth as I ran my feet through the dew covered grass. I looked to both sides, finding comfort in the [...]
Old Toys in Tokyo…
Sorry I dont have much to hot rod-related report this time, but I’m back in Japan for work and looking at old toys and car stuff whenever I can. If you want to buy cheap electronics, anime, and “otaku goods”, the Akihabara district is the place to go in Tokyo. Sometimes sharing shelf space with old [...]
How about a ’58?
Last week, Jay and I dueled over tri-five Chevrolet features. It would be a nice clean break to stop now and move on to another subject… And I’d do that if it wasn’t for the Watson painted and Jim Doss owned ’58. I mean, how can you talk about mild 50′s customs and not take [...]
Anderson’s ‘T’ Roadster Build
A number of years ago, I was hanging out at Tardel’s shop and took notice of the cutest damned ‘T’ roadster I had ever laid my eyes on. I say “cute” simply because the proportions of the car were so compact and athletic. It was if the car was a high school cheerleader bracing just [...]
’57 Chevy – “The Blue Angel”
You could have guessed this would be coming… I’m seeing Ryan’s ’56 Chevy post and once again raising him, to a ’57. It’s well known in traditional sled circles that the iconic 1957 Chevrolet doesn’t get much focus as mild, late 50s style custom. On the rare occasion we do see a ’57 in the [...]
Through the years we’ve had some pretty amazing articles pop up here on The Jalopy Journal. The following is just a few of them:
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Tom Cobbs
The story of Tom Cobbs, his legacy, and his hot rod roadster. Read: Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3.
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The Bob Roddick Story
The story of a set of lost photos that literally take us all back into time. Read: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, or Part 4.
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The Ferrari Shoot
Comparing and contrasting three very different cars with three very different purposes in life. Read It >>
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Inspiration
This post is actually a continuation of two other posts that were written in 2006 (Part 1 & 2). The stuff you guys came up with is breathtaking.
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Gary Howard
Gary is one of my heroes and after interviewing him, I got to check off an item from my dream list. Read It >>