The ‘36 Roadster just might be the most graceful design Ford has ever released. The wonderfully contoured fenders meeting the perfectly simple grille and, of course, those roadster stanchions… The damn things are just sexy. You can’t argue that.
Or maybe I’m just biased. I’ve always loved these cars and through the years I’ve kept tabs [...]
Ed Dell’s ‘36 Roadster
Posted on February 8th, 2010 by Ryan
Filed under: Customs
Filed under: Customs
A Wally Parks Moment
I first met Wally Parks in 2001 at an NHRA hall of fame banquet in California. It was brief meeting, but an absolute stroke of luck. Some how or another, Wally took a liking to me… or at least, in what I was doing. From that time until Wally’s death in September of 2007, Wally [...]
The Shake Down
You know the story-Your thrashing away on a project car and the goal is just to get it to a certain show by a certain date. Its what keeps you up with late nights, makes you spend all your money, and keeps you determined to get it done. For my Merc (sorry to post about [...]
El Mirage In Color – 1947
A good number of our hot rodding heroes fought for our freedom in WWII. They found themselves in strange exotic places and away from the hot rods they inevitably thought so much about. Many of our guys found a way to occupy their minds during the spites of boredom that often occur between life fighting [...]
1/24th Model Car Dioramas…
Somebody sent me a link to this guys Flickr page after seeing it at the Garage Journal, and it just flipped my lid. I kept looking at these great vintage car photos and trying to see what was real and what was a plastic model. Michael Paul Smith used no Photoshop, no digital comping or [...]
The 2010 Grand National Roadster Show
I walked a lot this weekend. I think there were seven (or eight?) buildings packed full of cars for the 2010 Grand National Roadster Show. Who’s counting? I certainly wasn’t. I was too busy admiring this thing of ours. Granted, The Jalopy Journal focuses almost entirely on the traditional (or at least the traditionally inspired), [...]
The 2010 GNRS Jalopy Journal: Roadster Pick… VOTE NOW!
It’s time fellas… Blake and I walked our asses off, polled some of our favorite builders and personalities, and came back to the hotel with 10 finalists for the 2010 Jalopy Journal “Best Roadster” award. Now, it’s up to you fellas… Take a long hard gander at the photos and pick your favorite roadster. By [...]
Hold Your Horses Gentlemen
Alright fellas… We are up and at em’… Blake and I are gonna go have some breakfast, poll a few builders, take a few pictures, and then get to an internet connection by late afternoon in order to post the contenders. Are you ready to vote for the best damn roadster of 2010? Type at [...]
Noir City Poster Shoot…
The San Francisco Film Noir Festival “Noir City” started last week, and to promote the event they released their annual poster. It features a leggy blonde hitchhiking and a certain 1939 Mercury on the side of the road (complete with dead hand in the back seat). I got a call from Dan Stoner back in [...]
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 >>