Check this shit out… In the early 1960′s, J.F. Delarm lived in Guatemala and wanted to go road racing. He didn’t have the dough for some sophisticated European road carver, so he built a ’32 roadster. And that’s literally everything I know about this car. From the photos, however, I’ve been fascinated by three things: [...]
The Guatemalan & Road Racing ’32
Posted on May 17th, 2013 by Ryan
Filed under: Hot Rods
Filed under: Hot Rods
Scratch Built in Moscow…
Just wanted to share this entertaining teaser made for the Gleb Cherniy Speedshop in Moscow Russia. These Misfits-loving boys took a mystery 70s or 80s IFS donor chassis and chopped it up to fit their own scratch-built steel body that resembles a mega-sized Model T sedan. Lots of short clips welding, fabricating and beating metal [...]
Another Day, Another RPU
I seem to be obsessing on roadster pick-ups this week. On Monday I showed you a typical Ford on deuce rails with familiar proportions and a W-motor. Today, I bring ya something completely different. It’s a Dodge. Usually, off-brand hot rods just look weird to me. It’s not that I’m some sort of Ford elitist, [...]
It’s Just Stuff…
I love having my 3 year old son “work” out in the garage with me. Sometimes Henry J just sits in the driveway and plays with his die cast cars, but more often than not he’s much more active. This time he wanted to sit in my ’39 Mercury and “drive” for a while, so [...]
12-Second Street Pickup
I’ve been at the dentist all morning and I’m not completely certain the laughing gas has worn off. Keep that in mind as I present to you this quaint little ‘T’ pickup owned by Bob Lessman as featured in the January, 1961 issue of Hot Rod Magazine. I began to think of it just as [...]
Martin Croston & The Vultures
Fuel Tank TV is at it again. This time, they’ve released their full feature on Martin Croston & The Vultures. By happenstance, I spent a day touring the country side of Melbourne with Martin in 2012. He’s totally my kind of guy – laid back, cerebral… no muss, no fuss. And a diehard. Hell, just [...]
Five Favorite Jeffries Stripe Jobs
Dean Jeffries was a lot of great things in the car world: Racer, designer, fabricator and builder. But his biggest impact by far would be his custom painting and pinstriping. In the late 50s, if you wanted the very best of the best in hand striping on your car, there were only two guys to [...]
The Dean Jeffries Photo Thread
About five or six years ago, Rod Powell invited me to go to the Hall Of Fame banquet at the Grand National Roadster Show. It was one of those deals where you sit down to a table cloaked with a white tablecloth and topped with cold chicken and watered down tea and mentally prepare yourself [...]
Hot Rod Friendly Apps?
Let me know if this is getting a little too nerdy, but I was thinking about Ryan’s Jalopy Journal “Hambigram” post and wondered what apps are really helpful for a hot rodder? What are the applications that come in handy for you when working on and driving around in your old car? More than anything, [...]
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 >>