The Jalopy JournalDrag Racing In Hawaii
Monday, July 15, 2013
I love Hawaii… and will someday retire to the islands from all this… I swear it. And with any luck, I’ll get to go to the drag races… continue reading »
British Drag Racing 1964
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
If you love old news reel footage, then beware: You could spend hours poking around on the British Pathe website. Over 100 years of archival film shot primarily… continue reading »
Paying Dividends
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
For a long time, I considered owning a “historical” car akin to owning nothing. Meaning, historical cars don’t actually belong to their owners. Best case, the owners are… continue reading »
Function Over Form
Thursday, June 6, 2013
There’s no doubt that today’s hot rodding scene is overflowing with talent. Builders from around the globe are constructing rods and customs with an artistic eye and painstaking… continue reading »
Post-War ‘Hot Rods’ at Indy
Friday, May 31, 2013
Thank you for indulging me with another look at Indy cars and drivers of influence. This time we’ll look at my favorite open wheel racers from after the… continue reading »
Pre-War ‘Hot Rods’ at Indy…
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
There’s been quite a bit of a relationship between the Indianapolis 500 and the early days of hot rodding. Many of the drivers started out on the dry… continue reading »
Short Story of the Shoebox Vicky…
Thursday, May 23, 2013
I’ve loved watching the amazing progress of Mark’s (Royalshifter)“Victoria Secret”, the ’51 Ford Victoria transformed from rust to glory. Seems like this might be a good time to… continue reading »
A Tribute to the Edelbrocks…
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
I don’t know how I missed this tribute to Vic Edelbrock Sr. and Junior, considering that that it was made back in 2005. Obviously it was shot at… continue reading »
