Grimlock’s Roadster Runs!

Wednesday, January 10, 2018
Grimlock’s Roadster Runs!

It was early fall in 2004… and a bunch of us Kansas City locals decided to ditch work on a Friday, meet up at Kevin Lee’s house, and… continue reading »

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Focus!

Friday, January 5, 2018
Focus!

Four years ago, I was sitting at a desk inside the University of Missouri’s journalism school listening to a lecture about page design. The professor was a veteran… continue reading »

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The Best of #HAMB on Instagram 2017

Thursday, January 4, 2018
The Best of #HAMB on Instagram 2017

Social Media is a blessing and a curse to me- I love getting inspired by what others are doing, but I need to do less looking at my… continue reading »

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It’s the Individual Things…

Thursday, December 21, 2017
It’s the Individual Things…

If you’ve been reading TJJ long enough, you might remember one of my first posts from 8 years ago(!) talking about how small details can really make a vehicle… continue reading »

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Field Trip!

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
Field Trip!

As I’ve slaved away in the shipping and receiving department here at The Jalopy Journal World HQ, I’ve damn near lost all sense of self and time. I… continue reading »

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The Pinnacle of Early Ford Engineering…

Monday, December 18, 2017
The Pinnacle of Early Ford Engineering…

For about three years, I drove a ’39 Ford sedan every single day – rain or shine. I took my kids to school in it. I went to… continue reading »

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The Family Heirloom

Friday, December 15, 2017
The Family Heirloom

Earlier this week, I was thinking about how rarely you see ’37 Ford hot rods. When the subject comes up, my mind jumps to a pair of favorites:… continue reading »

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Superchargers & Spacemen: Caption This!

Monday, December 4, 2017
Superchargers & Spacemen: Caption This!

Captions are critical. At the newspapers, they call ’em cutlines and in the magazine world, we call them by their rightful name. These little snippets are capable of… continue reading »

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