The Jalopy JournalThe Ben Thomas Affair
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Lately I’ve gotten a lot of questions about who the new guy is in the background of some of my build thread shots. As such, I thought it was… continue reading »
The Tragic Tale of the ‘City of Salt Lake’…
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
August 1st, 1960: Athol Graham strapped into his home-built racer, the ‘City of Salt Lake’, and told his wife Zeldine, “See you at the other end.” She replied,… continue reading »
Thank You, Mr. Barris
Friday, November 6, 2015
As I’m sure many of you have heard, George Barris passed away yesterday. News like that travels fast, faster than it ever has before. There’s good reason—George was… continue reading »
The Hunters Car Club
Monday, August 10, 2015
A few weeks back, I got an email from a 73 year old gentleman named Al Zale. Al was president of a Santa Ana car club titled, “The Hunters”… continue reading »
The Mystery Of The Illuminated Goodyears
Monday, July 6, 2015
For years, the image you see here has floated around the internet with little to no information attached. In fact, a common caption reads something like this: “In 1961,… continue reading »
The Guy Next to Wally…
Thursday, June 11, 2015
Thats all I knew him by… The guy crouched down next to Wally Parks. Just in this one picture of the 1946 SCTA Officials, found in Veda Orr’s… continue reading »
The Bernie Couch Interview
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
One of my favorite features in The Jalopy Journal #3 is the coverage of Bernie Couch’s photography. Frankly, it’s one of the best archives of early hot rodding that… continue reading »
An Interview With Eric Black
Thursday, May 28, 2015
When I was a kid, my dad had a Bill Mitchell penned concept of the 1963 Corvette hanging on his office wall. I think that was the start… continue reading »
