The Jalopy JournalTom Cobbs: Part 2
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
When we last left you, Tom Cobbs had just lost the first ever legal drag race to Fran Hernandez. In doing so, he became the first to race… continue reading »
Tom Cobbs: Part 1
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Here’s an old hot rod name for you – Tom Cobbs. It’s not a household name by any means. In fact, you can read both “The Birth of… continue reading »
The Catfish
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Art Sparks and Paul Weirick wanted to race Indy. They were both cerebral fellas and figured what they didn’t have in the bank, they could make up for… continue reading »
The X-Sonic
Friday, June 20, 2008
Last night I was on the phone with a buddy having a fairly typical hot rod debate. See, he’s a 60’s freak and I’m more of a late… continue reading »
The Silva Speed Special (Part 3)
Monday, May 19, 2008
I’ve mentioned Kevin Silva’s sedan a few times here on The Jalopy Journal (here, here, and here), but I’ve never really gotten into the full story of how… continue reading »
A Miller Excerpt
Friday, May 9, 2008
I’ve mentioned this before, but Marcie and I are getting ready to have our second child here in about three weeks. As you might imagine, I was pretty… continue reading »
Cars With Appeal
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Back in 1963, nobody at Hot Rod Magazine worried so much about “profit per page” or the effectiveness of borrowed editorial. Instead, these folks were doing their best… continue reading »
Hotter Spark, Better Sounds
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
I’ve posted many, many times about my flathead distributor woes here as well as on the forums. Realistically, these problems can be broken down to two sources: 1…. continue reading »
