That moment when all hell breaks lose is something that lives with ya for hours afterwards. I was looking down at my freshly installed tach when I heard a pop and saw my cup holder fly off the tranny tunnel. By the time I got my eyes on the road, we were perpendicular to the [...]
The Long Road To Ohio
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: Folks
Filed under: Folks
Charger: Found
I know… This one is a little to new, but I couldn’t resist. I found it while on the road and thumbing through my iPhone and just couldn’t believe how the thread went down. A guy finds a crazy fiberglass shell and wonders about its history. He posts an image and just minutes later that [...]
On The Road Again…
I’m hitting the long road to Ohio and the Hot Rod Cinematic tomorrow morning and although I plan on posting a bit from the road, I’m not completely sure how much you will hear from me this week. As such, I thought I would fill you guys in on some huge changes on the horizon… [...]
The “Jetson” Cars
OK, admittedly this is pretty far off topic… But it fits well with the X-Sonic post from Friday and features some pretty incredible art from one of my favorites – Keith Weesner. “Fang” started the post looking for the whereabouts of the Roth and Barris hover cars and gets great art instead…Really cool art. Check [...]
The X-Sonic
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 40′s/early 50′s type of guy. There’s only a decade separating our favorite genres, but as we all know, a lot happened in that decade. Namely, the “custom [...]
Mail Call
I guess it’s about time again to meander through my email box and see what turns up. With all the time off I’ve had lately, the pickings are pretty ripe. Everything from incredible old photography, to dragsters in the works, to… well, works in the works! Enjoy.
This or That
So I got another book from those guys at Motorbooks. “Kustomland” covers the custom car photography of James Potter from 1955 to ’59 and it’s pretty damn choice, but this post isn’t so much a book review as it is a question. Are you clean and subtle or loud and flashy? Which of these two [...]
Lost, Then Found.
So while I was off on maternity leave, a pal pointed out a post that garnered very little attention from the masses. “Nsh57” had found some long lost family photos of the 1939 Indy 500 and posted them for all to enjoy. While they are few, they are nothing less than breath taking and deserve [...]
My First L.A. Roadsters Show
The Silva Family was headed out west to attend the L.A. Roadster Show, so I decided to talk Kevin into covering the event for us. Enjoy: As a kid growing up on the east coast, “The L.A. Roadsters Show” seemed a world away. I lived vicariously through the pages of every “Hot Rod” magazine I [...]
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 >>