My wife and I recently welcomed a son to the family, and I’m already looking at peddle cars and miniature mechanics coveralls, of course. Back when my daughter was born in 2007, I asked two very talented artists from my work if they would do a mural in her room before she was born. The [...]
Hot Rods are Baby Stuff…
Posted on December 31st, 2009 by Jive-Bomber
Filed under: Art & Inspiration
Filed under: Art & Inspiration
MG at Bonneville – 1951
I woke up this morning sick as a dog. I’m not up to writing much or figuring out today’s topic, so you guys are stuck with a random video. It’s 1951 and a British dude that goes by “Goldy” is hammering his piss-ant little MG down the salt to the tune of 139 mph. I [...]
Ray Brown Lakester… More details.
The HAMB History post What happened to Ray Brown’s 27 Lakes roadster? by Jimmy B had some great images of the car, including a rear 3/4 shot with the turtle deck off that I had never seen. Its pretty rare to find very many clear, in-progress construction shots for lakes or Bonneville racers in the [...]
The Golden Nugget
You guys are probably tired of hearing about how much I prefer simple customs over extravagant works, but I’ve found another example that I thought was worth sharing. It’s a 1952 Vic that was featured in the June, 1958 issue of Rodding & Re-Styling. Simplicity, of course, is the keynote. Since first laying eyes on [...]
Jay Johnston’s Shoebox
I first saw Jay Johnston’s shoebox in Andy Southard’s “Customs of the 1950′s” book and as the owner of a shoebox Ford at the time, I freaked out. Sure, it’s a pretty extravagant custom and I typically don’t go for such cars, but this one is different. Why? Because just about every single modification made [...]
Merry Christmas!
Well fellas… It’s that time of the year again. “A Christmas Story” is playing on a loop, the kids are totally obsessing over their latest swag (delivered straight from the North Pole), and I sit here writing yet another Christmas post. To make things even better, we are snowed in with over a foot of [...]
Drinking & Driving… At Bonneville!
A while back, we showed you a video from Mazooma1′s collection that featured Dean Moon’s Moonliner promoting 555 Cigarettes. Today, we are throwing another one your way and again it features the Moonliner promoting a vice. This time, it’s Budweiser… and while the video is pretty much as cheesy as you can get, there are [...]
All Aluminum, Hand Built, Ferrari V-12 Powered = Breathtaking.
I recently attended a Holiday Pig Roast and Car show in the Bay Area, and this little beauty (still under construction) from Steve Moal’s shop showed up. The few details that I know are pretty tasty, indeed: The car features monocoque construction and the frame is all riveted panels, with structural rigidity supposedly on spec [...]
Special Pick-Up Issue!
This morning I was sitting at the lone stop light in the sleepy little town of Dripping Springs, TX in my new daily driver – a 1939 Deluxe Ford Sedan (story for another day). And when I say “sleepy,” I mean it – there wasn’t a soul around as the sun was coming up. It’s [...]
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 >>