We all flew into Boise, Idaho late last night and met in an abandoned airplane hanger. All of our tech editors as well as a representative of Baileigh were there to discuss the top-10 nominations for our latest tech event. We chose Boise as these meetings in the past have gotten rough and word on [...]
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Posted on March 18th, 2011 by Ryan
Filed under: Tech
Filed under: Tech
Keep This Under Your Hood!
Stumbled upon this fantastic Ford parts and service film from 1940. It’s rare to see a fully animated dealer informational clip from this era, as most automotive films were live action or employed still images to save cost. The animation here is top notch, as we witness the genuine Ford valve laughing off damage from [...]
Johnny Dark
For the last couple of days, I’ve been in a living hell – suffering over the screen of my computer as I switch windows between Excel, PayPal, Wells Fargo, USAA, E-Trade, blah, blah, and blah. I can feel life slowly being sucked out of my fingers as I type away on this god damned keyboard. [...]
It’s Not Friday, part II… Jay Shuster
Ryan’s recent post on Stefan Marjoram inspired me to share another great sketch artist who has a keen eye for all things mechanical, both by land and by air. Jay Shuster is best known as the sketch artist who designed the Anikin Podracer for Star Wars Episode I and the lovable trash-compacting robot from Pixar’s [...]
Living On…
This is a strange post, but one I’ve been needing to write for a few months. It all started to come down about three months ago. I got an email from a young man in his 20′s whose father was a fairly active HAMBer in the early to mid 2000′s. With his permission, I’ve decided [...]
1954 La Carrera PanAmericana
Ina Mae Overman and Stanley Dean Miller were tapped by Ak Miller to run a support truck at the 1954 La Carrera PanAmericana. Ina Mae had a 1953 Ford truck, so they painted it up in team colors and headed south. As it turned out, AK didn’t need the pair after all… Blessed with the [...]
Invention of the week: The Park-Car…
How about 5th wheel/ spare tire steering for your Cadillac? Makes it easy to slide that large lead sled into inaccessible garages or those pesky, tight parking spots! The announcer says it takes power from the driveshaft, but I wonder if that’s to lower the wheel down and raise the car up, or is it [...]
It’s Not Friday, but… Stefan Marjoram
I’ve been following Stefan’s blog for a while now. He’s one of those people that just gets form, ya know? He draws lots of things, but seems to focus on the shape of power. His viewpoint intrigues me… It’s crisp, clean, and modern, but he draws old shit. I can’t put it into words. Maybe [...]
Chuck Jordan’s 5 Greatest Hits…
Many of you may already know that the last of the great GM Styling Chiefs, Chuck Jordan, passed away back in December. I thought it was worth raising a glass to five of the finest General Motors (pre 70s) auto designs under his watch. These are just my opinion, so add a few of your [...]
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 >>