And as a young man, Sam Foose helped Chuck Calvin restyle this 1950 Ford Tudor sedan for Don Britton. The car was nearly brand new when it was given the full custom treatment including a seamless sectioning job, with 4 inches removed from the body sides. The stock grill surround was reworked and a floating [...]
Before there was Chip, there was Sam.
Posted on July 29th, 2011 by Jive-Bomber
Filed under: Customs
Filed under: Customs
The Panty Dropper
In the 1920′s, Rudolph Valentino could pull wool better than just about anyone. One square look from the “latin lover” is all it took to get most women to drop their drawers lickedly split. It was a blessing and a curse. A blessing because… Well, what red blooded man wouldn’t want such a super power? [...]
Is your Hot Rod legit?
I was riding my motorcycle down to Laguna Seca last Sunday to watch MotoGP racing. It was a nice, leisurely cruise down Highway 101 until a CHP pickup truck lit ‘em up in my rear view mirror. It took me a moment to realize he actually wanted me to pull over, and not some random [...]
Save The Salt!
I don’t typically get these pages involved with stuff like this, but this does hit close to home and I feel like we just might be able to make a difference. Essentially, the Bonneville Salt Flats are going to shit due to a potash mine that sits adjacent to surface. In fact, the Salt Flats [...]
Power Hot Rod Reunion – Sweden
The traditional hot rod scene in Sweden is an amazing one. For years, those fellas have been using creativity to replace accessibility and as a result, they’ve built a number of cars that have a very specific look to them. It’s really quite hard to put that look into words. Sure, traditional cars all have some [...]
10 Ways To Win At The Drag Races
With the H.A.M.B. Drags coming up, I thought it was high-time to study up on ways to win. So I grabbed my February, 1957 issue of Rod Builder & Customizer and got my learn on. Afterwards, I figured it to be downright selfish if I didn’t post the “winning” manual for all to read as [...]
How long can a record stand?
I was just thumbing through my 2010 Rules and Records book from the SCTA, looking at the classes, vehicle types and dates the records were made. Most of them were 10 years old or less, and only a handful went back to the early 90s. And that makes sense, right? You see some old record [...]
How To Be A Hot Driver
Throughout the 1950′s, Fawcett Books put together small format annuals that looked in depth at things like customs, sports cars, and hot rods. In 1953, they released a book titled “Best Hot Rods.” It’s a glorious publication edited by Ray Gill who’s forward begins with, “This is not a book to read and throw away. [...]
Dad’s ’55 Studebaker Commander – Update
Some of you may remember the post I did last Summer on my father’s 1955 Studebaker Commander he had just finishing restoring, and was in the middle of getting the interior done. He enjoyed the car the rest of the season, took it to a few shows, and then realized that like all of his [...]
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 >>