When you think about the name Spence Murray, the first thing that may come to mind is the Rod & Custom Magazine Dream truck, but his personal ride was well received by the car magazines as well. The Murray ’49 Chevy epitomizes clean, tasteful and original customizing at a time when the car was still [...]
Spence Murray’s 1949 Chevrolet
Posted on July 5th, 2011 by Jive-Bomber
Filed under: Customs
Filed under: Customs
Clif Inman’s 1957 Chrysler (Joe Wilhelm built)
Most HAMBrs know this car from the the cover of “Andy Southard’s Custom Cars of the 1950s” (which is ironic, because Andy took that picture in the early 60s), but some may not know how Clif Inman’s chopped ’57 Chrysler came to be, or where it ended up. The story is best told in a [...]
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 >>