I was up working on H.A.M.B. Drag registration packets until ungodly hours last night and into this morning.** I sit here before you now an absolute zombie – no good for anything except maybe some incoherent babbling of sorts. Which is convenient, because at some point in the last 24 hours I decided that I [...]
Not This Sh*t Again…
Posted on August 6th, 2012 by Ryan
Filed under: Customs
Filed under: Customs
Texans On The Quarter Mile – Part 3
So here are the last of the photos from the Bob Doty collection… I continued to be amazed by these. I think my favorite from this grouping is the diminutive little Eddie Hill dragster. At least, I assume it’s Eddie’s ride. I can imagine roaring down the strip in that tiny contraption was quite the [...]
Veda Orr’s “Lakes” Pictorial 1946
I picked up this great little reprint from the SCTA trailer at Bonneville one year, and just love it’s authenticity and vintage feel. Veda’s Pictorial for the 1946 season wasn’t exactly a coffee table book- It’s really more a hand-made booklet by the great lady of hot rodding, Veda Orr, with 24 pages all stapled [...]
Cheaters!
In the October, 1965 issue of Car Craft Magazine, Cec Draney wrote up a number of stories pertaining to low-life cheating bastards. He had Alex Toth follow up with some illustrations. The result was something that should have turned into a monthly column. It never was… And it’s too bad, because I love reading this [...]
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 >>