Chances are, if you’ve been playing with building hot rods and customizing old cars long enough, you’ve made a few small mistakes. Maybe a few large and ugly ones, too. Often in the pursuit of instant gratification or due to limited funds, I’ve made plenty of “two steps forward, four steps back” blunders on my [...]
The H.A.M.B. Drags just might be the best kept secret in drag racing. I don’t know of any other race that is as pure and simple… and disorganized as our little folly in Missouri. It’s a perfect 200 car field located at one of the most genuine tracks left in this country. It’s racing as [...]
The eyes of the global sex industry were focused on Vegas last night as industry moguls gathered in the plush desert gardens and ball rooms of a brightly lit hotel that overlooked the strip for the 25th annual Erotic Film Awards. They came from both coasts, in private jets, stretch limos, and exotic sports cars, [...]
I’m over in China for a week of business, and spending some quality time in the mainland, or ‘Middle Kingdom’, has been a real eye-opener for me. I’m used to visiting Japan, where American hot rod culture is well known and understood, even revered. I’m now in a country over over a billion people that, [...]
Some of you fellas might remember this post. In it, I asked for help discovering the wonder that was AMT’s “Turnpike On A Tabletop” for my 4-year old that has developed a need for speed. Well, the search is over… A few months ago, an east coast guy (who likes his privacy and I’m betting [...]
Lets be totally honest here, Just owning a old jalopy is a luxury in itself. We don’t necessarily ‘need’ a traditional hot rod, but we really wanted one badly enough to make some sacrifices to have one or three. Once you’ve acquired your dream ride (better yet built it), it doesn’t take long to want [...]
While I was in Australia last year, I made a new family. It’s hard to put into words just how cool all of those guys are and I miss each and every character that Blake and I ran into – one being, Mark Bailey. Mark is a painter by trade and is incredibly talented in [...]
Through the years, I’ve watched the H.A.M.B. make many a hero – some deserving and some… well, maybe some haven’t been as deserving. There’s no picking and choosing as to whom the masses will relate with, support, and follow with their admiration and, on occasion, even obsession. And I’m not certain there’s any formula that [...]
We often wax poetic about the look of a nicely patinaed hot rod or old custom, and plenty has been said about the sound of a finely-tuned jalopy. But what about the smell? I think it’s worth noting what hits your nose when you crack the door open on an original mohair interior car, or [...]
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:
The story of Tom Cobbs, his legacy, and his hot rod roadster. Read: Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3.
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.
Comparing and contrasting three very different cars with three very different purposes in life. Read It >>
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.
Gary is one of my heroes and after interviewing him, I got to check off an item from my dream list. Read It >>