The Jalopy Journal
One recent experience that kind of sums up a couple of the observations already mentioned in this thread.... My Dad had sold his 1932 Model B...
I had a similar problem with a '77 Grand Prix LJ that I bought off a local doper. My dad nick-named it the "pimp-mobile". Truthfully, it did look...
Want more power, get a Ferguson TO-30 with the Continental. Better touch on the hydraulics too. After FoMoCo tried to screw him over Harry...
If I ever run into him..... I'll back up and floor it! Good luck and nail the little bastard!
I like the first sample better, someone said it looked like tortoise-shell and I agree. It could be a very cool effect with the right...
We had a rare but very nasty tornado come thorugh this area last year. It wasn't too close to my place, but it skipped right over my Dad's house....
Ooops... had to log off and steal my kid's laptop to convert the picture to a usable format. Just when I get comfortable with some software they...
So far it is all show, and no go, but it does have handmade spoke rims and hubcaps. Even when it is finished it will only have two mulepower. The...
He was asking if I used to drag race at New England Raceway. There must have been someone who used that name for their team or for their car.
Wasn't me, unless you count those times when the blue lights went off in my mirror. :D
I'm an old tanker, so naturally I try to hang the biggest cannon I can on anything. I can see where you're coming from though. The greenhouse...
Great job! You are motivating me to get back to work on my 52. I've been waiting until my son was old enough to help with the project. While...
Have you thought about going with the H-model of the B25? (my favorite) It would shorten the nose and the relatively simple curves are certainly...
Last year I camped out in my friend's vendor tent at a Roman re-enactment event on a college campus in VA. In the middle of the night I awoke to...
Great build. Cool theme. As a veteran and military reenactor I appreciate the nod to history and service. Have you thought about adding yellow...
Whats the difference between a "Rice Rod" and an onion??? Nobody cries when you chop up a ricer!!! At least no skill or talent were wasted on...
Cool thread and great attiude! Working on a well used "A" with friends and a real spitfire of a vintage lady sounds like a worthy cause in and of...
Now ya' gone an' got me all nostalgic to hear the 283 I've got waiting on the shop floor. They're small cubes by love the revs. Perfect for a...
Just my two Lincons... Ford pro = always a classic con = even coke classic is better in a curvy bottle than a flat-sided can. Chevy...
If you consider that 32 was the first year for the V8 (@ 2/3 of the run vs the 4 banger "B", but I'm not sure of the numbers) My dad's 32 B...
Herbster, Is this what you use to hunt moose in Finland? (For those who don't know Finnish weapons, its a 9mm Suomi submachinegun. The kind...
When we needed to put the spread the spring for my Dad's Model B roadster we used a giant riggers turnbuckle, the kind with cable hooks that screw...
A few years back the State of Mass (confusion) came out with new emissions/inspection requirements that necessitated the use of a dyno set-up. A...
My Uncle is a trucker who delivers Jumbo Jet engines for Pratt & Whitney. He also volunteers for the New England Air Museum (formerly Bradley Air...
My neighbor used to have a Vega with a 350 and a real "short" gear in it (don't ask, it was late 70s/early 80s and poor taste and bad judgement...
Got mine (gold) with the 10th Panzer in Inglostadt in 89. We had to qualify with the P1 pistol G3 rifle and the MG3 (MG42 to the WWII crowd). The...
Just to clarify.... the three "Iron Cross" marksmanship medals (AKA "bolo badges") are still in use by the U.S. Army to indicate proficiency with...
How could you expect a cop to look anywhere but directly at such a sweet '32. Any one that did should be smacked in the head with his own baton...
Amen to the Peter Gunn Theme... I used to have a big-blocked 77 Gran Prix affectionately known as the "pimpmobile". The Art-of Noise vesion can't...
Finally got the X-cab S-10 frame that's going under my 52. I had one glorious spring day to work on it with my son on Tuesday, then had to work...
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