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As JeffSled said, I also would buy one in a heartbeat.
Jamestown, Ohio --- Greene County.
I have a 392 Hemi that came out of a 1958 Imperial. I've had it about 35 years.
Welcome to the HAMB. I was born in an Iowa cornfield. (Ottumwa)
R.I.P. Joe, a wonderful man. In 1955, my folks bought me a new 1955 Chevy 210 with powerpack. When the car was three months old, I scattered the...
I started drag racing in 1953 at Santa Ana drag strip. They claimed that was the first drag strip. I am wondering if Paradise Mesa and Santa...
You mentioned green, I painted my '57 392 'Detroit deisel green'. I like it. Painted my '58 392 in the original color.
I see a hemi head engine in the background, is that your choice for your truck? The workmanship is beautiful.
I bought a 1966 F250 pickup new in '66. Came with 352 ci. Original engine. Been rebuilt twice. Last time in 1975 by Tom and his crew at the...
I also was born in Ottumwa in 1938. Folks moved to So. Calif. after WWII. Took us 10 days in a Model A. (Grapes of Wrath)
I bought a new '55 with the 265 w/powerpack. It only consisted of 4 barrel and dual exhaust. My avatar picture was taken in '55. Note the...
I was one of the original five that formed the Outcasts of Long Beach. We all went to Wilson High. It was formed in 1955. I was our clubs rep to...
Joe Reath in Long Beach CA
I use the early Ford green from 'Mac's Antique Ford Parts.' Part # RSP6.
Bill Harrah also had an extra copper cooled engine on display setting beside the Chevy that 'junkjunky' mentioned.
Car show and swap meet at Greene Co. fairgrounds in Xenia tomorrow. July 4th. Starts at 8:00 am.
I bought a new '55 210 Delray two door, 265 with powerpack and 3 speed column. At Santa Ana drag strip when it was 2 months old I floated the...
I remember meeting Tom back in 1957 at Reith & Mallard's shop at Tenth & Cherry. I was having Joe redo my 1956 283 and Tom had a Red 1957 Nomad...
Turned 73 in May
I will be there tomorrow. Sent you an email. Fred
I am 72, still hotroddin'. Working on a 392 . On hold till it warms up. Too cold out in the shop. I was building a Bob's Big Boy on Hawthorne...
Santa Ana dragstrip in 1952. I was 14 then. I remember Jim (Jazzy) Nelson and his flathead powered Fiat bodied dragster.
I use to hang out there in the middle 50's when Joe Reath was still pardners with Joe Mallard. They did the engines on my 55 & 56 Chevys. They...
When I lived in McMinnville, OR. every year On the way to the Corvalis swap meet on old 99W. an old timer would have open house at his shop. In...
I have a 66 F250 Camper Special I bought new. It has 570,000 miles on it. Been rebuilt twice. Very dependable, but 10-12 mpg is about all it will...
Welcome to Ohio Dave, another good car show is the Pumpkin Run down near Cinncinatti. They held it two weeks ago. 2500-3000 showed up plus swap...
I grew up in Long Beach, CA. Wilson High 1954-55-56 cruising the drive-ins, drag racing out on Bolsa Chica in Huntington Beach, Santa Ana and...
1954-55-56 Long Beach, CA, cruised all the drive-ins, Wilson High, drag raced on Bolsa and Bolsa Chica out in Hunington Beach, member of...
I had a 1968 Chevelle SS396 with a 392 Hemi in it when I lived in Salem, OR. Engine had all the right toys. Can't find my pictures, but I sold it...
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