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[IMG] Holy Moley, Batman...at the time this photo was taken by R.E. Boudreau, this car was owned and driven by Jack Alderman. Photo was taken at...
We have a storage room in our garage. Many of the tools stored there have gotten very rusty in the past few years. I first blamed it on the high...
Northern Suburbs in Bris...near Chermside. No plans to attend Greazefester this year.
Save your money. Those faux-chrome sprays look wonderful for about a year. The base is powdered aluminium with several clear or candy coats to...
Ulu...When looking at your pictures of the dechromed & stripped front end, I wondered what it would look like if you used only the smaller...
Gonna try to post these photobucket pictures that I just came across in my albums. A few colour slides taken at the old Mission track back in...
Gear shifts...
5w32...not sure about the Dave James connection, but I was thinking of (the late) Bruce McNicol's speed shops. Bruce was very helpful and sold me...
Mark & Rory...a big hello from me in Australia. I've been watching this thread avidly since it opened. Sure would like to see more of the old...
Back in the days of the 'little pages' hotrod & custom car magazines, some notable custom car builder created a sectioned Olds of this vintage....
I would love to see someone photochop the fins on a '59...eliminate that kink in the top of the fin line and slope the line directly to the top of...
Re: photo of Bill Phillips Texaco gas station at 41st & Knight St. On same side of the street was a McDonald's burger restaurant. I was working...
KIWIJEFF...I think you got the wrong impression...no one was doom-sayin'...we just wanted the kids to rein in their impetuousness and to play...
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I rarely contribute to these posts, I'm happy to lurk about and try to learn. But, am I the only one who sees that these guys are a bad accident...
Ex-pat Canadian now living in Brisbane, Australia. Haven't seen a snow shovel in the past ten years! I grew up in New Brunswick, moved to...
Bob...local Alaskan residents will probably confirm this reply, but I think the reason for the kinks in the pipeline are to allow for...
Happy Canada Day (plus 1...thanks to the International Date Line).
Back in the early 1970's, east coast Pro Stock racer Bill Blanding ran clear plexi valve covers on his SBC motor. I'd guess that is a pretty good...
Wood470...correct, although I can't tell you the weight. Blowby...take your bathroom scales to your local speed shop and weigh 'em yourself....
I see: perfectly straight body, black paint with beautiful black interior, top down, gold inserts in side chrome trim, Cragar S/S wheels,...
79mbu reporting in...grew up in the Maritimes (Saint John, N.B.), moved to Vancouver in 1973, been living in Australia since 2003 (the outside air...
[IMG]Although definitely an OT vehicle, this is how the factory wheels on our X-Trail looked after we painted them to match body colour and added...
Having a problem uploading this photo. I'll try to pm directly...Glen
I just came across this post. The attached photo was taken at Pro Stock meet at Epping, N.H. in 1972. Herb was the friendliest of the dozen or so...
One of the very nicest front end treatments that I can recall from my days of growing up in eastern Canada was on a '56 Ford Crown Victoria...
Pontiac Slim has already added his input, but I think the first photo that you included may be the old BOSTON STRANGLER racer. The name might...
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