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Contact Magoozi and drive down to Champions in TJ. It's traditional.
I bought a farm from a guy who owned it for 12 years and he knew the PO who was the original owner. He is sure this 35 Ford based hay wagon was...
This would be OK with me if they have a Natalie Wood look alike dressed in 50's style as the flag girl. [MEDIA]
FWIW I just dropped my Haggerty policy and went to Grundy. That cut my premium by 50%. I told them I went with them because they supported the...
I have found CPP parts and their tech support leave a lot to be desired. I would look to Wilwood for higher quality brake parts.
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I was born and raised at a time when you had to have a Ford V8 to be cool. Don't try and confuse me with facts. Henry was a God and the V8 Ford...
My first car was a 30 or 31 Model A tudor. I can't remember the price but they were around 20 to 30 dollars back in 55. Car didn't run and it...
FWIW Hot rods through the sixties didnt have radios. We listened to our engines.
The correct traditional shim for the axles was to cut up a beer can. I think they were thicker in the 50's so you might need two of them if using...
I never liked the looks of the aftermarket switches. I used a Tikin Through Time kit that mounts on the shift lever. I got a long piece of...
The people who don't know how to shift a manual transmission or roll up a window with a crank, have no idea what a hand signal is. I afraid that...
56 Ford F100
This was done in 2020 in my 40 sedan in Southern California. The quality of the work in TJ on my Model A was far superior to the work on the 40 in...
These were done in TJ in 2021. Traditional TJ upholstery.[ATTACH]
These were in my Model A when I got it and were probably installed back in the 50's[ATTACH]
Stall speed with a traditional 39 transmission is whatever the tach was reading when you dropped the clutch and pressed as hard as you could on...
My dad's first car was a new 39 Ford standard coupe. He went into the navy in 40 and my mother made three trips over the next two years from...
That Model A needs more than the fenders removed, it needs a rebuilt motor. A stock model A roadster should run at least 65 MPH.
I had similar problems with my stock 47 Ford with a single 6 volt Optima battery. The cure was the grounds. I cleaned the stock body to battery...
My stock Model A gas gauge is as close to bullet proof as it gets. That is until the replacement cork float soaks up too much gas and sinks....
Anybody going to the Roth Reunion in Manti Utah next weekend?
39 Ford transmissions are traditional and can be easily lifted by worn out old men.
I never got past the tenth grade in high school but I would have graduated in 59 if I had stayed. I did get into college some years later and...
I really liked my Brockman Mellow Tones on my 47
I'm an old man who lived in a country that people trusted each other and rarely were disappointed. I still run my OT business that way and have...
When it comes to looks, nothing beats a pair of stock T-bird valve covers. Combine that with the sound and a pair of dual quads and you would...
Folding green money and personal inspection are the only safe ways for both buyer and seller to make a transaction. That's the only way I handle...
I think a build thread that showed quality work and positive comments would be a positive feature on a car. Knowing what the builder did and the...
Oh yeah, those were the days.
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