The Jalopy Journal
[ATTACH] @down-the-road [ATTACH] @Deuces Hello, I guess it takes a photo like the one of the little kid to realize my time under the 58...
“As for documentation of the festivities, I eschewed the trappings of my fancy Leica, opting instead to capture the essence of the Round Up...
[ATTACH]@ttwomotor Hello, Nice photo capture of the “Scorpion.” It was one powerful drag race build. We were fortunate to see the action up...
[ATTACH] Hello, Tire Rack (nice ads in all of the magazines, etc...)used to be the "go to" online tire replacement and order window. They...
[ATTACH]@65pacecar Hello, We had one of these old Foster’s Freeze shops ½ way between the first Westside of Long Beach house to the last one....
[ATTACH] "The 1957 Chevy radio used tubes that required only 12 volts of plate voltage and a transistor for the output stage. This lowered the...
[ATTACH] Hello, Many years ago, I drew this Mercury Turnpike race car. It was based on a Mercury race car for Daytona Beach timed races....
Hello, You did not state where in California you live. But, almost every city has a good tire store. Look up the names of those nearest to you...
[ATTACH] 1962… this looks like snow, but it is a bad photograph taken by a young kid who was trying his best to be a photographer/writer, but...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH]old post Hello, We met a lot of small motorcycle shop owners and riders that had a good thing going for the whole scene....
[ATTACH] 1940 Flathead powered Ford Sedan Delivery … high school + Hello, It was the countless hours of behind the wheel road trips all over So...
[ATTACH]late 50’s early 60s style of a McCullough Flathead blower: Hello, Here is a modified photo from my files I use to draw a copy of a...
[ATTACH] Hello, This custom motorcycle was as nice a build as possible. Using the chrome Harley motor for a base, the owner used what parts...
[ATTACH]@Sky Six Rainbow Pier, Not Bridge. Long Beach, it was a gathering place for debate of all kinds as per caption: The Spit and Argue...
[ATTACH] Hello, One day, my wife and I were coming down PCH in Newport Beach. We were on a hunt for different plants and trees in two separate...
[ATTACH] Hello, I was searching for another bit of information for a different story on Lion’s Dragstrip. But, I came across this bit of...
“Finally, I am coming to the conclusion that my highest ambition is to be what I already am.” Hello, When we were teens, we wanted to be sports...
[ATTACH] a Custom 1958 Cad El Dorado Brougham Nomad Station Wagon Hello, When we got our 1940 Willys Coupe running and competing in our first...
[ATTACH] Hello, In 1946, we had just moved from Northern California near the Oregon border down Highway 395 to end up in Long Beach. Not the...
[ATTACH] @Sky Six Hello, Our family can attest to that photo as I remember going to Knott’s Berry Farm from our Westside of Long Beach house....
[ATTACH]@Ryan Hello, Having owned the two style of motors discussed in the story, I have come to the conclusion many times. It is pure power...
[ATTACH] Hello, When we were in the middle of our teenage road trips all over So Cal beaches and having fun, we never gave it second thought to...
[ATTACH] Hello, Back in our little kid days, our dad brought home some unusual fruit called “Dates” given to him by a friend. We had never seen...
[ATTACH] Hello, Of all the things we have said about our mom, besides testing all of the great meals she prepared for our family over the years,...
Hello, From the time we grew up in So Cal from 1946 to the time we left after getting married in our twenties, we always remember those old cars...
[ATTACH] @Witchhammer Compare the 58 Nomad to 59 Nomad to 59 Station Wagon [ATTACH]Custom 1959 Nomad Station Wagon Hello, We grew up involved...
Hey S, Sorry, I was typing fast, thinking of the next storyline on another topic and somehow, the old brain tried to do two things at once. Gee,...
[ATTACH] @40ragtopdown Hello, We started our 58 Chevy Impala racing days in the fall of 1957, when my brother got his black sedan in shape,...
Hello, My wife and I liked the power of early Corvettes, but the feel just was not there for her when we took a test drive at a local So Cal...
[ATTACH] Hello, Well, in 1964-65, Chevrolet came out with the popular El Camino. Slight differences with the front end, but all based on the...
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