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Chili Catallo in his Silver Sapphire.
And I’m pretty sure that’s Tom McMullen sitting next to him.
Didn’t Dodge use 354 hemi’s in their big trucks? I recall reading that Dodge brass requested Big to add that “Dodge Powered “ slogan to his cars.
From Hot Rod Magazine, Feb. 1968- [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I didn't go back and review the thread but if you are not going to be raising the compression to at least 10-1 or so I would use the cam...
Richard Tiebout also had a Chevy Victoria Coupe but his was a ‘32. Richard passed away last September 1st. [ATTACH]
I buy name brand wheels at the big box store and have tried different brands. What I've found is they tend to glaze over and if you dress them...
Uh, be careful. There are laws against having so much cool stuff. Seriously though, WOW!
[ATTACH] The negative was flipped Seb, the clutch release lever gives it away.
Bob, once again you spring something on us that’s out of the norm. I would never have considered dropping the windshield like that, will you be...
What an unfortunate situation, Mother Nature can be a bitch sometimes. I hope that gets resolved quickly and to your satisfaction.
One more, but I think it started out as a token, or ??? Anyone recognize it? Maybe from a trade union? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here’s mine. From my employer- [ATTACH] Plant tour 1983, GM’s 75th Anniversary- [ATTACH] My son, 10 at the time, bought this at school for me for...
Hot rod historian Don “Rockerhead” Montgomery, RIP.
The Isky T, I’d recognize that grille and the Maxi cylinder heads anywhere, but obviously the woman and the distortion on the car’s body are the...
Yes, Parkerized as @greybeard360 said, the freckles on the cam are shallow spots caused by the process and they aid in oil retention which helps...
Incredible, what a treasure trove.
Jim Harrell later operated Harrell Engines and ran a ‘29 Roadster driven by Don Reynolds and sometimes Willy Borsch. The blown 354 hemi in the ‘29...
‘29 Roadster with a lengthened frame, I wonder what was under that hood?
Multy Aldrich in his Model T.
No photos or video, but for my coupe I set the frame up on jack stands with the front suspension and the rear axle installed also, as long as I...
If there was to be a winner on this thread I think I just found my favorite. Clean and well thought out!
Marty, you’re making a bunch of us look pretty stupid with these simple, yet very effective solutions.
Yes, the road draft hole is a solution provided the engine in question is pre ‘68. It sounds like the OP has a later block hence the reason his...
Machining tri-Chevy blocks.
The T tub in the foreground was built by the father of former fuel altered pilot Rod Hynes. It’s still in the family.
I can make out one name on the deck lid, Walthers, but the other name isn’t in focus. Didn’t Wally Parks have influence over HRM and they only...
There were plenty of cars all around the country that used that spring/axle setup as a quick way to get hydraulic brakes. Here’s the Juggers...
Those Amphicars have just passed under Chicago’s Michigan Ave. bridge over the Chicago River, that is the Tribune Tower in the background. No more...
I thought that engine looked vertical as compared to the Mopar slant six so I checked. The Hemi six was only produced in Australia, nevertheless...
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