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Up for sale is my killer little '60s style Model A hot rod named The Grinch. It's very loud, very fast, and very fun! It's also low maintenance...
I picked up this '30 Model A Tudor on New Year's Eve. It was a great way to close out an awful 2020. :D [ATTACH] It was originally built in...
Are there any options for repairing egg'd lug holes in old OEM steel wheels? Yes :rolleyes: the car was driven a half-mile with loose lug nuts due...
With the looming ten-year anniversary of the day I bought this car, I thought it's time to start a build thread. :) I always wanted to make a...
We're starting in on the bodywork on my Chrysler, and I'd like to shave the fuel door off the quarter panel. How are you custom guys getting fuel...
So Cyclone Kevin and a bunch of other LA history buffs did a great job stirring up support to save Harvey's / Johnnie's / Bob's Big Boy Broiler in...
I hope this car didn't belong to a HAMB'r....
"Owner and builder Tom Nesper testing and running his awesome V8 motor in a quarter scale r/c which he has been working on for years, it runs on...
It's off topic, and kinda weird. But I figured some of you would like them. Check out the site for more. http://www.sandyscancars.com/...
My great aunt had this car when it was new. I had never seen a photo of it until today, and I noticed it has a removable hardtop. I've never...
It seems like the RR stuff is starting to go away and these days most people are building, or want to build, top-notch rides. After the GNRS, I...
The rear end in my dad's '64 Cadillac went up to heaven yesterday. We were hoping it was just the carrier bearing, but no such luck - it's fine....
Sorry for the OT post, but I was hoping someone here would know about this. For years I've noticed the white writing that appears in a lot of...
Just found these on the web, thought I would share. Maybe someone knows the car. Definitely worth checking out the whole webpage, the guy had...
It may not be well-known outside of Texas, but the Pate Museum is going to be closing at the end of this year. This place had a lot of automotive...
This is a car I've seen a little of for years, just wondering if anyone knows the history of it. I'm fairly certain it was raced about '64-65,...
In the book Kustomland, there is an all-white '55 Ford sedan that is really low and (I believe) caleld "Lil Judy". Can anyone post a picture? I...
From another site: http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=102133 After all the work put into this engine, cleaning and painting...
Does anyone have a suggestion in the area? I prefer to support small, local business when possible. Also, I like to keep an eye on my parts! :D...
They're so valuable now that only a few sick individuals modify them anymore. But they sure are slick when done right! Anyone have any custom...
1966 289 Ford with C4 Edelbrock Performer intake Holley 650 vac secondary carb Pertronix Ignitor otherwise stock Yes this is the engine I...
I left Fort Worth on Thursday evening to beat the weather and have dinner with a friend of mine outside of Austin. Two miles from my exit, I hear...
This is kinda weird. But a lot of you guys are weird, so I figured it would work. (there are more in this link)...
I don't usually link threads from other websites, but I thought this was pretty funny. :D Alright, after reading a ton of threads on welding up...
Not my car. It's at a junkyard here in Texas. I don't know the price, but I'm sure it has one! He bought the car as part of a big group, and...
The taillight housings I'm working with are arrow-straight but have quite a few pits in them. I'd like to reuse these if possible - because...
Does anyone have a source for automotive carpet that has silver and/or gold threaded in? This can be an OEM type, since I know some upper-end...
Digging through my old Hot Rod magazines, I noticed that several of the serious Mopar full-bodied salt racers were owned, built, and driven by a...
My dad found a '61 Lark for sale the other day. It looks like a factory hot-rod to me, it's a 2dr sedan with a V8 (has a VIII badge on the fender...
Why were they never offered with 348/409s? Would have been bitchin. :D
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