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Hung out at Van De Camps Drive in on San Fernando Rd. in L.A. in the early 60's, it was similar but not as mischievous and sex orientated as the...
40's and early 50's an automatic was a bit rare besides the drivers of those vehicles were raised on standard transmissions. Reliability of early...
Kind of late to hit car shows now but cruise nights, drag races are good for still going and are good for eyeing 32's and asking questions. Other...
Enjoyed looking at your pics, thanks for taking and posting photos.
wow, you got a project there. I must admit I doubted it was going to be saved, and you sure did....Great job, keep us posted on further results.
I remember Earl's ads on T.Y, prices were $19.95 then up to $29.95 for a long time. My Aunt had her 41 Chev. painted there and they sprayed the...
Another batch of photos that are fantastic. Thanks.
Great photos, Thanks....
I used to cover shows for HotRodHotLine.com but covid came along and stopped going to shows. I know how time consuming, pains in the ass working...
Great selection of rods. Could not go this year, I hate to miss it...Thanks for photos.
Can't make it this year along with a bunch of other shows so Thank You for your photos, it helps.
Screen grab from a 1950 movie, I don't know if it is a Red or International but the trunk added to it is nicely done.[ATTACH]
You mean the bikers?
For the most part hot roaders were more interested in their car an their buddies cars than to be gang bangers. Yes there may have been some that...
Easier would be another rear end from a 55 up Chev. (they are 5 bolt however for 6 bolt use a pick up rear).Measure width on old and come real...
Very nice!!
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The only paint guys I ever seen that sprayed your wheels (and tires too then used tire paint to black them again) even when given specific orders...
Frazier was the President of Graham Motor Car Co., they stopped production of Graham's in 1940 (unsold 1940 's were re serial numbered as 1941's)....
Not only ugly custom cars but homes and buildings suffered the same design problems. Of course there were some exceptions I guess.
When I was a teen and still riding bicycles I would wheel over to the Chevrolet dealer to see the beautiful 1955 Chevs. then the same in 1956. It...
16 in 1959 and got my father's 1946 Chev., 216" 6 cyl., lasted 1 year and threw a rod. Bought a '50 Chev. 235 6, lasted 1 year, threw a rod....
Praise be to you for saving the soul of that poor unfortunate Merc.. Be kind and chop that top so it looks like it should.
When I was a bike riding kid in the 50's I had them on my bicycle (naked girls) When I got older and got a car they were out of favor. My older...
I always used grease as that was how I was taught. I kept an old Chev. out-put shaft around to align my clutch on my Chev. when replacing it. I...
Bad Chad makes some God awful creations sometimes. This ones not, it is so like a young rodder would have made in the earliest days of rodding...
See correction on my thread.
I wish somebody would repro those.. ( Spell check put report instead of repro, got to proof read everything these days)
Hidden switch that cuts electricity to ignition switch.
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