The Jalopy Journal
I was talking to Jake M who is down by Oak Lawn, he has a black '49 with flames on it. Anyone interested in trying to get a bunch of Mercurys...
Hi any HAMBers live near or around Lockport or Alden NY? If so let me know, I'm trying to track down a car that was for sale over a year ago in...
Friend posted this on FB: [IMG] "Dad and I were at pauls auto yard today and found this shell of a 55. Appears to be an ex gasser of some...
This weekend I went to a car show by my house held at the Vienna Beef headquarters. Much to my pleasant surprise, another customized 1951 Mercury...
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Should I be looking for 2" pencil tips I think they are called?
Sounds like some of us have experience with buying a custom with 80's or even newer looks and redone them for an older look... Whatcha got? And...
Looking for recommendations of rear view mirrors that can be mounted to the dash?
Got a chance to check out this car collection, some pics:
I showed my Mercury again at the little car show by my house (Retro on Roscoe) and an older gentleman always brings out a nice '57 Thunderbird....
Saw this car in a thread on YellowBullet: http://www.yellowbullet.com/forum/showpost.php?p=10933507&postcount=2173 [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
Hot Rod vs. Custom threads are like 4 : 1. Not to be nerdy, but I'm really losing interest and I'm seeing a big drop in customs threads on here,...
Friend snapped some pics of this car on the highway: [IMG] [IMG]
Any more pics of this really nice custom? I have the magazine article.
Nice car: [IMG] [IMG]
Any rule of thumb on what the shipping could be, like for a tube of side stainless trim? Maybe the tube is 2-3 feet long? Could it be double...
If anyone is making a run like that let me know, potentially have a bench seat that would like to get down there.
What I am basically wondering is: -Can I put a radiator right in the opening flush with the exterior sheet metal which Jesse James' Merc appears...
Yep, my Mercury has power windows. Any suggestions of switches that would be been available before 1955? So far I've heard Lincoln and Jaguar.
This is the rear under my 1951 Mercury custom. My car is running a newer GM frame, was reportedly a big Pontiac though it has stock SBC motor...
I searched around, but if there is a good thread let me know and I'll just read that one.... Setup: 350 SBC, supposedly crate, no idea on power...
I am wondering what sandpaper grits are reccomended? They are already cut down and don't really need any work, but I need to prep them. I...
Anyone on here attend or show a car today over in Grand Haven. I saw Karl the Good Humor ice cream truck there... I talked to two Merc guys, one...
So I've got this purty Merc with a belly button crate engine. Here is a chronology of how it runs. Now I spend 60% of my time going from light...
I met him at a pizza place in Jackson Hole, he lives there. Anyone recall his racing history?
I'm sure other folks have read this thread, but if you haven't, it's very exciting though a very long read:...
So as a longtime transplant (moved here for college in 1985), I've lived on the North side since 1989. The car scene has dried up pretty bad over...
My car is in the throes of having the glass re-installed. My back glass could use some trimming down in the upper corners? Do glass guys do that...
In the pics I've seen looks like there is: Hirohata Alcorn Neppl Sauer Hegman Welch That black 4 door with the flames The vert next to the black...
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