The Jalopy Journal
"Highway Patrol" has replaced "77 Sunset Strip" on MeTV and it is another show we watched when I was a kid. I was caught by surprise when an...
Have you purchased a car with only a deposit after a test drive? You inspected it closely inside, outside, under the vehicle, under the hood and...
Is there a living person who has not seen an image of Herb Thomas' Fabulous Hudson Hornet, the 1951 NASCAR Strictly Stock Champion tuned by Smokey...
Automotive News is reporting that Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is announcing to investors at a meeting today, June 1st, he will end the...
Frankly, I thought it would bring more. It's history for one and the amazing electronic gadgets were space age. Never mind most think it is not...
As a kid my dad liked "77 Sunset Strip" so that's what we watched. I didn't care anything about the detectives but sure liked "Kool Kookie" and...
This is the big one this weekend Oct. 27th. Is there one older? It is one of the most enjoyable events I still go to. If you are going get there...
IHRA knows they made a huge mistake when they moved it to Memphis. It's the oldest continuously run drag race in the country. WSDR #64 is August...
Our age will almost always determine how and when we acquire our personal independence. The hand held transistor radio was mine. I was about 14 or...
Drag racing's longest running event, The World Series of Drag Racing, has been held every year in Illinois since 1954 at Cordova Raceway. Sadly,...
Most of you have never heard of him but he is one of the bravest and luckiest guys to be alive. The first time I watched his first insanity was in...
Two oldies that were released before most of us were old enough to get our drivers license will once again make the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. I am...
One of the nicest guys I have had the pleasure to know passed today at age 76. Roger Gustin started drag racing as a teenager and was involved...
I just got a call from Greg Sharp that one of motorsports greatest mechanics has passed. Fritz Voigt was Mickey Thompson's right hand man...
An article in Old Cars Weekly by Ken Gross announced there will be an East VS West historic hot rod theme at Amelia Island March 13-15 2015. This...
[ATTACH] One of the greatest names in drag racing has passed. Jim Thornton was one of the founding members of the Ramchargers and driver of some...
William Clay Ford Sr., the lone surviving grandson of Henry Ford has died at age 88. It is extremely ironic it was on the 50th anniversary of the...
Phil Everly has passed at age 74. He and his brother Don were Rock N Roll pioneers and influenced countless musicians. I grew up listening to...
[ATTACH] Something I enjoy while looking through old magazines is seeing dealerships advertising the newest cars of the day, and especially those...
Hollywood stuntman, director and race team owner Hal Needham has died at age 82. He was a former Army paratrooper before getting involved with...
[ATTACH] I like the new format and therefore believe this car deserves it's own thread. The Kandy Kart '58 Impala built in 1962-63 for Pat...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Some of the world's greatest mechanics, fabricators, machinists, metal workers, painters and...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] In the mid to late '50s Chester Drag Strip in Chester, South Carolina was one of the East Coast's...
It keeps getting bigger and better each year. This is Kenny Warren's "Virginia Twister" Funny Car.
This is a car that was built in about 1987 by Ed Quay and Ted Brine. It was built to capture the spirit of the '50s-'60s era when the Mooneyham &...
I am in the final stages of writing a book about the first Super Stock Nationals at York US 30 Dragway on August 7th 1965. Some of you were there!...
This is off topic but I just watched the best motorsports documentary I believe I have ever seen. It followed NHRA drag racing on ESPN2 Sunday...
There have only been 5 months completed this year but we have lost some of mortorsports greatest. Cotton Owens was certainly one of them. He was a...
Someone sent me this link and it is the most educational 30 minutes I have spent in a long time. It covers the building of '36 model Chevrolets...
1932 was a great year for us gearheads. Not only did it give us some of the best looking cars and trucks of all time but it also gave us Don...
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The Jalopy Journal
