The Jalopy Journal
I have been driving the car quite a bit, went to a local parade. I drive it down to the coffee shop in the mornings. Sure get a lot of thumbs up...
http://pitstopusa.com/c-133563-wheels-tires-bart-wheels-bart-steel-wide-5-wheels-bartwide-5-15-x-8.html try this Andy
I didn't race this one for 50 years. I raced with this car in 67,68. It belonged to a good friend. It was parked for 40 some years until I was...
Greg, I will be sure to kick up a rooster tail or 2 now and then. I started racing in 1960 in a flathead powered 34 ford and I am going out the...
I have got my title,license plate and insurance. Still have to get DOT tires. I sure hate to put mufflers on this thing. It sure will sound...
This is my 34 ford coupe that I am making street legal. I restored it and raced it, now I am in the process of installing a windshield and lights...
In 63 corvette went to a cross spring in the rear. In 84 they went to cross spring in both front and rear and are still using them in 2013. I...
Shaun, This is at Crawford County Speedway Van Buren Arkansas. I am the promoter for Ozark Vintage Stock Car Racing Association. We race pre...
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[ATTACH] Shaun, This is my last dirt car to restore. I have been racing it but have decided to make it street legal....
Shaun, Build yourself a fan shroud and your heating problems will go away....
The motor has been rebuilt, bored .040 over and the valves have been ground but I don't think it has been decked. If the heads have been milled I...
I have a 1950 pickup with an 8RT V8 engine. How much lift on a cam can be used without having the heads machined for valve clearance. I would like...
flathead 8RT stock except for .040 over bore, cam headers and a 350 holley 2 barrel. I have some friends who seem to think a flathead will rev...
Has anyone had a comp cams thumper in a flathead? Would like to know what your opinion is of the performance and sound.
Nice looking car. What is your plan for an engine? A picture of the front end would be good. Front axle, wheels ect. Hope you find some history on...
I am 70 and still restoring 50's and 60's dirt track cars. Restoring the beat up old bodies,building new roll cages, building a lot of old parts...
The 525 box that I have came out of a Camaro. The 605 box is a direct replacement for it. They are found in a lot of GM cars even some Pontiac and...
I beleave we all have a love for these old jalopy type dirt cars or we would not be reading this. Racing these old cars back in the day or in...
I believe the photos came from Perry Cratchmers site. This site has been up for years. Google Hermit Ridge jalopies the early years. Look under...
I was lucky the race wasn't a couple of laps longer. My 16 year old grandson in the white coupe was not just coming, he had caught us. Hate to...
I posted this in a different thread earlier but some of you might enjoy seeing it if you missed it before. This is a clip from one of our races at...
Do a search for vintage modifieds at Crawford County There is a link to a video of the last few laps of one of our vintage races....
Tom, I sure hate to hear that it is closing. I have not been to the old track since 1965 but its closing is like losing an old friend. I have...
Ken, Yes I know Bud and have raced with him. He built a bunch of very good cars over the years. Our group runs 6 cyl. and flathead V8's only....
where are the pictures?
Atwater Mike, Our rules are 1948 and older bodies with flathead V8's or inline 6 cyl. engines. Basicly the same rules as back in the 50's and...
This video is the last few laps of our heat race when our club, OVSCRA, raced at CCS on 9-15-11.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAMEPMsgNP4&feature=player_embedded
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