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The "hot lick" for Pure Stock racing, locally in the mid-late-'60s, were recaps from a local dealer who used SNOW TIRE-compound caps cut with...
I guess y'all knew, "Apples don't fall far from the tree"...? 'N I guess y'all knew Mariska Hargity from TV's Law and Order SVU was Jayne's...
I have always remembered the drag scene from the "The Munsters" show, featuring Dragula, circa '64 or '65. Where did the telephone/hydro poles go,...
April 1st, 1978 (no foolin'), local newspaper ad: For Sale, 1970 HemiCuda, Purple w/White interior (I KNOW this car!), Automatic,...
Where?! ;) Yes...and "unknown"... :D
7300...and they were J70/15s (sorry) on Z28 rims...he broke so many valve springs, the local dealer cut him off from warranty claims. Youth......
Gosh-golly-gee, Fordy, what are ya tryin' to say?! This isn't trademarked by me, but it should be: "An auction is where 'u' are in the middle...
...and my brother was the 2nd owner of a '69 Nova SS396/375hp...with HD 3-speed on the floor. The original owner custom-ordered the car without...
The local Ford dealer, mid-'60s, used to get some strange pieces from Ford...cancelled Fleet orders etc. 3 real oddities come to mind: 1) '64 Ford...
1) Dropping the gavel before all possible/potential bidders have bid 2) Quickly dropping the gavel to accept a "preferred" bid/bidder
...that no doubt continues to enjoy some good ol' "Miss Hurst Golden Shifter" synergy...
Don't forget about this wee lil thread, here... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=233162
Her and Bill went back a very long way...
Oh, there's still a "Hurst" entity makin' cars 'n trucks 'n such, and Doc Watson's still a part of it, too......
Steve Evans, here, Ladies and Gentlemen, with our Match Race Madness Final Four, today, at Cloud #9 DragWay. On the Spectator Side: Ronnie...
RIP, Mr. William Tyler "Jiggs" Jenkins a.k.a. Grumpy. No one can hold HIS cigar...
L78 396-375hp, "dressed" with Factory "beauty"...
The most common Big Block performance versions were 1965-70 396-375hp (L78), and 1966-69 427-425hp (L72) that came with factory alum. hi-rise and...
Here are a couple of "period" photos...'61-'62 saw Dyno Don Nicholson, Dave Strickler, Hayden Proffitt, and Dick Harrell being pretty successful...
That was during one of many (unsuccessful?) GM reorganizations when there was a "operation" known as C-P-C...(Chevrolet-Pontiac-Canada) which, as...
I never personally met Mr. Martin, although I talked with him a time 'r two. One undeniable fact...he surely raised two wonderful girls... I'm...
"Ya get what ya give..." SEMA '99 got tiring after 3 full days, so we rented a car and headed out to "Wreckers' Row" which used to be on...
Someone missed the memo...it's Pa-luka-ville, not Pee-uka-ville! :D Good job, one 'n all! Condolences to "Ralph"...
American Pickers visited Humpy Wheeler's house, this week...and in his garage was a '39 Ford Coupe, done up as a 'shine-mobile. 'Cept he had 'er...
Larry the Cable Guy was on TV the other night (a rerun?) visiting Awesome Bill and test driving a 'shine-mobile. A l-o-n-g drive to HotLanta with...
How are Mister and Mississauga?! Wecome.
There's a story with pictures in the current issue of Hemmings Muscle Machines featuring H-M...
One of the major shortcomings of this on-line/texting/keyboard-based world we now live in is the ease with which our words and intentions can get...
Well, Ryan, now that I've presented a couple of counterpoints, let me tell ya how I really feel... Someone otta verify that the "dealer" is...
Full-size Canadian Pontiacs all featured "Chev" V8 engines/transmissions. I have a friend with a crusher-ready '68 Grande Parisienne "woodside"...
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