The Jalopy Journal

**Jive-Bomber** · 01-20-2011, 09:05 AM

Due to popular demand, Gus is back for one more round of helpful hints to help keep your jalopy on the road. Today's advice has some gems like a home-made continuity tester, fashioned from a metal flashlight. There's also practice bits about keeping ...

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1950ChevySuburban · 01-20-2011, 09:09 AM

I love stuff like this! Very cool!

Deuce3wCpe · 01-20-2011, 09:35 AM

I was always fascinated with the sketches.... each one is like a little work of art. Must have been a thankless job for the illustrator as they are rarely signed and it was basically considered "throw away art". These aren't stick figures...a lot of it is very detailed and had to have been done by artists that were also mechanically inclined as they are very accurate. There had to be significant time invested in each. Most folks, especially those without an appreciation for such things, just simply glanced at the illustration for a second or two and then moved on.

It would be interesting to hear from some of the talented sketch artists we have here on the HAMB. What would it have been like cranking out illustrations like that one after another for what was probably very modest or even meager wages. How much time would be involved in an illustration like that? Were they all penciled and then inked ?
Inquiring minds want to know....

Seems it would have been a lot more cost effective in some cases to stage a photo, but I'm glad they didn't...I love that type and style of artwork.

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Gator · 01-20-2011, 09:48 AM

Good stuff

**Mr48chev** · 01-20-2011, 09:48 AM

The sketches were always top notch work. There was a stack of those magazines from the early 50's in a hall cupboard in a house we lived in in the late 50's and I just about wore them out reading them.

sololobo · 01-20-2011, 11:13 AM

Being a vintage junky has its rewards, this old art work and the homespun tips are priceless. Total fun post thanx ~sololobo~

Deuce3wCpe · 01-20-2011, 12:05 PM

here's a few more from a thread I did about a year ago...hope you don't mind Jive B.

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Hank · 01-20-2011, 12:16 PM

Love it! Simply love it!

aar0s · 01-20-2011, 12:25 PM

Good stuff here, i really like the one about the left hand turn signal, kinda funny now that we have signals on every car and no one can be bothered to use them!
I have an old Hot Rod (I think) magazine from the late 80's that has a 10 or 15 page feature full of stuff like this.

shmoozo · 01-20-2011, 03:55 PM

Anybody reading this thread who doesn't wind up nodding and smiling is clearly in the wrong damn forum.

Seriously ... You just can't post too many of these kinds of things.

1935Ron · 01-20-2011, 07:14 PM

Great stuff! i can relate to A. Zanelli from Clifton NJ......

**paperdog** · 01-20-2011, 08:40 PM

Stuff is smarter when explainewd in black and white..

swimeasy · 01-20-2011, 08:46 PM

Showing my age, but when I was a kid, I would read and re-read anything that Gus had to say! Thanks, Man!!

Deuce3wCpe · 01-20-2011, 10:30 PM

Gus is workin overtime at the Model Garage tonight...here's a few more hints.....

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Deuce3wCpe · 01-20-2011, 10:32 PM

One last one.....please don't try this at home...!

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fuzzybear · 01-21-2011, 03:03 AM

some good tips, some ok tips then theres the crib.....

man i nearly wet myself laughing. how times have changed now you need a liscense just to fit a damn child seat.

Cajun Kenny · 01-21-2011, 03:55 AM

This is great stuff , the art is excellent!

seatex · 01-21-2011, 08:11 AM

good 'ol American Ingenuity!

BigBlockBuck · 01-21-2011, 08:42 AM

These are freaking great, keep them coming. Thanks.

62nova · 01-21-2011, 09:42 AM

Wonderful stuff.

01-20-2011, 09:05 AM	#1
Jive-Bomber Alliance Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Moraga, Ca Posts: 2,420	Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Due to popular demand, Gus is back for one more round of helpful hints to help keep your jalopy on the road. Today's advice has some gems like a home-made continuity tester, fashioned from a metal flashlight. There's also practice bits about keeping ... To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.

01-20-2011, 09:09 AM	#2
1950ChevySuburban Member Emeritus Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 6,239	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II I love stuff like this! Very cool! __________________ *My '29 Sedan build thread can be viewed here:* /showthread.php?t=635145

01-20-2011, 09:35 AM	#3
Deuce3wCpe Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Jersey Posts: 701	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II I was always fascinated with the sketches.... each one is like a little work of art. Must have been a thankless job for the illustrator as they are rarely signed and it was basically considered "throw away art". These aren't stick figures...a lot of it is very detailed and had to have been done by artists that were also mechanically inclined as they are very accurate. There had to be significant time invested in each. Most folks, especially those without an appreciation for such things, just simply glanced at the illustration for a second or two and then moved on. It would be interesting to hear from some of the talented sketch artists we have here on the HAMB. What would it have been like cranking out illustrations like that one after another for what was probably very modest or even meager wages. How much time would be involved in an illustration like that? Were they all penciled and then inked ? Inquiring minds want to know.... Seems it would have been a lot more cost effective in some cases to stage a photo, but I'm glad they didn't...I love that type and style of artwork. . __________________ I spent a lot of money on booze, broads, and cars.....the rest I squandered.

01-20-2011, 09:48 AM	#4
Gator Old School HAMBer Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: White House TN Posts: 3,985	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Good stuff __________________ If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough...

01-20-2011, 09:48 AM	#5
Mr48chev Alliance Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Yakima Valley, WA Posts: 15,424	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II The sketches were always top notch work. There was a stack of those magazines from the early 50's in a hall cupboard in a house we lived in in the late 50's and I just about wore them out reading them. __________________ Definition of a "work car". One you have to work on all weekend so you can drive it to work the next week.

01-20-2011, 11:13 AM	#6
sololobo Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Omaha, NE Posts: 6,638	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Being a vintage junky has its rewards, this old art work and the homespun tips are priceless. Total fun post thanx ~sololobo~ __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

01-20-2011, 12:05 PM	#7
Deuce3wCpe Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Jersey Posts: 701	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II here's a few more from a thread I did about a year ago...hope you don't mind Jive B. [/IMG] __________________ I spent a lot of money on booze, broads, and cars.....the rest I squandered. Last edited by Deuce3wCpe; 01-21-2011 at 07:27 AM.

01-20-2011, 12:16 PM	#8
Hank Grenade Inspector Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 240	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Love it! Simply love it! __________________ Sproing..... Crack........ Ouch! Ye who follow the flock shall step in shit.

01-20-2011, 12:25 PM	#9
aar0s Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: So.Il. Posts: 115	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Good stuff here, i really like the one about the left hand turn signal, kinda funny now that we have signals on every car and no one can be bothered to use them! I have an old Hot Rod (I think) magazine from the late 80's that has a 10 or 15 page feature full of stuff like this.

01-20-2011, 03:55 PM	#10
shmoozo Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Media, PA Posts: 619	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Anybody reading this thread who doesn't wind up nodding and smiling is clearly in the wrong damn forum. Seriously ... You just can't post too many of these kinds of things.

01-20-2011, 07:14 PM	#11
1935Ron Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Jersey (refineing country) Posts: 1,284	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Great stuff! i can relate to A. Zanelli from Clifton NJ......

01-20-2011, 08:40 PM	#12
paperdog Alliance Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MINN. JUST NORTH OF TWIN CITIES Posts: 4,910	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Stuff is smarter when explainewd in black and white.. __________________ Anything is possible if you don't know what you are talking about.....

01-20-2011, 08:46 PM	#13
swimeasy Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San angelo,texas Posts: 993	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Showing my age, but when I was a kid, I would read and re-read anything that Gus had to say! Thanks, Man!! __________________ "I like old stuff.....That new stuff ain't no good !"(Said to me by an OLD man over thirty years ago)

01-20-2011, 10:30 PM	#14
Deuce3wCpe Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Jersey Posts: 701	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Gus is workin overtime at the Model Garage tonight...here's a few more hints..... . __________________ I spent a lot of money on booze, broads, and cars.....the rest I squandered. Last edited by Deuce3wCpe; 01-21-2011 at 08:53 AM.

01-20-2011, 10:32 PM	#15
Deuce3wCpe Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Jersey Posts: 701	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II One last one.....please don't try this at home...! . __________________ I spent a lot of money on booze, broads, and cars.....the rest I squandered.

01-21-2011, 03:03 AM	#16
fuzzybear Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: warrnambool victoria australia Posts: 937	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II some good tips, some ok tips then theres the crib..... man i nearly wet myself laughing. how times have changed now you need a liscense just to fit a damn child seat.

01-21-2011, 03:55 AM	#17
Cajun Kenny Old School HAMBer Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Smart Ass White Boy In Mississippi.. Posts: 7,664	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II This is great stuff , the art is excellent! __________________ When The Shit hits The Fan It Will Not Be Evenly Distributed!

01-21-2011, 08:11 AM	#18
seatex Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: outside o' Austin Tx Posts: 1,520	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II good 'ol American Ingenuity! __________________ Nobody is tighter than the "Loosers" !

01-21-2011, 08:42 AM	#19
BigBlockBuck Newbie Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 64	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II These are freaking great, keep them coming. Thanks.

01-21-2011, 09:42 AM	#20
62nova Grenade Inspector Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Taylor Texas Posts: 270	Re: Hints from the Model Garage... Part II Wonderful stuff. __________________ New stuff sucks!

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