Jerry and Lorraine Eisert were engaged in 1951 and scheduled to be married in the spring of 1952. Lorraine wanted the perfect wedding with the right colors, the right people, the right church, etc… It was her day and it was to be calculated to perfection. Of course, Jerry had ideas to. The wedding was [...]
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Honeymoon Hot Rod
Posted on November 20th, 2009 by Ryan
Filed under: Hot Rods
Filed under: Hot Rods
A fine pair: ‘34 Sedan and ‘35 Delivery.
I went up north to see a friends collection of vintage motorcycle and travel trailer crust on Saturday, and was simply overwhelmed by the amount of ultra-rare and unique collectibles he had. I’ve seen some neat collections, but this guy has stuff you will *never* see anywhere else- ‘One of One’ items, if you will. [...]
Bleed’s New Truck
So Bob Bleed did it again. He found yet another 50’s era survivor. This one is a ‘34 truck done in a very specific late 1950’s style with a heavy rake, early Americans, and an absolutely amazing interior. Some time in the 1980’s or so, the car was updated with a small block Chevy (replacing [...]
Bloody Mary
I don’t know how many of you are familiar with Octane magazine out of the UK, but its a very high end, glossy monthly with great photos and articles, mainly on classic European racing and sports cars. I caught this fantastic article in the October issue and had to share: Two boys in England in [...]
Hot Rod and Custom Books: The Essentials
If your a hot rod nut, chances are your a bit of a collector, too: Vintage parts, black t shirts, and old stuff in general. How about books? Me too. For car book geeks, Amazon.com is a dangerous place. They know what you like to buy, and kindly “suggest” new material for your library every [...]
Hilo Hot Rod
I’m sitting high atop a cliff that looks over Hanalei Bay. We’ve got just about every door and window open in our little beach house and the waves are crashing hard down below us. The breeze is as cool and delivers as constantly as the Modelo Especial beer we’ve been drinking all weekend. Put simply [...]
1959 Speed Shop Part 3: More Performance Parts!
Heads, cams, adapter kits… I’ve even scanned the page of Quick Change rearends & mag wheels. We’re almost done thumbing through the 1959 Almquist catalog, but I figured you might want to check out a few more parts and prices of a half century ago. Notice at the bottom of the Flathead heads page, you’ll [...]
1959 Speed Shop Part 2: Gauges!
On the back side of the Hot Rod Revolution, its time to get back into the 1959 Almquist catalog and flip to our next chapter after manifolds. What is it about gauges that make us geek out so much? I always peer into a period correct roadster and eyeball the dash for convex lens S-W’s [...]
1959 Speed Shop Part 1: Manifolds!
Imagine if you could get any eclectic speed part you wanted for your old car without hitting a swap or searching the internet? Speedway Motors, Mooneyes, Edelbrock, H & H, and many more have re-popped some of the popular rare bits, especially for Flatheads, Cad, Olds, and Nailhead. But what about the other old motors? [...]
Project Cars: The Roller Stage.
There is something magic that happens when a project car reaches the ‘roller stage’. When you can actually push the car in and out of the garage. You may not have working brakes, full steering or even a seat- Heck you probably don’t have a complete engine yet! But there is air in those tires, [...]
