Check this shit out… In the early 1960′s, J.F. Delarm lived in Guatemala and wanted to go road racing. He didn’t have the dough for some sophisticated European road carver, so he built a ’32 roadster. And that’s literally everything I know about this car. From the photos, however, I’ve been fascinated by three things: [...]
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The Guatemalan & Road Racing ’32
Posted on May 17th, 2013 by Ryan
Filed under: Hot Rods
Filed under: Hot Rods
Scratch Built in Moscow…
Just wanted to share this entertaining teaser made for the Gleb Cherniy Speedshop in Moscow Russia. These Misfits-loving boys took a mystery 70s or 80s IFS donor chassis and chopped it up to fit their own scratch-built steel body that resembles a mega-sized Model T sedan. Lots of short clips welding, fabricating and beating metal [...]
Another Day, Another RPU
I seem to be obsessing on roadster pick-ups this week. On Monday I showed you a typical Ford on deuce rails with familiar proportions and a W-motor. Today, I bring ya something completely different. It’s a Dodge. Usually, off-brand hot rods just look weird to me. It’s not that I’m some sort of Ford elitist, [...]
12-Second Street Pickup
I’ve been at the dentist all morning and I’m not completely certain the laughing gas has worn off. Keep that in mind as I present to you this quaint little ‘T’ pickup owned by Bob Lessman as featured in the January, 1961 issue of Hot Rod Magazine. I began to think of it just as [...]
AMBR 1955
In 1955, the judges of the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster award just couldn’t make up their minds. In one hand, they had Blackie Gejeian’s now famous 1926 Ford. And in the other, they had Ray Anderegg’s lesser-known roadster – built from a 1927 Ford Coupe. They must have hemmed and hawed for hours before they [...]
Project ’38 – Random Update
Our project ’38 is a long-term project that is worked on as the wind allows. In between building a monster blown flathead, a roller ’32 chassis, as well as some other significantly more important projects, Keith will sit down and do something here or there on the car and then text me with the results. [...]
When your mods go wrong…
Chances are, if you’ve been playing with building hot rods and customizing old cars long enough, you’ve made a few small mistakes. Maybe a few large and ugly ones, too. Often in the pursuit of instant gratification or due to limited funds, I’ve made plenty of “two steps forward, four steps back” blunders on my [...]
The High Dollar Hit List: What’s on Yours?
Lets be totally honest here, Just owning a old jalopy is a luxury in itself. We don’t necessarily ‘need’ a traditional hot rod, but we really wanted one badly enough to make some sacrifices to have one or three. Once you’ve acquired your dream ride (better yet built it), it doesn’t take long to want [...]
The Spirits of St. Louis
A few years ago, some dumb ass kid posted on the H.A.M.B. asking for advice about the most efficient path to automotive journalism fame and fortune. I giggled, snorted, and then replied – basically telling him that the Automotive journalism field was reserved for dirty whores, bums, and miscreants of the kind he would never [...]
