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Thursday, January 21, 2021
The mild custom Mercury post I put up last week briefly mentioned Joe Bailon and Gene Winfield’s work on Mercs as well. I was just looking through my… continue reading »
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The mild custom Mercury post I put up last week briefly mentioned Joe Bailon and Gene Winfield’s work on Mercs as well. I was just looking through my… continue reading »
3 Comments on the H.A.M.B.
I had nothing to write today, so decided to browse the classifieds for inspiration. While doing so, I stumbled upon Mark Moriarity’s ’36 that he saved a while… continue reading »
Enjoy some very high quality color footage of a Southern California outdoor car show in a High School field, taken in the mid 1950s. The woman who posted… continue reading »
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A few weeks back, I got a new neighbor. Willie T. Ribbs moved into a neighborhood near the Atomic World HQ. I hadn’t seen him since I was… continue reading »
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You walk up, extend your right hand and pull the handle. Your knuckles rest against the latest layer of paint on the big wooden door. It’s cool and… continue reading »
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There were some pretty killer ’51 Mercury customs built in the early 50s- Maybe Fred Rowe, Jack White, or Bob Hirohata’s sled comes to mind. Southern California gets… continue reading »
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In the September, 1961 issue of Car Craft, there’s a little a feature on Dan Wittenberg’s 1928 rpu that left me wanting more. So, I went to google… continue reading »
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I’m always excited to find drag racing home movie footage from the late 50s and early 60s. I’m even more excited when the film is color, and of… continue reading »
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Our own “Big-A” wrote a book. Essentially, it’s 68 pages of hot rod slang presented in a format reminiscent of a children’s book. Only, it’s for adults… and… continue reading »
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