The Jalopy JournalThe 1953 Buick Wildcat
Thursday, December 29, 2011
First, a note from Ryan: I’ve been on the road since Christmas and my head hasn’t been in the game. I accidentally posted the part 2 to this… continue reading »
The Amazing Hot Rod Cult
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Remember that article that Sports Illustrated ran in 1961 about the cult of hot rodding? Yeah, I don’t either… I wasn’t born yet, but I’ve heard about it… continue reading »
The 1954 Buick Wildcat II
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
The second Wildcat was far more radical and sports car-like than the first model from only a year earlier. The “II” rode on a 100-inch (Corvette platform?) wheelbase… continue reading »
Seventeen
Friday, December 23, 2011
Seventeen years ago today, I uploaded an html file to the servers at Prodigy and The Jalopy Journal was born. I had been toying around with HTML at… continue reading »
Fred Lavell’s J2 Allard
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Sometime early in 1951, Delvan Lee went into a buddy’s dealership in Detroit, MI and took delivery of a bright blue and Cad powered J2 Allard. For the… continue reading »
Body by Fisher Ads
Thursday, December 8, 2011
From its beginning in the horseless carriage shop in Norwalk, Ohio (hence the logo), to its final sale to General Motors, the Fisher Body Company was built by… continue reading »
Vintage Santa Maria Drag Photos
Thursday, December 1, 2011
There has been talk of resurrecting the Santa Maria Drag Strip for over a year now, but sufficient funds and a new location are still very much up… continue reading »
Hot Rods, Hillbillies and Genuine Moonshine…
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
As much as the lakebeds of El Mirage or the salt flats of Bonneville pushed men to make faster cars out West in the 1930s, 40s and 50s,… continue reading »
