Edwin “Rip” Nix

Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Edwin “Rip” Nix

  You might know him as June Carter’s second husband. Or ya might not… Truth be told, not many folks know much of anything about Rip. He was… continue reading »

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Rich

Friday, April 6, 2007
Rich

  My a-coupe was running a tad lean for street bombing, so Tardel and I changed the jets in the Strombergs out for some bigger holes (Thanks Riley… continue reading »

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Old Cars: The Great Equalizer

Thursday, April 5, 2007
Old Cars: The Great Equalizer

  Early on Saturday morning, I had the chance to walk away from The Jalopy Journal booth and check out a car I’ve wanted to study for some time… continue reading »

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The 2007 Lonestar Round Up (Part 2)

Monday, April 2, 2007
The 2007 Lonestar Round Up (Part 2)

Tardel, Lee and I ended the day by driving our hot rods through the hill country in route to Ranche De Cochran. The weather was incredible, the scenery… continue reading »

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The 2007 Lonestar Round Up (Part 1)

Monday, April 2, 2007
The 2007 Lonestar Round Up (Part 1)

Image above by Hat man. It was a pretty gloomy affair on Wednesday last week. Rain was coming down hard, forecasts called for more all weekend, and the… continue reading »

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Round Up Ready

Monday, March 26, 2007
Round Up Ready

  I spent the weekend changing oil and cleaning up my hot rods in anticipation for the Round Up. In doing so, I drove my ’38 for the… continue reading »

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Introduction To Speed

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Introduction To Speed

Stop me if I’ve told ya this story before, but my first memory of speed comes from the late 70’s… I was three, maybe four at the time. My… continue reading »

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Powered by Cadillac

Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Powered by Cadillac

Putting a big motor in a little car has long been a tradition of hot rodding. The first and most obvious transplant was the Ford v8 into a… continue reading »

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