The Ghia IXG Dragster: American designer in Italy

Thursday, August 19, 2010
The Ghia IXG Dragster: American designer in Italy

The 1960 “International Experimental Ghia” was a enclosed body dragster designed by Tom Tjaarda working at the Turin, Italy Ghia studio. You can see the Stingray-ish styling cues… continue reading »

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Mystery ’37

Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Mystery ’37

The above photograph came to me by email a number of years ago. It was part of a large batch of photographs that I got along with the… continue reading »

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The Hemi Under Glass & More

Tuesday, August 17, 2010
The Hemi Under Glass & More

I was tooling around The Selvedge Yard the other day and ran into a great post about the Hemi Under Glass. There’s some great vintage photography in the… continue reading »

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The Raybestos RPU

Monday, August 16, 2010
The Raybestos RPU

I typically stay away from commercial posts here on The Jalopy Journal. This site started with a personal lean and despite what some of my detractors might say… continue reading »

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August 14, 1945 – VJ Day

Saturday, August 14, 2010
August 14, 1945 – VJ Day

The day for which the people of the world have prayed is here at last. There is great thankfulness in our hearts. Peace has not come, however, as… continue reading »

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Stolen & Recovered

Friday, August 13, 2010
Stolen & Recovered

Old shit gets stolen a lot. We see “My truck was just stolen!” posts on the H.A.M.B. just about every week. Typically, nothing is ever recovered. Folks reply… continue reading »

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1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept

Thursday, August 12, 2010
1955 Oldsmobile Delta Concept

This is one 50s GM dream car that is often overlooked in the books, but its one of my favorites. The ’55 Delta concept was a hardtop coupe… continue reading »

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The Lou Baney Tapes

Wednesday, August 11, 2010
The Lou Baney Tapes

People send me vintage footage all of the time. Ripping this footage and uploading it to our servers takes a big time commitment, so I stack the footage… continue reading »

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