The Jalopy Journal
October 1963.... I'm A 15 year old schoolkid sitting in the dreaded dentist's waiting room, trying to find something in the pile of magazines on...
Thanks Kiwi Bob and Rob, we're nobody 'special' just a couple of proud Aussies with a lot of history in our family names. There were almost 50,000...
I had 7 'great uncles' who served in WW1. all came back more or less alive but battered, which was amazing! 3 served on Gallipoli, then in France,...
Australia never got 'proper' coupes until 1933, but we did get sports coupes/cabriolets. A number of Aussie 'coupes' were created at the time...
I snapped the end clean off a rear shock on a highway run one day, hit a big bulge in the concrete. Next thing I know the rear driver's side of...
This is a 1935 Hudson 'special' on display at the Buderim Ginger Factory on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland. If you're over for a visit maybe you...
Very cool indeed! Here's some pics of a 'restored' Australian road racer, based on a mid 30's Hudson. Same idea I guess... Cheers, Glen.
If you look 'around' the added glass window frames, the body does look much more like a factory 30-31 A, except for the wood trimmings on the...
'Standard' side curtains on a 30-31 woody... Cheers, Glen.
Next lot, hope nobody minds... I've also got some nice pics of the burgundy 30-31, and the beige one too! I just found a whole set of pcs of...
Happy to oblige! Please forgive me if I mix a 29 pic in here anywhere, I've got sooo many photos! Cheers, Glen.
Yep, you've got something SERIOUSLY DIFFERENT there! I've been ogling Model A woodies for decades, and this body is nothing like anything I've...
And here's the full story on the So-Cal Special, including the correct engine that was swapped in place of the sidey, and the story of the broken...
Google is your friend! I know it's not what you're after, but here's the history of the So-Cal Special, written by Frank's daughter!...
Paul, here's another one, this one's based on a mid 30's Hudson also, but fully restored. I suspect this is what Aussie blokes who wanted to go...
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