The Jalopy Journal
Sunday afternoon, I heard a rumble in my driveway. It was my parents with the newly road worthy roadster. They were on their way to see Frank and...
Thank you for the invite! That's very nice of you. I'll pass the message to my dad. The museum is very busy around Bonneville time, as many racers...
You are thinking what I'm thinking Mark C! I just need to make the time to do. I'll take a recorder when Frank comes out for his ride. :)
A friend that creates interiors graciously did both of the seats in the original 1954 style. We installed them on Saturday and they are beautiful....
I think dad will drive the car as is for a while and enjoy it. That yellow-ish color is aged white house paint put from years and years ago. I'm...
Haha! Diet Mountain Dew is dad's weakness.
The drums and studs came from Mac’s. Their standard replacement drum slip over the rear hub like new cars. The challenge is getting the old studs...
Thanks all! Yes, Malcolm! Anytime.
In the words of a friend, “It’s only old once…” so the body will stay in this condition for the time being. There are a few body spots that need...
He put two 6-volt Optima batteries under the floor accessible from underneath. And built an 11-gallon aluminum fuel tank on the other side of the...
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Dad built the V-8 quick change (mostly spare parts and broken housing from the now retired Bonneville streamliner.) [IMG] [IMG]
With Hot Rod Hill Climb on the brain, my dad decided this would be the proper place for a souped-up engine built by Dean Robertson, a mechanical...
For the 1950’s it was nice. Flathead V-8, ‘40 Ford transmission with column shift, 1936 steering gear, ‘32 Ford axle, spindles and wishbones,...
In November, Dad hauled it out of the barn with the tractor and cleared the dust away. He worked on it nearly every day from December 2013 to July...
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The Jalopy Journal