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Pictures of my father's 1 month old 50 Mercury. He was T-Boned by the 49 ford who went through a stop sign on Oct 31,1950. Dad never knew who hit...
A lot of owners and drivers liked the durability, weight transfer and quick repairs of the solid front axle. Gerald was an exceptional smooth...
Gerald Chamberlain's 76 was built Gus Frear and Gerald,the Everrit Express. Car was owned by Joe Bullock in Warrington,Pa. The 76 was powered by a...
Dutch Hoag was the only car with power steering when he won Langhorne. Quite a controversy about who won that race between Dutch and Al Tasnady....
After many years on the HAMB, pictures of my 40 Ford and friend Lawson's 40. My 40,the red is real steel with a50 merc flathead. Lawson's is all...
I made a tight fitting aluminum rod(not a press fit)with a larger diameter head so it wouldn't drop down. The length of the rod covered the oil...
Puke Hollow between turns 1 & 2
The XL1 was built by Don House. Engine was a 368 Lincoln, 56-57 , with fuel injection. I met the guys that built a replica of the original XL1,...
Many years in a newly formed railroad repair shop, a young mechanic helper asked for something to do. Foreman Mike asked if he had ever changed...
Great looking car. I know it's FE Ford engine, 427, 428 ? I'm doing a similar build on a 39. Any info on engine mounts, exhaust, front suspension....
Had a friend who knew someone was using his welding helmet,had to re adjust the band. So to find out the user, he packed the sweat band with...
Make sure the clutch and pressure plate is correct for the application. Use no spacers. I had a simaliar problem with my 40 Ford with a Merc Flat...
Matt, read your alert. Tony
Hi Matt, I have a 40 Ford with a 51 Mercury engine. Before I drove the car I had a clutch problem. The throwout bearing would not touch the...
Congratulations from the Philadelphia Modifiers. Hope to see you again
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