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Great job man. If it makes you feel better Cole Foster started with a 5 window as well when he built Kirk Hammett's Metallica 36'.
I had taken my chopped 51' Mercury to pick something up at Stanford shopping center in Palo Alto. If you know the area this place is packed with...
Believe it or not there is a mid 80's -90's jeep fan motor that bolts exactly into place of the Merc one pictured there yet is about half the...
Easily into the $1mil range, that was offered years ago right after it was restored. That's chump change to the modern billionaire these days...
Both the Goodguy's Spring get together in March and the Summer get together in June have been cancelled in Pleasanton. Alameda County is planning...
Just read they moved the show to May 14-16 next year. Wondering if it will ever go back to the traditional January dates if they see bigger...
Try Evod industries; https://www.evodindustries.com/ They are the ones who make some really nice wheels, like 20" Eldorado rims and specialty trim...
Early 80's coming home from Truckee to the bay area in a blinding snow storm, so bad they closed the freeway behind us, this was highway 80...
Plus David Lee Roth's original car was a 4-door built by "Mercury John" in Riverside..
A number of years back we had a fairly established consignment dealer in town "Specialty ....." that was raided for dubious practices. Raided as...
I was lucky enough to stumble on this when it was on display at the Petersen. It really blew me away and has to be seen in person, pictures do...
May have been covered earlier, but did any of you see the auction this week for the 54' Buick built by Troy Trepanier on Bring a Trailer?...
So sad, pretty much anyone here under the age of 60 or so either had or knew someone who rode a Mongoose bmx bike, named after Tom by BMX Products...
Jay, this kills me as well and you see it all the time. First big scene in the last Indiana Jones movie has a closeup of the front tire on a 50'...
Great to see this car getting the recognition it deserves. FYI Butch is alive and well in Shasta these days, we modeled Curly's Merc when we...
One owner 64' Fairlane with 61k original miles. Yes a real old lady owner with a gas pedal extender and a single hole in the carpet from her high...
Summer of 85' or 86' at the Palo Alto Concourse at Stanford in the car corral, a 1955 Mercedes 300sl gullwing. Original owner with factory...
Looks great Todd. Now go get my old flathead intalled!
Just realized after 4 years I've never done a proper intro. Been following the site since my first real "working with a computer" type job around...
Sad to see another old car fan passing on. I remember some of the first "hot rods" I saw on TV were on Leave it to Beaver.....
Car looks great. Can you tell me what motor mount kit you used or did you fab them yourself? they look to come off the stock flathead mounts,...
I hear you on this one. I replaced my stock front bumper on my 51' Merc with one that was re-chromed by a local shop for a great deal. Well it...
Don't forget guys Brizio's open house is that same day in SSF. Always brings out good stuff.
Sam, I saw this in the news in the bay area, you have my deepest condolences.
Jay, you have been blessed to have had such a strong relationship with your dad. Those of us who do can say that they are very lucky and should...
That really looks nice Jay, great job.
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