The Jalopy Journal
I think we all have done something similar at some point. As we age and gain experience, I think we often unknowingly gloss over steps in...
Long time ago I did the same project on a 66’ Chevy. Being in the marine industry I had my tank guy build me a custom aluminum tank. It was one of...
Friend (his family owned a Chevy dealership ) had them in a bunch of El Camino’s in the 70’s. Had a lever on the side to release them, but I don’t...
Happy to hear both you and the car suffered minimal damage. I like to use my stuff as semi-daily driver, so whatever the build LED lights, three...
Looks great now. Fixing it now was the right thing - if you left it, it would bugged you every time you looked at the truck forever.
My vote is chrome wheels with Ford caps. Black wall’s in sizes that fill the wheel Wells with the slightest rake. Done. To me the truck has a...
Vinyl if you are building the car to look at, cloth if you are building the car to drive and enjoy. Choose a cloth material that looks somewhat...
I think Pat Ganahl (Pgan) did an article in Rod & Custom way back when about putting a one-piece windshield in his 51’ Chevy. Had all the details...
As much as I’ve always liked AG, as a kid who grew up cruising the Ft Lauderdale beach scene +/- 1980 I related more to Hollywood Knights....
I will add a vote to leaving the 4.11’s and swapping the trans for a modern 5sp. I had a similar small block / 5sp / 4.11 combo in an OT short bed...
Go with the hood sides.
I’d like to have Marty’s truck even if I had nothing to carry in it. It’s just cool!
If shopping surplus rental trucks, I think U-Haul has some large trucks that are built with lower deck’s and suspension than the same size Penske...
One unique one I remember belonged to Petty Enterprises. It appeared that they took a crew cab roll-back wrecker, and either built a box on it, or...
No, but I LIKE it!!
Damn, reminded me of a screw up from long ago. Drove up in front of my apt. in the middle of the day. I was on the phone so I sat in the truck...
I grew up in Ft. Lauderdale. We cruised the beach. There wasn’t a Friday or Saturday night that you didn’t spend at least some of it “cruising the...
Been following his blog since the beginning. His photo photo archive is a national treasure. And it would be hard to pick a favorite from his fleet.
Good news. When the corporate titles went away and took our subscriptions with them, it didn’t surprise me. Bean counters do what they do. But I...
A thought came to mind, and I think many here have the knowledge to answer - would a period solution be a two speed rear axle? I know nothing...
That is incorrect. Mine was in fact in a final generation (BJ7-8) Austin Healey 3000. Although technically an option, all the 3000’s of that...
I had the Laycock de Normanville in an Austin Healey when I was a kid. Great set up. As factory installed in the AH it worked in third and fourth...
I’ve done both. Preference is powder coat for durability. Only time I paint is if wheels are pained the same as the body - never had luck getting...
Don’t think that would ever happen - Pat’s busy being retired.
Great tribute. I think there are certain writers that just reach the reader differently. Not sure I can describe why, but they are the one you...
Glad finally learn who bought it. I think they are folks who respect its history, and will keep it in public view. I was afraid that it would...
Been in boat manufacturing forever, so fiberglass is daily thing. Although I’m a management type, so I rarely itch, but my office smells like...
One additional thought to my long winded prior response. Sometimes it is as much about execution as it is the fact that a more modern component...
By definition a Hot Rod is a car modified to improve performance or aesthetics to suit the owners tastes. So in the words of Jim Croce: If you dig...
I can only afford one toy car at a time. If money was no object I have so many automotive interests I would have one of a LOT of things. But to...
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