The Jalopy Journal
Hey Down Under HAMBers - I'm visiting Sydney from Feb 23 to March 3, plan to have some time for hot rod shows, shops, garage crawls, etc.......
Hey all you Kontinentals and Yay Hoos! That last Illinois winter kicked my ass, so me and the Mrs bought a little ranchette in Cedar Park, and we...
Welp, after a brief 17 year hiatus up North, looks like Kim, my hot rods and I will finally be returning to ATX. Found a cool little ranchette...
Wifey and I are house hunting in Austin thru Sunday, looking for possible automotive diversions. Any good cruise nights or other automotive...
Every HAMBer loves old pictures, how about showcasing some of your favorite old film clips -car ads, racing vids, etc? Here's one to start out: a...
Divine providence has smiled on me, and I will be traveling to SLC on business next week. Planning to play hooky on Wednesday or Thursday to drive...
Another awesome edition of the Meltdown, which by my estimate had 400-500 cars competing at the best little nuclear site dragstrip in Illinois. I...
Went to the 'Millers at the Milwaukee Mile' show/run yesterday, and saw this in-restoration Miller Indy car on display. Truly a jaw-dropping...
4 gladiators enter the arena, 1 leaves. Prepare yourselves for a shocking photo slideshow of the mayhem that is... the Lone Star Round Up minibike...
For anybody who loves midcentury modern design, architecture and cars: a slobber-worthy survey of the latest 1958 product design, capped off with...
These are new to me. Looks like a 'Fenton' casting on the water neck?
Established November 11, 1926. Preach it, Nat King Cole! [MEDIA]
For the Old School HAMB time capsule: So I stop by Galpin Auto Sports yesterday to say hi to Dave Shuten, and who all shows up but Lucky,...
Dig the latest add to the Primates garage: a jaunty little '29 A roadster. Other than the steel wheels, Stromberg 97, Burns intake and a couple of...
Get ready for the latest creation from the Suicide Axle workshop.
My jewelry-liking wife turned me on to this stuff: "Detroit agate" or "Fordite" is hardened baked enamel car paint harvested from the painting...
Gah. Thanks to the ever-competent ComEd, after 3 power outages this week totaling 50 cumulative hours, my sump pump battery died. The basement...
Sadly, I regret to inform you that my beloved A coupe has moved on to a new home. But shed no tears for me, citizen! For a new top secret Didio /...
Everybody's got stories of secret salvage yards filled with old cars. Here's one that takes the cake: In Quarryville PA there was a Dodge Dealer...
Who's all going? I'll be traveling westward on my camel, but without gold, frankincense or myrrh. And I'm more of a smartass than a wise man.
sorry if this is O/T, but I thought the HAMB would appreciate this amazing feat of meat engineering. Ladies and gents, I give you the mighty...
Now this is pretty cool. http://blog.indycar.com/2010/10/12/photo-shoot-33-indy-500-winning-cars/
Sorry if this is O/T, but I'm missing a camera bag containing a Kodak digital still camera, a Kodak "Flip" style video camera, and an extra lens....
Scene: backstage at the Crossroads Guitar Festival in Chicago this weekend, where a crowd of 25,000 packed Toyota Stadium to see dozens of major...
I passed though Lake Geneva Wisconsin last week and it occured to me that it would be the perfect spot for a HAMB get-together: old timey resort...
Submitted for your approval: So I'm just getting to Vintage Torquefest in Iowa a few weeks back when I run into Cheater Rome. "Hey Zenor," he...
From my mom, circa 1958, in Dad's '57 Fairlane. Got HAMB-worthy pictures of a special mom in your life? Let's see 'em. [img] [img] [img]
I thought this was pretty amazing: Yesterday HP officially rolled out the 'consumer' version of its 3D printer. Basically, it makes a 3...
Yep, 104 year ago. Dig those crazy car maneuvers and daredevil pedestrians! From the friend who sent this to me: "The film is from a cable...
Prepare your weapons, citizen: it. is. ON. And many thanks to the HAMB's own Phred the Phiend for this year's poster, a handsome 11x17 version...
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