The Jalopy Journal
It was bound to happen, even a custom guy is gonna end up with an earlier car eventually. I was at this auction, see, and there was this really...
Headed out in the morning in the half painted Merc for a great weekend of customs in Indy. Hope to see some of you guys out there. :) [ATTACH]
I'd like to start and auction to benefit Mercury Charlie. I have a nice Kaiser over rider bar I'll donate to the cause. Certainly, it will need...
Sorry guys, I hate to do this, I thought I would be able to find the answer, but so far, no luck. I have GM rear end in my '51 Merc that I need to...
Anyone have any ideas on repairing the spline inside a door handle? Obviously, finding a new handle with a good spline is the number one choice....
Just like Prostockjohn and HRod 50, I bought an already "finished" Merc with "issues." I thought I would start a thread on mine and undoing what...
I've been trying off and on to try to find out who built my 51 Merc and have come up with a few more clues so I thought I would try again. It was...
Well, this weekend I was blessed to have pin striping legend and hall of gamer Ron Myers come out from Tulsa to pinstripe the junk in my office...
Anyone headed to Sleds in September in Branson, MO this year? I plan on being there, although without a car....Merc is still spread all over my...
So I have this cruddy black plastic late model something or other rearview mirror in my merc that has to go. I've looked at a lot of mirrors in a...
Well, after a three year pregnancy, here it finally is. I have posted odds and ends of my new office here and there on the board, but I have had...
Hey Bob, these are totally trad, dontcha think? I know you are no fan of bubble skirts so I thought I would take them off and do this. Maybe I...
Haven't seen this announced here, yet. KKOA is putting on a new show in Eureka Springs, Arkansas the first weekend in June. Don't know what to...
Been looking for an answer to this with no luck yet. I am building a desk from a cooked 1947 Mercury front clip. I had planned on building a...
Well, after dreaming of owning a custom Merc for nearly 30 years and keeping my eyes peeled for just the right one for the last several, I have...
It's breakfast week again, boys! Bob's Grill again is the word I hear. Saturday at 8am. Don't be late....that's my job! :)
It's that time again. Breakfast Saturday, 8:00am, Bob's Grill downtown Conway....same as last month. I'm even going to be there, this time! :D...
I've used search and not found anything useful yet, so looking for suggestions. Just picked up a set of 56 Buick side trim for my 49 Fleetline...
Anyone heading to the Petit Jean swap meet, stop by and say hello. Arkiehotrods and myself will be in spaces H-26 and H-27. Come on by and get a...
Just picked up my Fleetline from the high school. I think they did a good job for the first full car they have ever shot paint on (that thread is...
Well, the kids shot a couple of coats of filler primer today. If school doesn't get cancelled because of snow on Friday, it will be in semi gloss...
So several of us HAMB types are sitting at our monthly breakfast and discussing our projects and Kevin (Toadfrog on the HAMB) says if I wanted my...
I've always loved Watson's Grapevine, but being the owner of a Fleetline, I thought I would go a different direction. Well, over the years of...
Well, it's halloween, so it seems like a fitting day to ask about my spiders. They look cool, but sure are embarrassing as they rattle going down...
Hey all you central Arkansas guys....it's time for the 2nd Saturday monthly breakfast in Conway. We will be meeting this Saturday (June 9th) at...
Well, it has been a long weekend in the garage with not much sleep trying to thrash out a brake redo on my '49 Fleetline so the thing will...
Been working all day on putting an ECI disc brake conversion on my 49 Fleetline....well, started the day with changing over to dropped uprights...
What is the tag on the driver's door down below the vent window? I see it in the pictures, but have never seen a close enough picture with enough...
Surely someone recognizes this Fleetline. These aren't my pictures, but I saw it at the Hangin' Dice nats a few times in this guise in the late...
Saw this killer '58 Edsel Ranchero at the Hangin' Dice show in Fort Smith, AR this last weekend. But wait...I don't remember Edsel having a...
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