The Jalopy Journal
Has anybody noticed the one on AMERICAN PICKERS that has the HUDSON badge in the middle of the grille?
The track is the "Shady Bowl" in DeGraff, OH. It was sort of a home track to the Triangle Racing Association. There have been several images...
Pure and simple: If you don't know how to double clutch, you DON'T downshift a 3 speed into 1st gear.
Just remember--it ain't a Mercury unless it has a crank (4") in it. All '49-'53 Ford and Merc blocks are the same.
Steve: have you checked with Riley Park Tire in Greenfield for style/selection and price?
This has been the subject of at least one previous thread and I believe the best answer then was: "If the factories had issued two spotlights on...
According to Bob East, that's not a problem--his Beast dirt cars were all built that way.
The last of the Buick drums were made using the "Alfin" process wherein the cast iron liner was heated to a red color; dipped in a bath of molten...
There are NO commercial buildings (or remains) at 811 E. 23rd ST. (Morton & Brett's address). It appears that the neighborhood was rehabbed...
Sadly, the Chevrolet Brothers' shop at 410 W. 10th St. was sacrificed several years ago to the gods of downtown/ urban renewal. The old water...
When I said he "flipped it", I meant he resold it. As an added note, Reggie continued to bring his other car-'23/'25 T with sprint nose- back...
In 1948, after the car had already appeared on the H.R.M. cover, Reggie took his team to the Midwest to try to make some of Granatelli's money. At...
I can tell you for sure that the originals were not made in the same factory. Chevy made theirs in Plant 10 in downtown Flint. They did NOT supply...
Used to see Cy regularly at the Hoosier Swap meet and at Goodguys-Indy. He always had a lot of interesting Ford/Merc/Lincoln stuff (Mostly Y...
That blue dot is probably a high beam indicator. Installation of the tach in many instances would have blocked the view of the OEM indicator.
Circle track guys have used "Manual" Power Glides for years. They use a coupler between the crank and the input (no converter) and a rerouted pump...
Also experiencing strange phenomena. Out of the clear, my browser doesn't react the same way it has for all the years I've played on the H.A.M.B....
If you move the front wheel arch forward (which I've done), you need to move the front axle as well. In stock configuration the axle is already 1...
Seems like rubbing on the tie rods would occur as soon as the wheels were mounted. Rubbing on the drag link is more likely if it happens only when...
"L" is a variation of the older 59 series. It does not apply to the 8BA or '49-'53 series.
Don't screw it up by installing a Ford front end in it. Everybody who builds a non-Ford seems to think they have to change over to Ford's...
Why? We've already heard from Charlie Yapp. If his answer ain't good, there IS no good answer.
Check to see if it's a 6 ply. If it is, it'll ride like a truck.
I plugged the two water holes-kept the plugs (especially the passenger side) flush with block. Sawed out a piece of aluminum about 5/16" thick,...
The April & May issues of HRM carried articles on this car but, to me (in retrospect), the most interesting aspect was the Engine that was removed...
It's a Ross-built for something light like an industrial truck (one used inside a factory) or maybe a golf cart. Ross made steering gears for...
Back in '55, my brother had a '53 Ford coupe with headers and TruTones. Every now and then he'd let me borrow it. All you had to do was "breath"...
A call to Speedway at the time of the OP would have had the tie rod end in transit yesterday. Coming on here to try to find it wasted most of the...
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