The Jalopy Journal
Original California 39 Ford Tudor Sedan. Built in the early 60s. Running gear came out of a wrecked 1959 Corvette. The car was built in mid 1961....
Older restoration. Runs perfectly. California car no rust always garaged and well cared for. 42,000
Rust Free California Car. Clean Cali black plate title. Looks to be totally complete with later Flattie V8 motor and receipts. Store 30 years -...
[ATTACH] Nice complete rust free project. Later model flattie V8. 2600 no title bill of sale
Drove this cool OT original 25 Willys yesterday for the first time. As I jammed through the three forward gears I found myself cresting a rather...
Were we drinking last night HAMB site and woke up still spinning or does Ryan just have you on a slow cooker this A.M.? Mmm bacon.
Thought a thread on classic garage/life sayings might be a cool read. I'll start with my old mans favorite answer when asked what he was doing now...
HAMBers, Snapped a 25 Willys axle last week and cant find a replacement. I have contacted the big axle builders and none offer tapered axles. Any...
Fellow HAMBers looking for some help on finding or fabricating a replacement for this broken axle on the OT 25 Willys. I sent a similar email to...
After a miserable slow painstaking battle of wits I talked a hoarder out of this 56 StarChief - Poor old Poncho fell into his hands and yard in...
Just saw this on best of CL - enjoy! :D http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/knx/3091802234.html
Thought it was so fitting my copy showed up today just like my old hot rods always do - tore up scuffed dented and just plain broke in...as it...
Just ordered my new HAMB shirts, cant wait.... Just think - no burn holes from the welder, no grease stains, no lacquer thinner bleaching, no...
A good friend always tells me the coolest stories of the very first days of hot rods and drag racing. In his 80s now he is a true living legend,...
This was a all out knock down drag out fight between myself, heavy 51 year old steel and good ol mother earth. Im really sore and hobbling around...
I am looking to purchase this old moth balled project. Its powered by a Buick 215 V8. This motor has been sitting outside exposed to the...
We drug this cool old 210 shell and truckload of parts in to the shop a couple weeks ago. We decided to just "get it running" for fun with the...
My friend, a 80 something year old dynamo with long standing Bonneville and Australian Salt speed record's (256+ mph in a 34 Ford?) decides he's...
This 48 was built in the mid 80s and I think need's some updating. Do you agree or am I just nuts? ..... What is not right with this picture?...
Before Google, Micro Soft and all the other Silicone giants there was a grid of perfect fresh asphalt laid down in the South Bay. There were no...
Had to pull the plug today. Went and picked up my 37 and brought it home from my old buddy's body shop looking way worse then it went in last...
Went and saw my neighbor today and took this picture of his Ford stable with my cell phone. He's in his 80s and just finished the build on the 32...
Saw my neighbor loading this on the way home today so I dynamited my brakes and spun around. Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics but its all I...
Just got this out of the paint booth last week. Originally I was planning on turning it but my wife thought it was "cute" - end of story. So all...
My son is turning 16 and has been "shopping" for a car :rolleyes:. He is a great kid, respects his Mom and I, works hard at school and overall...
Looked at a cool old Caddy Convert yesterday that could be had for really cheap. Its complete and running but has been outside for a couple years...
Just picked this clean little 1/2 ton shorty panel truck up. Wondering what you Hambers would do with it? :rolleyes: Remember to be nice, even the...
Finished "the grind" on my latest wreck today only to find my last decent HAMB shirt took one for the team. Got online tonite to order the latest...
Thanks for your help. I'm trying to ID this sbc motor and can't find a listing with it's suffix # anywhere online. Block Casting 3970010...
Had another cool hot rod first today. Sold this old 35 Ford shell over the internet to another true car guy. Only issue was we lived 5+ hours away...
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