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Awesome. I knew someone here would know. Thanks for the info
I was thinking about putting some marker lights like these on a teardrop trailer that I'm building. I believe they are King Bee Hy-Power No. 52...
This is a good reminder that I bought that book over a year ago and I still need to read it! My stack of books to read has been piling up since I...
It's on scta-bni.org
It's the same as traditional hot rodders bitching about a street rod in my opinion. I'm more of a purist. I like restored cars as much as properly...
My dad was an engineer at Hughes Aircraft and later Raytheon. The best man I've ever known. I can definitely blame him for getting me into this...
Now I see where SNL got the inspiration for the "Ambiguously Gay Duo" car!
Just figured I'd note that my great uncle George that I mentioned in earlier posts died a couple weeks ago. I'm glad I had the chance to get to...
Guess @squirrel has come a long way since then...
What the hell? Don't you have an angle grinder? I can't believe you would send it back. I swear, some people just aren't willing to do anything...
If someone tells me that a job I'm working on looks good my response is usually, "There's still plenty of time for things to go terribly wrong",...
You mean it's still winter in some places?
Here's my grandpa, Powell Dickerson at El Mirage in 1947. I have a thread that I started about him with more pictures and info. I sure miss the...
That's why my hoard is all going in a big hole along with my dead ass so I can take it with me.
I always hear people complaining about this but hoarders are probably responsible for more old iron being saved than being destroyed. It sucks to...
One of my favorites in my collection.
'37 Buick Special sedan. Still have it but the old girl hasn't seen the road for a while. I need to change that.
A married man cleaning the bathroom is not "traditional". How did things end up going so wrong in just a few generations? Cue the "All in the...
All day every day. I've had my 6" Starretts for going on 15 years now and there's nothing wrong with them.
Unfortunately Tom Sparks died several years ago. He sure would have been an interesting guy to meet. Not only was he a hot rodder but he also did...
Just got my copy of Don Montgomery's "Authentic Hot Rods" and sure enough that's Gramps playing around under the hood of his roadster! [ATTACH]...
Anyone have any early pictures?
No way! Now that's cool. I've been too cheap so far to buy any of Montgomery's books for what they go for these days, (that reminds me I need to...
Wow! What a great photo! Thanks so much for posting it Uncle Jack. I'm sorry to hear about your friend Bernie. I guess we can't ask for much more...
I still think it's pretty amazing that the photo that my grandpa had and one that somebody posted on that thread look to be taken with the car in...
I'm single and I still don't get any of my projects done...
Stayed at this cool old motel many moons ago when I was there. [ATTACH]
A friend of mine had a pile of shit '64 Ranchero when we were teenagers. He converted it from the column shifter to floor shifter but got the...
A guy in town that had a classic car junkyard sent everything to the crusher years ago. I don't really know the story but I think it had something...
I heard a comedian once saying that Canada is like America's attic. You kinda forget it's up there but when you do check it out you realize that...
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