The Jalopy Journal
Just turned 65. Got yelled at twice today by my Dr. In the morning for not taking some medicine like I'm supposed to. In the afternoon because...
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Drive it back. Anything happens load it on the trailer.
Drag racing and street driving are two different animals.
Looks like the start of a beautiful relationship
Thanks!
This was scheduled to be crusher fodder. I don't know what year or make it is but I'll rescue it. There is a tag on the frame. Can anyone identify...
Some will say he should have sold a lot of the stuff to others so they would see the light of day. I am not one of those. Each part,each...
Old enough to remember the only source for parts other than local was Hemmings which came in the mail once a month. Then you sent a letter and...
Cool is subjective. What some find cool others may look at and go...meh.
Went to the recyclers today. Over 1,000 car magazines to dispose of. All 1972 and newer. Print is dead in more ways than one as now it's not...
Only bought one car where I knew the history on it. In 1975 my ophthalmologist gave me a 1963 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 his parents had bought new....
O/T Mopar in the back looks good.
Time and energy spent trying to get it to turn could have been spent tearing it down to rebuild. If you do get it to turn over will you try and...
I see something cool and take a pic. When the mood strikes I change to a new one.
Bought a '55 Chevy and the rear wheel openings were cut in a damn near perfect arc. They had used a bicycle rim cut in half with screws to attach...
1965 Pontiac Tempest with air shocks. Overnight camping/keg killing trip with some buddies and girl friends. Broken air line. Tires wider than...
I keep a battery operated sawzall in my junk truck at all times. Cut out 25-30 boat clusters over the years. Most yards I go to don't care about...
Winter beaters in Minnesota. Never cared about how they looked so the filling of holes that leaked in the cold and exhaust gasses was as simple...
That is a fine looking automobile.
I don't have a builders shop. I have a 40x60 cold storage building that I use for my business. No heat or A/C. No insulation and a dirt floor. All...
Either your a top down guy or your not. Owner a Model A roadster for a minute. One drive and it was gone. Owned a 1964 Dodge Polara 500 convert...
My love affair with a car ends as soon as I get it home so I’m not much help. It’s the hunt that matters. I have never been a builder, put a few...
Competitive racing is a different animal that requires classification. The term hot rod has it's own subsets which can be subjective. Pre war Gow...
why does everything have to be defined? Who cares? Trying to put vehicles in a specific box is silly.
On the other hand...I will walk past a 'broken' vehicle and smile looking at this. Good thing there is room for ALL styles in the hobby. [ATTACH]
What it looks like now shouldn't be surprising. After 50 years none of us look as pristine as we did in our 'glory days'
Buy it and figure out who made it later.
Atmoshpere? For 16 years in late 80's-early 2000's I did Jefferson spring and fall. Nothing better than freezing cold with a bitter NW wind or...
1965’s average income was $4,122.17 That averages out to $1.98 per hour.
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