The Jalopy Journal
Some people are going to whine and bitch about what my brother has done to this Sedan DeVille, but if you saw how far gone this car really was...
So yesterday, four So Cal modelbuilders gathered up in cool, overcast Carpinteria to spend a day just bashing plastic. This is the second such...
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Somebody once said in jest, "Nostalgia ain't what it used to be." Not only was this an amusing play on words, but in the context of hotrodding, I...
Better, Fidgiter? I won that Big 'T' at NNL West last weekend - I decided to try to build a big version of the Monogram Green Hornet, or at...
No new stuff, but I found these pics of a real HAMBster build... well, maybe more of a rat: [IMG] I made a few mods and did some quick paint on...
Great chassis and parts in this project, even if you don't want to complete the woodie body......
I know this car was a little late for the "period" that most of us consider to be traditional, but this is interesting news for all those who know...
High and Mighty characature is getting there: [IMG] [IMG]
Looks like we haven't had one in a couple of weeks. Thought I'd show you the beginning of a new project. Think about Elroy Jetson going drag...
Didn't see a Sunday Model thread yet this week, so... Added the Paxton supercharger, intake plenums and injectors to my fictional V-12: [IMG]...
About the same period that the "Bellflower Look" was popular in that area of So Cal, there was another look going on nearby. Full-size rides were...
..anybody have anything more? I've heard third-hand that Greg Burgess had a heart attack in his North Hollywood apartment yesterday morning,...
Well, the board SAYS it's 2:56 am... my clock says 7:16 PM on Saturday. Here's what I threw together today: [IMG] [IMG] It's a Revell Tony...
[IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Inspired by Jeff Allison's TRJ logo http://www.jeffallisondesign.com/10TH-3B.JPG, I've started to put together this 1/16...
Started sticking a couple of kits together, and I came up with this: [IMG] [IMG] I did some more trimming/fitting on the hood after this...
Some highlights, then a link to the album: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] http://photobucket.com/albums/y167/gowjobs/Photos/primernats05/?start=0
A guy I know just dook delivery of an old drag-turned-show car called the "Executioner". This is a '64 Stingray SBC 4-spd. convertible with...
[IMG] Hundred-pound practice bomb - a WWII left-over. I figure it ought to hold eight gallons or so, and would look really nice over the rear...
Here's where I'm at with my chopped A coupe: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Induction Q: Hilborn injection like this: [IMG] Eight 97's (no pic) or...
I seem to remember someone mentioning that there was an article within the last year or so on "Quad Al" in one of the mags from New Zealand or...
Just got back. Here's a few neat rides: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I had to go buy a new camera... my other one ran off somewhere. Here's the project on my table right now: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Anybody have a...
No pics in my post - just wanted to share. Thumbing through TRJ at Barnes & Noble last night, I fell in love with Jeff Allison's illustrations...
Just three in-progress pics of my 1:8 T-Modified.
My father passed away early this morning, and I'm starting to sort through his old photo albums for pics to use for his memorial celebration of a...
Down at the end of a dead-end lane, pretty well hidden, but almost everything in the lot is for sale. I don't have money to start anything new,...
My nephew met up with a Japanese striper at VLV last year... said the guy was doing insane stuff, but didn't even know who Ed Roth was. Anyway,...
Link to my album from Saturday's Gold Coast NNL Number Two: http://graveyard.realmofshadows.net/mistaya/gcnnlindex.htm [img] [img] [img]
Well, according to board's clock it's Sunday. This is the Stuart Little car from the first movie that I just re-customized to be used as a...
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