The Jalopy Journal
Welcome from St. Louis.
We put an 8 volt battery in a '52 Chevy farm truck in my younger years as a fix to hard starting on cold winter mornings. The truck did not have...
Didn't get to much of the "list" I had planned for the girl this winter. Got wrapped up working on an old Laclede Gas step van we are converting...
I've had mine for 34 years. Got it in '79. [IMG]
I've had historic plates on my '56 for almost 20 years and have never been asked for proof of mileage or other limitiations you refer to. I don't...
I put one of their powder coated tanks in my '56. Bolted right in and looks great.
The Skyview Theatre in Belleville, Illinois - few minutes drive east of St. Louis. http://www.skyview-drive-in.com/index.asp
The one that sticks out in my mind was not car related. In my teens we lived in a very rural area and had a wood-burning furnace. My Dad woke me...
Well done sir.
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Last Fall I was dropping the wife off at the entrance to Wal-Mart in the '56 and had to wait for an older gentleman hunched over with a cane to...
The picture of your boy standing IN the engine compartment is great.
Welcome from St. Louis. The 1952-59 Ford Social Group will be a HUGE resource for you. They have tons of info there. Have fun!
I've got this one framed and hanging at home. [IMG]
I've used mine a bunch but it has all been home repair type stuff. Haven't found a use for it in the garage yet but you never know.
Our local Cee Kay supplier rents nice MIG welders with the gas and a full roll of whatever wire you need in 4 hour blocks for a decent price.
On a past car I wired a button switch under the dash. I had to reach down and push the button in while turning the key or nothing would happen. It...
While glueing on the panels is more prevelant these days even the glue-on panels are usually tack welded in spots per the manufacturer's...
Not taken by me. This was the Grand Prize winning photo recently submitted for a photo contest where I work. Too bad the car is not quite there...
I think the environment we are now in lends itself to instant gratification. Want to talk to someone while driving down the road? No longer...
Does a 24 pg newsletter count? Mine made the cover when I belonged to the Crown Victoria Association many moons ago. [IMG]
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