The Jalopy Journal
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My 57 FI clone. The parts are the right ones for a 57. Mine just wasn’t born with fuel injection. The unit was restored about 5 years ago by...
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[ATTACH] Here is a photo I took in 64 at Minnesota Dragway.
RRanchero Rick, Yes, I was born and grew up in SW Minnesota but left in 1969. I still miss Minnesota Dragway and all the gassers from that era...
This was Al Tschida's car from St Paul, MN. His brother in law was Bill Mitchell. I wasn't aware that Bill was owner or driver of the "612" car...
Here is a pic of Quain's racing stripe.[ATTACH]
33_ Delray57 I never said that was a Al Tschida car. The person who posted the picture said he didn't have any info on it and I stated that...
I don't believe this car was Al Tschida's. Recall an earlier thread which stated that this car had an early demise and included a photo of the...
Here is another photo of #531. You may have seen it as it came from another thread here on HAMB. The captions are screwed up but you get the...
Doctor Satan, Thanks for the information on the restoration of Al's car. Keep us posted. I think it's miraculous that both of his coupes have...
My photo of the 531 car at MN Dragways has a September 1964 date on it which would have been when the film was developed. I'm thinking that the...
I recall one story about Al. We were young inexperienced drag racers who had put together a 55 Chevy gasser ( shown in my avatar). We did not...
[ATTACH] Here is another picture of Al's 531. I took this photo at Minnesota Dragway in 1964
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It's a clone but it is a 283, duntov cam, fuelie.[ATTACH]
They are still cool! Here is ours which we have owned since 1973.[ATTACH]
Please post the article when it happens as I am sure a lot us us will be interested. Thanks!!
Thanks guys for the information on the Triad Willys. I am originally from Minnesota and Bill Mitchell (RIP) was a friend some years ago. The 55...
Any more information on the "Triad Land" Willys in this set of photos. Is it Al Tschida's car from Minnesota/California or a clone.
Closer to you, Walnut Grove, MN. Be happy to send copies. Can you send me a PM with your address or e-mail?
I have a few photos of GSTA show your car appeared in. I looked to see if I had one of your 32. No luck unfortunately. I found one of the red...
[ATTACH] Here is the real deal Overland Express as seen at the Back to the 50's event in St Paul this June. It was in good shape considering the...
This c/gasser belonged to Al Tschida in Minnesota. He had several of them and I am not sure if this was his first or his second. As I recall...
You might try the Brookwood Grille in Roswell (Holcomb Bridge Rd) or there are a number of good places on Main Street in Historic Roswell. There...
We were sitting in some slow traffic near Heathrow Airport in London after arriving from the US when we spotted a neat car going by on a trailer....
Happy birthday Quain!! Thanks for all the effort that you have put into the Moonlighter. I have really enjoyed following the "resurrection" as...
Wow, If you look closely at the front fender of John Hagen's 63 Impala, you can see hail dents from a hail storm he encountered. The car was a...
As a long ago Minnesota native, thanks for the pictures of the Lutz and Lundburg Anglia and Al Tschida's Willys. They were my boyhood heros.
Here you go. Sorry about the bright spot in front of the rear wheel. This is a photo of a black and white glossy I bought at Minnesota Dragway...
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