The Jalopy Journal
I get people asking why I drive such a pretty car when there is obviously still salt and sand on our Minnesota roads…My reply? I am 68, and will...
Gotta pass this year and it is killing me…But….putting paint on the Willys, and am pumped about that!
When it runs, its done…..[ATTACH]
Will be there to hang with the Willys gang......[ATTACH]
Yawn.....Contemplating putting on a long sleeve t-shirt, but probably won’t...
Always wanted to try this, and my satin black, flawed, old daily farm truck seems like a good candidate....Fixed up Ma’s old Singer, got a stack...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It was Paint Your Wagon Wednesday, used Eastwood satin black on my 41Willys pickup....Looks OK for an...
“No, you can’t have my Bud Lite”.....
Just starting year three after 42 years in a brewery...Would rather move under a bridge and eat Alpo than go back to work! Congratulations, you...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Getting ready to squirt some Eastwood Rat Rod satin black on the pickup.
Is that a Klingon Bird of Prey de-cloaking in the sky in your last picture? Or have I been inside too long....
Backyard Bodywork Vol. 2 Cut out rusty metal Weld in new metal Watch as gob of molten metal burns through running shoe and into foot Dance around...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] An autobody teacher told me that getting the knack of leveling filler does more students in than anything else...I would always...
[ATTACH] Ah, Spring! Sunshine, birds chirping, and sanding on the Willys....outside, in my jammies....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Section of I90 by Mitchell SD in September.
[ATTACH] “May you live in interesting times“ Old Irish curse..... A little bit easier to isolate being retired. Plenty to do in my isolation...
Are you kidding me?
I forgot about your adventure with your axle....Who in hell ever breaks a nine inch axle in a street car? Would be scary on the interstate 1000...
[ATTACH] I guess that I have a take on this. In my younger days I drove the wheels off of my 41 Willys, coast to coast with the wife and luggage....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] All trucks are cool!
The truth? Holidays can be kinda rough for me......Some years I am OK, this hasn’t been one of them...looking forward to Jan. 2..
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] tWas just telling the wife yesterday how happy I am with the Econoline. Just put a fresh 350 with lots of new stuff in it, gonna...
[ATTACH] Got a fresh 350 to put in the econoline, going to get the ac working, seal up the doors, and fix several other small issues...Loved...
Spent most of the night with my head and ass in the toilet, laying on that wonderful cold bathroom floor....Caught some kind of stomach...
Honesty and humility! So refreshing.....Welcome, friend!
Just got through my second summer retired, turned 64 Sunday, spent 42 years in a brewery. Finally started slowing down some, but I gotta work more...
Ha! I may not have 12 years left in this continuum.....made the decision that the Willys is gonna be a permanent “ beater”, it will get a few...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I got to be 64 yesterday, spent some time tearing the Willys down for paint work, and restarting my heart after the...
Had a several inch deluge that tore up a lot of roads, farmland, crops, etc.....We went through the same area nine days later on our way home and...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The Econoline wading through a portion of I-90 by Mitchell, SD
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