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I was there Saturday. It's been over 5 years since I last went. There was not as many cars as there use to be there. It was sold out. There were...
I tried finding an age on your creeper. One site said that style did not show up until the 50s. Another site said long hair Hippies did not use...
That STP sticker is the STP turbine car. It's more like the late 60s, I think it was 67 when it almost won Indy. There are some old decals on that...
Estate auctions is where you find some good stuff. I paid three dollars for this creeper. The pictures are from one that was loaded with vintage...
This is a vintage Mac tool box I repainted. The Lyon tool box was used in the military, I'm not sure when it was made. These are some vintage...
Smart auctions is the one. They only have pictures on the website of a fraction of the stuff. I just got back from todays auction. I snagged a...
There is a 3 day long auction in Yuma AZ starting Friday at Dicks Auto Salvage. There is lot of Hamb style items at the auction. There is a 40...
Some colors cover better than others. It has nothing to do with the paint being cheap. I don't know anything about Nason, I have never used it....
This is what the previous picture of MT on the mini bike should look like. Everything was reversed in the first picture. If you look at the sign...
Chevy was the only GM car that did not go to the big end carbs on the tri power equipped cars in 1959. The 348 used the small end carbs on the tri...
The mini bike in the picture is a Mickey Bike. That is the missing link for some collectors. The picture is reversed somehow. Everything on the...
I forgot the Vincent. 20 years ago was the last time I saw one.
Not quite sure about this one. It had a machine gun and turret.
This is the last of the pictures for now.
The Harley was used in a few scenes in the movie. It was used in the race scene and parked out in front of the bar. I don't know who rode it, he...
Some more pictures. The Harley is the same one that was used in the movie The Wild One.
Some pictures of the car show today.
Blow it out of context. There was not much going on earlier. :confused:
I saw that car parked on one of the side streets. There was some nice cars downtown. I saw the Butch Leal 65 Plymouth driving down main street....
Not much going on yet. I only saw a few cars. Primer would be the optimum word for the cars. Nothing picture worthy.
I'm already there. I have the camera ready. I will go and drive around down by the fairgrounds and take some pictures. I will also take some...
:D It depends on the trailer. Some of the old trailers had the shower in with the toilet. Does a bear shit in the woods?
The ET wheels use the same peanut lugs as the early American wheels. The ETs use a uni-lug washer. The later Americans use the more universal lug...
Don't worry, The American Racing wheels they sell now don't even know how to copy there own namesake wheels. You either have the real deal or...
The real vintage Americans are the best quality of any of the 5 spoke torq thrust. I would put Appliance in second place even though they were...
You have the right idea. Use the $200 T10. There are plenty of T10s and Muncies in the $200-500. You could go through a few of them and it will...
Chevrolet invented the T10 by adding a 4th gear to a BW 3 speed transmission. If the transmission is a 62, there might be a bowtie cast into the...
That is about what happened on the first one I bought. The first one was a Serro Scotty that leaked. I had to replace what wood I could from the...
That looks like a good one to start with. Is the skin in good condition? Aircraft paint stripper should take the paint down to shinny aluminum. A...
Shastas are very popular. They must have built a bunch of them because there is still a bunch of them around. Restored Shastas use to go for...
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