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Hi guys, I'm currently writing a book about Corvette drag cars, focusing on the period 1955 - 1975. I've gathered a lot of research material but...
One of my passions is motor racing history. I run a motorsport history website and discussion forum called The Roaring Season...
Sorry for the wall of text, I realise this is a bit of a novel, I didn’t mean to write my entire life story, but for anyone with a few spare...
Are there any companies currently making a floor shifter for the Olds Hydro? Or if not, has anyone on here ever adapted a floor shifter designed...
Hot Rod Deluxe magazine have been running a series the last several issues on the stunning collection of photos taken by Petersen Publishing...
Throughout the last half of 2010 and the first fews months of 2011, I finally got to realise a dream I'd had for a long time. I've always been...
[IMG] I run a historic motorsport website/forum which covers most aspects of road race motorsport history. One of the forum members owns a cool...
Its a 38 Ford Coupe I'm building. The wheels are 15" x 5" Mercury. Engine is 324ci Olds. Tyres are cross-ply. Rear brakes are 40 Ford. My question...
I'm building a 38 Ford which will be fitted with a 324ci Olds motor. And I'm wanting to know what options there are for the radiator. The Walker...
This is interesting. Anyone got pics of it from the 60s?...
What I need to know is, will a Banjo rear end cope with a small block Chev? I'm building a '38 Ford. It's got the original Banjo rear end and Ford...
Does anyone have info on this car? Sorry for the low quality scan.
Are parts, like inlet and exhaust manifolds, valve covers, heads, bell housing etc, interchangable between the 1st generation post 1949 engines...
I've sort of hit a brick wall. I bought a 39 Deluxe Coupe body about a year ago. It was cut up in the 60s to be mounted on a stockcar chassis for...
I am interested to hear from anyone who owns or knows of a fat fendered Ford that is running either an Olds Rocket Or Buick Nailhead. I am...
My father started this project in the late 70s before I took it over about 3 years ago. Its a 38 Ford. He stripped the car apart, and about ten...
I am mating a '39 Deluxe Coupe body with the front panels/guards of a '38 Deluxe Ford. Where they meet and the guards/bonnet etc overlap is...
Anyone got pics/info on this car? Suede blue '36 Ford 3 Window running wide whites. Just saw it in July issue of Rod & Custom.
Thought these might be of some interest to HAMBers. These were taken by a friend of mine called Mike Feisst. He sent me about 5 cds a few years...
I have an opportunity to buy a set of 15" wheels for my '38 Ford. Two of them are 5" wide, the other two are 6" wide. I don't know if the 6" rims...
I am trying to get some info on this car. Does anyone know Bob, or know the car well? I'd like to find out the wheel/tyre/suspension combo. Maybe...
I hope this subject hasn't been raised before. I did a search but couldn't really find anything. There have been loads of threads started on...
I bought this body a little while ago, but only just picked it up about 2 weeks ago. I live in the North Island of NZ, and it was in the South...
Does anyone know if Chad Hill is a HAMB member? And if so, what name does he go by on here? There is an article on his '36 Ford Coupe in Ol Skool...
I thought I had it sussed. This is for my '38 Ford Coupe. Its in a million pieces and miles from being completed, but I have a vision of how it...
Folks, I'm hoping someone can tell me of a company in the US who sells floors for late '30s Fords? I need a complete floor from the firewall to...
Thought you folks might enjoy seeing this. This car was built in New Zealand for circuit racing, drag racing, and hillclimbs etc in the '50s, and...
Folks, can you please suggest a couple of good books I can buy on Flathead Ford V8s? There seem to be a lot on the market, and I'm not too sure...
I copied this photo and put it in a folder I have on my pc, and I just love the car! I got it off the HAMB a few months ago, and I know it is/was...
I'm a magazine junkie. The two I can't do without anymore are Traditional Rod And Kulture, plus Rolls And Pleats. Great mags. I've also recently...
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