The Jalopy Journal
I've been checking the big insurance auction sites like SCA and Co-Part for the past couple years and have been impressed by the sheer numbers of...
Actually found in a barn! Bumper 1 looks like a 1932-1933-ish Plymouth. 64" wide. 3.5" tall. 32" center to center between the holes on the...
Looking for a skilled specialist to narrow a Mopar 8.75 axle housing. Have a 68 B-body housing that needs to become A-body sized and have new...
Just saw this on craigslist. That's as much as I know about it....
I picked up an old set of 5-spoke style wheels. I can't find any name on them and the only identifier looks to be a tiny herald showing 2 lions...
Brutus! 47 Liter BMW aircraft motor juggernaut! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUsaYRyuGNY&feature=fvw
http://www.wimp.com/sanfrancisco/ This amazing piece of film is one continuous 7 minute shot of traveling by rail down Market Street, San...
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This has been discussed on the Hamb before and this latest article from the Times shows the project coming along nicely. Fake or not? Playing fast...
Preferably the Bay Area. Anyone doing them around here? Thanks, Paul
"Ask Me, Don't Tell Me", a great 1961 short film about juvenile delinquency in San Francisco. 22 minutes but worth it for a look at youth culture,...
3/4 ton LWB, 318 A-block (Poly) 4 speed. Heavy duty rear axle.8 lug wheels. Original red paint. Quad headlights. Runs. A bit battered and...
I have a 57 Chevy 283 block with the following stamped on the boss: F703EB I've looked it up but would like to get independent verification as...
There was some discussion a while back regarding alcohol distillation for personal use. The Federal government allows it for fuel and requires...
This looks interesting but too far for me to attend. If anyone goes by all means take a camera. <table style="width: 656px;" class="style1"...
Some nut named Sean Machado does a few Brodies with his pristine, restored long-ram '60 Polara D-500. Repro tires, cast-iron torqueflite, tapered...
The situation: 55 Chevy with 283 and a 'Glide will not shift into 2nd gear. First and reverse seem to engage and perform normally. What to check...
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/08/05/Features/Daredevil_Evel_Knieve.shtml
California Airframe Parts Co. Inc. Airframe Parts and Accessories 72 98th Avenue Oakland, CA. 94603 510-569-4011 FAX 510-569-0348 I've used them...
A short newsreel of Jalopy racing. http://www.thesmokinggun.com/tsgtv/index.html?id=TSGV21-10&link=TSGTVshlk
This Saturday, June 23, there will be an auction of remaining assets of Butler Conti Dodge in Lafayette, CA. Butler-Conti Inc 3434 Mt Diablo...
Restored! http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/22/CAR.TMP
Would you call this "machine turning"? How would it be accomplished? I really like this. Nice shifter too....
Legislation Black Plate Boogaloo The California black (license) plate is one of those indefinable symbols of autodom that can't be...
I use oxy-acetylene to cut steel but I'd like to know if anyone is doing gas welding.
An old friend of mine tells me he has been looking for 10-12 years to find a 1935 Chevy 3-window with zero results. He claims they are now as rare...
I've got a set of Federal Mogul engine bearings that I need to ID. The parts numbers might be old. As follows: 1835 CPA 1836 CPA 1837 CPA 1838...
I always have enjoyed her writing. I'm stunned.
Goodwin Found Guilty in Murders of Racer By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent document.write(getElapsed("20070104T200113Z"));1 hour...
I'm looking for pictures of the car Alex DiDia created for Bobby Darin. Detailed closeups are welcome particularly of the interior. I know the St....
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