The Jalopy Journal
Does anyone know of a closed 1/8 mile oval track that used to be between Amarillo and OKC, along Rt 66? I'm on a scavenger hunt and could use a...
It's that time again, when I go off on another crazy LeMons Rally adventure. This time it's the west side of Route 66. Since I have a 62...
I just got a car back from my brother after 32 years. I had it for a few years back when...and as I seem to keep everything paper, I still have a...
Over the decades, I've built several cars, and bought and sold a bunch. Some I've kept for a few days, some for decades, and everywhere in...
Dates/tracks were announced. Registration is Feb 24th. https://www.motortrend.com/events/hot-rod-drag-week-2024-track-announcement/ Tech...
How many miles did you put on your fun car(s) this year? I'll start with my old truck. It just got normal use this year, hauling garbage to the...
Got this on the cover of the latest Hot Rod magazine. so...are they going to turn into....what? It's all kind of confusing. (edit: JohnLewis...
just announced https://www.sickthemagazine.com/sick-66 put on by the same folks who did Death Week last month. That one was a fun adventure!...
I got a 261, because it was there...not sure yet of it's condition, it's stuck, but no rust in bores, still standard size, looks like it's been...
Anyone else going? [ATTACH]
This is coming up next month https://www.sickthemagazine.com/death-week A sort of copy of Hot Rod magazine's Drag Week. Tom Bailey started his...
We're on the road! Stopped for a break, almost to new Mexico. A long ways to go to the start of Drag Week in Darlington SC. [ATTACH]
I've been going through a midlife crisis (no problems with my wife, I'm just realizing that I'm starting to get old!) so I got the itch to get an...
They announced Drag Week 2023 https://www.motortrend.com/events/hot-rod-drag-week-2023-official-route-and-general-information/ Down south this...
I came across 2/3 of a case of this stuff....seems to have settled...when I shake it for a while, there still seem to be some things floating...
My wife's dad is getting pretty old, and has a lot of stuff. We've been slowly taking some of it home with us, to get a head start on having to...
pretty cool, three HAMB rods in Hot Rod! [ATTACH]
The Rambler stalled once at the beginning of a trip into town today. I decided I ought to see if I could adjust the automatic choke a bit, and...
I'm trying to sell my Rambler, the price has dropped pretty far, and no takers yet...but someone is coming to look tomorrow. I drove it last...
Sold, finally
I wore out the rear tires on Plan II, so I got a new pair, now that they're back in stock. Coker Classic L78-15. I mounted the first one, and put...
I'm in the Rambler 20 miles out of Bakersfield and need a wheel bearing replaced when I get there. I don't know which wheel bearing it takes. If...
Edit Nov 7 2022, starting on another LeMons Rally, this one goes from New Orleans, up the Great River Road to St Paul. This rally coverage starts...
Seems that these days, everyone loves boring old cars. You know, the kind that you wouldn't have been caught dead in 50 years ago. Station wagons,...
1965 Plymouth Barracuda stretched nose, altered wheelbase drag/drive car. Rectangular tube mild steel chassis, chrome moly cage. Certified to...
43 years ago, I was working on a car for some friends, and got a few parts at a junkyard. I noticed they had a complete 396 laying in the core...
1977....I had bought a 4bbl intake from a friend, and got a Quadrajet from another friend. I decided to swap it onto the 283 in the 61 Impala...
I'm at the races in Tucson. Wrenchbender and Max are here. I'm just showing Plan II. [ATTACH]
Something my brother's been working on for a while...finally got the prototype sitting in his 63 Corvair, and mostly working. Nixie display tubes...
I had an adventure tonight. I took my Chevy II to the drags in Tucson, which is an hour or so away. I made a few runs, but it was pretty slow,...
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