The Jalopy Journal
First read him in R&C in 1971. Invaluable asset to TRJ as well. Terrible loss.
Jesus. I feel like I've been punched in the stomach. Rest in peace Pete and thanks for everything you did for the hobby.
'39 Standards (and '38s) have long been overlooked by the crowd but this one is so right-on it hurts.
There were road races held in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in the 1950s, hard as that is to believe today. Air bases were popular venues in...
Re post 91227: That car has been photographed many times in Isky's old shop since the car was 'rediscovered' by Hot Rod Magazine back in the late...
That's my vote. Way too rare to molest. Too cool to do anything but preserve as a time capsule. Update the drivetrain but keep the real patina...
What a great picture. Love how the light captures the crowd and the long plume behind the yellow car.
Love how the driver barges through the active crosswalk on his right turn, making the people stop for him. Then the green '50 Chevy work truck...
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The jets in the foreground are F-86D Sabres from the Air National Guard at Ontario Airport, the 196th FIS, later FIG. The 196th operated the D...
B-29s over the Pacific, 1945. [IMG] F-102s at Paine AFB, WA, c1960. [IMG] War-weary ("WW" in tail code) P-51B kept in top flying...
Notice the late '30s wheel on the Cameo truck. Used them for his slicks.
There's a fascinating site called Historic Aerials. Type "Los Angeles, CA" into the search box (or any L.A. suburb), pick a year in the '50s or...
I'll bet that's Cadillac Firemist Green. Came out a few years before Chevy's Rally Green. Great color.
1959: Americans reacting to news of the invention of the birth control pill.
Those '49 Mercs sure looked good with the skirts and cinched-down on the trailer. Note that they don't have whitewalls.
Cool tread that needs a bump. Did a little research and found that the 1960s building that housed Karl Orr's shop is still in existence. Located...
Did a little research and found that the 1960s building that housed Orr's is still in existence. Located at 17670 Sierra Highway, it is now a pest...
Alan Shepard, center, navy test pilot and first American in space, getting his new '62 Corvette. Fuelie, judging by the small emblem under the flags.
My '55 (since sold) with original 1960s Americans, restored locally by Torq Thrust Terry. 15x6 up front, 2-ish inch backspace/deep dish front...
Amen.
Man, this '57 Plymouth is so right-on it hurts.
I'll guess c1963 judging by the Monogram "Red Chariot" phaeton kit at lower right and the AMT 'Double T' kit at top right. Note also the Monogram...
I like the combination of Roth and Chrisman influences on this A sedan. Nailed it.
I love the '40 Standard. Has the cool 40-look headlights but the simpler 39-look grille.
Wow, a B400 '32.
Note how good that DeSoto looks slammed down by the luggage and passengers.
I really dig the caps and beauty rings on the narrow wheels with the blackwalls. Do not change that!
I miss downtowns with a Kress on the corner.
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