The Jalopy Journal
Hey everyone! Well, Joe Alig and I predicted that we could pre-sell the first run of our book East VS West Showdown (Cartech), and, on the day...
Hey all! Joe Alig and I have been working on a book for Cartech for about a year and a half. The title should say it all, but just in case it...
I did an article on the Matroni coupe from Pennsylvania a few years ago...and now its on that on-line auction place..if you want a real piece of...
The Hot Rod Next Door I moved into my house in 1995. Its in the town I grew up in after leaving the city of Philadelphia Pennsylvania and...
I was at an auction tonight and came across a box of books named "Automobile". They are a quarterly book that have amazing articles in the few I...
Hey everyone! I have a 55 Pontiac Chieftan with a 287 that I recently pulled out because it was smoking pretty bad. Found another 287. This...
I have a 1955 Pontiac Chieftan with a stock 287 engine and a three on the tree. The engine is pretty tired and smokes through the breathers like...
I know there's already a thread about the new Hot Rod magazine, but Jim Ireland and his 33 Plymouth coupe deserve their own! It seems like it was...
Hey everyone! Its been a long time since I've posted any of my cars...a very long time. Some of you may remember this car when Charlie (FE02)...
..I'll be in San Diego on photography business and may have some down time in between shoots. Anything to see or do in that area? Cool shops or...
The '58 Impala used in American Graffitti..was it also used in the movie "Shag"? I could have sworn I saw it in a scene or two...the movie was...
..on the spread in Rod and Custom! Six pages devoted to your car!! Aaron Kahan did an awesome job laying it out. Seems like a year ago that I saw...
Hey everyone! I bought a tachometer at a swap meet recently. Its a half sweep, no name or ID tach that has five wires coming out the back. Red...
There a few people out there who simply amaze me. A guy in New Jersey named Frank Todd is one of them. Frank re-builds old parts, he calls it...
..Well, the BACK cover of the latest Traditional Rod and Kulture Illustrated, which looks like the front cover now because of a design change....
Any idea of cost to ship a fully dressed Flathead engine from Pennsylvania to California? I have no idea where to begin as I've never done this...
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I'm putting a '51 Mercury Flathead engine in my '53 Mercury and ran into a problem upon trying to fire it up for the first time. The engine (I...
Just wanted to thank Scarry Larry, Beaver Bob, and Flashback Bill for a great event. I call it an event because it's not just a 'show", people can...
Well, my '53 Mercury motor blew up. It was so trashed that it was good for scrap and little else...that was until I thought to make it a coffee...
..As if there was any doubt in My mind at least, the SWC Willys (which one, I'm not sure) won as most significant or popular drag car in a recent...
Flatheads that is..? I bought an engine (see other post) that has a set on it as well as a Fenton two carb intake. I was wondering if they still...
My '53 is finally getting some attention. I picked up a new engine that a fellow HAMBer told me about, a real find that was sitting under a bench...
..has just arrived on my doorstep! You subscribers aren't due to get yours yet so let's not get worried, and it won't hit news stands for a couple...
OK, I have this Mercury flat head engine and it has Fenton Aluminum heads. I've heard its bad to use copper head gaskets with aluminum heads...
Saturday morning I finally was able to make a 3.5 hour trip to Williamsport PA and buy a Mercury Flathead for my '53 Merc. The trip up there was...
I recently found a hidden stash of Traditional Rod and Kulture PREMIERE issues. That's right, R&K #1, long since out of production. Super...
... Hey everyone! It's Spike from Rod and Kulture!! Today's lesson (learned the hard way) is about getting asking questions. What does that have...
Just a public "Thank you" to Plowboy, Zenor, Johhny Sparkle, Drew, and everyone else who made my trip to Illinois a blast! Most of all I have to...
Hey everyone! Recently I seized up my '53 Merc's engine while heading home from Jersey. I have determined that the engine has to come out. Faced...
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