The Jalopy Journal
Hoselton Chevrolet is now called Hoselton Automall and is still operating in East Rochester. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My buddy had his 33 Plymouth grille and bumpers powder coated in chrome. The shop told him if they do just the chrome powder coat it will look...
Playing with my Granddaughter in Michigan. We decided to use her diecast collection and set up our own version of Detroit Autorama which will...
While working on a more involved rollback truck build, I saw another opportunity in my box of spare parts. This Liberty diecast 37 Chevy truck...
Glad you like it, Lucius. My Son in Michigan owns it now. [ATTACH]
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A diorama garage I once had to display diecast and plastic models of some of the real 1937 Chevy cars and trucks I built over the years. It also...
Spent some time indoors as the wind and cold settled in. Decided to continue working on a couple 1/24th scale diecast customs I started last...
Back in the mid 1930's Batavia, NY is where the Thomas Rocket car was designed and built. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Being in the driver's seat. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Stainless trim can be welded, ground and polished. A friend helped ad about 6 inches to the paint divider trim on my 56 ElCamino conversion. [ATTACH]
The famous Art Deco Hallman's Chevrolet building still stands as a landmark on East Ave in Rochester, NY. We had a cousin who worked at Hallman's...
Recently saw this video with John Force about his take on the meaning of Christmas and the story of his toy Log Truck. CHRISTMAS STORYTELLERS AT...
That is Julian Thomas who owns Thomas Toys in Fenton Michigan. My son lives nearby in Holly Michigan and we have been to Julians shop to get parts...
Picked up some pieces from a friend which included a Structo Dump Truck. Found these are very common and like mine most are missing the grille and...
Ernie is "in the house". [ATTACH]
Excellent commercial that really hit home for me. We lost our brother to Picks Disease (Frontotemporal Dementia) which is an early form of...
Very cool to see toys like this come back. I still enjoy finding old beat-up ones and giving them a little custom restoration touch. [ATTACH]...
In the late 80's and early 90's, I helped my buddy Ron with the design and build of these 2 haulers. Ron used them when he moved to the west coast...
I recently found this Western Stamping Corp. Postal Jeep bank. It cleaned up good and I replaced the red stripe. It is missing one rubber tire and...
We had a similar monorail in our Midtown Plaza Mall. Building began on the mall in 1959 in Rochester, NY and when it opened in 1962, Midtown was...
Today October 16, in 1958 automotive history was made with the release of the Chevrolet ElCamino. [ATTACH]
Our wonderful Sister turned 76 today. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The 55 does appear to be a Nomad donor for the conversion. I used a 2door 210 Wagon when I built my 56 conversion....
The Waldorf Nomad and the Corvair, both concepts based on the 54 Corvette were always two of my all-time favorites.
Dad was born in 1912 and would always tell us stories about his cars. Maybe that is part of why my Brother and I followed so closely in his...
Picked up some old Tootsietoy vehicles at a flea market. A couple days of rain cancelled some local cruise nights, so I spent my time restoring...
Our now adult kids. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Always enjoyed hunting for deals at the local boneyards. There were a couple further out west of the city that always had a nice selection of old...
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