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Pictures of my father's 1 month old 50 Mercury. He was T-Boned by the 49 ford who went through a stop sign on Oct 31,1950. Dad never knew who hit...
A lot of owners and drivers liked the durability, weight transfer and quick repairs of the solid front axle. Gerald was an exceptional smooth...
Gerald Chamberlain's 76 was built Gus Frear and Gerald,the Everrit Express. Car was owned by Joe Bullock in Warrington,Pa. The 76 was powered by a...
Dutch Hoag was the only car with power steering when he won Langhorne. Quite a controversy about who won that race between Dutch and Al Tasnady....
After many years on the HAMB, pictures of my 40 Ford and friend Lawson's 40. My 40,the red is real steel with a50 merc flathead. Lawson's is all...
I made a tight fitting aluminum rod(not a press fit)with a larger diameter head so it wouldn't drop down. The length of the rod covered the oil...
Puke Hollow between turns 1 & 2
The XL1 was built by Don House. Engine was a 368 Lincoln, 56-57 , with fuel injection. I met the guys that built a replica of the original XL1,...
Many years in a newly formed railroad repair shop, a young mechanic helper asked for something to do. Foreman Mike asked if he had ever changed...
Great looking car. I know it's FE Ford engine, 427, 428 ? I'm doing a similar build on a 39. Any info on engine mounts, exhaust, front suspension....
Had a friend who knew someone was using his welding helmet,had to re adjust the band. So to find out the user, he packed the sweat band with...
Make sure the clutch and pressure plate is correct for the application. Use no spacers. I had a simaliar problem with my 40 Ford with a Merc Flat...
Matt, read your alert. Tony
Hi Matt, I have a 40 Ford with a 51 Mercury engine. Before I drove the car I had a clutch problem. The throwout bearing would not touch the...
Congratulations from the Philadelphia Modifiers. Hope to see you again
Yes they fit, same dimensions, but the trunk handle holes are different. Trunk latch are the same
Miss Motorsports: Midi Miller
Bret "THE JET" Hearn
Flemington Speedway hostess Pat Heavner (RIP)
Dirt track story. Sunday night at Nazareth Speedway, Tom Hager(RIP) breaks a rod in the big block chevy. Tells Butchie to go to the shop and get a...
Jimmy Horton in the Statewide 3 at south jersey's Bridgeport Speedway. The track at that time and up until 11/10/19 was always 5/8 mile dirt. It...
This is not car related but it had wheels. I was maybe 12-13 at the time, and was at shopping center with my friend Butch. A shopping cart was...
I used an Airtex 12v electric pump, I don't have the part number,I looked it up at our local parts store. The pump is rated at 4 psi, round body...
Drivers from left to right: Kenny Brightbill, Gerald Chamberlain, Bud Olsen. Cozze's 44 most likely driven by Olsen....
I have an older Van Norman boring bar accessories. I don't know the model, it's in the shop, never got around to advertise it. If your interested,...
He aint acting right today, he jumped a tooth I can't figure out if he's runnin too far advanced or too far retarded
I went nuts for over a year with a similar problem. Turned out to be a transmission was from a 6cyl flathead. The case is different. To check,...
You might want to try this. Gentlty drive in a thin putty knife/gasket scraper with a beveled edge about 3/8 - 1/2" between the head and block....
Use a 60 ohm resister on the original voltmeter. I asked the same question years ago and was advised to use the 60 ohm resister. Works good in my 40
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