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1957 Ford Fender. Been in a Texas warehouse since the 1960's. Looks like it's still wearing original paint. The chrome is excellent as is the...
I recently took possession of around 1,000 NOS repair panels made in the USA in the 50's and early 60's by the Schofield and Schott companies....
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Need opinions: What would run better on a stock 302 roller motor (with a Edelbrock Performer intake), a 600 cfm or a 500 cfm Edelbrock? I'm...
I'll be installing exhaust soon on the 302 in my 54 Ford tudor and DON'T want it to sound like a 5.0 Mustang. Instead, I'd like something more...
I've always wanted an early 30's era Ford, but being the sold breadwinner for a family of 5....a kid in college, etc, etc has limited my funds....
Anyone here from south Texas....and by that I mean the Rio Grande Valley? I was born and raised there and my family goes back to the 1890's in...
Anyone running Porters on a 302 Ford? I want a good hotrod sound out of the SBF in my 54 Mainline, but I don't want a huge amount of noise in...
I was tweaking my timing on my 302 this evening....got it all set and was tightening the distributor hold-down clamp. Do I need to shut the...
My soon-to-be-teenage son has always be marginally interested in my hotrod stuff but he really digs doing the electrical work (soldering, running...
My dad's about to start a 53 Belvedere hardtop project with a hopped up slant six in it. He's a grouchy old codger who doesn't do computers so...
My 54's not gonna make it to the LSR next month because I had to plop down all my extra money down on family medical bills....so....no new...
I was buying a tractor battery and saw this Model A at the O'Reilly's in Conroe today. I figure it was out at the Texas Hoedown today as well....
I'm throwing up the white flag of surrender y'all. I've done everything in my bag of tricks to get the 302 in my 54 Ford tudor to start and I...
I was headed down I-45 today around noon...approaching Houston from the north, in the vicinity of Rankin Rd and saw a primered 1950's era F100...
There's a small junkyard in Splendora, TX (north of Houston on I-59) that seems to be liquidating pretty much everything in the yard. I drove...
All too often there are negative comments posted about a vendor, but today I had a very positive experience and I'l like to take a moment to offer...
Getting rid of my daily driver 66 F100 in order to finish my 54 tudor project has forced me to use a small portion of the proceeds to buy a new,...
In another thread that Ryan started about a Barris 55 vert, I started a list of styling cues that were just nailed by auto designers. I'm not...
I've seen you guys ID some pretty obscure stuff, so maybe someone can help me with this phaeton. This old family photo has been around forever but...
I've been asked to share my method and photos for converting an Oil-Bath air cleaner to one that will accept a paper element. The air cleaner...
Back when I was in high school (83-87), I used to spend the summers with my grandmother who lived in the Texas hill country. I made several...
If you're a true HAMBer, you've done your share of swap meets. I love swap meets. In my book, they're only one rung below driving my old metal...
Opinion time: Would you guys trade a real nice, original 66 F100 shortbox for a Model A? Keep in mind that the 66 is my daily driver and the...
Anyone going to the LaGrave Field Swap Meet in October? I'll be there in my 66 F100....selling some Model A stuff and some slant six stuff and...
My 15 year old daughter refuses to drive a mundane car and wants to do a father-daughter build on something unique (makes me proud) She's a...
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