The Jalopy Journal
W C Fields said never trust a man with two first names!
Yes, of course it's Cadillac. They used twin Cad V8s in the tanks through out WW II. The funny thing about them is this: I can recall one of the...
Thanks to you all! I'm glad now that I asked. I even got some sound tips from you guys.
I'm trying to estimate how many friends will be need to lift a '36 Dodge coupe body off its frame. It will still have the doors on. Do you guys...
While they were in business, no one else matched Hudson for engineering firsts!
We have gotten 28" of snow here in Minneapolis/St Paul so far this December. I think that thus far it's the fifth snowiest December on record....
Orn, Here in Minnesota (the other Sweden), they used to ice-race old Buicks like yours. That was a very long time ago, so my memory is a little...
Your right! The dealers threw a fit because people were laughing at how bug-eyed the new '38s looked. The factory scrambled to make a quick change...
Loryder, I'm not sure if you know this or not, but your '38 Plymouth is a very early production model which differs in appearance from all of the...
Maybe you should print out this thread and show it to your customer?
Burnin8, That's interesting. I guess that a person might think that nothing was ever changed that didn't actually require being changed!
Even though you indicated that you knew what path you were going to take, I thought I'd throw this out there for any other '30s Mopar fans. Maybe...
If it was an Essex it would have come from the factory with doors that were hung on piano-style hinges. These hinges were long and sturdy. That...
I think that the rear fenders are '36 Mopar Touring sedan.
I came across this governor for sale on ebay. I found it relevant to a point I made earlier....
Carl, I relent!
I think that the first Buick eight came out around '30. I'm sorry to quibble, but the Buick sixes had past well into oblivion by the time Robert...
Yes, you are of course right. But don't you see I was making the point that fuel economy was also not just a matter of cubic inches? All of those...
Thank you for that. I have that book somewhere around here, but I haven't been able to locate it today.
Yeah, and I remember Bobby Dylan's "To a Buick Six". Apparently, artisitic license means you don't need to have any idea of what you are talking...
I'm sorry if my memory is inaccurate on the point of the Dodge Brothers and the Model T engine, but I recall that their contribution was regarded...
I sometimes think that Henry Ford receives somewhat more credit for engineering than is appropriate. My recollection is that Henry bought Lincoln...
You're right! It's been so many years, I screwed it up. Fun to see it again...W C was such a treasure. Oh well...at least I understood the...
I think that you're confusing cars and trucks. '36 Pick ups resembled the '36 cars, but that "'36 look" continued in the pick ups thru '38, while...
This man has the correct answer! It's a Plymouth because there are no stainless beltline moldings, nor holes where they once were. Chrysler,...
Try these folks for rear doors: http://www.frenchlakeautoparts.com/ http://www.windyhillautoparts.com/ http://mooresautosalvage.com/
Here's a pic of a '35 Graham two door:
W C fields spelled it Karl La Fong? ("K", rather "C"). I love the reference, anyway!
I've seen two door Grahams. I've seen lots of them, because I follow Grahams on Jaxed. I'd like to have a Supercharged one. I love Hupps, as well,...
These could be either Graham or Reo pictures. In '35 and '36 (and maybe '37, as well) Graham was buying it's bodies from Reo. Reo was, in turn,...
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