The Jalopy Journal
The other day I was visiting my older sister and found out she had a couple of very old family photo albums that I didn't even know existed and...
As most of you already know I'm a Chevy fan and have always liked 30s styling the best. I've had owned at least three from that time period myself...
I was shooting the breeze with a friend of mine the other day and the conversation turned to some of our experiences with cars back in the day and...
I had to do some plumbing today which involved replacing a leaking outside faucet and the shut off valve going to it in the basement. I learned...
Back in the day in my early teens I and most of my friends started playing with cars. In those days it seemed like there was some sort of an old...
OK...You just won the lottery and suddenly your whole life is going to change. You can live anywhere you want in any house you want and pretty...
I 've built quite a few cars over the years and have always done my own body and paint work in my garage by building a temporarily make shift...
My wife and Daughter both like hot rod and customs and over the years we've really enjoyed cruising around and going to shows with whatever my...
I was shooting the bull with a couple of old friends about some of the cars we had either owned of built in the past and if we knew what had ever...
Whenever I get together with my old car buddies and the conversation turns to talking about cars we once owned " back in the day" someone...
As a lot of you here on HAMB know, with only a few exceptions most of the cars that I've owned or built have been Chevy's. Many have come and...
Most would agree that changing a cars color can give it a totally different attitude. Do we have any before and after shots of hot rods or...
The weather in Connecticut sucks today so I thought I'd see if this might generate some interesting reading material to keep me alert and awake....
Have you ever bought a car that you had no thought or intention of ever owning only because destiny seemed to be at work? Here's my story ........
I always liked cars as a kid and my buddies and I always enjoyed playing around with them and as we grew older it was the hot rod and custom scene...
You've put hundreds of hours into building your hot rod or custom so why not show it off even when you're not driving it with a custom crafted...
Lets hear some stories form back in your younger days when you had more energy than brains and nothing mattered more than keeping your wheels on...
I was having a B.S session with a couple of guys the other day when the conversation turned to the topic of our first builds. I can remember mine...
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Ill bet not too many corner repair shops do this stuff anymore. When I first got into the auto repair business (Many Years Ago) there were a...
It seems like whenever I get together with a bunch of old friends the conversation somehow always turns to a discussion about the Good Old...
Most everyone has some helpful hints that make doing a difficult or tedious job easier. If you do something often enough you'll most likely find a...
When I was first getting interested in cars the one thing that I had very few of was tools.My father had the basic stuff like a few open end...
My friends tell me Im crazy but I still do it. I have no problem in spending hours fabricating something that is readily available at the local...
This is getting to be ridicules ..Nice day in Connecticut so I thought Id take a good long cruise before the show and salt hit. About 20 mile in...
I was wondering if this has ever happened to anyone. A few weeks ago I attended a local show and while walking around looking at the cars that...
I was going through some of the stuff I have stored on my computer over the years and ran across this guide to converting to an alternator.I ofter...
Found a box of papers stashed away in the shed yesterday that brought back a lot of old memories. It was stuff from the early to mid 60's that...
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