The Jalopy Journal
I’m trying to remove the porthole trim/hood latch mechanism from my ‘41 Buick. [ATTACH] There are two studs with 3/8” nuts on them at the very...
The gauges in my '41 Buick were cosmetically shot, and I was able to piece together two pretty decent sets to replace them. The '41 gauges (the...
I've mounted a Mustang-style fuel tank in the trunk of my '41 Buick (and yes, I'm fully welding in a firewall between the trunk and the cabin). I...
I’m trying to remove the windshield wiper assembly from my ‘41 Buick so I can remove the dash for paint, plate the wiper towers and replace the...
This '36 Ford custom just popped up on Randy Bianchi Jr.'s Instagram feed and it kinda blew my mind (sorry for the screenshot photos with the...
I found a really neat set of early-'40s taillight bezels and lenses. The only thing is they've got the brand logo molded into the glass. Is there...
[ATTACH] A while back I took my ’41 Buick Super to @Cody Walls shop, Traditional Metalcraft, and we spent the week chopping the top and taking a...
I'm working out a Vintage Air system for my straight eight (a '49 248 in my '41 Super). I know I need to keep as much air flowing across that boat...
New One-Shot on an old window. Lettering's on the back of the glass. 24" x 20" overall size. Make a cool wall hanger. Or bondo mixing station....
For you guys who've built bumper guard taillights, how did you attach the lenses to the guard? Are they mechanically fastened somehow, or did you...
Early '33-'38 flathead generator with dual sheave pulley. Asking $150 obo plus shipping. DM with questions/offers. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Dual sheave generator pulley for flathead. It's the kind that threads onto the shaft. See pics and DM me with questions or offers. Asking $185 obo...
I'm removing all the glass from my '41 Buick because we're getting ready to chop it. I cracked the windshield trying to separate it from the very...
I'm installing a Vintage Air system in my '41 Buick Super and I'm figuring out whether to run the compressor off the crank pulley or the water...
Does anyone have any hints for heat-forming acrylic for taillight lenses? The problem I'm having is getting a consistent, smooth curve that...
2011 Jalopy Showdown poster. Designed and illustrated by Jeff Norwell, digitally printed. There are staple marks in the corners where it was...
2010 Jalopy Showdown Drags poster. Designed by me, screen printed on thick stock at Globe Poster Company. $20 including shipping anywhere in the...
2009 Jalopy Showdown Drags poster. Designed and illustrated by me, screen printed on thick stock at Globe Poster Company. $20 including shipping...
2006 Jalopy Showdown poster. Designed and illustrated by me, screen printed on thick stock at Globe Poster Company. $20 including shipping...
I've got two posters from the 2007 Jalopy Showdown Drags. Zombie did the illustration on these, and they were screen printed at Globe Poster...
***PRICE REDUCED*** $120 shipped OBO I've got five DeSoto wheel covers that I believe are from '51-'54. Fit 15" wheels. They have a great profile...
***SOLD***SOLD***SOLD***SOLD*** Here are two rough but restorable 16" wheel covers. The consensus is that they are Lyon covers. There are dings...
***Sold pending payment*** Neat original cast aluminum EELCO 2x2 fuel block. Nice patina, neat period piece, what you see is what you get. First...
***SOLD PENDING PAYMENT*** This is a nice, heavy duty Enco slip roll. Works great in small spaces for smaller jobs. What you see is what you get....
***Sold*** Brand new, in box Bob Drake 8BA flathead water pumps with gaskets (part number 8RT-8501/2). These are their '48-'52 truck pumps for...
I've got a '41 Buick Super with the smaller 248" straight 8. I'm having problems with the 3-speed. We knocked it apart and had a local shop with a...
This is one of those totally vague posts that may not go anywhere. About 12 or 13 years ago we put on a small car show at Seidel's Bowling Alley...
Like the title says...I'm trying to reach Carl Staton of Virginia. He owns the bitchin' mild custom Chevy below. The car was in Kustoms...
Just like the title says... I'm doing some research on chopped '41s and I stumbled on this photo and haven't seen the car before. It looks like...
I had a set of coil springs made for my '41 Buick that lowered the car just right up front, but now that they've settled, the front is SLIGHTLY...
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