The Jalopy Journal
Packard Proving Grounds, Romeo Mi.
Welcome to the new world. Retired full time GM parts guy here 1970-2017 and during the same time period and into retirement part time Harley...
The original shifter was a round stalk/lever with a two finger "tee" that was lifter to access reverse gear. The shift knob was relieved to allow...
I'm agreeing with Tommy and squirrel on the cone height and the bearing race, not sure on the thread pitch but the length of the threads is...
That two tone silver 'Vette is a 78 25th Anniversary Edition. Nothing real special about those. The Indy Pace Car model, the black and silver one...
The days of going to a paper GM parts catalog for example and looking up Group 2.270 for listings on spark plugs is days of yore. The electronic...
Correct me if I'm wrong. But 64 Fords , at least the ones I owned had generators. 64 Mercurys were alternator equipped, at least my 64 Park Lane...
I was thinking the same thing, shimming.
I'm thinking the same thing.
Way too many ways this can go sideways, I would not do anything until you have it titled in your name. My personal rule is that I don't invest a...
1969 I was motorcycle ice racing. Around here the rules would not allow spiked tires, only tractionized, aka roughed up on a special grinder. The...
Oldsmobile left Detroit for Lansing in 1902. If you can find (sorry, don't know what happened to my laptop to change the font!) a copy of the...
Early 70's I worked in Detroit. Regularly saw a 69-70 DeVille convertible with Leopard skin print top and interior to match on the north/northwest...
My suggestion if you have not done it is to call your local post office and have them start a trace. the online information is useless. A couple...
Bad for the employees also especially when one or two dealer groups own all the stores in a geographic area. For lack of a better description...
Wish I knew whatever happened to my aunt's photo collection. She had a photo of her son's car he got in '59 when he got out of the Marines. Red...
The GM steel shim gasket P/N 3830711 has a 4" bore size, I remember from my GM parts days that was in the catalogs as fitting everything from 265...
Either one of the residents is involved directly or indirectly (work at home scam , either forward or deposit the checks or cash them and mail the...
Some trivia, there less than 300 Century two door sedans built in 1955. All were built for the California Highway Patrol. Lightest body that year...
First person that came to mind is Jim Wangers. Unfortunately according to this article in Hot Rod in 2018 he is suffering from dementia presently....
In now at a half century in the parts business (GM dealer and motorcycle) more than once I've seen packages come in via trucking companies, FedEx...
Clock is a 53-54 Chevy also. Wind up, not electric, last year as '55 went electric.
I'm having problems posting the two photos in this newspaper...
When you installed the intake gaskets did you block off the heat riser passages? That can change the exhaust note somewhat, using the crossover...
Yes, I concur with the "probably won't fit" camp. Early 90's I trailered a 67 Catalina across the country on a UHaul trailer. It fit, barely. Rear...
To elaborate what Squirrel said, a quick lesson in AC spark plugs and what the letters and numbers mean. The "R" denotes a resistor plug. The...
Shared on my FB. More than a few friends there are in the hot rod community of SE Michigan.
Geez, when I was eighteen we moved, 1970. Left behind and or scrapped a mint 54 Bel Air hood with the ornament and emblem, a set of power pack...
I could be wrong, I haven't messed with a 235 6 cylinder for a half century but if memory is correct the ones with the two studs retaining the...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Munro
Separate names with a comma.