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Rodders Journal Eighty issues from Number One (1994) to Number Eighty (2018). All bought new by me. All in excellent condition. Sold as lot...
I put an SBC in my 37 Ford about 30 years ago and now want to replace the lower radiator hose. I have the Gates number from the sticker that was...
Local Melbourne, FL, cruise brought out this Barris-built coupe. Just out of decades-long Florida storage. New owner believes 327 is original to...
[ATTACH][ATTACH]. Two rare flatheads I saw at the Turkey Run. One is a 32 roadster with the original 21-stud flathead. The Eddie Meyer...
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I have the original scrapbooks of the New Jersey Timing Association that were started with the association's founding in 1952. They cover the...
Most HAMBers are surely familiar with the name Von Dutch. His contributions to early hot rodding and customs were primarily pinstriping. Later...
Real cruising. Melbourne, FL. Friday night, May 8th. No origin. No destination. Just cruising. Here's the email I got from a local car guy....
Built by Charley Klingler of Montclair, NJ. I first saw it under construction in 1957 and remember him driving it in the mid-1960s. Had SBC and...
Have any other evening hangouts emerged after Bell-Air Plaza started banning us from hanging out there in the evening?
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Under all of this bizarre plumbing is a 350 SBC. There is a 671 which you cannot see on top of the SBC, an injector on top of that which may be...
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The Vintage Street Rodders of America (VSRA), a pre-48 group, held a 3-day event this past weekend at the Garlits museum in Ocala, FL. A...
It seems that glass must come out from top and inside. Can't figure out how to disengage lift arms from channel that glass is in. Does lift arm...
Last summer Billy Shope posted that he was the last active member of the Ramchargers and he talked about wave tuning. Here's a link to more...
My new Rodders Journal came today snd included their interesting 2018 Christmas catalog. Vern Tardel's books are all listed including the...
Are the new LED light bulbs suitable for use in a drop light? Will they hold up like the rough service bulbs we've all been using for years? Is...
Spotted this 37 sedan at the Turkey Run this morning. The wind wings caught my attention. What's going on? They fit well and were outside the...
Father's Day card from my beloved. Hope you all have partners who are supportive. (understanding?) (Tolerant?) :-)[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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have a 7 page document titled "Competition Class Rules published by the National Hot Rod Association in 1954. It's mimeographed and in poor...
I called Borgeson this afternoon and the phone was answered by a live person. When was the last time you called a business and got a live person...
Just got home from a monthly cruise in New Smyrna Beach, Fl. Saw a stunning deuce 5-window with a built 21-stud flathead. This is what...
A few tips from my decades with my Chassis Engineerng Center-X kit in my 37 Ford. 1. C.E. said the pan on my TH350 would not clear the lip on the...
New Jersey Timing Association (cont) Two very different logos were used by the New Jersey Timing Association throughout it's years of...
New Jersey Timing Association (cont) Drag racing was starting to appear at other locations accessible to New Jersey rodders. Convair Field in...
New Jersey Timing Association (cont) After the close of Woodbine, the next significant activity of the NJTA was yet another show. This one was...
A TIMING ASSOCIATION NEEDS TIMING EQUIPMENT The partnership with the NHRA Safety Safari in running drag racing at Linden Airport in 1954 left...
New Jersey Timing Association (cont) 1956 was a busy year for the NJTA. We had outgrown our meeting space in Coby's basement and leased a...
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