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I personally have been into old cars from day one. My first word as a baby was actually "car" followed by "ooooooo...!" I wanted an "old fashioned...
I was in the shower a minute ago and remembered another dream rod of mine. '57 T-Bird, all black with a lt. brown leather interior. Engine turned...
Words cannot express how right on you are with this!!
Yeah but it's traditionally ugly. Still looks better than most of the shit that's mass produced these days though.
This is an example of a HAMB friendly Jeep. Other than that, no.:cool:
computers aren't traditional :)
WOW!! What a tastefully done and classy ride!!!:eek:
DeSoto trucks were real, they were made in the US but not sold here. (?) and Only sold overseas.
There was a DeSoto version too.
Heres how i did mine. It's not a harbor freight but from Woodward fab. I used an original spare from a '59 plymouth with a '65 Dodge hubcap, an...
Finally got it to upload:
Here is some more info that i got from Mark Olsen at www.turbinecar.com. I did find out that up until the Ghia cars were produced (55 were made),...
They are goodyear custom super cushions, they still make them. (Goodyear antique tire.)
This thread is old i know. Heres my new bead roller. The kit came from Woodward Fab. I mad the frame out of junk that i had laying around. The...
those wheels are bad ass for a late 60's vibe! I remember seeing them advertised in my old hot rod mags. Cant remember what they are called though.
These are runway enduro 75's, they have 1.3" whitewalls. They cost like $47 each, i've had them on 4 different cars, very good tires.
Diamondback and coker wont carry Goodyear because Coker makes all the tire brands that they "carry" the goodyears are the only ones still made by...
There are a ton of companies that make wide whites -Remington, they make the Candy Classics, very good wide whites in 78 series -Coker, they...
Hurst sells 14" slicks in 205/74/14 and in 215/75/14, they are listed on the site now. I was quoted like $420 for a pair with 1.5 inch whitewalls,...
Cool truck,... i was diggin on it in the parking lot of the hotel last year at the drags, i was parked like 5 cars down from you.
I like it the way it is, if i did anything i'd do the chop, but leave the rest alone. MAYBE a set of whitewalls, (goodyear super cushions, they...
Hard to really go wrong with any wheel combo on a 57 rag! just please dont go modern. I always wanted to put a set of torque thrust TTO's with...
Thats cool, so it's like a euro '57 but with left hang steering. (euro 7's had 56 dashes because of the symmetrical design being easier for right...
I can get you an N.O.S. pair of steel ones from the 60's, he only has one set left. But you will need taller spring too. They are off set on top...
wot?
Got a couple pics. I found a picture of the car in a book that i have, you can see enough detail to see that it's the same. If anyone has any...
Thats the one. They started doing the turbine thing in '55. The t-bird one is the most famous and possibly the only one still around. They...
Im trying to find a good picture of the plymouth turbine car for 1960. They had special emblems, trim, and hubcaps that were not on the standard...
just thought of a new one. if money wasnt an issue and i had a time machine, id go back to 1957. I'd order a nomad with no power brakes, steering,...
you guys have some killer kemps, wish i could afford to move over there. Im sick of all the tasteless redneck crap over here in the states. Keep a...
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