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hey everyone,
looking for feedback on the electric vs mechanical fan decision.
on the verge of ordering a shroud to help my 16"electric pull fan(2200 cfm) or, installing a 14"mechanical w/ shroud.
i run a gm 350 stuffed into a 49' business coupe.
fighting over heating problems/boiling over....

Okay so I am building this car like what would of been considered Gas Class or Gasser! So anyways here it is. 1950 Styleline 2 Door it is a real clean car ...

A good buddy of mine, Richard Gerwer, recently retired after 50 years upholstering. Over the years he has trimmed out some cool cars like the Ray Brown roadster and some others. He's been willing to teach me for years and this Summer I finally took him up on his offer. Been going over two days...

I have asked this in the past on the altered thread, but would there be any interest in a strict rules, period correct, altered class similar to what Quain Stott and the SEG guys have? I have started on a basic set of rules, but still have a long way to go.

It...

I always enjoy seeing images of badges,emblems & script that show their age..please don't post fake patina. HRP

So, I was on the way home form the SWMO HRH a month or so ago and 650 miles into the trip, the temp gauge started climbing. It was a rapid increase to 250 degrees. I immediately hit the first exit and checked the head with my hand and it was warm but not super hot.

Anyway, exited off the...

This car has been sitting since 1980 from what my father tells me. He bought it for $75 because he liked the fins and never touched it again. I was born in 87 so I just remember it sitting in my yard all my life.
Time to bring her back from the dead. Just going to make a fun driver out of it....

Well, after many years of sucessful transactions, I have finally be taken.

Posted an ad in classifieds and a guy called me about some doors and pieces he had from a cabriolet that was parted out. His dad passed and he was cleaning out his fathers junk. His buddy called him and told him that I...

This is a good read if you didn't know the scene back then.

By the late 1950s, car shows had become popular with custom car owners, and their interest spawned the show car circuit of the '60s. But even in the '50s, a car wasn't eligible to compete a second year unless it had new modifications...

I had the pleasure of getting to go to the Custom Car Revival again this year after missing last year. The array of customs there was simply mind boggling! Great people attending and running the event and really nice weather too. Thank you Kevin Anderson and crew for such a magnificent and...

For those that don't know Don Moyer, I am the race director for Gasser Magazine and now the Webmaster for Gasser Madness. We are about to embark on a project that is intended to bring the Gasser world together and make a sanctioning body for racers and fans alike. Our first step is to develop...

1934 PLYMOUTH COUPE. STEEL CAR, GLASS FENDERS. 3800 BUICK POWER, T200 TRANS. RUNS AND DRIVES GREAT. BUILT WHEN GAS WAS ALMOST $4.00 A GALLON. TURN KEY DRIVER. WILL NEED TOUCH UP BODY AND PAINT. BUT STILL LOOKS GOOD. NEW WHEELS AND TIRES. ASKING $20,500. CALLS ONLY AFTER 4PM 860-455-9919

I think we all do this once. I fell into a 29 bodied 31 AA its preety nice. So driving it at almost 40mph and planning way ahead for stopping is not much fun.
They say one and a half ton I want to make it more usable. I have everything to do a engine swap. So if I do a one ton dually rear and...

real 32 frame, new model a cross member, new tubular x member, new pete & jake ladder bar setup with buggy spring, box frame & c notched rear, 4" drop axle with holes, 40 ford spindles & backing plates, 9" rear, new steel grille shell and grille, walker radiator, 25 louver hood, 32 windshield...

The "Michigan Madman". I just read an article in this months HotRod Magazine about side winder drag cars and the article mentioned this man and his machine. I know there's a Youtube video, but did anyone here ever see him run?

He just struck me as a very interesting individual....

1956 Pontiac Chieftan 870 wagon. 4 door with rare rear wing windows. Known as the "Poncho Barnacle" surf wagon. Was built as a hot rod back in the 70's with a Pontiac 389 dual carbs running on propane (easily converted back to fuel) and hydramatic transmission. Has slight lowering job. Appears...

ok here is my question back in the day gassers were created as race cars, somewhere along the line they turned into street cars but maintained their gasser look and function Willy's, Tri-fives, Anglia etc. When did anything with a straight axle become a gasser? and when did it become alright to...

I never ever imagined I'd ever have something to be able to be on the Traditional Custom board...so let me start with some pics.

I have worked on/off for 4 years at a moderate sized estate of a long, long time antique and classic collector and also a flipper. I was there only to assemble some...