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A claim made by a guy I sort of know. Never saw one myself, the first 427's were in 1963 if I recall correctly. Never saw a Ford with a Chevy style rear Magneto or Distributor.
ANYBODY?

Ryan submitted a new blog post:

Air Bags: The Case For And Against

Installing new(never painted) cast iron exhaust manifolds, don't have the money for professional ceramic coating. Going to use the 2000 degree paint. What prep is needed before painting and do you have to do the high temp paint primer?

I've been studying these for a looong time and come up with several favorites. There are so many variations on the theme - in fact there are probably no two exactly alike.





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Please keep the CARS to older than 66.

I pick these parts up awayle back and did not know what to do with them.
Since then I built this Y-Block for my59 Ford and with the3X2 intake on it the hood would not close.

But this time I'm talking about cars.

I've seen some photographs shot from the rear of the cars that speak to me and I bet I'm not the only one.

Since I was a kid I have liked/lusted over 49/50 Ford coupes,I have never owned one but that's part of what makes them so appealing.

So,lets see...

Which one to keep....

Another old hot rod has come out of hiding. The Dewar coupe. Hopefully somebody here will recognize it it from somewhere as we are looking for history on it.

Here is what we know so far. Looks to have been built in the late 50’s, and looks like it could have been a show car. It has been...

After the tough decision to get rid of my T Coupe and a bit of thinking I decided to join the Model A club so I could build something a bit more driver friendly in my area and get my Father in it for some rides.

Still totally in love with prewar I was able to strike a good deal on a 31...

Bought this beautifully patinaed 49 dodge meadowbrook (save your 4 door jokes) that I want nothing more than to drive on old Rt 66 and document the journey .... and I have a short list of options to make this possible ...

Option one . Attempt to make the original flathead run ... I have shot...

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A few weeks back a notice was pinned informing members that one of our most valued Alliance vendors was in medical crisis.I have spoken with Eric, and he is most grateful for the understanding from his customers and wished me to pass that on.
Eric Williams of Hot Rod Leather is due for Open...

Just bought this 1926 Dodge touring or what's left of it for 100 bucks. I have had a plan for a modified for a while now , was just waiting for the right hulk and here it is. The plan is to build a period roadster using all pre 50 parts for my son, David "Sonofamitch" ,he will help on the build...

Thought id share my newest project like i need another one but definetly enjoying all the metalshaping and hand made panel making.

I started out with a pretty crappy 1938 zephyr 4 door sedan that all the goodies where robbed from it so i was able to get it mega cheap. ive always wanted a...

How about a all encompassing thread that features any body style Deuce you own,there are a bunch of threads that focus on one particular body but there are a lot of different body's ,including commercial trucks,so if you got it post it! HRP

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I am in the process of detailing my O/T for an upcoming local car show.
I'm interested to know of any detailing secrets or tips that will make the most impact during judging.
I have shown the car a couple times in the past.
The first time about six years ago, the car was basically a stock...

( NOT a HAMB associated car deal or HAMB member )Hey guys just checking to see if any of you have been through this if so a little input to what you had to do. I bought a car from a guy and after owning the car for about 5 or 6 weeks realized that the vin plate had been changed, got in contact...

Is it possible to rotate a slant six so it sits vertically? I know it's a good engine but I think it looks goofy. Slam if you may. So is it possible?