I’m on the road today headed back to Austin, but found a lost jewel of sorts – a 1932 Indy 500 Newsreel. And it’s May, right? I couldn’t resist… The greatest spectacle in Racing. Check it out:
1932 Indianapolis 500
Posted on May 24th, 2013 by Ryan
Filed under: Motion Pictures
Filed under: Motion Pictures
Short Story of the Shoebox Vicky…
I’ve loved watching the amazing progress of Mark’s (Royalshifter)“Victoria Secret”, the ’51 Ford Victoria transformed from rust to glory. Seems like this might be a good time to give a little backstory on Ford’s shoebox Vicky (not to be confused with the ’30/’31 Model A or ’32 model by the same name). The 1951 Custom [...]
Walt’s Auto Supply
Let’s face it: much of the Metro Detroit area is scattered with scars of its tumultuous past. A phantom limb of sorts, the plywood paneled windows of the brick buildings struggle to mask the once prosperous storefronts and double paned doors. Although clusters of nondescript structures have slowly faded into the Midwestern landscape, an especially [...]
Top Drawer ‘Long Roofs’ of the 50s
Well not station wagons actually. I’m talking about a hot rod Tudor (both Model A & Deuce), Vicky, and Sedan… Sort of the “long roofs” of the early 30s Ford models. There were plenty of reasons to go for a 2 (or 4) sedan-style hot rod over the more popular Roadster or Coupe bodied cars: [...]
Tech Week – Vote Now!
A hectic couple of weeks of tech posts and the time has come… It’s time to vote for your favorite tech article! This vote will stand for one week… So, on May 27th we will announce our winners. Here’s what is up for grabs: First Place: 1. A $1000 gift certificate from Baileigh Industrial. And if [...]
The Guatemalan & Road Racing ’32
Check this shit out… In the early 1960′s, J.F. Delarm lived in Guatemala and wanted to go road racing. He didn’t have the dough for some sophisticated European road carver, so he built a ’32 roadster. And that’s literally everything I know about this car. From the photos, however, I’ve been fascinated by three things: [...]
Scratch Built in Moscow…
Just wanted to share this entertaining teaser made for the Gleb Cherniy Speedshop in Moscow Russia. These Misfits-loving boys took a mystery 70s or 80s IFS donor chassis and chopped it up to fit their own scratch-built steel body that resembles a mega-sized Model T sedan. Lots of short clips welding, fabricating and beating metal [...]
Another Day, Another RPU
I seem to be obsessing on roadster pick-ups this week. On Monday I showed you a typical Ford on deuce rails with familiar proportions and a W-motor. Today, I bring ya something completely different. It’s a Dodge. Usually, off-brand hot rods just look weird to me. It’s not that I’m some sort of Ford elitist, [...]
It’s Just Stuff…
I love having my 3 year old son “work” out in the garage with me. Sometimes Henry J just sits in the driveway and plays with his die cast cars, but more often than not he’s much more active. This time he wanted to sit in my ’39 Mercury and “drive” for a while, so [...]
Through the years we’ve had some pretty amazing articles pop up here on The Jalopy Journal. The following is just a few of them:
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Tom Cobbs
The story of Tom Cobbs, his legacy, and his hot rod roadster. Read: Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3.
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The Bob Roddick Story
The story of a set of lost photos that literally take us all back into time. Read: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, or Part 4.
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The Ferrari Shoot
Comparing and contrasting three very different cars with three very different purposes in life. Read It >>
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Inspiration
This post is actually a continuation of two other posts that were written in 2006 (Part 1 & 2). The stuff you guys came up with is breathtaking.
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Gary Howard
Gary is one of my heroes and after interviewing him, I got to check off an item from my dream list. Read It >>