The Jalopy Journal
When I used to go to Carmichels's Junkyard in Excelsior, MN in the late fifties and early sixties they had a bunch. The only ones I remember...
Me too! It makes a big difference and looks great!
I'll bet the Playmates are spinning in their graves.:eek:
I had one of these as a DD in the late sixties, In addition to being a great looking car, it was very tractable in an everyday role. I would have...
Is that a Weiand? I had one on the 331 in my race car(avatar) and can tell yo from hand's on experience that 94's won't fit without butchering the...
I an only familiar with later model Mallory set-ups (8BA and similar "post" distributors), Those used a regular cap and a special coil with two...
That works!:)
"Little Deuce Coupe". It may have been "ported and relieved" and "stroked and bored", but "a hundred and forty on the top end floored" is a...
Speaking of french fries, I have heard that guys will load up the valley of the engine with charcoal, set it on fire, and cover it with a piece of...
They also came with 3.55 gears. I have two, a '50 and '51, both from cars made at the St. Paul plant (without overdrive).
I kinda agree with this. Some of you guys would be amazed at what we would run back in the "traditional" days. We ran implement tires on the dirt...
With all due respect, a "long bell" 331 is nowhere near as desirable as a 392. Twenty years ago, they were pretty common in my neck of the woods.
I'd forgotten about that, That makes it a solid fail.
I dunno. I think I would have been happier to have seen it go to someone a little less professional and "auction savvy". It is a beautiful car,...
In the words of Shakespeare, "Thou protest too much". If you like your car now. you should try it with a proper working advance.:rolleyes:
This precisely why Ford went to the 24 stud block from the 21 stud earlier design. Not a very good idea, in my opinion.
I have always wanted one of these.:cool: I am extremely envious.:D And you did it right; love the "Twin-H" 308.
That's odd. I have one for an 8BA I have owned at least 20 years, and it was old when I bought it. One of the reasons I bought it was because the...
I just remember that somewhere in my stash, I have a rear window wiper assembly for '49-'51 Fords. I bought it shortly after I bought my '51 in...
In the late sixties, I had a '50 Special Sedanette as a daily drive for a a couple of years. It was also a stick shift. I even drove it to Canada...
Seriously, you are probably in one of the best areas in the country to make this happen. I would suggest finding and joining the nearest chapter...
I went through this back in the mid-sixties when I built my T "Bucket" with a 241 ci Hemi. The car I got the engine from had "Gyro-matic" or...
There's a guy n "The Ford Barn" that is an expert on those Holley's. I believe his handle there is "Scicala". You might want to talk to him.
I passed on one of those manifolds because I thought $400 was too much. Dumb move on my part. I have had one 2G on the '51 Merc in my car since...
I hope you didn't get rid of the original 4-bolt Mercury manifold. I have had very good results mounting a small base Rochester 2G on these...
There are still a lot of them out there. Have you tried to buy a 6 volt Optima battery lately?
I bit on this thread about 7 years ago, and developed a converter box to run any current "motor" tach to run on 6 volts positive ground. I sold...
We now have a "Backorder Dennis" in addition to a "Backorder Bob"?:(
Try "Shoebox Central". https://shoebox-central.com/49-51-ford-parts
Just do it. I remember when I crashed my dirt modified about 30 years ago, I busted two of the three tabs on the side of the early hemi I ran. I...
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