The Jalopy Journal
I call them hubcaps, but I know it's technically a wheel cover. Saw this photo on Facebook, I can't identify the hubcap. Anyone know? [ATTACH]
I have nine '51-53 Oldsmobile hubcaps, because I bought a couple sets to get the nice ones. I just noticed that 5 of them have one lip style and...
I have had this chrome gauge cup sitting in my shop for years now. I have no idea what it fits and I will never use it. Anyone want it? Free if...
This popped up in the kustoms thread. The OP doesn't have any other photos. Anybody know the car or have any more images?[ATTACH]
I know electric fans aren't traditional but my otherwise traditional car (see avatar) has one due to a series of rookie mistakes I made when...
I have two good original GM read side windows (the FIXED kind with the rubber seal all the way around, "business coupe") from a 1952 Chevrolet...
This is the original radiator from my 1953 Chevy 210. I had a new "high-efficiency" 3-row core installed about 10 years ago and had an integral...
Will the 1954-55 Cadillac hubcaps fit a standard offset 15 x 6" GM wheel?
This question pops into my head every time I flip through one of my kustom car books and see photos of really young guys standing next to their...
If anyone out there could please post a decent photo of a Caddy sombrero next to a '54-55 Caddy cap, shot at about a 45 degree angle, I would...
I had the original radiator in my '53 Chevy re-cored 15 or so years ago. I pulled it the other day and when I turned it upside down to flush it...
SOMEWHERE on the HAMB I recently saw a photo of a black taildragger-style kustom with '49 Lincoln wheel covers on it. Someone in the thread even...
I see this stainless trim on the bottom edge of a lot of this style kustom: [IMG] [IMG] Is this something that actually came on some '30s cars, or...
The wheel covers in this photo are NOT the cheap, readily available "smoothie" hubcaps available practically everywhere. I have a set of those and...
I am cleaning out my shop and I just came across a complete carburetor and an intake manifold that I pulled off of a 1950 Chevy Coupe years ago....
The exhaust manifold and pipe is very close to the steering shaft on my '53 Chevy. About 1/4" clearance. (SBC, Rams horn manifolds, Mustang II...
If the power steering fluid gets low enough for the pump to start howling will it destroy my pump? If so, how much can I get away with? 20 miles?...
Bone-stock 1978 SBC 350 with about 75,000 miles on it. When I dropped it into my '53 Chevy 12 or so years ago I put an Edelbrock Performer...
Someone mentioned in a thread that the curve for a '49-'52 Chevy hardtop/convertible windshield is not the same as for a sedan/coupe. Can anyone...
Ignorant mechanical question #712: Yesterday my car was idling in the 98-degree heat for a few minutes while I checked and filled my A/C freon. I...
I have a stack of KKOA Trendsetter newsletter magazines running from 1999 through 2007. I also have 11 issues of a "49-50-51 Ford Mercury Owners...
Apparently the Ernst Chevy and the Landon Chevy both have their windshields laid back as part of their chops. I have a '51 Chevy coupe that I plan...
Okay, so I know a 50-60 year old car is not a new car and shouldn't be, but I am really stunned at how much wind noise my '53 Chevy makes at 70-80...
This photo appears in the thread on 4-door kustoms. Does anyone know exactly what those wheel covers are? They look like large, smooth baby moons...
So I had a box of latex examination gloves in my garage and they worked great for paint or filler, but lacquer thinner and enamel reducer both...
Anybody know hotdamn? (aka Delton Russel) I agreed to buy a '54 Chevy bumper from him, paid via PayPal at least a week ago, and haven't heard...
I've been hitting the Springfied, MO swap meet every year for 12 years hoping to find nice rechromed '53 Chevy bumpers. No luck. (Bumper Boyz are...
So my three favorite Chevy kustoms in the world are the Larry Ernst Chevy, the second version of the Larry Ernst Chevy, and the LaJolla. All of...
I am running a 1978 350 SBC in my '53 with an Edelbrock manifold (no EGR) with the original HEI distributor. I need to change out the vacuum...
Okay, so a couple weeks ago I stomped my gas pedal getting onto the highway. About 20 feet into it I hit a dip in the road and heard a loud...
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