Saturday, June 4, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Morris Minor hubcap guitar and Seasick Steve on Top Gear, cut to minute 5:50
And if you are impressed with his bit of music, you'll be blown away with waht he can do with a one string diddley-bow. A 2x4 and and amp, that's about it. He's got the music in him, and that is all he needs.
JAP GN, I know nothing about it because it looks so cool, and that is enough for me for now
Most of the images are from http://goawaygarage.blogspot.com/?zx=4e2670574ce2ed8a but I found 2 of these last Feb http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/02/cool-stuff-from-ze-last-chance-garage.html and hadn't seen anything til now
Murray Pfaff and friends radically customized a 59 Imperial
The original was in extremely good condition, but it's not that good looking. There is an enormous improvement in the headlight and grill area
very odd proportions, but fun to look at
and it's amazing to see from the bottom most diagram of where the cuts were made, and how the jigsaw puzzle of pieces came together to keep the body lines, just move the bumpers closer together
images from http://www.rodauthority.com/news/pfaff-designs-unveils-the-59-imperial-speedster/ and http://murraypfaff.wordpress.com/
Barracuda trivia stats, for the most desireable optioned ones, shaker hood, convertible, billboard stripes, 4 speed stick shift
in 1970 there were 29 convertibles with the 440 six pack, and 8 had the shaker hoodscoopin 1971 there were 11 Hemi Cuda convertibles, and 5 had 4 speeds
The auction effect on value when the car doesn't sell
An R model '65 Shelby Gt 350 Mustang has been bouncing from auction to auction and has had bids from 1 million, down to $475,000 and isn't selling. The owner must have wasted a lot of money on auction house fees, and isn't through bleeding money in hopes of selling at a profit. It's going up at auction again this August at Russo and Steele, http://www.russoandsteele.com/press_release.html?prid=97Car #530.... one of only 35 produced (1 of 25 still remaining) was shipped to Lima Peru on 7/29/66 and raced extensively on the South American circuit. It was the South American Champion in it's class and the Peruvian National Champion in the late 60's.
Raced by purchaser Bratzo Vicich, the car was the South American Class Champion during the late 1960s as well as the Peruvian National Champion as late as 1973. A second South American owned the car and ran it actively until 1980. Returning to the United States in 1984 in the care of George Stauffer, the car has had numerous American owners since and was campaigned with the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association with whom it has a permanent medallion as well as other well-known sanctioning bodies. Restored not long ago by Kurt Vogt of Cobra Automotive and in a museum for a number of years
image from http://vintageperformance-autosales.com/gt350r.html who for an unknown reason is trying to sell the car before the auction
18 spline "Hemi" 833 Mopar transmissions have just been blessed by Passon Performance, overdrive without changing your case, no mods to case or car
http://www.passonperformance.com/images/stories/passon_documents/Passon_Overdrive_Flyer_20091109.pdf for the info, but in a nutshell, here's the good news
21% decrease in rpm in each gear
Stronger than the factory 4 speed
can be swapped into your 833 case with nothing more than a gasket set
$1800 for the kit, $3000 for a complete trans already converted
And you don't have to change anything on the car, not the shifter location, the trans tunnel, the driveshaft.. nothing needs any changes outside of the transmission
21% decrease in rpm in each gear
Stronger than the factory 4 speed
can be swapped into your 833 case with nothing more than a gasket set
$1800 for the kit, $3000 for a complete trans already converted
And you don't have to change anything on the car, not the shifter location, the trans tunnel, the driveshaft.. nothing needs any changes outside of the transmission
the authentication sources online to get the nitty gritty down low on your muscle car
From Musclecar Review, May 2011 issue. Like I've said about this and other magazines I subscribe to, you need them, they are fan damn tastic, and incredible resourcesClick on image for full size
Darrell Davis, the guru of the Max Wedge 416 and 413
If there is anything you need to learn, know, or research about the Max Wedge motors, you just need to buy the right book that Darrell has written. you can find them at http://www.kramerauto.com/products.asp?cat=9 and they are very limited print runs, the Max Wedge cars by serial numbers book had only 200 copies printed
Lots of data and cross referencing, like the number of Max Wedge Polaras, number of MW Polara 500 Convertibles, or MW Polara 330 station wagons. Just one.
Lots of data and cross referencing, like the number of Max Wedge Polaras, number of MW Polara 500 Convertibles, or MW Polara 330 station wagons. Just one.
least known way to score a Ferrari engine
Buy a Lancia Stratos. It had a 2.4 liter V6 Ferrari engine. Bertone coachbuilt the bodies.
It won the World Rally Championship 3 times.
They only made 500 for public sale
The Lancia 037 won the World Rally Championship, beating the Audi Quattro, and was the last 2 wheel drive to win the championship
The Lancia Fima 8.32 had the Ferrari V8 from the Ferrari Mondail and 308 . It was a 3.0 liter though, and he body was by PininFarina
Or if someone should stumble over a lost ASA 1000 Gt. Not going to happen, they were very very rare and were only built from 1963 to 1966. They cost 40% more than the nearest competitive car, the Alfa Giulia Sprint
It won the World Rally Championship 3 times.
They only made 500 for public sale
The Lancia 037 won the World Rally Championship, beating the Audi Quattro, and was the last 2 wheel drive to win the championship
The Lancia Fima 8.32 had the Ferrari V8 from the Ferrari Mondail and 308 . It was a 3.0 liter though, and he body was by PininFarina
Or if someone should stumble over a lost ASA 1000 Gt. Not going to happen, they were very very rare and were only built from 1963 to 1966. They cost 40% more than the nearest competitive car, the Alfa Giulia Sprint
Plymouth drag race game, dealership promotional toy game
Above images from an Ebay auction that did not get any bids, and the reserve was 79 dollars. 1/2 the next least expensive one I have seen. Achef-half
above images from http://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/summary/thing/17665
above images from http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/1968-plymouth-drag-race-promo-road-runner-gtx-moparThese were sold at Plymouth dealerships in 1968 and perhaps 1969 as well. They were also sold, from what I understand at the traveling performance clinics given by the late great Ronnie Sox.
images from http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/17665/plymouth-drag-race-game
This drag racing game was given out as a promo by Chrysler-Plymouth. It features cars from the 1968 model line.
The components include six plastic cars (two Barracudas, two Road Runners, two GTXs), three sets of cards (18 for each car type), and plastic pegs. Instructions are printed on the back of the board.
The game features photos of drag racing drivers Buddy Martin and Ronnie Sox. The box cover photo shows the Sox & Martin GTX.
One is for sale on Ebay, and that seller thinks someone needs to part with close to 200 dollars for a board game they'll never play, but sit on a display that no one will likely look at, and won't be allowed to touch. 200? Ludicrous
There are some of these for sale on Craigslist, ebay, etc etc.. and none of them were ever played with, all are NOS, untouched... and they likely will never get used ever.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Mickey Thompson, mechanical genius, has anyone else ever tried to put the intake and exhaust on the same side of a big block head?
Wow. Found in Hot Rod Delux... if you aren't getting every episode, you're wasting time, and making a mistake
Flamed, lettered, and pinstriped by the master. Von Dutch
Both the tow rig and the car were fortunate to get the works from Von Dutch
Here is the look you are familiar with. Nice, very nice, but not a Von Dutch flame or pinstripe to be found
all these photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=4155160&postcount=56
Oldest surviving dragster, and it was the first to 140mph, Art Chrisman's "the 25 car"
This was racing on the lakes 80 years ago. Sheesh.
Photos from http://www.blogger-index.com/feed424779.htmlGenerally acknowledged as the oldest surviving hot rod in existence, this historic vehicle dates back to the Muroc dry lakes competition of the 1930s. It has had just about every engine under the hood, from a Model T four-banger to an injected Chrysler Hemi.
After the car's wheelbase was stretched from its original dry lakes configuration, Art Chrisman used it to record the first quarter-mile clocking in excess of 140 mph, in Santa Ana, Calif., in 1953, and it made the first run down the track in Great Bend, Kan., during the ribbon cutting for the inaugural NHRA Nationals in 1955.
Chrisman had retired the car from competition in 1957, when he constructed his Hustler dragster, but painstakingly restored it to its original running condition.
Info from http://www.nhra.net/museum/features/feature36.html
License plates buried behind a dealership in 1929 just unearthed
A plumbing company excavating the former site of a Packard dealership in Santa Ana recently dug up about 50 matched pairs of license plates, some sequential numbers. Leftovers that didn't get registered that year? Shady business from the loading dock? We'll never know.Found in Hot Rod Delux magazine. Awesome magazine
That scream you just heard? New Camaro owner or Camaro fanatic who saw what was done to this new Camaro, deliberately.
Found on http://alexandremachado.blogspot.com/2011/05/camaro-rat-rod.html
who found it on Jalopnik who had this article from Justin Hyde:
There are hot rods. There are rat rods. Then there's this: A new Camaro SS that's been speed-rusted and deglossed into junkyard condition while getting a 1,000-hp supercharged engine — and it only cost $150,000.
Long Island hot rodders Dave Sherer and Anthony Musilli often show off their well-restored rides during Hot Rod magazine's annual Power Tour. For this year tour with the 2010 Camaro's owner Bill Rombauts, Sherer said they wanted something no one would expect.
"Because no one else has the balls to do it," Sherer told Jalopnik. "Everyone else is making them clean."
The exterior took about a week of non-stop labor to transform from showcar state to Craigslist concours. Beyond just grinding off paint, the team rubbed salt on the open metal to speed rust, repainted and sanded some areas for better colors, and kicked dents into the trim for that put-away-wet look. The hood is slightly misaligned, the badges are off and the grille's broken.
http://jalopnik.com/5800415/the-brand+new-150000-camaro-rat+rod
Funniest name for a car club
S.M.O.K.E.R.S.
senile men obnoxiously konkocting early racing stories- they host a US Food and Gas Championship March meet the Sunday before the Famoso March Meet
senile men obnoxiously konkocting early racing stories- they host a US Food and Gas Championship March meet the Sunday before the Famoso March Meet
The American Graffitti website, by the makers of the best clone... this site covers everything about the movie
for all the publicity stills, magazine articles, and car shows with Milner's Duece: http://www.themilnercoupe.com
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