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Videos of the Week: Hot Rods on the Tarmac – Jive Bomber @Jalopy Journal

I’m sure by now you’ve seen the cool images of the ‘War Surplus on Wheels’ exhibit curated by the Lyon Air Museum and Bobby Green. There are some fantastic photos of the WWII military aircraft displayed along side the historic belly tankers inspired by them together in one huge hangar, right next to the Santa Ana/ John Wayne Airport. Cool idea, right? To kick the whole show off, Bobby had an idea…

Ray Keech: First American over 200mph – Jive Bomber @Jalopy Journal

The Brits ruled the Daytona Beach Land Speed records: Seagrave and Campbell went back and forth going faster and faster, but one man broke their streak for a brief time, when board track and Daytona 500 racer Ray Keech went 207.55 mph on the beach April 22nd, 1928. The car he used was unusual, and brutal, to say the least. The White Triplex was backed by wealthy industrialist J.H. White, and…

The Hot Rod Art of Daniel Marshall – Jive-Bomber @TheJalopyJournal

I should start by saying I don’t know Daniel Marshall personally, and I don’t even know if he’s a serious car guy, but his hot rod art was too interesting not to share here. The “Riders” collection of watercolors (that he very likely painted at the Race of Gentlemen) reminds me of Goro Sasaki’s art featured in the children’s book ‘Me, Dad, & Number 6’.  I like the gesture and life to his work,…

Interesting Alternatives to the 32 Ford! – Jive-Bomber @TheJalopyJournal

Let’s say you’ve been saving for a few years, and really have your heart set on building an original Henry Ford steel ’32 Coupe or Roadster… Nice choice. But then you hit the classifieds and get some serious sticker shock at what a rotted-out body sitting on some bent rails with a frozen Flattie will cost you. Hmmm. So what cool coupe or open car from the late 20s/ early 30s can you get for…

Great "back in the day" Hot Rod article @TheJalopyJournal

Great article from Jive-Bomber over at The Jalopy Journal that recalls The Hill Leveler San Francisco Hot Rod from 1954 and includes the Rod and Custom article on the car. You can read the post here