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Friday, July 29, 2011
the Rambler catalog of 1909 included pages of parts that you could order, in a very user friendly, organized way
0 comments Posted by st at 9:56 PMMonday, July 18, 2011
Sunday, June 26, 2011
"Some assembly required" Crawford High School auto shop project was to disassemble, then put it back together, to learn about modern cars
0 comments Posted by st at 6:46 PMLabels: county fair, parts
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Best assortment of stop lights for hot rods and rat rods I've ever seen, and they were at a VW swap meet
0 comments Posted by st at 8:18 PMThe seller was asking around 120 apiece, doesn't have an email or website. I told him to get someone to email me so I could pass his contact info along to you readers, but I've heard nothing. What kind of sales is he missing out on by not giving out a phone number or email?
Labels: parts
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Morris Minor hubcap guitar and Seasick Steve on Top Gear, cut to minute 5:50
0 comments Posted by st at 6:10 PM
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.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Saturday, December 11, 2010
The Wisconsin stash of Don Schlag, 21 semitrailers full or rare parts and rare cars
0 comments Posted by st at 10:00 AM21 semitrailers stuffed with parts and cars. Don locked the trailers, welded the doors shut himself and parked them tail-to-tail on flattened tires. No, he didn't just keep opeing the doors and looking at the cool collection he'd compiled.
He went to every swap meet. He took a trip to California every year in his RV and would return towing a trailer full of parts that would vanish into his stash. He bought whole cars that never seemed to show up on Wisconsin streets again.
Larry wound up paying Don's heirs a "mid-six-figure" sum for all the pieces. And except for a couple of cars he sold himself and two Corvettes kept by Don's nephews, he sold the entire lot to another collector, Scott Milestone, for half again as much money. As this is being written, Scott is in the process of uncrating and reshelving all the various components into an East Coast warehouse.
Here are just some of the jems in the collection of 14 nice, low-mileage cars more than 150 high-performance engines have been found that Don stored away
1. '57 Corvette-Original fuel injection. Big fuel tank and big brakes.
2. '57 Corvette-Original dual quads. Big fuel tank and big brakes.
3. '63 Corvette coupe-Original fuel injection. Production number 480.
4. '64 Corvette roadster-Original fuel injection. Four-speed. Both tops.
5. '67 Corvette roadster-427 with Tri-power. 37,000 miles.
6. '74 Corvette coupe-454 big-block. 14,000 miles.
7. '72 Camaro Z28-Four-speed.
8. '67 Camaro RS/SS coupe-350 and four-speed. Fair condition.
9. '69 Yenko Camaro-37,000 miles.
10. '70 Chevelle SS454-Automatic with bucket seats.
11. '70 Chevelle SS454-Four-speed, bench seat
http://www.hotrod.com/thehistoryof/hrdp_0608_don_schlag_chevy_car_collector/index.html
a complete engine for a 1969 Camaro Z/28 engine, a DZ-302 that’s complete down to the breather, one of approximately six such engines found, and the cast-iron COPO 427-cid engine block.
http://www.oldcarsweekly.com/article/Huge_muscle_car_stash_found/
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Best cause for donating parts and time? Making a 32 roadster to tour, raise awareness, and auction to provide scholarships to kids of fallen soldiers
0 comments Posted by st at 8:55 PM
The IronMen Foundation http://ironmenfoundation.org/ was founded in 2007 to Provide Scholarships to the Children of Slain and Disabled Soldiers. We are simply a group of American Patriots, from all walks of life, doing something significant to support American Heroes' Families.
"We invited businesses in the Hot Rod industry to partner with us to build an automobile in which we could:
1.Capture the Attention of the American People;
2.Dramatize the Educational Dilemma of the Children of our American Heroes;
3.Tour a Car made from the Excellent Products of our Donor Partners—the Manufacturers who make the best products in the Hot Rod industry;
4.Create a desire to own this car;
5.Raise as Much Money for Scholarships as Possible in an Auction.
Our Board of Directors all serve voluntarily. We invite our friends, fellow church members, acquaintances, hot rod lovers, business owners, civic leaders, military personnel, government officials and celebrities to join us in this cause.
Built from brand new parts generously donated by American companies, it is being built in Island Lake, IL totally by the hands of IronMen Foundation volunteers. Stunning, in shades of green, the car honors the men and women who have stood in harm’s way to defend our freedoms. It will be on tour throughout 2011 at car shows, civic events and military installations. You will be able to follow the tour’s progress by visiting our Tour Schedule page. Details will be posted as the schedule dates are finalized "
Labels: 32 Ford, Charity auction, duece, parts, roadster
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
that neglected rusted out wreck may not be too far gone, if you can afford all the replacement parts... here are some really cool ones from AMD
0 comments Posted by st at 8:31 PMLabels: Mopar parts, parts, repair, SEMA 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Some unusual rare parts on this roadster.. I was told it's owned by the Lattin family, the Bonneville racers
0 comments Posted by st at 8:21 PM the red pegasus was the trademark of Exxon Mobil from 1933 to 54.. these headlight eyebrow indicators are the first I've seen
Veda published the SCTA News, and later started her own newsletter as a means of communicating with other racers; however, it wasn't long after its inception that WWII began and many of the racers found themselves in the military and on their way overseas. To keep spirits up, Veda distributed her publication to more than 750 service men all around the world for free and personally corresponded with hundreds as well.
http://www.streetrodderweb.com/features/0802sr_veda_orrs_1932_ford_roadster/index.html
Labels: Gauges, Orr, parts, Primer Nationals 2010, rims, speedometer, steering wheel