found on http://www.dwrenched.com/
Kamis, 02 Agustus 2012
Want a cheap Kaiser Frazer project, and in Oregon? You're in luck
From the KFOCI newsletter:
While in a recycle/wrecking yard I found about 10 KF cars in need of new homes. They are in
various conditions. If anyone is in the area they should check them out. The yard is in Island City OR, next to La Grand OR, on I-84. Good luck. –
Rabu, 01 Agustus 2012
Hot Rod magazine and Mackeys Hot Rod Shop in Huntington Beach Ca are trying to win a contest and raise cash for the Semper Fi Fund
So.. why am I telling you about it? You can use this link : http://www.builtfromebay.com/?utm_campaign=si_social&utm_medium=fb_post_hr&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=episode_01#episode1 and vote for the van, and when it wins the contest, and gets sold on Ebay, the money goes to the Semper Fi Fund http://www.semperfifund.org/ that assists recovering US Marines and their families while recovering from, or getting therapy for, debilitating loss of limbs, mobility, or other severe complications from roadside bombs, Al Queda bullets, rocket propelled grenades, etc etc and other rotten stuff that war inflicts on soldiers
http://blogs.hotrod.com/help-hot-rod-help-injured-marines-30639.html for the full story about the contest between magazines (you don't want a Porsche, El Camino, or Jeep winning, do you?) and http://mackeyshotrods.com/ for the shop that is doing the work, in case you like to help a little too (I bet pizza and beer are a great "Thank You" )
http://www.builtfromebay.com/?utm_campaign=si_social&utm_medium=fb_post_hr&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=episode_01#episode1 to vote for the van
That leaves Hot Rod. Our esteemed Publisher Jerry Pitt bought a 1968 Chevy van residing in Ohio from ebay, had it shipped to Mackey’s, and now you’re going to vote for it to win the competition. Build-up videos of the chaos, voting and more can be had at ebay, you know, that web site where great cars and parts are found that you never dreamed you wanted until you clicked onto them.
The van is only half-a-heap; and Mackey’s has a concept, a plan, the expertise, a wad of money, and six weeks build time to make our readers proud and our competition wish they were working for the winning team.
The winning Hot Rod van and three losing projects will be on display in all their glory at the 2012 SEMA Show in November. And the best part comes after the hoopla when the proceeds from the sale of the van will be donated to the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund so go to http://www.builtfromebay.com/?utm_campaign=si_social&utm_medium=fb_post_hr&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=episode_01#episode1 to vote for the van, and the Semper Fi Fund!
The van is currently in 3rd, and needs a lot of votes to beat the others
Once you vote the bar turns gray... so I guess to vote more than once I have to do more than hit refresh (of course I'm trying to cheat... aren't you? For the Marines? Hell yes and hoo rah!)
The van is currently in 3rd, and needs a lot of votes to beat the others
Some famous great hot rodders passed away this summer
EJ Potter, the Michigan Madman http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/12/ej-potter-michigan-madman-tried-unreal.html
He took a Harley Davidson frame and put a small-block chevy engine in it, sideways. This engine had Hilborn injectors and burned Nitro, and was producing about 500 Hp. It was started by having a couple guys hang on from the side, and it was pushed with a truck. When the engine fired, the assistants lifted the rear of the bike (these must have been some strong guys!) and put it up on a wooden stand that kept the rear tire, a 10” wide racing slick, off the ground. When the christmas tree said go, E. J. would rev the engine to 6000 RPM and the assistants would push him off the stand! It did a wheelie about half-way down the strip, and did about 160 MPH in the quarter mile. E. J. tried to find a small, light clutch for the thing, but he never found anything that would work. He tried helicopter clutches, but even they didn’t quite do it. The rear wheel was coupled to the engine with a huge multi-width roller chain. Well, one day he reached the end of the strip and closed the throttle, and nothing happened - the throttle was stuck! He cut off the magneto, but a very hot engine (no radiator, just the thermal mass of the water in the block) burning nitro at wide open throttle doesn’t need much ignition! It kept right on running. He hit the brakes (dual caliper aircraft brakes) and that slowed him to about 150 MPH, but he could feet the handle retreating under his grip. There was no fuel cutoff! As he was approaching a line of trees at the end of the strip, he took the only action he could think of, he jumped off! He slid on his rear until it burned through his chaps into his skin, and then did some somersaults. Amazingly, he ended up being able to walk after all this, and followed the new gap into the forest to see what became of his machine. All he could find was an engine block! Nothing else recognizable.”
photo from http://www.bangshift.com/forum/showthread.php/25969-Mad-Man-Video-EJ-Potter-Runs-the-Widow-Maker-V8-Bike-in-the-1990s!
video from http://bangshift.com/blog/mad-man-video-ej-potter-runs-the-widow-maker-v8-bikes-in-the-1990s.html
Carroll Shelby http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2006/12/meanest-cobra-ever-made-ever-carrols.html
Big Willie Robinson http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Big%20Willie
Jim Nelson (Dragmasters) http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=dragmaster
in the early 30's, during the great depression, a fishing tackle sales man was on the road from Florida around the Gulf of Mexico
images and info from http://auctionsamerica.com/events/feature-lots.cfm?SaleCode=AF12&ID=r101
marine products representative J.M. Keely is one of them. A combination of a 1931 Ford Model A Deluxe Coupe and custom-built trailer, the unit served as both a sales platform and on-the-road accommodations as Keely plied his trade along the coastal towns of Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.
For sale in the Auctions America by RM August 30-Sept 2nd in Auburn Indiana http://auctionsamerica.com/events/all-lots.cfm?SaleCode=AF12
A990 superstock Plymouth trivia
the trivia.. this was one of only 3 A990 known to still exist with a 4 speed, 833 trans
It was the winner of the (Tulsa Oklahoma )World Nationals in 1967.. and was 2 years old. Obsolete by most opinions of drag racers, but beat the factory racers in the newest lightweight cars, with the newest most expensive trick parts. Grumpy Jenkins, Sox and Martin, etc etc etc were not the champs in 1967, it was a couple guys you've never heard of in a 2 year old car that was getting by on pity parts from friends and fans, Like George Hurst who gave them a shifterand line lock, and they won the largest purse to that point for Super Stock $10,000
Learned about this story in the Oct 2012 Mopar Muscle magazine
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