In the late 1990′s, Axle Idzardi and his brother Marky discovered a mysterious coupe peaking out of an open neighborhood garage. It was a 1938 Ford coupe that had been chopped, smoothed, and lowered in a style that reflected the late 1940′s. The brothers were enamored, but they simply didn’t have the money to pry [...]
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Another Daily Driver Update
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been driving this old thing every day for over a year now. When I first started this little adventure, I figured it would be a real test of my dedication to old cars. I imagined constant mechanical problems, long battles with inclement weather featuring no a/c or heater, and [...]
The Flathead Rebuild: Part 2
Our first day here on the ranch was spent pulling the motor out of my ‘39 sedan and tearing it down for inspection. Today was all about the aftermath. Unfortunately, we found quite a bit of damage in the little motor. One of the aforementioned “lash caps” came loose from a lifter and worked its [...]
The Flathead Rebuild: Part 1
A few years ago, I spent a week at “Ranche De Tardel” learning the basics of building a flathead Ford. More recently, I dove into my own flathead that featured a tapping lifter. We were able to put a temporary patch on the lifter issue, but this motor powers my daily driver and a proper [...]
In A Nut Shell…
As you might imagine, we get a ton of email here at The Jalopy Journal world headquarters. Most of it, I’m proud to say, is pretty damned positive and up beat. More than anything, it’s rewarding. I live by it. We do, however, field some negative comments as well. I got one recently from a [...]
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