And if you'd like to make your own, just print these two, use your copier to reduce them to a useful size, and then use an exacto knife to remove the view window areas. Presto, you've made your self a sliding lap speed calculator.
Thanks to Newt and Tris for letting me share this with you.
Giving a biography of about 100 people you should be familiar with... guys like Isky, Engle, Ivo, Navarro, Hilber, Brizio, Carillo... Good resource of info!
Do you feel your socks were just blown off? Ain't that the coolest damn thing you've seen all day?!
DREAM WHEEL: A name for the Iskenderian Ratio Computer. Accurately converts MPH to RPM, or RPM to MPH . . . Set gear ratio desired opposite tire diameter, and read MPH opposite engine RPM. The dream wheel resembles a circular slide rule. http://www.iskycams.com/glossary.php
Thanks to Newt and Tris for letting me share this with you.
Mitsuoka’s Morgan-clone Himiko is a breath of fresh air; its internals are actually based on a Mazda MX-5 Miata. From Pixdaus. For the website of the designer: http://www.mitsuoka-himiko.com/concept.html
I was thinking about Station Wagons after posting about the Desoto and the Dodge a post or so down the page... and I realized that the phrase must orignate from the horse drawn wagons that went from station to station... or stages, hence Stage Coach... ergo station wagon.
Well, it made sense to me until I looked on the web for confirmation.
I was wrong.
The very first station wagons were called 'depot hacks' - they worked primarily around train depots as hacks (taxicabs). The modified back ends that made them depot hacks were necessary to carry large amounts of luggage - everyone traveled by train then, remember, and you needed a car that could comfortably carry people and large amounts of luggage from the train station to home. They were also called 'carryall's' and 'suburbans' (a name Plymouth used on their wagons until the late 1970's). 'Station wagon' was just another derivative of 'depot hack'; they were vehicles that were used as wagons (to carry passengers and cargo) from (railroad) stations.http://www.stationwagon.com/history.html
One of 271 made. Has front discs, modern rear end, Mopar electronic ignition, Optima battery, WW radials. Original rebuilt 383 4 bbl., Torqueflite trans., luggage rack, registered to Calif. vintage YOM plates. New cover, lots of parts & literature included.
It's been a long time since I went on a neighborhood crawl, when I would post photos of interesting, and usually neglected stuff, and tell you readers that your neighborhood probably has cool stuff too.
The body is laid over a cage, and can be removed with a couple bolts so chassis of trans work can be done. Excellant planning.
Ain't that a great photo!
Above.. before ... ... .. below.. after
Illustrating the only way in or out. I just realized this rod better nor ever flip over.
Since I can't find the right words to relate how cool this slammed custom is, I'll stick to the stats, and let the photos say the rest.
Start losing your mind at learning the engine was still in the crate... since 1956... when Justin got it from some guy a couple years ago. It's a 331 cu in Chrysler Industrial Hemi, 6-71 blower... a set of 6 Stromberg 97's on a homemade intake, Vertex mag, Isky cam, Chev 350 trans, 10 bolt rear in a shortened, narrowed, chopped, shaved, 28 Pontiac 4dr body from John Hinn near Jacumba.
Street legal too.
Thanks Justin for giving me the time to photograph and share this cool hot rod with everyone