Recent content by John Malpais

I bought a basket case Ranchero and want to build a driver out of it. I am looking for parts (as I understand it, four door wagon fenders, hood and doors will interchange) and don't want to buy something I can't look at and feel. If it's within a resonable distance of the Alabama/Mississippi...

I was being more than a little facetious with my post. Of course Bob Drake has added to the hobby, all the while adding to his fortune. What I was getting at is that a reputation earned on respect remains, while one that is kept alive because you're the only one catching rats on the life raft...

Jesus! Naive soul that I am, I confess I always thought the picture of Bob Drake standing next to Henry Ford meant that anything that was shite ended up being flushed and customers were treated with only the very best, number one, always exact reproductions. This whole colloquy has dashed that...

Maybe this approach will get your attention a little better. I'm looking for a driver's fender but would buy a parts truck to get one. Maybe you don't want to part something out, but it's just gathering rust. IF it has a nice driver's fender, and it's NOT too far from where I call home, let me...

Looking for a driver's front fender for a 51-51 F1 pickup that has no rust, hiccups, dents, dings, and other malarkey to deal with. Bare is fine. Need as a replacement. Leave message on the BARN. Thank you and have a nice Ford.

You might do well to check on the HAMB and read all that is posted on the BW-T5. There is a lot of information available about it, converting various engines to use one, and dealing with a variety of problems. One of them is in dealing with the conversion of tail shafts, and that includes a...

Best way to figure it out is to do a compression check and determine if it's the valves. Electrical on a flathead is a matter of taking the plug out and grounding it against the engine block and starting the engine. Best done in low light. If you can see the blue flash it's firing. Seems...

Those hooks look like bigger versions of the ones Ice Men used to deliver their product before electricity took away that industry. I sure would like to have one of those hats they're wearing. Wonder if they were mandated uniform wear, or just the fashion of the day? Nice to see people doing...

You never answered chiliman. Like him I'd be interested in an intake for a 2.5 aka Iron Duke variant I'm installing in a T. Or, does your silence speak more than words???

Listing for friend. Need a body parts,frame, rear end, engine and other parts? Check pictures. Unsure year but think pre '23. I know experts will reply. Call if interested. WILL NOT SEPARATE --- DON'T ASK! (205) 529-5873. If no answer --- leave message & I will call back. Engine does turn over.

A picture is worth a thousand bucks. If you don't use one, that's potentially how much less your words are in sales. People want to 'see' what you're talking about; especially those who can't create a picture in their own minds because they have no past reference point to work from.

blucar, I like your 'import frame' version better. An old movie we all know and love has the following line it it. "This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Screw the bean counters, fact checkers, and those who want to show the superiority of the collective and...

I owned a '37 Coupe, and would have been proud to have had one of Bob Drake's handles on it. Check them out. You'll be finished before you know it. Just remember this, if you get one from him, and find a nice NOS one later, the one from Drake's will still fetch a good price, if you decided to...