It’s the weekend, and I would think some of you out there are planning on doing some mechanical work. If so, this gallery will probably speak to you. And to myself, as I’ve also done my share of such tasks. No engine overhaul, mind you, but I can certainly relate to several images in this post. From the unexpected breakdown to the odd contortions that needed to reach inaccessible parts. And well, the occasional use of unconventional means and tools to finish a task.
Each of these clearly tells a story; of which we regrettably have no way of knowing. But we can make guesses; some show basic maintenance, others performance upgrades, and a few others serious mechanical work. (And I almost feel the itch of some of my old scrapes by looking at these).
Photo 5. April 1st, 1969.
“Where’s my 409?”
The guys with the Kaiser look just a bit illegitimate. And WHAT is he doing with a handsaw on the ’50 Chevy? Trying to make a ute?
Steam from a 1960 Oldsmobile
Ah yes….those days!
I have no ability to prove this, but I swear that those two guys in the Pontiac in the last picture are Tom and Ray Magliozzi in the early days. I can’t pin point the photo to Boston (Cambridge, O F C actually) and have no idea why they’d be posing in a car with NY plates, but it sure looks like them.
I have no idea about whether it’s the Magliozzis, but I was able to ID the photo to the College Point neighborhood of Queens, NY.
Here’s the StreetView link:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/hZoEALLVhB3DSvBL7
The great American pastime : tinkering on some auld crate .
-Nate
That Kaiser looks like it’s not far from its final mile.
Is that a bottle of Ripple in # 11
Indeed….Ripple Pear. I was partial to the Red.
Why yes it is 89 çents at the corner store!
The 69 Mopar looks like he’s trying to change the number 8 plug without going in from underneath!
Seeing all the chevys with the hoods off brings back lots of memories of pulling the old gen 1 sbc to rebuild/replace the top ends including rounded off camshafts