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1. Jeep Wrangler with a Cummins I4 Drives Underwater

Tuesday, 30 August 2016 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Jeep Wrangler with a Cummins I4 Drives Underwater

Jeep Wrangler with a Cummins I4 Drives Underwater | Fred Williams from Dirt Every Day decided he wanted to recreate a stunt from the 1950s of driving under the water. Fred decided to use his own 1997 Jeep Wrangler TJ as the foundation for this ...

2. the ultimate mild kustom

Tuesday, 16 February 2016 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the ultimate mild kustom

... It’s a beautiful early 1950s DeSoto grille with its signature chrome teeth. Another thing Chris is really happy about is the stance: »It had to be low, but I didn’t want airbags. So, in my opinion, the way this Mercury sits ...

3. an immortal morning

Tuesday, 09 June 2015 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / an immortal morning

4. Bowtie Ferraris: History of Racing Ferraris Using Chevy V8s

Wednesday, 22 April 2015 Content / engineswapdepot.com / Bowtie Ferraris: History of Racing Ferraris Using Chevy V8s

Bowtie Ferraris: History of Racing Ferraris Using Chevy V8s | Randy Cook has written a book called Bowtie Ferraris about American racers in the 1950s and 1960s who swapped American V8 engines into their Ferrari race cars. The racers used the ...

5. 1957 Chevy with Twin V12 Engines

Sunday, 16 March 2014 Content / engineswapdepot.com / 1957 Chevy with Twin V12 Engines

1957 Chevy with Twin V12 Engines | Chevrolets from the 1950s have been customized in every-way. So how do you set your project apart from the next guy’s? Gary Kollofski decided to run twin V12 motors sourced from the marine industry. The ...

6. don montgomery

Tuesday, 10 September 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / don montgomery

... September 2013 that I got the chance to visit Don Montgomery at his house in Fallbrook, California. Don, did you take many pictures back in the day? »No, I didn’t take a lot of pictures. In the late 1940s and the early 1950s, hardly ...

7. santa maria 2013

Friday, 31 May 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / santa maria 2013

... felt like a barn find, or a desert find kustom. Crazy paintjob on a 1949 Chevy finished just in time for the show. I don't know why but I just have a soft spot for well-proportioned early 1950s Chevy kustoms. More photos...Original: ...

8. first time on the moon

Thursday, 25 April 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / first time on the moon

... like they wanted to prove their belief in virtues of reliability, quality and consistency they're still located at the same address since back in the 1950s. In case you've never been to the Mooneyes shop on 10820 South Norwalk Boulevard, ...

9. the studebomber

Wednesday, 17 April 2013 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / the studebomber

... parts we had scrounged at swap meets and junk yards.« We don't know where Roy found the steering wheel. But it originally came from a 1950s boat. The decklid is from a 1949 Lincoln. The gas filler cap is from an unknown source. ...

10. road test

Thursday, 18 October 2012 Content / lowtechblog.blogspot.com / road test

road test | I'm not a big fan of turning recent pictures into black and white. But this one came out pretty ok and reminded me of those road tests in some 1950s car magazines. I'm not a big fan of turning recent pictures into black and ...