What did you see on the road today?

[johnyrotten]

3 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

More like off the road this happend across the street from me as fresh snow is falling at midnight.

Too much right foot, not enough left brain. I see the same on my road, my driveway is on a blind corner. More than a few have taken out my mailbox or worst, hit the large tree just in front of it.

[Falcon Ranchero]

On 12/6/2025 at 10:09 AM, Quiet Eric said:

'62 Cutlass convertible on the way home yesterday.

That’s a neat little car, and seldom seen. The street photo is cool.

[Quiet Eric]

Yesterday while running errands, came across this pretty serious wide-body Supra.

I've seen this Camaro in this same spot for years...always under a car cover, but you could tell what it was. A few months ago I noticed it wasn't there anymore. Then yesterday, it was back and looks great!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Chopped all-steel '32 Ford with a blown SBC, on our frame rack. This is about $30K worth of damage. No worries. Good insurance.

Baby blower...

Snapped the Speedway front axle like a pretzel. Car gets DRIVEN, over 150,000 miles on it since the build.

Note how far the axle bent before it broke.

Edited Sunday at 04:41 PM by Ace-Garageguy

[espo]

The impact even broke the front axle!

[Ace-Garageguy]

1 hour ago, espo said:

The impact even broke the front axle!

Yup, and swung the frame slightly, which is why it's on the rack. But we have to get wheels under it to turn it around to get it on the rack in the right direction to do the frame pulls.

It's a lot easier to do the suspension work with the car on the bench...even though some of it will have to come back off prior to the pulls.

Many of the Pete & Jakes components for the front end, by the way, are requiring a good bit of rework to actually fit and function as they should.

Edited Sunday at 07:37 PM by Ace-Garageguy

[Trainwreck]

Even if I'd never cursed in my life, I think i would have learnt after seeing that I-beam. Bummer!

[Ace-Garageguy]

46 minutes ago, Trainwreck said:

Even if I'd never cursed in my life, I think i would have learnt after seeing that I-beam. Bummer!

Ford's early OEM I-beam axles were forged of vanadium steel, and this one was part of a demonstration at a World's Fair.

The Speedway axle on the wrecked red car above is ductile cast iron, has a lot of miles on it (the spindle bushings are flat worn out), and it took a pretty good wallop to break it.

HOWEVER...we've seen other "offshore" cast iron axles break similarly while in normal service.

[lucky 130]

Makes a grown man cry

[FoMoCo66]

Ooh, the pain im feeling from just looking at that. My daily driver has less miles than that on it. I guess its good that the bushings will get replaced though.

[A modeler named mike]

I'm not a fan of the rims, but it is a Rolls.. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

7 minutes ago, A modeler named mike said:

I'm not a fan of the rims, but it is a Rolls.. 

Probably a rare Rolls Canardly.

Rolls down one hill, canardly make it up the next.

[stitchdup]

18 minutes ago, A modeler named mike said:

I'm not a fan of the rims, but it is a Rolls.. 

the banger racers favourite

https://rollingstart.tripod.com/rollers.htm

[The Junkman]

Last night in my medium sized California town we had what used to be entitled the "Trucker's light parade" when there was a LOT more logging and milling than now.  They modified it into more of a Community Lighted Vehicle parade and its better for it.  Lots of trucks (now trucking companies and utilities) along with an ATV club but a couple of interest.  The first 2 photos were screen captures off of cell phone video so not quite as sharp as I'd like.

1971-72 beaked Thunderbird in very dark blue

A 1961 Chevy Impala Lowrider in full display.  Also had a healthy sounding engine

And after the parade I found this very clean 1967 Cougar.  I don't know if its new in town or a visitor.  I would have noticed it before now.

 

Edited yesterday at 12:06 AM by The Junkman

[PatW]

On 12/7/2025 at 9:50 PM, A modeler named mike said:

I'm not a fan of the rims, but it is a Rolls.. 

NO the wheels are wrong, on the highest class car in the world!

[Perspect Scale Modelworks]

Apocalypse, 6x6 Jeep Gladiator.

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Not a bad view for an old car geek who still has to make a living. This is what I see today from the bay where I'm finishing up the '66 Chevelle.

'74 Caddy in the foreground belongs to the shop manager, just got a new engine and gearbox, waiting for paint (single stage urethane), real wire wheels, some mild customizing, and a little lowering job.

'70 Riv belongs to the shop owner, left to rot for years after getting a new engine and gearbox because of relatively minor issues like clogged brake lines and some simple electrics. Coming back nicely, runs great. Will be sold on as a 100% driver, but will need paint and minor interior work.

Chopped steel '32 Ford on the frame rack, customer job.

'56 Continental Mk II in the second to last bay, just got new leather throughout its interior.

Last bay holds what may be the straightest mild custom '59 El Camino on the planet, currently getting Inglese 8-stack injection. I made a pair of custom AC outlets that match the design of the instrument bezels for it. It's bagged with custom tubs in back, too. Bed interior is finished just as straight as the rest of it.

Edited 2 hours ago by Ace-Garageguy
punctiliousness

[LDO]

When it pulled out into the sunlight, I saw that the paint was a candy. That cool car, with cream colored leather and candy burgundy paint. Wow. GM really had their act together in the mid ‘60s. 👍🏻

Edited 7 minutes ago by LDO