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  1. Bill Crowell

    We're missing a big opportunity here! Please fill the vacuum

    In Britain, Australia and New Zealand they call the part of a car's frame where it narrows in the front, and where it kicks up at the rear, the "dumb irons". That never ceases to crack me up every time I hear it. We really ought to adopt the phrase here in 'Murica! Imagine how great it would...
  2. Bill Crowell

    The Only Occasion On Which Alfred E. Newman Was Really Worried

    Obviously, this is a situation in which Alfred's usual philosophy of "What, Me Worry?" didn't apply: I sure hope the poor guy didn't lose his buttginity!
  3. Bill Crowell

    The "Roof 16" aftermarket OHV cylinder head for Dodge Bros.

    I just love this brochure! The Dodge Bros. 4-cylinder motor was a flathead, but (then) well-known automotive engineer Robert M. Roof designed an OHV head with 16 valves, and the valves were larger than stock. Apparently it really perked the DB motor up. The original DB flathead had "L-shaped"...
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