It's not a generation thing either, check out rebellious, he's 21. Carlies, I dunno, maybe 30's. some of us are pushing 70. My first was a Cushman. I told my Dad I "needed" a scooter. He brought home a Cushman, in milk crates! Took me all summer, but rode it to school. He paid $25 for it, I had to pay him 30 because he hauled it home!! I've had some new stuff, but i really have always had more fun with the old stuff, more work, more problems and more cuts and bruises too. But every now and then, like when my '57 sucked the headlights out of a GTO at the Pure Stock race it's worth it.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Let's not forget the Fin's while we're talking about creativity. I love to see guys make stuff instead of buying it, unless of course, its something I sell

Seriously, I don't think anybody on this site can be accused of taking the easy road. Just taking a 50 year old car and getting it back on the road is quite a challenge.

http://ford-y-block.com 

20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

You are so right John, I didn't mean to leave them out I was just kissin' up to the aussies this time.   Let's hear it for the land of Suomi!

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

"You got Moroso. We got harasho!"

harasho (russian phrase) = good/so-so

In early '70s when hot rodding and drag racing was still primitive in Finland we got popular expression when someone asked (American) why we didn't use more ready-made American racing and custom parts. Importing those parts was much more expensive than it's today and living was in any case like living behind Iron Curtain (politically).

1988 Motopark, Chrysler 1928 1/2. I'm assisting burnout. 

-jyrki from Finland-

www.hollowheads.net

I can recall on one trip to the US, in late 80,s or early 90,s at Carlyle or Hershey swap, we were looking for cars to buy and when following lead and got to place to look at car, the standard reply was; " its gone sold it to the Finns", who were these finns? didnt realise they were into old fords etc and so far away, isnt it buried under ice, snow?? little did we know about the place at that time, then when we got to i think it was Carlyle, someone pointed out that a bunch of finns were here! then pointed to a row of about 20 small motorhomes, it was an invasion!!. then as guys like the hollowhead group show us their achievments and great pictures we can see how hard it was to get started but are up there with the best of them!!! They certainley are great achievers and savour the true spirit of hotrodding! Salute.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Aussiebill, you just made my day and got me lauhging like a monkey . At that time I was something like 14 and I sure wasn't there. I didn't even know the name Y-block at that time. Y-block hit me when I met Jyrki and Tero at the late 90's and it's so hard to tell that those guys changed my life for sure . Years of brainwash made me a Y-blocker and meeting Jim didn't make my life easier either. Ted is my inspiration, as is Charlie Burns also. Charlie has shown us that age is no reason to be out of control. You can always start doing folish things in your life. Is it racing, building hot rods, screwing Y-blocks or what ever. I just can't imagine myself doing all this at the age of 60's... so I have to do it now .

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
www.hollowheads.net (just click the hole in the head to proceed)

Seppo, i think the problem is most of us old guys did all the seriously foolish things when we were young! got away with most of it?  and now gunning for respectability, but you,re right!, go for it now and help lead the next generation into Y block land, plus its great fun! I think most of us when we see your pics of the hollowhead machine sideways everywhere we all wish we were there for a drive!.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

I read with interest the posts about one of our local Y Block identities, Bob St Lawrence.
They got his latest incarnation going the other day and have posted this video of the event on YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaOMl4_IXr8
Hope you all enjoy it.
Regards

Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!

Saint Train, that's it.  I knew it had something to do with a train.  I remember the car from a previous Y-Block Magazine article, I'll have to look that up.

If you watch the video, you can witness the respect and admiration from Bob's fellow race enthusiasts.  If there hasn't been, a book should be written to capture the innovations of pioneers like he and Karol Miller.  From what I have seen, they share the same spirit as Bert Monroe (marching to the beat of their own drum).

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



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How about Jot Horne? i'm not sure if he was a full on Y block guy but in the one year he had his own company he made a point to produce a Y intake manifold.. does anyone have a photo of it.. it's said that it flows better and makes more power than any other that was made back in the day..

Dustin

Southern Oregon Y's Guy

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