Great Dale

One of the downsides of not having a trailer is transportation when we get to the destination. We have a Mini Cooper with a standard transmission that makes for a great pull-behind dinghy-tow vehicle, so we decided to see if the new torque-monster couls pull it. We took a test … [Read more...] about Mini Cooper Great Dale Dinghy Tow Setup

The final piece of the 1965 Coronet Great Dale re-imagining is complete. The old 361 engine has been replaced with a 383 cubic inch block bored to 494 cubic inches with a custom camshaft to produce maximum torque with the available 600 hp. The oddball '65 transmission has … [Read more...] about Introducing the Great Dale TorqueMonster

We sent the dashboard to the fine folks at http://www.justdashes.com/ last winter and we should have posted the pictures then. But I couldn't find the heater knob until recently, so here they are. … [Read more...] about Great Dale Dashboard Restoration

The Great Dale made an appearance at Elsewhence 2015. … [Read more...] about The Great Dale at Elsewhence

I bought this car in Denver approx 10 years ago. That was just a little before the retro RV craze started and got it for $2500. The purchase was for my friend in Southern Sweden. We shipped it and a 56 Cad House car of unknown origin at the same time. All the paper work came … [Read more...] about 63 Olds Great Dale in Sweden