Showing posts with label Del Mar 2007. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Del Mar 2007. Show all posts

Sunday, April 8, 2007

I found a beaut of a 32 they made, in the indoor Goodguys Del Mar show.


And here's a link to their website http://www.hotrodscustomstuff.com/ and they were prominently praised by Hagerty car insurance in the following article by John "Gunner" Gunnell... the automotive books editor at Krause Publications, and former editor of Old Cars Weekly and Old Cars Price Guide. http://www.hagerty.com/NewsManager/templates/template_rest.aspx?articleid=983&zoneid=47

Sunday, April 1, 2007



1958 Edsel Roundup, incredible crime they screwed up grill design so bad, when they mastered the speedo in such a cool way, I like the center of the steering wheel trans selector buttons too, removes the need for a shifter handle cluttering up the dash area. Great looking gauges.
Restored in 94, then it found a new owner in Japan who stored it in a museum, then it was bought by John and Darlene Lintz and brought back to the US in 2002

This dash is a beaut, might be bakelight, maybe plastic, but a sweet simple design, look at the temp buttons below the radio... heater controls? Just great design all around, speedo to radio aspect, color combo... all of it.



This is from the sweetest Imperial there, very high dollar mods, but the hood and trunk were up, and it would have been a lousy picture of the exterior, next time.... notice the leather wrap on the steering wheel, which ia a perfect styled design, and the HUGE speedo, and realize it's nearly 1/2 as big as the wheel... must be about 10 inch diameter... push button trans too, and leather dash. A pic of the exterior can be seen at http://www.moparmax.com/events/2007/ii_4-dm-4.html

This Lincoln dash is terrific, easy but small guages, and I think the style of the small zeros in the speedo is cool, they aren't needed, and save space by making them 1/3rd the size of the numbers. Just above the steering column are the temp and air controls, almost un-noticeable and not cluttering up the area under the radio.

I think this is from a Merc, dual small ashtrays to match and accentuate the symmetry of the design of the speaker grill and speedo/clock design. Almost elegant. I'd give a 12 pack to know what is going on with the dual radio faces, the left appears to be signal strength, and the right is tuning, but I've never seen one like this before. A 30's woody maybe.

Another Imperial, and dig the 150 speedo, and the shifter next to the radio.... R N D L.

When long really is the only term I can come up with. Terrific tail light design mod, very cool

Check the license plate, and the carefully tucked exhaust, right between the right bumper and the rear tire, nice

A welders car I think, and I can't tell if it's the clutch or brake pedal, but, "Ho down" is imaginative!


Foose built, love the rims. Goodguys Custom of the Year Finalist, Wes Rydell's 54 Bel Air was designed and built by Foose Designs. 427 powered, Art Morrison suspension, 19 and 20 inch Foose rims with a 24 gallon fuel tank.

Saturday, March 31, 2007




Mike LaVallee "True Fire" innovator is a friend of the builder of this 32, and this was the only example of Mike's work I've seen in San Diego. Mike's shop is in Washington (where the car was built) and was bought by a father-son partnership after the car went to a couple shows. Lucky guys. http://www.killerpaint.com/about/mike.html

Ruined his day when he risked cruising up and down on the slicks.... at the horsetrack. I bet he finds a horseshoe nail in the slick... really nice sounding Nova, really pissed guy when his day got screwed up around noon



Pinstriping a Fairlane



Mike Pollard's dual quad, dual plug, 68 Hemi Barracuda.


You've never seen a Studebaker COE I bet. I never knew Studes were made in the COE form...!




A Cab Over Engine (COE) that has a rear engine, electric exhuast cutout controls to shift from mufflers to stacks, and possible flatbed hauling ability... if they have a ramp... this is a rare rod, and as much as I love COE's, this is the coolest, 'cause it's a work truck, not primped for trophy judging.

This 56 Ford has been chopped 4", sectioned 10", and shortened 18". Tom Pagano must enjoy this immensely, he was awarded the "Texaco Havoline Pick" for the 650HP Ford Cobra powered beaut.


Love the Varga / Petty girl, and how the lavender color of the hood ornament is carried by the flame job

the pinstriping along the side vents is a cool touch, nice way to accentuate the white top and sidewalls, I haven't seen this affect anywhere beforeThe checkerboard under the hood is very cool, and is even on the firewall behind the blockThis is Henry and Mary Ann Rossi's "M&H Special", has a 410 inch motor, and gets my award for best 32 of the show.
Some very excellant detail work, the grilled vent on the sides of the hood to clearance some engine parts, great paint scallops, and the drivers side trunk bulge reminisent of the SS Corvettes, unique.

Found on page 74 of the Volume one, number 1 issue of the World of Rods magazine, this 36 Chevy is owned by Toby and Linda Stanford of Yucca Valley, Ca.



Found more about this in volume one, issue 1 of The World of Rods magazine, page 16. Constructed by Hot Rods and Custom Stuff of Escondido 1 800 hot rod5 , owned by Mike Richards of Escondido. The engine is from a 57 T-bird, and looks like its supercharged to me, but the magazine writer didn't mention that.... odd, that's a cool feature!
http://www.hotrodscustomstuff.com/ is the website... and is full of cool stuff, like legislative alerts, galleries of the cars they've put out, and a page of all the magazine cars (a mean lots!) they've had featured.

 

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