The 58th annual Sacramento Autorama - Heart of Custom Country

Here's another great Oz Welch creation-Roger Stevens' triple-tone, chopped '57 Buick wagon. With cut-down and lengthened quarters, Motorspot wires with genuine knockoff spinners, and the stock Nailhead with three deuces, the wagon provided some tough competition for the WMBC prize.

Hot Rod Service Company did a lot of work on Tony Sampino's silver '40 Ford, which the Autorama judges picked as the winner in it's class. The brightwork on the 4.6-liter Cobra motor, the Ron Mangus interior, plus some elegant bodywork contributed to the decision, we're sure.

There's a lot to look at on Roger Scott's channeled '26 T sedan, one of our favorites traditional hot rods from the Suede Pavilion. The engine choice is a 250 inline-six with three 1V carbs on an Offy manifold and the custom '56 Merc dash was a cool surprise.

The outdoor portion of the show was for driven-in vehicles like Anthony Orta's '51 Chevy pickup, a $300 gift from his dad when he was 15. Anthony redid the whole truck, building up the small-block, re-covering the stock seats, and dropping it just enough. The paint is a Lamborghini Diablo color.

The monochrome candy tangerine finish on this '41 Ford Business Coupe clinched an Outstanding Paint prize for the chopped and reshaped, fat-fendered smoothie. The car is owned by Dick Graese and was built by Bobby Anderson.

Oh my goodness-is this traditional?! Not exactly, but the traditional crowd is loosening up enough to appreciate a traditionally-inspired rod like Laura "Rusty" Parkers LT1-running '36 Dodge pickup. Rusty's hauler has modified with a two-inch chop and some cool interior work.

You've already seen a full feature on Gary and Nancy Pettigrew 's '35. Hupmobile sedan in R&C. Here's another look at the owner-designed and built odd rod, which won a Radical Rod Sedan award in Sacramento. The engine is an LS1 disguised as a '54 Dodge Red Ram.

Richard Zocchi boldly covered his '61 Olds in pink paint, shot by Art Himsl over John Aiello's incredible bodywork. The WMBC contender features a '60 Merc grille, '60 Buick headlights, handmade skirts, and a '61 Starliner top.

John D'Agostino's interpretation of a '61 Olds is nicknamed Aladdin, and was also in the running for WMBC. The bodywork was handled by Bill Hines' Kustom Shop, with paint applied by Oz Kustoms. It's a knockout.