Fred Stoke was in Sacramento...
Fred Stoke was in Sacramento with this impeccably-details '32 highboy, built by the owner using a Brookville steel body riding on a Pete 'n' Jakes suspension, and loaded with a 383-cubic-inch Chevy small-block. Best of all, Fred's said (right on his sign) that the Deuce is his daily driver when the weather is nice.
Here's another nice Deuce...
Here's another nice Deuce highboy roadster. This one's the property of John Ranacis. It runs a 350/350 drivetrain combinationa with a Currie 9-inch rearend, and features a Ron Mangus interior.
Steve Ball's '40 Pontiac convertible...
Steve Ball's '40 Pontiac convertible combines a resto rod exterior (with wide whites and all the chrome and trim) with a late-model interior (with leather highback buckets and a LeCarra wheel) to create a hybrid hot rod.
Dwayne Zajic showed up at...
Dwayne Zajic showed up at the Autorama with this beautiful black full-fendered '30 Chrysler coupe. It looks mostly stock, with a slight injection of hot rod attitude.
Have another look at Robbie...
Have another look at Robbie Azevedo's '29 roadster, built at Pacific Coast Customs, and fresh from it's appearance at the Grand National Roadster Show. Here his wild woodie competed in the Altered Street Touring, Pre 1935 category.
The Townsmen
Several smaller buildings were devoted to club participation. That's where we met the Townsmen, a local club with an impressive collection of rides. More impressive is the fact that these guys and gals aren't into the whole velvet-rope, gold-trophy car show scene. You're far more likely to see these cars on some Northern California highway on a weekend road trip. They made an exception this weekend to help raise money for the Wind Youth Services, a local organization that helps homeless kids.
Frank and Maggie Austin displayed...
Frank and Maggie Austin displayed their '36 Ford with other members of the Townsmen club from Sacramento. The frame-off build-up included a contemporary leather interior and HO 305 motor. The Tucson Tan tudor took the trophy in the Conservative Rod Sedan class.
Roseville Rod and Custom did...
Roseville Rod and Custom did a lot of the work on Dave Foster's '49 Olds 88 Deluxe Coupe. It's all Olds under the hood, where lurks a 455. It rides on an air suspension, and his fellow Townsmen told us that this mild custom gets driven everywhere.
There's no missing Jim and...
There's no missing Jim and Barbara Major's bright red '36 Dodge Humpback panel truck, one of fewer than 150 built-and probably the only one rolling on Drag Lite wheels. It's powered by a Dodge 340 fed by a pair of Carter 500s on an Offy tunnel ram manifold. It's got a Mustang II frontend and a Ford 9-inch rear.
Bruce and Barbara Stevens...
Bruce and Barbara Stevens went wild with the dimensions of their '32 three-window. The Heritage body was chopped, stretched, pinched, and bobbed. A 450-hor Chevy 350 is hooked to a 700R4 automatic. A four-link suspension set-up was added front and rear.
A Weiand-blown '53 Ford 8BA...
A Weiand-blown '53 Ford 8BA flathead with Offy heads, backed by a C4 trans and shortened 9-inch pulls Carl and Donna Lembke's '36 Ford pickup. Carl did almost all the work except the interior. It's got a Mustang II set-up in front and a 4-bar in the rear.