Sacramento Autorama - Sacre Bleu!

Saturday's drive-in show saw a good turnout, the R&C pick going to Gary Levering's chopped '50 two-door sedan. Subtle mods included the elimination of the vent windows, filled center hood seam, and a neat third brakelight on the package tray made from a stock taillight in a custom pod.

We love seeing hot rods that have been with the same owner for decades, especially when you can see the various transformations along the way. Gordon and Cheryl White's display with photos of their '29 roadster pickup from 1961 with its square rollbar and whitewalls hanging out the rear fenders was one of our favorites at the show. The owner-built lil' truck never looked better than it does today, either!

Dave Grimmitt's '25 T track roadster, dubbed "Simple T", drove in on Saturday, its simplicity appealing to us. With no brakes on the heavily dropped front axle, later-model top hat disc brakes had been adapted to the rearend to provide sole stopping power.

Lucky 7 Customs put together this cool '54 210 for Gary Morales using a Total Cost Involved IFS, 350/350, and C-notched rear, finishing it in pearl cream with metallic green scallops and accents. The slightly slant-chopped roof uses a '42 Stylemaster rear window and four altered '54 Merc taillights.