July 18, 1996 was cloudy day that so far had a steady drizzle of rain. I was following my Dad as wondered around a muddy gravel parking lot that was roped off and and designated as the swap meet area during the 27th Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Columbus, Ohio.
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Keith’s 1966 Pontiac GTO
“He took six hundred bucks for it”, Corey exclaimed. The seller informed Keith that he could never get the 1966 Pontiac GTO running, but that didn’t discourage Keith and his son Corey from taking it home and begin wrenching on it.
Harold’s 1948 Chevrolet Fleetline Aero
We had just put all the chrome back on it. We were getting ready to detail it to go to York and my Grandfather was backing it out of the garage. His driveway is a big hook and when he backed it out he swung it too tight and almost ripped the front left fender off the car.
Joe’s 1951 Ford Pickup Truck
“We got it pulled out of the woods and it was all rusted out, so we cut ten inches off the bottom,” said Joe. “Put a new floor in it. Built the chassis. Got the motor out of a boat and put in it.” The Ford 351 Windsor marine V8 engine was bolted to a C6 automatic transmission that came out of a junkyard in Newport News, Virginia. The seats were also reclaimed from a salvage yard.
Joey and Larry’s 1955 Chevrolet 210
Larry doesn’t plan on making the same mistake again. “This car, that’s the old story. Everyone’s got one that got away. I’ve got a couple a let get away I wish I had back, but I got this one back. I won’t be buried in it, but let’s put it this way, someone will have to wait till I die to enjoy it.”
National Street Rod Association 5th Richmond Nationals
A flip-front 1973 Chevrolet Vega Wagon Drag Car, super smooth 1953 Studebaker powered by a Chevy small-block engine, and an all original bone stock 1936 Dodge, were a few of the many cool cars from Virginia that dominated the 5th Annaul Show. Hemi muscle cars, flat black rat rods, traditional hot rods with flames, metal flake painted customs, and of course, super smooth street rods were all part of the 2009 NSRA Richmond Nationals.
Run to the Sun XX Car Show in Myrtle Beach, SC
Maybe the best view was had by the pilots of the fighter jets as they neared to land at the airport. Looking down a few hundred feet at the array of candy, pearl, flakes and flames contrasted by the black primer and suede, would suggest thoughts of scrapping the approach and entering a holding pattern.
