Even though I’d spent a bit of time pushing cars around on Wednesday night as part of the Rolling Bones display in Building 6, I had to go back for more. A few more cars had been added to the mix and the Hot Rod Hill Climb/Hot Rod Dirt Drags display was set up and the room was full of people walking amongst the cars and checking out their every detail.
On Friday after the trip to Jimmy Shine’s Workshop and then the Early Ford Store in San Dimas it was time to head to the show. From about noon on Friday until around 6pm I walked the show shooting photos and hanging with friends here and there. Then it was time to grab dinner with the Lonely Knights and then I headed over to Lucky’s Hot Rods in Burbank for the Open House.
To start off the 2018 Grand National Roadster Show coverage on royboyproductions.com I’m going to give you a bit of a travel log of the trip. The 69th Annual Grand National Roadster Show was held at the LA County Fairgrounds in Pomona, CA on January 26-28, 2018.
This week Royboy travelled to DeSoto, KS to talk with John Swander, we talked about starting his life in cars as a young son of a dirt track car owner, flying and restoring some vintage airplanes and hot rodding all over the country. Enjoy!
While I had a great time in the few hours I was able to spend at the Cars For Charity show I had my fill of the show in that time frame too. I got to sit and talk with some friends, see some amazing machines and walk by a lot of cars that just aren’t my thing. I hope next year I can have one of my cars changed enough that I can feel okay putting it back in the show.
It’s been my feeling for awhile that you shouldn’t put your car into the same indoor show year after year without changing SOMETHING about it. There’s a ton of great cars in the area that could be in the event and have it change up each year. The feature cars that come in are OUTSTANDING, it’s time to every couple of years get some other clubs to bring some different rides in. Same goes for outdoor events, if you haven’t changed a thing on your car, at least park in a different spot each year!
Enough ranting, this is supposed to be about this show. It’s a great show, it’s a great way to get through the winter months and get pumped up to get your ride ready for Spring and the money raised goes to some good causes. I hope you enjoyed my coverage of the cars that I dug from the show.
I can’t honestly say how many times I’ve attended this show. It’s name has changed over the 61 years from the time that Darryl Starbird started it, now the show is called Cars for Charity, but it’s still the Wichita Tradition.
It’s been a couple of years since I’ve had a car in the show, and it’s a whole different experience just blowing into town to shoot photos and leave. I got to spend some time with some good friends and have a beer or two while sitting in between the cars and hanging out.
This week Royboy travelled to Eudora, KS to talk with Jimmy Flowers about his 33 Ford Roadster which is the subject of an upcoming Hop Up Magazine feature and about some other fun stuff. Enjoy!
This week on Chrome Pipes and Pinstripes it’s time to bring back a crowd favorite, Drunken Q&A! A bunch of you asked questions, my buddy Travis Chadwick and I got some drinks in us and answered them. Many of the facts we state are wrong, many of the words slurred, and a few edits had to be done to take a few minutes of ranting out of the show to keep me out of trouble. It’s a good time, and there is EXPLICIT LANGUAGE, you’ve been warned. If you don’t like foul language, sit this one out!
Tonight, January 4, 2018 I’ll be recording a new Drunken Q&A episode of Chrome Pipes and Pinstripes podcast! If you have any questions that you’d like to know, about Royboy Productions, Chrome Pipes and Pinstripes, 48 Cars 48 States, hot rods, kustoms, cars in general, the theory of relativity, why is the sky blue, anything that you want, you can ask me! Comment on this post on social media to get the question to me or use the Contact Page of the website!
48 Cars In 48 States : The Great American Road Trip – A 48 state road trip with a stop in each state to photograph a traditionally styled hot rod, kustom or drag vehicle. Daily updates will be posted here on royboyproductions.com so you can see where I’ve gone, who I’ve met, some of what I’ve seen. At the end of the trip I’ll produce a 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. You can pre-order the book here!
