I only know – defining know as having shared a meal – one person who owns a hotrod and he thought that my pictures of the Grand National Roadster Show presented a skewed picture. I told him that I would post some pictures of more normal hotrods.

I thought the ’34 car above was terrific but the custom Cadilac behind it was drawing the biggest groud.

I thought that the deuce above was particularly handsome and the paint job on the roadster below completely changed its look.

A restored drag racing truck, originally from Stockton, that raced in the mid60s.

I was impressed with this custom Thunderbird, not so much that I liked it, although I did, but at how hard it must have been to chop the top with that windshield.

Both Michele and I liked this custom 1954 Kaiser by renowned – I only say that because I read it on Kustomrama, a sort of database for all things hotrod – customizer Larry Grobe from Elk Grove, Illinois who built it as a homage to George Barris (the great California customizer from the 60s who I do know of).

Rick Dore’s “After Shock,” a 1937 Ford which would fit in perfectly with Art Deco French cars of the era. 

A lovely lead sled.

Some tools of the trade.

And, lastly, a passel of restored race cars.