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Event Coverage: 2013 Johnny Torres Upholstery Open House

I’ve known Johnny Torres for a few years  now, so when he invited me down to the Open House at his Johnny Torres Upholstery at 915 S. Main in Hutchinson, KS of course I was going to make the trip. I’ve watched his car go from primered and just on the road to finished kustom, it’s been a fun ride. He has been doing kustom upholstery work for a while now both here and occasionally out in CA when he goes out to visit his Beatnik brethren. I’ve captioned the photos so they should tell the story.

The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
1964 Galaxie outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
1964 Galaxie outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
Roy Fields
Roy Fields’ 49 Ford outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
Johnny
Johnny’s Plymouth outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
Johnny
Johnny’s 41 Chevy outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
Inside Johnny
Inside Johnny’s shop
A clean 32 Sedan sitting outside
A clean 32 Sedan sitting outside
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
Beatniks 20 Year Plaque
Beatniks 20 Year Plaque

While hanging out I ran into one of Johnny’s friends Roy Field who along with his brother Justin and dad have a shop space across the street about a block up from Johnny’s place. Roy has a beautiful 49 Ford that you see above, and has a Bonneville car and they’re working on a dragster and his dad was KKOA member #6. Roy invited me over to see the shop and bit of his dad’s automobilia collection.

I went across the street to a friends
KKOA #6, he’s been in this from way back in the day.
I went across the street to a friends
I’ve seen the car around for years it was great to finally meet the owner.
I went across the street to a friends
A serious collection.
I went across the street to a friends
Roy’s been backwards and out of control faster than I’ve been forwards.
I went across the street to a friends
A project Roy says he started on when he was 14, I hope to see it done someday.
I went across the street to a friends
Roy’s brother Justin is building a new body on Roy’s dragster that he bought from Rick McGregor.
I went across the street to a friends
Pretty stylish.
I went across the street to a friends
Another project and tons of signage.
I went across the street to a friends
He called himself a hoarder, not that it makes you a bad person.
I went across the street to a friends
The Bonneville car, new engine on the way hoping to improve on the previous 220mph effort.
I went across the street to a friends
Kinda giving me the jones to head out to the salt next year.
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
It’s a good looking machine, the new body is making it even better looking.
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
Bird’s eye view
The scene outside of Johnny Torres Upholstery for the Open House
You don’t see these too often, out of a fire truck its a v12 GMC

 

Here’s where I apologize, I tried a new lens hand held in this low light and the results were less than stellar. I shot maybe 30 more photos and none of them came out, I will not be using that lens in this situation again.

Today I’m off to shoot 2 small town Kansas shows, tomorrow the coverage from those shows will start, early next week expect to see the first drafts of the 2014 Calendar for Charity!

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