Hot Rods and Kustom Cars
For the 3rd year in a row I ventured up to Denver for the Rocky Mountain Auto Show held on Thanksgiving weekend in the Denver Convention Center right in downtown Denver. Again the show was full of amazing vehicles of all types from the 2015 Ridler Award winning “Imposter” built by Chip Foose to exotics, traditional rods, kustoms, muscle cars, and everything else you could imagine.
The great small town vibe of the Hobo Happenings in Douglass, KS is because of the great people that attend the event. I keep going back because of that. I hope you’ve enjoyed the photos and I hope that you have a very Happy Thanksgiving. I’ll be back next week with more coverage of another event!
We showed up a little late to the 2015 Hobo Happenings, hoping to let the sun warm up the streets of Douglass. It didn’t work. Still close to 100 cars and their owners braved the chill to hang out and enjoy each other’s company for the last outdoor show of the year in this area.
For the last few years I’ve been attending a small town show not too far outside of Wichita called the Hobo Happening. Being that it’s the Saturday before Thanksgiving in Douglass, KS it’s been either 50 degrees or 35, this year was closer to the 35 and a stiff cold wind. Still with all of that they had a great turnout this year.
“No, that’s not for sale.” We’ve all heard it before, the car sitting in the field every time you drive by and when you talk to the owner they tell you it’s not for sale. That was the story when a buddy called Scott Mills and told him of a Model A sedan and a pickup in a yard a couple of cities away.
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This week Royboy plays part 2 of the interview with the Wichita Fundamentals, check out episode 83 for part 1. Hear the podcast in the embedded player below or on iTunes at royboyproductions.com/itunes
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Here’s the 3rd and final installment of the photos from the Stray Kat Feed. I hope you enjoyed them.
I think it’s about 5 years now that I’ve been attending this little shindig. The Stray Kat Feed isn’t a car show or anything like that, just a hangout for a bunch of the Stray Kat Kustoms Family. The swap meet looked to be a huge success, I didn’t see anything that I knew I needed but I saw a few things I wanted. The back of TwoTall Okie’s shop was full of art, 1 shot was flying and cool stuff was being done.
November 14, 2015 was a bit later than we normally got together for the Stray Kat Feed but it worked out pretty darn good. Adding to the hot dogs and chili and tons of great desserts that are on tap for the feed each year, this year TwoTall added a swap meet. Lots to do in the two blocks of Dewey, OK where the Feed is held. Enjoy the photos.
For the final installment of the 2015 Pistons & Paint coverage we have the biggest day of photos of the week. I wanted to stay for the day but I’d promised my friends in the band Paramount that I’d make it to their gig in Wichita that evening. So after checking out a few hundred great rides, talking with some good friends and hearing some awesome music I pointed the Galaxie north on I-35 and hauled butt up to Wichita. After delivering a couple of orders of calendars to folks that lived right off of the interstate I made it to the Cotillion just in time to catch the start of the show. I hope you all enjoyed the photos!
This week Royboy tells the tale of a 48 hour, 4 event, 900 mile weekend and then plays part 1 of a group interview with some of the original members of the Wichita Fundamentals car club about how the club started in the 70’s, where the “Wichita Style” came from and other assorted stories. Hear the podcast in the embedded player below or on iTunes at royboyproductions.com/itunes
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By noon of the 2015 Pistons & Paint show in Denton, TX the show had pretty much filled in. I’m a big fan of this show, the cars are pretty great, the folks of North Texas are awesome, the music is spot on. This is probably why I come back each year.
As I hit the 2015 Pistons & Paint the weather was about like the year before, kinda cold, cloudy and threatening rain. To the south of Dallas the rain was coming down hard, I’m sure keeping some folks away. The show is usually pretty full pretty quickly, this year and last the cars trickled in throughout the morning into the early afternoon. Some of the best hot rods and kustoms of the region were joined by stockers, cruisers and even some rats.
For the 2015 Pistons & Paint Car Show I headed out late Friday. Hearing reports from others that I-35 was slammed with NASCAR race weekend traffic I was a bit worried. 5 hours later I checked into my hotel room in southern OK, having never hit traffic, leaving at 7pm worked. A few hours of sleep and another hour of driving got me to the North Texas Fairgrounds in Denton.
November 6, 2015 the 2015 Pistons & Paint car show took over the North Texas Fairgrounds in Denton, TX. For years I’ve been attending the show but I’ve never taken my own ride until this year. For the 2nd year in a row the day started out wet but ended up awesome!
Since I couldn’t make it out to SEMA again this year, I called on my buddy John Wells to take some photos and send them this way so we could all see them. Check out the sizzle reel for the new TV project that John and Max Grundy are working on together and enjoy the photos!
This week Royboy talks with Brian Stupski of Problem Child Kustoms.
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Since I couldn’t make it out to SEMA again this year, I called on my buddy John Wells to take some photos and send them this way so we could all see them. Check out the sizzle reel for the new TV project that John and Max Grundy are working on together and enjoy the photos!
The Hot Rod Garage Open House also includes a reunion of some vintage drag racers. Tons of fast cars from the 60’s-70’s were from this region and this was a great way to get a few of the folks together.
As you can see in the photos from the 2015 Hot Rod Garage Open House the weather was kinda dreary for most of the day. The crowd just kept on coming, inside there was a long table and a bunch of chairs set up so folks could grab a bite amongst all of the current projects in that building and we could watch some vintage drag racing from a projector. Outside everyone’s buddy Monkey was acting as DJ, playing some great music and keeping us informed of the schedule of the day. It was a busy day!
In part 2 of my 2015 Hot Rod Garage Open House coverage we continue the stroll down the street to see all of the cars. Enjoy!
This weekend I headed down to Sand Springs, OK to the Hot Rod Garage for their 2015 Open House. All week long rain was threatening the event, it was looking iffy. When we got up at 6 on Saturday and looked out of the hotel window it was raining, no bueno. A quick look at the radar showed that it was just about over. By the time we got to the Hot Rod Garage all was good, wet pavement but no more falling from the sky and the front engine dragsters were unloading! Typically the event fills up early, the moisture slowed that down a bit but by noon the street was full on both sides and people were in all 4 buildings that make up Hot Rod Garage checking out all of the under construction projects and enjoying the cars parked around the facility.