48 Cars in 48 States #10 : Colorado

2018TrucksCalendar; 042; colorado; hot rod dirt drags; monte Vista

The Colorado vehicle for the 48 Cars 48 States trip is the Odd Rod, well technically it’s the recreation of the Odd Rod! My buddy Mike Nicholas (of Nick’s Hot Rod Garage, Hot Rod Hill Climb, and Hot Rod Dirt Drags) was asked by Duane Helms to help bring together Duane’s dream of recreating the Odd Rod a couple of years ago. What you see here is that recreation.

The original Odd Rod built by Kenz & Leslie in Denver, CO, started in the 40’s and first run at Bonneville in 1949. Later the truck’s parts were used to start the Kenz & Leslie streamliner, so a restoration of the original is not really possible.

The Odd Rod’s most unique feature is the twin engine design. In the front engine bay there’s a flathead like you’d expect, in the rear there’s another flathead. You start the rear engine up and once it’s running you can engage the clutch and start the front engine.

Unfortunately for me, the truck broke something while running up the mountain at the Hot Rod Hill Climb. I have a bunch of photos from the Dirt Drags & Hill Climb, so that’s what you’ll see here. When it comes to laying out the book if I don’t feel the images that I have are strong enough, I’ll just have to make the 6 hour trip back out to Colorado to get more photos. Hear more of the story in a video here.

More of the story in the book!


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Map of the drive

2017; Hot; Rod; Dirt; Drags; Saturday; 210 2017; Hot; Rod; Dirt; Drags; Saturday; 334 2017; Hot; Rod; Dirt; Drags; Saturday; 338 2017; Hot; Rod; Dirt; Drags; Saturday; 455 2017; Hot; Rod; Dirt; Drags; Saturday; 465 2017; Lonestar; Round; Friday; 123

Labor Day Weekend in KC is all about the Greaserama. Held out at the fairgrounds in Tracy, MO, it’s a great time with amazing cars, bands, artists, and people.

One of my favorite shows in the last few years has been Pistons And Paint in Denton, TX each November. Put it on your list!


2017; Hot; Rod; Hill; Climb; 164 2017; Hot; Rod; Hill; Climb; 165 2017; Hot; Rod; Hill; Climb; 169 2017; Hot; Rod; Hill; Climb; 171 2017; Hot; Rod; Hill; Climb; 182 2017; Hot; Rod; Hill; Climb; 183 2017; Hot; Rod; Hill; Climb; 184 2017; Hot; Rod; Hill; Climb; 753 2018TrucksCalendar; 029 2018TrucksCalendar; 046

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