In Part 4 of the Starbird Rod & Custom Show : The Next Generation I finish up with the upstairs section and slide down the ramps into the Rockin Billy Bash held in the lower area of the building. Enjoy the photos one more post coming tomorrow!
Corey Conyers of Crown Custom is the man responsible for the build of this beautiful dragster. He is too busy fabricating kool stuff to have time to build a website so instead if you click on the photo it will take you to his page on Facebook. His contact info is on that page. ANYTHING you need fabbed or metal shaped, this man can do. Click the image above to get his contact info!
Mike Patterson’s 1949 MercuryMike Patterson’s 1949 MercuryMike Patterson’s 1949 Mercury
Dan Osborne Jr’s 1970 Chevrolet C10Dan Osborne Jr’s 1970 Chevrolet C10
Adam Zwosta’s 1955 Buick
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. Business Sponsorship Packages here available as well as you can pre-order the book here!
Mike Fogerson’s 1955 Chevrolet NomadMike Fogerson’s 1955 Chevrolet NomadMike Fogerson’s 1955 Chevrolet Nomad
Michael Jones’ 1953 Chevrolet PickupJeremy Buhl’s 1954 Chevrolet Bel AirJeremy Buhl’s 1954 Chevrolet Bel AirJeremy Buhl’s 1954 Chevrolet Bel AirJeremy Buhl’s 1954 Chevrolet Bel AirBrandon Fitts’ 1951 LincolnBrandon Fitts’ 1951 Lincoln
Brandon Fitts’ 1951 LincolnRyan Sawatski’s 1959 Chevrolet Apache PickupRyan Sawatski’s 1959 Chevrolet Apache PickupTim Borgne’s 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
Tommy Worcester’s 1957 Chevrolet Pickup
Odis Trammell’s 1941 Chevrolet PickupRedd Blevins’ 1965 Chevy C10 Pickup
Bobby Callahan’s 1954 Ford PickupBobby Callahan’s 1954 Ford PickupChris Anderson’s 1960 Chevrolet
Michael Studer’s 1953 GMC PickupBen Nevels’ 1950 Pontiac ChieftanMike Pulse’s 1953 Ford
Corey Conyers of Crown Custom is the man responsible for the build of this beautiful dragster. He is too busy fabricating kool stuff to have time to build a website so instead if you click on the photo it will take you to his page on Facebook. His contact info is on that page. ANYTHING you need fabbed or metal shaped, this man can do. Click the image above to get his contact info!
Lyndyll Johnston’s 1951 Chevrolet Pro-Street RoadsterScott Hinds 1956 Chevrolet PickupScott Hinds 1956 Chevrolet Pickup
Joseph Denton’s 1940 StudebakerJoseph Denton’s 1940 StudebakerKevin Brooks 1983 El Camino
Randy Mason’s 1967 ChevelleRick Neely’s 1934 Plymouth RoadsterTeixeira & Son Willys
Bob Hancock’s 1963 Ford ThunderbirdBob Hancock’s 1963 Ford ThunderbirdBob Halley’s 1933 Ford Victoria1960 Cadillac by Kindig-it Design1960 Cadillac by Kindig-it Design1960 Cadillac by Kindig-it DesignSteve Mank’s 1952 Ford Pickup
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. Business Sponsorship Packages here available as well as you can pre-order the book here!
Marty Sooby’s 1969 Chevrolet VanMarty Sooby’s 1969 Chevrolet VanMarty Sooby’s 1969 Chevrolet VanJeff Myers brought Roy Putnam’s 1957 Ford Fairlane
Karl Skalnik’s 1932 Ford RoadsterJohn Robison’s 1932 Ford 3 Window CoupeJohn Robison’s 1932 Ford 3 Window CoupeKarl Skalnik’s 1932 Ford Roadster
Jeff Myers brought Roy Putnam’s 1957 Ford FairlaneErvin Wedel’s 1927 Ford RoadsterDan Stewart’s 1932 Ford RoadsterTerry Geerdes’ 1939 Ford ConvertibleRandy Inman’s 1939 Chevrolet Pickup
Steven Easton’s 1955 Chevrolet Pickup
Richard Lambert’s 1939 Ford Sedan
Dustin Richardson’s 1979 GMC SuburbanJustin Wallace’s 1976 Chevrolet Pickup
Ron Harris’ 1933 Ford 5 Window CoupeRon Harris’ 1933 Ford 5 Window Coupe
Gracie Blakney’s 2011 Jr Dragster
Arvil Lewis’s 1932 Ford DragsterDavid Jones’ 1964 Plymouth Barracuda
Bobby Miller’s 1959 EdselFloyd & Becki Dutton’s 1958 EdselFloyd & Becki Dutton’s 1958 EdselJud & Linda Williams’ 1953 Mercury MontereyJud & Linda Williams’ 1953 Mercury Monterey
Before we go any further, let me take a second to tell you how much I love Bird’s Starliner pictured above. Wow, I’ve heard about it through mutual friends for awhile and seeing it in person was a treat. I’m always more of a kustom guy but I can certainly appreciate a straight black Starliner. That roofline is gorgeous, it’s one of those cars that the designers just got right in the first place.
Okay, back to the task at hand. I was able to get in the door just before opening so that’s why you won’t see many people in these early photos. And as often is the case, I got side tracked talking so some of the rod/kustom family and before I knew it, it was 11am. The show features all kinds of rides and but I can say right now, we need more kustoms at the show next year! I guess I’ll have to step up and put my car in since I’ve said that, who wants to come hang out in Tulsa with me next year?
Corey Conyers of Crown Custom is the man responsible for the build of this beautiful dragster. He is too busy fabricating kool stuff to have time to build a website so instead if you click on the photo it will take you to his page on Facebook. His contact info is on that page. ANYTHING you need fabbed or metal shaped, this man can do. Click the image above to get his contact info!
Robert Roggendorff’s 1962 Chevrolet CorvetteRobert Roggendorff’s 1962 Chevrolet Corvette
Bird Johnson’s 1973 Ford VanRoger & Elaine Bymun’s 1954 Chevrolet 3100 PickupRoger & Elaine Bymun’s 1954 Chevrolet 3100 PickupJerry Green’s 1966 Chevrolet CorvetteJerry Green’s 1966 Chevrolet CorvetteKeith Nixon’s 1948 ChevroletKen Deatherage’s 1931 Ford RoadsterD Lantz Hendrix’s 1968 GMC PickupGene Moore’s 1972 Chevy PickupKevin Kashwer’s 1962 Chevrolet ImpalaKevin Kashwer’s 1962 Chevrolet Impala
Larry Baker’s 1955 Chevrolet
Kevin Kriewall’s 1939 Ford Coupe
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. Business Sponsorship Packages here available as well as you can pre-order the book here!
Harold and Judi Barnes’ 1934 Ford 5 Window CoupeHarold and Judi Barnes’ 1934 Ford 5 Window CoupeLee & Jessie Thiel’s 1929 Ford Model A Sedan DeliveryBob Hindman’s DragsterBob MacQuoid’s DragsterDoug Bitsko’s DragsterDale Turner’s 1949 Chevrolet PickupDale Turner’s Pathfinder camperDale Turner’s Pathfinder camperMichael Cartwright’s 1940 Ford ConvertibleJT Keeling’s 1956 Chevrolet
Since 2009 I’ve been attending the Starbird Rod & Custom show in Tulsa, OK. This year was the 53rd annual event and the 2nd dubbed “The Next Generation” as the show is now run by the next generation of the Starbird family. I talked to Darryl Starbird on Saturday and he was happy to say that for the first time ever he was attending the show as a spectator, not a promotor, not chopping a car, just as a car guy. He seemed in good spirits because the show is in good hands. There will be photos coming all week, so keep checking back!
Corey Conyers of Crown Custom is the man responsible for the build of this beautiful dragster. He is too busy fabricating kool stuff to have time to build a website so instead if you click on the photo it will take you to his page on Facebook. His contact info is on that page. ANYTHING you need fabbed or metal shaped, this man can do. Click the image above to get his contact info!
David Hutchinson’s 1968 CamaroJoe Addis’ 1971 Chevrolet Camaro
Fritz Schenck’s Baja BandeetoFritz Schenck’s Baja BandeetoBob Halley’s 1933 Ford VictoriaBob Halley’s 1933 Ford VictoriaChip Foose’s HemisfearGreg Gonzales’ 1945 Chevrolet PickupJeff Myers brought Roy Putnam’s 1957 Ford FairlaneJeff Myers brought Roy Putnam’s 1957 Ford FairlaneJeff Myers brought Roy Putnam’s 1957 Ford FairlaneAl Knack’s 1932 Ford 3 Window CoupeAl Knack’s 1932 Ford 3 Window Coupe
Paul & Debra Langley’s 1952 Chevrolet Fleetline “Back Pain”Paul & Debra Langley’s 1952 Chevrolet Fleetline “Back Pain”Paul & Debra Langley’s 1952 Chevrolet Fleetline “Back Pain”
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. Business Sponsorship Packages here available as well as you can pre-order the book here!
Henry Fisher’s 1972 Chevrolet PickupHenry And Patsy Fisher’s 1937 Ford CoupeHenry And Patsy Fisher’s 1937 Ford CoupeJack and Chad Strong’s 1960 Chevrolet Impala
Shane Parker’s 1969 Chevrolet CamaroFreddy Gunn’s 1937 Ford SedanPatrick Ekstrum’s 1959 Cadillac Fleetwood
Kyle Spencer’s 1962 VW Dune Buggy
Dan Miller’s 1937 Ford CoupeRick Salyer’s 1957 Chevrolet Bel AirRay Nosler’s 1967 Chevrolet CamaroDerek Holland’s 1957 Chevrolet Bel AirDerek Holland’s 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air
John Fleming’s 1940 Mercury Convertible
Don Frey’s 1939 Chevrolet SedanDon Frey’s 1939 Chevrolet Sedan
Here’s the final post of my 2017 trip to the Kool Kustom Kar Show in Pueblo, CO. Some way kool stuff at this show!
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 roughly 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. I’m looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of the trip, your company could have it’s logo on both sides of the camper for the entire trip. Click here for more info : Business Sponsorship Packages
This week Royboy talks with KKOA and Starbird Hall of Fame member Gary Howard.
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 roughly 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. I’m looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of the trip, your company could have it’s logo on both sides of the camper for the entire trip. Click here for more info : Business Sponsorship Packages
The 2017 Kool Kustom Kar Show was a nice mixture of hot rods, kustoms, cruisers, muscle cars, restorations and some drag vehicles. I’d love to see the Kustom Corner grow next year, maybe I’ll have to take one of my rides out to the show.
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 roughly 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. I’m looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of the trip, your company could have it’s logo on both sides of the camper for the entire trip. Click here for more info : Business Sponsorship Packages
The Kool Kustom Kar Show is the kind of indoor show that I hope we can see more of. A small show packed wall to wall with cars. I get the big indoor shows that have wrestlers and tv stars on hand to sign autographs and such but I don’t want to go to a car show for anything except cars and the folks that own them! That’s what this show is to me.
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 roughly 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. I’m looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of the trip, your company could have it’s logo on both sides of the camper for the entire trip. Click here for more info : Business Sponsorship Packages
For Part 2 of the 2017 Kool Kustom Kar Show from Pueblo, CO I’m focusing on the Kustom Corner of the show. Dave and Chrissi Pareso brought 3 cars down and Dave invited a few of his friends to bring their kustoms. You already know this is my favorite part of the show, right? So much kool!
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 roughly 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. I’m looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of the trip, your company could have it’s logo on both sides of the camper for the entire trip. Click here for more info : Business Sponsorship Packages
This weekend’s trip was a short 26 hours round trip up to Colorado. After driving up Friday night I met with a bunch of the Lonely Knights for breakfast in Colorado Springs then headed down to Pueblo for the Kool Kustom Kar Show at the fairgrounds.
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 roughly 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. I’m looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of the trip, your company could have it’s logo on both sides of the camper for the entire trip. Click here for more info : Business Sponsorship Packages
Time for an update on the restoration of my camper Irene. When this whole thing started I thought I’d purchased a fairly solid old camper, I had no idea how deep the rotted wood went. That’s pretty much the case with most campers that have wood rot. As of the writing of this post there are only two panels left to replace then I can seal the wood, wrap it in insulation and then reinstall all of the exterior tin.
This week Royboy talks with Cody Walls from Traditional Metal Craft about his 59 Chevy Wagon, a 35 Chevy hot rod that he recently finished for the Grand National Roadster Show, and about going from a freelance fabricator to owning his own shop.
This week Royboy welcomes back artist and actor James Owens. After hanging out at the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show we sat down over Skype to discuss the show, the artistic process and more.
Welcome to the final day of my coverage of the 2017 Grand National Roadster show. Hopefully by now you’ve seen the captions that I added this time, adding in the names of the owners and the make/model of the cars if I can grab the info at the show. Let me know how you like this or dislike it, it’s a ton of extra work but if you dig it I’ll keep doing it. Also for those that subscribe to the site, how do you like getting the entire post in your email inbox?
In this coverage post I cover a few things, some more of the outdoor cars, building 9 featuring Tri-Fives, a display of some seriously awesome woodies, a rad blown drag VW, a couple of kustoms, hot rods, and the amazingly righteous unveiling of the Beast IV at the NHRA Museum. Congrats to Webb Automotive Art, and everyone involved on an insanely cool build. It was motivating to be in a room with so many of the people that inspire me on a regular basis.
I hope that you’ve enjoyed the coverage of the Grand National Roadster Show. If you like it, please share these posts with your car friends and make sure to thank Speedway Motors for making this coverage possible.
Saturday Morning we were back at it, exploring the NHRA Museum as we waited for the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show to open. If you’re a car nut, this is one of the cooler museums you could pass time in. Being from Kansas we especially paid attention to the section talking about the first ever NHRA Nationals in Great Bend, KS in 1955, the track is still there and still in operation. If you find yourself at the GNRS, the Father’s Day LA Roadster show or just in Pomona, CA with some time to kill doing something awesome, put the NHRA museum on your list of things to do.
Saturday there’s an addition to the cars that were in the show on Friday, in between the buildings are more hot rods, kustoms, gassers, lowriders, cruisers, and just about anything else cool that you can think of. Enjoy the photos of the “Drive In Car Show”
My Friday at the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show ended in the Suede Palace. This is my home. The cars, the artists, the vendors, tons of my friends, this is the part of the GNRS where I’m in my zone. Artists like Max Grundy, James Owens, Keith Weesner, Jeff Allison were all either hanging out or slinging their art, we talked art, cars, music and rod/kustom history until the PA system repeatedly told us that it was time to go. The Suede Palace is a good place to be in a great show, make sure to check it out if you ever find yourself at the Grand National Roadster Show.
For part 3, I’m doing better than last night. It’s only 12:30 am this time! The folks and I had a great weekend in the LA metro, flew home today and it’s back to the real world tomorrow. So here’s your part 3 featuring photos from buildings 5 and 6, look for some shots from Friday night’s hang out in the Suede Palace in tomorrow’s update.
As I’m writing this it’s Saturday night, well it’s 2am Sunday morning. After walking over 13 miles in the last two days, I’m beat! The photos are still transferring to the computer so I’ll give you a taste of Building 4 of the Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) . Building 4 is the building where the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) contenders are shown, as well as some big time booths with fresh builds by various shops and such. Enjoy, I’ll be back with more on Monday and I hope to have some captions uploaded by then as well!
This will be a bit different from my normal show coverage, we got out to California for the Grand National Roadster Show a day early so we had some time to explore the LA area so here are some photos from those adventures. We started out Thursday morning at the Early Ford Store in San Dimas, CA went to the Petersen Automotive Museum, the La Brea Tar Pits, then to Lucky Burton’s shop for a pre-show party. Since the Grand National Roadster show doesn’t open until noon on Friday we decided a bit of an adventure was in store, a couple of the folks in the group wanted to see the Pacific Ocean so we made a plan to head out to Huntington Beach. Along the way is the city of Orange, CA where Jimmy Shine has his shop and my buddy Ed Tillrock was going to be there for Shine’s open house.
The freeways were already plugged up with morning traffic so I found an alternate route via a twisty 2 lane road through the hills and we were able to completely bypass the traffic and get to Jimmy Shine’s Workshop. We had tour of the shop, bought some shirts and shot glasses and then we were off to Huntington Beach for lunch and a little site seeing. Last year I had stayed right on the beach so I was vaguely familiar with the area. We ended up out on the end of the pier having lunch watching the brave souls surfing in the chilly water.
Finally it was time to head to the Pomona Fairgrounds to check out the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show! I’ve included a couple of photos here from the NHRA Museum which is on the premises, you can see more from that museum in last year’s coverage here.
Another main stay display at the Starbird-Devlin show is the Primarys Car Club from Wichita. These folks are like family to me, a bunch of great guys and gals. They bring out a fun selection of real driven cars each year, this year including a few motorcycles as well. They also made the first official donation to the 48 Cars in 48 States trip fund. Thanks from the bottom of my heart Primarys! Enjoy the final day of my coverage of the show for this year, and look for the Grand National Roadster Show coverage to start in a couple of days!
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 roughly 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. I’m looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of the trip, contact me here for more information on that! Your company could have it’s logo on both sides of the camper for the entire trip.
Wichita was once known as Kustom City, there are still lots of kustoms in the area. This year Jeff Myers brought the 57 Ford that he built for the late Roy Putnam and Voodoo Jimmy brought his Buick, both cars came out of Jeff’s Premier Body & Paint last year. There were a handful of other kustoms in the show but for the first year in a long time we didn’t do the Kustom City display.
Maybe next year we should bring it back? More coverage tomorrow right here on Royboy Productions.
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 roughly 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. I’m looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of the trip, contact me here for more information on that! Your company could have it’s logo on both sides of the camper for the entire trip.
For the last few years I’ve shown either my 63 Galaxie or my 51 Ford Sedan at this show, but this year I hadn’t done anything different on either car and I needed this weekend to work on the camper for the 48 Cars In 48 States trip, so I left all of my stuff at home. It was kind of odd to not have a car in the show!
This year Jack Marinelli called and told me that he was going to be setting up the first ever Midwest Roadster Display at the show this year. He gathered up a bunch of area roadsters to display together, including Troy Pate’s 32 that you see above. The rest of the Midwest Roadster Display is in this post, I hope you enjoy! More to come tomorrow.
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 roughly 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. I’m looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of the trip, contact me here for more information on that! Your company could have it’s logo on both sides of the camper for the entire trip.
I honestly can’t say how long I’ve been attending the Starbird-Devlin show in Wichita each January. I remember faking that I was over an illness as a small child so that I could go to the show. Looking back I’m pretty sure that my folks knew that I was still sick but they also knew that I had my heart set on going down to Century II in downtown Wichita, KS for the show. In those days the show was the Starbird Rod & Kustom Car Show, a few years ago a group of local car aficionados including Tom and Tim Devlin purchased the show and changed it so that the proceeds would go to some great local charities.
This year I was able to carve out a little time Friday evening to rush down to Wichita and shoot the show, finishing a few minutes after they were announcing the closing of the show for the day. Enjoy the photos, there will be 4 days of coverage on this show this week.
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 roughly 200 page full color book of the entire adventure. I’m looking for sponsors to help cover the costs of the trip, contact me here for more information on that! Your company could have it’s logo on both sides of the camper for the entire trip.
