Hot Rods and Kustom Cars
This year the KKOA Leadsled Spectacular was a bit odd compared to what most people expect of the show, it was only in the upper 70’s or lower 80’s for most of the weekend! What a fantastic weekend we had in Salina, KS for the show. Friends were in town from all over the country and it was great to see so many folks and so many cool cars.
Continue reading “2022 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular Photo Coverage!”
For 9 out of the last 10 years some of the coolest customs in the world have gathered in Indianapolis, IN for the Custom Car Revival. I’ve been lucky enough to attend a few of them, and I decided last year that I was NOT going to miss the 2022 event! Continue reading “2022 Custom Car Revival Coverage!”
I wasn’t able to take my ride this year but there was no way that I was missing the Stray Kat 500. The show goes down the first full weekend each May in Dewey, OK, and it’s become one of my can’t miss events. You’ll see everything from patina hot rods to Ridler winners at this show (this year was the first time a Ridler winner showed up 🙂  ) and it’s all about a laid back good time with great people who own cool cars.
In this episode Royboy talks with long time friend and previous CPPS guest John Wells about his upcoming Vintage Torque Fest show in Dubuque, IA. Listen as they talk about the show and a whole bunch more.
Continue reading “213 Vintage Torque Fest”
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In this episode Royboy sits down with artist Max Grundy to talk about his family’s recent move to Kansas, art, cars, roadtrips and more!
Continue reading “212 Max Grundy Moved to Kansas?!?”
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If you’re tired of going and sitting at a car show, try a Rumble! Challenge another group of car buddies from another city to meet you at a town halfway in between, whichever city brings the most rides wins!
Continue reading “The El DoRodders Rumble with the Over The Road Gang!”
In this episode we talk to Tim Devlin of Devlin Rod & Custom in Wichita, KS about the shop’s recent 2022 AMBR win. The America’s Most Beautiful Roadster trophy is awarded at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, CA each January. The car was a multi-year build that required the talents of many people and we got the whole story from Tim, the owner of the shop that built the car. Enjoy the story and hear the tale of what it was like to win the AMBR!
Continue reading “211: What’s it Like To Win The AMBR??”
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First off… I screwed up. I posted the video from this event and completely neglected to get the photos up! So here’s a post to fix that error.
For those that don’t know the story, in 2020 at the Flaming Gorge Resort Independence Day car show, Mayor Woody told us of a great idea. What if we got a 3 day weekend in the winter, when there’s snow on the ground and bring a bunch of hot rods out to have some fun?
Continue reading “2022 Flaming Gorge Snow Rally Photos & Video!”
I wasn’t sure this one was gonna happen for me. The forecast for the two weeks above the show was gloomy. It just wouldn’t clear up! Then on the Thursday before the show an ice storm covered most of Oklahoma and North Texas while it dumped snow on me in Kansas. It was not looking good for leaving Thursday after work so that I could get to the Reliability Run on Friday.
On this episode of Chrome Pipes & Pinstripes, we talk with professional hot rod and custom car builders Chris Ryan and Tim Strange while they take a break from judging the Go For The Gold Award at the 2022 Starbird Show.
Continue reading “210 : The Chris & Timmy Show”
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I can’t count the number of years that I’ve been attending the Starbird Rod & Custom Show in Tulsa, OK. I go back year after year to see all of the friends that I have in the Tulsa area and beyond that all come to this show.
In this Chrome Pipes & Pinstripes episode Royboy talks with Zac from Wired Customs and Dan from Greasy Boy Kustoms about an upcoming live streamed chop that they will be doing. We also talk about what got both of them into hot rods and tell some stories about our early experiences in cars.
Continue reading “209 They’re Going To Chop It Live! – Chrome Pipes & Pinstripes”
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In this episode Royboy talks with Painter, TV Host, Automotive Educator & yes even 80’s Hair band member Kevin Tetz. We talk about all of those things and more including his Paintucation website and DVD series which teaches you how to paint your ride and all of the work that leads up to it!
Continue reading “208 : Paintucation With Kevin Tetz”
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In this episode Royboy talks to “Crew Chief”  @Blaynes Therapy Blayne Stark and family about drag racing as a family, what it takes to complete Rocky Mountain Race Week, and going low 10’s in a stick shift 55 Chevy Wagon. The Stark family is deeply rooted in drag racing and building hot rods and custom cars, it’s always amazing to catch up with them.
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There was a great turnout this year for the Hobo Happenings in Douglass, KS! Over 200 cars gathered on the last Saturday before Thanksgiving for a good time on a beautiful November day. See the video below for Royboy’s Coverage.
Last weekend I picked up a buddy and we made a quick 700 mile round trip to Denton, TX for the 2021 Pistons & Paint Car Show. Enjoy the video below.
In this episode Royboy talks with Trent Sherrill & Mikey Brown of Paper to Pavement. Both have been guests before on the podcast, Trent has been a photographer for years and no runs Speed & Kulture Magazine, Mikey owns Mikey Brown’s Upholstery and has been building some very cool drag cars since we last talked to him on this show. They’ve teamed up to document these builds with a YouTube channel called Paper to Pavement and are here to talk about that channel and their first full length documentary.
Continue reading “206: Paper To Pavement with Trent Sherrill & Mikey Brown”
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The 2nd annual Gathering At The Roc is in the books! Just as last year I had to work so I couldn’t make it down for the Friday Reliability Run, so after work on Friday we rushed to Bartlesville, OK so we could be close for the fun on Saturday October 9th. Go to the bottom of this post to see info for next year’s GATR!
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This episode Royboy talks with Brant Martin of Martin’s Rod & Custom in Lampasas, TX
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The 5th Annual Hot Rod Rock & Rumble filled the Pikes Peak International Raceway August 27-29th. This year I had to cruise the 450 miles out in the daily driver, but with my new house being pretty close to US 50 and the racetrack being about 20 miles off of US 50, I figured why not cruise the highway all the way out instead of spending the day on the boring interstate.
With last year’s shutdowns and canceled shows it was great to get to hang out at the KKOA Leadsled Spectacular again this year! My former home in Gypsum, KS is only about 25 minutes from Oakdale Park in Salina, KS where the show has been held on the last full Sunday of July for the last few years.
In this episode Royboy talks with Clint Glasgow about hot rods, customs and coming from New Zealand to the USA and all kinds of stories in between.
Continue reading “204: A Kustom For A Kiwi”
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In this episode Royboy talks with Jay Riggs of the Fort Worth based Riggs Fabrication & Restoration on his journey from one man working in his garage to a 15,000 sq. ft facility with 10 employees.
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It had been far too long since we’d all been in Dewey, OK for the 20th Try at the Stray Kat 500. The Stray Kat Kustoms crew really put on a great show as always with tons of great cars, and most of my favorite people from the regions. Friends from my Lonely Knights club in Colorado were on hand, as well as a bunch of folks from TX, AR, KS, MO, OK and a couple other states.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions the 57th Annual Darryl Starbird National Rod and Custom Car Show was held over the weekend of April 30-May 2. The location was the same but it was nice to be able to go to the show and not have it be snowing that weekend! Â See more photos below.