Let the 2014 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular show coverage begin!!!
2014 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular Coverage Pt. 3
2014 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular Set Up Day
Most of Thursday was spent gathering up stuff for our booths, KKOA Leadsled Spectacular Set Up Day. After a quick run to a nearby town to pick up an electric fuel pump to get a buddy back on the road we packed our booths for the day and headed out to Bright Built Hot Rods for their Open House. Here are some photos from that event. Click Here to see all of the photos
A Wichita Tradition Honors A Kustom Legend
Every year on the Wednesday before the KKOA Leadsled Spectacular, KKOA member and 2014 KKOA Hall Of Fame Nominee Rocky Burris throws a little get together at his home shop. This year had the added bonus of honoring the Leadsled Spectacular’s Grand Marshall and Kustom Legend Dave Stuckey. KKOA President Jerry Titus came down from the busy pre-show last minute work in Salina to tell us all some stories of working with Stuckey at Starbird’s Star Kustoms Shop back in the old days. Read the captions on each pic to get more of the story. Thank you Rocky for always inviting us all to the pre-party!
Johnny Torres Upholstery 7-19-14 Shop Visit
I always say the best thing about getting neck deep in the rod/kustom family is the people that you meet. Lots of talented folks are out here in the Midwest building killer rides, one of them is Johnny Torres at his shop Johnny Torres Upholstery in Hutchison, KS. Johnny’s shop is located on the south end of Main Street in Hutchinson, in the former offices of the Ark Valley CO-OP. Go follow his facebook page here and keep up to date on what he’s up to.
2014 Nickerson Car Show
Every once in a while plans change. This weekend was one where the plan changed. Originally we had planned to go to the KC area for a poker run, but with a low bank account and a few days left in the month to stretch that account, I had to find an option closer to home. So I sat down and came up with a new plan. When a friend told me about a small town show in the city of Nickerson, KS it fit perfectly with me needing to go to Hutchinson, KS to do a shop visit at Johnny Torres Upholstery and to stop and see the Fields family shop.
The small town of Nickerson is just a few miles north east of Hutchinson which is about an hour northeast of Wichita. It took me a little while to find the small simply titled “Car Show” sign on the side of the street. The sign showed me the way to small park the size of a city block. There were cars all around the outside edge of the park, plenty of room for more inside of that ring. There were a few hot rods, 1 custom and a bunch of nice classic cars including muscle cars, & some stockish cruisers.
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2014 Automobilia Car Show Photo Coverage Pt. 4
2014 Automobilia Car Show Photo Coverage Pt. 3
The Automobilia Show has been going down for about 20 years now. Nearly everyone in the area has some story about the show. One of my favorites involves a full beer can still in a cooler full of water that was being poured into the radiator of a running engine. I’ll get that story on the podcast some day for you all. Personally I’ve shown up at the show twice at about the same time as a huge thunderstorm and had to cut my time at the event short. So, I much prefer the heat and crowd to the rain. Here’s more from the show.
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2014 Automobilia Car Show Photo Coverage Pt. 2
2014 Automobilia Car Show Photo Coverage Pt. 1
It never fails, this weekend’s show is always either almost painfully hot or raining. This year it was hot. The crowd seemed down a bit but that could easily be contributed to not only the heat, but a Wichita Wingnuts baseball game and a Motley Crue concert in all going down in the downtown area at the same time.
There was still a great turnout of cars though.
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Chrome Skulls, Bugs, Cowboy Hats & Yes Even Car Parts
I’m sure most of you have heard of spray on chrome. It’s been around for awhile now. Not many people are doing it right so you see guys routinely pop up, show off a few pieces and then disappear. That’s not the case at Alternative Chrome Creations at 8900 S. Broadway in Haysville, KS. They have been slowly perfecting the art of chroming anything that you can paint for a couple of years now. You won’t see any big advertising from them, or booths at shows across the country…yet. Owner Larry Perkins says “we wanted to be sure we could deliver a quality product before we started marketing all over the place. Even without it we are busy all of the time.” Their shop was full of parts in various stages of the process including some finished pieces that were really amazing.
2014 Winfield Garage Show Part 2
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2014 Winfield Garage Show Part 1
One of the many great folks that I’ve met along all of these adventures is my buddy Doug. Doug sells shirts at many shows across the midwest, we run into each other quite a bit. He has a show in Winfield, KS called the Winfield Garage Show. For the 2nd year I took my Galaxie to the show, it’s a small show but lots of good people. Hopefully the show can grow a bit in the next few years, Doug does a great job of putting on a show.
2014 Lake Afton All Wheels Car Show Part 2
See you at a show,
Royboy
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2014 Lake Afton All Wheels Car Show Part 1
The 42nd Annual Lake Afton All Wheels Car Show went down June 8th 2014. The free to enter and free to attend show brought a big crowd from the Wichita area out to Lake Afton to enjoy some fantastic weather and some great cars.
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Royboy
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2014 Marysville AutoFest Part 2
The brick downtown streets of Marysville offers a perfect backdrop for the show. The BBQ contest going on next door offers a treat for the nose as well. This is a show that I’d love to see grow, the people that put it on put a lot into a fun event. The plan is to return next year, hopefully with my buddy’s BBQ team, because that was the one thing missing this year.
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Royboy
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2014 Marysville AutoFest Part 1
For the 4th year in a row I returned to Marysville, KS the first weekend of June for the Marysville AutoFest. Once again Mother Nature decided to rain on our parade. with moisture early in the day the normal car count was down a bit, but the entire time that I was at the event there were cars rolling in. Now out here in the Midwest we know that the local economies rely on the weather so we never complain about a little rain. This show is fun every year, and I wish I had more time to stay this year to meet a few owners of some of the cars but I had a wedding to rush off to. Enjoy the photos, more to come tomorrow!
See you at a show,
Royboy
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2014 Gypsum Summer Car Show and Pie Festival Part 2
And the pies go to….
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Royboy
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2014 Gypsum Summer Car Show and Pie Festival Part 1
With about 3 weeks between them and the date, a local restaurant owner and one of his most loyal patrons set out to have a car show on Memorial Day weekend in the tiny town of Gypsum, KS. The eating establishment in question is the newly opened Exit 14, a play on a comical sign at the edge of the single paved street town proclaiming “Gypsum Next 13 Exits.” The patron in question is my uncle the internet infamous Poverty Flats, Paul Kruse.
With 3 weeks planning the show went off great. 75 cars showed up from as far away as Springfield, MO and Lincoln, NE. Good food was had at Exit 14, stories were told and pies were awarded, all in all a great success.
More to come tomorrow including the pie winners!
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Royboy
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2014 Pratt Fire Department Car Show
Pratt, KS is about 2 hours southwest of my home in central KS. On Saturday May 24, 2014 we headed down to Pratt for a car show put on by the Pratt Fire Department. I don’t know why this show hasn’t taken off, Memorial Day weekend in this area doesn’t have much going on show wise unless you want to drive 5 or so hours to the NSRA Nationals in Springfield, MO. I’ll be heading back to this show again next year if at all possible. I’ll even bring my car… if it isn’t broken again…
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2014 Atwood Early Rod Run Part 3
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2014 Atwood Early Rod Run Part 2
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2014 Atwood Early Rod Run Part 1
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May 17, 2014 I took my 2nd trip to the annual Atwood Early Rod Run in Atwood, KS. This small northwestern KS town holds a show each year that draws cars from both the local region and some long haulers. The City park at the north of town has campers of all makes and models as the folks flock to the city for the weekend. The event is equal parts party, car show and drag races. Like the last time that I made the 3 1/2 hour trip, there was just enough rain to have the show but too much for the drags to go down.
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Chrome Pipes & Pinstripes Episode 5: Docta Jones! Docta Jones!
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Last weekend I went to the Throttle Jockey’s Car Show & Drags in Herington, KS.
See the blog posts Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 and the full gallery here.
The guest on the podcast this week is artist Todd C. Jones
See his Artist feature on the site here.
The Voodoo Hellion that we discussed.
Krobe’s Car shoot Todd mentioned
After the interview I mentioned the Flake & Flames documentary. Here’s the facebook page for the documentary.
Jeff Myers Caddy that I mentioned
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- Marysville AutoFest Car Show– June 7th, 2014 in Marysville, KS
- Winfield Garage Car Show June 22nd, Winfield, KS
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2014 Throttle Jockeys Car Show & Drags Part 4
4th and Final Post! Thanks for following along!
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2014 Throttle Jockeys Car Show & Drags Part 3
More from the show and the start of the drag action!
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