
There are more cars displaying race car
lettering, sponsors names & other old time accoutrements. Ray Derby,
from Antioch, has built his '23 T track roadster in that style.

Randy Driskell's Chevy powered deuce hiboy, hails
from Martinez CA, but we didn't catch the name of the owner of the
yellow 3 window.

Dennis Talley would like to sell this Chevy
powered '28 A coupe that has most or all of the parts that the
modern rod should have, and is only asking $24k or an offer.

No, the LA Roadster Show wasn't on in Pleasanton,
but you could be forgiven for mistaking this as a scene from the LA
Roadsters show.

Holy crap Batman, this 'glass Chevy sedan has a
smokin' ZZ4, A\C, IFS, Sanderson headers - all the good bits, and is
only $35k.

Remember our saying that '28 Sedan Deliveries
were rare? Well not in Pleasanton, apparently. This one runs a
finned flatty, accessory lights, & artillery style wheels.

Now thats unusual - this trad style rod
runs a not uncommon hemi, with a very uncommon quad Weber downdraft
setup.

Rudy Munoz has taken an unusual path in creating
a '31 roadster. Rather than use a '32 frame, Rudy retained the A
chassis, but also kept the valance panels. Why is the fan so high?
It is attached to a Snow White water pump.

James Hetfield, of Metallica fame,
commissioned Rick Dore to produce The Crimson Ghost, a
radically beautiful '37 Ford coupe. The workmanship and finish is
breathtaking.

Rosie Gilmore hails from Pleasanton, so she
didn't have to drive her pearl yellow '36 5- window coupe
all that far.
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Elmer Johnson's '32 hiboy roadster runs a blown
BBC; the Moon tank is in keeping with the hi-po theme.

A raked windscreen and some finely crafted
pi-striping sets Jeff Wu's '32 hiboy apart from other 350 powered
dueces, not to mention the workmanship.

This '67 RS Camaro has a rebuilt 327, auto trans,
and a fair amount of documentation for just $12k.

Rich Sherman drove in from distant Sutter Creek
CA, in his sprightly '29 Sedan Delivery. The black 'shell is in
keeping with the commercial tone.

Dan Varosh's immaculate '35 Cabby runs a flathead
& 5 speed - a great combination. So why order those plates? Maybe
'CRABBY' was taken?

We've seen Michael Buzarellos' very trick
roadster from the front, so now we can take a peek under the back at
the artful independent rear suspension.

Denis DeVol, from over in Stockton CA, has not
only left the hood sides off his '32 hiboy, but has retained the
centre hinge of the '32 hood - all the better to show off the
immaculate SBC.

The gloss on the black paint is a mile deep,
while the Chevy uses old school painted valve covers and cloth
wrapped wires on the generator,

Hetfield's coupe is here being photographed by
yet another gob-smacked enthusiast. The coupe can be set down, not
just in the weeds, but below them.

A bunch of unidentified cars cruised the fair
grounds; this '33 Tudor runs many of the period correct Ford
accessories, plus a big block Chevy, which wasn't an option until
much later than 1933.
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If a yellow A coupe is cool, is a chopped
all-steel '30 model, running a deuce shell and a warm SBC even
cooler? You betcha.

Fuel injection, old and new, carburetor manifolds
of all manner to most motors, headers, bell-housings - the range and
variety of parts was enormous. Plus there were other stalls.

This '46 Deluxe Club Coupe has had a frame-off
restoration, a Mustang II front end and a new 350, for $50k.

One of the more elegant commercial vehicles, and
also one less included to make it through the thirties unscathed,
real Sedan Deliveries are now quite rare.

Gordon Rhose's chopped & channeled 'glass '33
3-window consumed a plantation's worth of rubber, just for the
rears.

That's enough said about this BBC powered deuce
roadster.

The back of Denis' hiboy is as interesting as the
rest - the Winters rear hangs off a couple of alloy coil-over shock
absorbers, framed by stainless mufflers. Note the fit & finish of
the rolled pan.

The hood on this radical custom '37 coupe hinges
sideways, breaking from the symmetry of the grille bars.

Overall, the body style is not far removed from
the James Hetfield coupe, but both are still unique - one having the
old school skirts and whitewalls, while this one uses large diameter
wheels from the modern era.

A stock bodied 1930 Model A Tudor. down in the
weeds, is great cruising material.
Accreditation:
Kerry Fehlberg
outbackclassiccars@msn.com
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