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All American Get Together, Pleasanton, '09. The Goodguys event was held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton. The event went off well, as you would expect, and there were lots of fantastic cars, and parts of fantastic cars, to look at, and even buy. The prices were a little down too, given the financial situation, so some were happier than others.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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,

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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A stock bodied 1930 Model A Tudor. down in the weeds, is great cruising material.

 

 

 

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