Randy McDaniel's radical '34 coupe uses a drag racing style blown hemi for power, and arrived on its own COE transporter, despite having registration plates ITSCARY.

Pete & Karen DeMaria hail from Monterey, CA, and a club that is interestingly called Gold Coast Rods Inc.

Ford commercial body lines ran a year behind passenger car bodies, so this is indeed a '41 delivery, but many times ahead of anything made today.

Dean Willis would like to move on, having spent $200k building this late Hemi powered '32 convertible (see the line where the top folds in, behind the seat), so is looking for offers for this jewel.

Straight black, with bright yellow wires, a resto-rod influenced A bone would be welcome in any garage.

Melodee & Lillard Hill's '34 coupe belongs to a genre known to some as cartoon car, not that it is funny, but these cars use exaggerated proportions to dramatic effect. The sign writing on the roof says "What's the problem officer?", a reference to the cartoon by Bell.

Another example of custom colours that suit the subject perfectly, this customised '41 Chev coupe should have also won an award.

Chopped and aggressive, this pickup oozes good looks.

This shot illustrates the art that lives in such mundanities as wheels, though the interest lies in the position of the wheel relative to the fender, and the fender's position relative to mother earth.

Pete DeMaria's '28 Tudor uses a fixed windscreen, chopped top, belt-line flames and big & little polished Halibrands to achieve this look.

Relatively skinny tyres are Ok too, as this strikingly handsome '32 hiboy attests.

R.G Ditlevsen is another Weiand supercharger fan, having added one to this '34 coupe's SBC, along with a Super-Bell axle and fully chromed Corvette style IRS.

There were a few '30-'31 hiboys at this event, and this off-white version looked clean and simple. It may not be on deuce rails though, as the louvered rails may in fact be a cover over Model A rails.

The rake, the tyre size, the headers,and the height of the blower scoop are all exaggerated, while the grille is cut down to make the motor look larger, not that it needs it.

The colour cries out for attention, but in a nice way. The headers on this '32 roadster also drag it out of the belly button arena.

Track Ts are increasing in popularity in the US, given their simplicity and economical components. This one uses an expensive flathead, but the rest is sheet metal and Model T parts, which are cheap.

Not just rat rods can be channelled - this speedster shows off its long low lines and graduated paint job.

Whereas this shot is the big picture-perfect view of a lumber yard's worth of '46 woody.

Blue pin striping is used to great effect on this '32 5-window's flames.

This very, very smooth look was achieved by Craig Wallace adding a '34 pickup body to a '32 passenger car frame, no louvres on the hood and steel wheels and stainless 'caps.

Not all hiboys are roadsters, as this triplet of fenderless coupes amply demonstrate.

Cruising in the gloaming - wasn't that a song? The patina is appropriate for the setting; obviously contrived.

Don Sauberen's AZ car is relatively straight laced; SBC and regular wheel sizes, black paint & neat pin striping. Cool.

Bob Sage brought his '28 roadster over from Huntington Beach, then popped the side mount hood for as to have a look at his trick Weber down draft carb setup on his SBC.

Don Fortier is well known to a lot of Aussie rodders, and for good reason; he is a very nice bloke & a regular at Valla. Don & grandson Zac are beside Don's '40 Chevy delivery.

The California look is exemplified in this tastefully rendered '37 - and it could be yours for just $70,000.

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