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Valla Beach, '08. The Drag-ens Hot Rod Club have put on another bonzer run at Valla Beach, in the central coast area of New South Wales. Fully one third of the cars were rookies, which says a great deal about the explosion in street rod numbers in recent years, Many of these rookies are re-cycled cars - new owners, new paint etc, but the figure tells us a great deal about growth, in the pre-'49 area of hot rodding.
From purely anecdotal evidence, the average age appears to be coming down too, as 2nd and 3rd generation hot rodders enter the hobby.
 

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This is a laid back way of cruising the park - just pop the door open and let the early A roadster pickup lope along of it's own accord.

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Johnnie Walker, of Coffs Harbour, owns this highly detailed '34 coupe utility.

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Despite this being a pre-49 event, there are always lots of interesting late model  cars for us to drool over - this ultra low pickup was one of those.

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Peter Watson had two cars there, but could only drive one at a time. It was the T's turn, quite a lot of the time.

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John Phillpot spends most of his time back in Australia now - enough time for he & his friends to piece together this all-steel '32 hiboy roadster.

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Ron Abela brought his Aussie bodied Pontiac sloper up from Bonville. There were more slopers there this year, & almost all were GMs.

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Flat black often means the cars are harder to keep clean - and the ever present dust will provide this crew with some fun times.

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Marie Mitchell takes the girls for a tour - in the family '32 tourer that husband Kenny started collecting parts for a lifetime ago.

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This shot doesn't show the fully detailed IRS in Rick Werner's '32 5 window - but it does show us a very pleasant side view of this show quality, street driven car.

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Glenn Reardon's all original bodied '32 roadster sets a great example of modern hot rod styling.

 

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Sandy Horne is invariably referred to as "Hornie" - hence the plates on her new huffed & chuffed '32 hiboy.

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The Goodhands are able the adjust the ride height of their normally very low '35 5-window coupe. It goes up before it hits the highway though.

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Pater Barrett would like to sell this LHD '30 A coupe - let me know if you are interested & I'll pass your details on.

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Have you considered buying a restored stocker? Bang some wide whites and steelies on it, and you have an instant hot rod.

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When finished in this low and black fashion, the '32 5-window is immediately identifiable as a street rod - the flames remove any doubt.

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This spunky deuce hiboy came from way up in Queensland's central coast, along with a bunch of other cars.

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Noel Inman allows a couple of lucky friends to sedately cruise the dusty Valla Park tracks - a far cry from the flogging the '22 centre-door T gets at the go-whoa or burnout pad.

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Dick Tracey owns this extremely nice '34 Chev roadster, complete with air bags and big block mumbo.

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Either these were very, very short people, or the seats were mounted way low in the body of this '28 Tourer. Either way, it looks cool. 

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The painter is obviously confident in his own abilities - this large bodies MoPar sedan looks all the better for it too. 

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The metalflake on Craig Hill's '36 Chevy 2-door sedan sparkled in the sun, despite the thick layer of dust that settles, as the cars cruise.

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Stephen Kent's '28 Tudor hasn't been on the road very long, but is well known as a frequent cruiser.

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The flat paint doesn't show the smooth body to the best effect, but apart from that, this '36 coupe is still a nice unit.

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This crowd cruised until most others had dropped. The 1928 version of the Ford tourer stands out as a cruising platform.

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One of the most popular rods ever. the early A roadster on deuce rails is just as popular now as it was in the forties.

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Steve Phillpot's '32 Tudor kicks up a little dust in the late afternoon glow. The cruise track goes down by a lagoon, visible in the background.

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The Australian arm of GM, Holden, built Chevy bodies for 5 decades, and some of them became tidy little street rods, as is this example.

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The more doors the merrier, particularly when it comes to cruising. This slammed MoPar illustrates the point well.

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When was the last time you saw a channeled '28 A leather back coupe with Z'ed frame, Dodge grille and fitted with a MoPar small block? While it sounds odd, John Baker's new coupe looks fine.

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The blower & scoop poking out the top of the '28 roadster is about as subtle as a head-on train smash -  we love it! 

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