Good Guys Scottsdale-2008

I made no effort to do a photo essay on the show because, a) it was too big b) there was so much stuff much of it blurred into the next, c) my feet hurt. So, what I shot illustrated either a point or blew my skirt enough to want to share it. The bigger pix you can click onto will take a little while to load for you guys with slower connections. Sorry. :-(

I couldn't find a good vantage point to shoot a panoramic shot of the whole thing, but take my word for it, it was huge. Much bigger than last year. Over 3,000 cars. Looks like not everyone is afraid of the economy.

Although I'm not crazy about the color, here's your basic hotrod: '29 on '32 rails, nothing fancy, limited chrome. Classic! Click Here.	'29 Phaeton: you don't see many of these and this one's a cutey! Click Here
Caught somewhere between being a rat rod and a rod in progress, the patch panels and filled bullet holes say this one is going to be finished. Good start for a Milner Graffiti Coupe. Click Here.	Someone liked rat rod styling but not the excecution so he finished it up well. Note nice looking lady behind it. Probably early '60's, which shows where we're at: rods are gray beard territory. Click Here.
When I was a kid and into rods, you couldn't give away '37's, especially sedans. Who knew? 'Don't like the color. Click Here.	I had a '40 panel, but for the life of me can't remember what I did with it. Another one I should have hung on to. Click Here.
Can you name it? Lots of masking tape used here. Rod what you can find. In this case a '47 Nash! Click Here.	There were a number of street freak Anglias on the field, each nastier than the next. I like the concept. Click Here.
Chopped Mercs were sneaking around the field but note the doors on this one! Chopping a Merc isn't for the faint of heart. It's like trying to make an egg smaller. Every cut causes problems somewhere. Click Here.	When I saw the price tag on this original, unmolested '32 grill shell, I thought the guy was nuts until I saw another for $2,500! Mine was and it was perfect. Of course, that was over 50 years ago. Click Here.
Ah, come on, guy! Fire it up. It has to sound awesome. Check the manifolds he made to keep the carbs (dual quads) level and the one to mount it on the block. Probably 800 hp on a 1200 pound car. Zowie! Click Here.	There was a whole line of Altered Gassers that guys were driving on the street. That must drive the local fuzz nuts. Check the rear wheels moved forward for wieght transfer. Click Here.
A really ratty rat rod with humor. I think we'll start a new class: Hah-Rod. Click Here.	Do I really have to say anything? Check out the valve covers. Yes it runs. Click Here.
Really! Click Here.	Must have a pony keg in the shop. Click Here.
I was just getting into cars, when the Nomads came out and even then I thought a Nomad with a 283 Power Pak and four-speed would be the ultimate car. They were classics the day they were built. Click Here.	It would be easy to dismiss this as just another rat rod, but check closer. Not only are some fun details, but the engineering involved is more complex that it appears. A real street rod in rat rod clothing. Click Here.

Look closely at the work involved here. Where do you get fake plugs like that?Motor is more complex than it appears. Click Here.	Look carefully at how the tie rod goes through the frame and look at the fabricated radius rods. Click Here.
I'm laughing as I type this!. Click Here.	Airbags cure the on-the-ground stance. The rear scoops aren't fake. See B'low. Click Here.
Besides being cute, think of the work it took to build this. Look at the diamond plate frame. Click Here.	Look at the rear: that's the radiator with a fan fed by the scoops. You can just see the trans cooler in the rear window. Click Here.
That big old straight-eight (Buick?) is as long as the car. Well done. Click Here.	Some people will do anything to be different. He accomplished his goal. Click Here.