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Barrett-Jackson Auction in Florida

April 9, 2014 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Barrett-Jackson Auctions comes to Palm Beach, Florida this weekend for car sales on April 11-13, 2014, just before Easter. They have a variety of cars for sale and provide live coverage from Fox Sports 1 and National Geographic for over twenty hours.

Barrett-Jackson is a great auction house and runs a well organized operation. Their cars are well presented and the action is brisk. It is a great show and definitely not one to miss.

Preview

We had the chance to preview some cars at a recent Goodguys event and here are some of our picks.

This 1971 Oldsmobile 442 is a numbers matching convertible. The OLDS 445 engine links to a manual four speed and comes with factory optioned air conditioning, power steering, power lift top for the convertible and power front disk brakes. The black paint is flawless and is coming from NASCAR’s Rick Hendrick.

Corvette

You can’t go wrong buying or selling a Corvette at Barrett-Jackson and this silver beauty looks great. It too has a four speed, naturally, matched up to a 427 Chevy engine. It has lots of documentation and awards but the coupe would be a neat drive even without all the restoration efforts.

1957 Chevy Bel Air

Finally, readers know we like 57 Chevy’s here at Route 66 PubCo and this white convertible looks great. It is one of eight 1957 Chevy Bel Air’s selling this weekend at Barrett-Jackson. The 283 engine is updated to fuel injection, which is a sure way to bump up the fun and the price of these classics. It comes with a correct red and silver interior.

Check out the auction and let us know your favorite.

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Rod d’Elegance by Goodguys

April 7, 2014 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Goodguys makes it a point to issue various yearly awards at their various shows throughout the year. One of the first and eagerly awaited is the Goodguys/March Performance Street Rod d’Elegance award that is issued at the Del Mar Nationals.

Del Mar

This was the 14th Nationals at Del Mar and the only time, they will be at Del Mar for this year. They have had a late Fall show in the past but it couldn’t make their schedule this year. For the region, the Goodguys show is a wakeup call for all the cars that have been cocooned for the winter season. In nearby Escondido, the Cruising Grand car show started on the first Friday in April, which was also the first day of the Goodguys show.

Street Rod d’Elegance

This award is issued to a street rod from 1948 or older and must be entered in the Goodguys indoor show. For the Del Mar show there are two buildings utilized for indoor displays. Car owners have to apply to be entered into the indoor displays to have a chance at this award.

Black Bow Tie

The winner of the Goodguys 2014 March Performance Street Rod d’Elegance award was a 1935 Chevy Phaeton owned by Wes and Vivian Rydell. The 35 Chevy was named “Black Bow Tie” and is rather rare in the first place. Couldn’t ask for more gracious and unpretentious owners. They are not strangers to awards either. They won the Detroit Riddler award back in 2002 for another 35 Chevy.

AMBR Winner

I figured this beauty was bound to be the winner when it was announced that Wes Rydell was bringing it out to the Del Mar show. It burst onto the car scene at Pomona, CA where it won the AMBR – America’s Most Beautiful Roadster- award. It also churned up some chatter and angst by some questioning whether it should be considered a “roadster”. But it easily meets the standard and was deserving of the AMBR and now this award as well.

Troy Trepanier

Hot Rods by Troy worked on this car and spent a fair amount of time making it look just right. The amount of custom touches is hard to recognize, especially when a stock unit is not close by to compare to. The grill is angled forward and the windshield leans back. The body was stretched 2 inches and the wheel base has three more inches. Just check out the room in the rear seat.

Heidt’s

The rod rides on independent front and rear suspension from Heidt’s. Mike Curtis, who used to work for Boyd Coddington, outdid himself CNC’ing this set of wheels.

I’m hoping that Wes Rydell will be sharing this awesome ride at other Goodguys shows as they crisscross the country. It is worth the price of admission alone to check out this fabulous ride!

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Count’s Kustoms Boat & 35 Chevy at Barrett Jackson

April 2, 2014 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Count’s Kustoms painted a Laveycraft speedboat to match a customer’s 35 Chevy Master coupe in season one of History Channel’s Counting Cars. It isn’t often you see a boat, trailer and classic all painted with the same paint scheme but it was sold at Barrett-Jackson in Scottsdale in January, 2014.

Package Deal

The trailer, boat and Chevy sold in a package deal. One bid won all three items. After all what would a seller do with a boat trailer after he sells the boat?

Count’s Kustoms

Count’s Kustoms is a hot rod shop based in Las Vegas and featured in a reality series on the History Channel. The show focuses more on the people and their stories than the actual builds. We had the chance to meet the Count and his shop’s manager Kevin at SEMA and they were genuinely nice, friendly folks.

Guess the customer was tired of the trio and opted to sell the set at Barrett-Jackson and play up the association with the Count and Counting Cars.

1935 Chevy Master Coupe

The Chevy coupe had the matching paint scheme of white flames on a baby blue sheet metal. It had a tube frame and is powered by a Chevy 502 with a Mustang front end and a four link rear suspension.

The boat had been out of the water for a while and was a display model. Overall all three pieces sold for $45,100 (with commission). To my eyes the seller got a nice ride with a boat and trailer to boot. As long as you liked the paint scheme it was nicely bought for and a bargain, especially given its connection to the Count !

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Larry Fitzgerald’s 1968 Charger

March 29, 2014 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Many people know Larry Fitzgerald as a NFL football player with the Arizona Cardinals. He is well known and well liked by both the fans and the sports media. He also is present for numerous charitable events in the Phoenix area. He is always willing to lend his name and time to Phoenix area charities. But did you know he also is a car aficionado? Have you ever seen his 1968 Charger?

Goodguys Spring National

Recently at the Goodguys Rod and Custom 5th Spring National car show held in Scottsdale, AZ Larry Fitzgerald’s 1968 black Charger was on display indoors under the huge tent. It was part of the display for Drew’s Garage, a local car shop with a great following.

Drew’s Garage

Drew’s Garage has been a presence in the local car scene for years and often has hosted a cruise night as part of Goodguys. This year they opted for a smaller presence at the Spring Nationals show, but small is hardly used when describing Larry Fitzgerald’s Charger. Here is the shop’s photos of the restoration indicating the quality of their workmanship.

1968 Charger

The black beauty was given a total makeover by Drew’s Garage. Of course it had to have a Hemi but this one is backed up with twin 62 mm turbos. It was mated to a Hughes automatic 4L80E transmission and a Dana 60 rear end. It slows down with Wilwood brakes; 6 pistons in the front and 4 pistons in the rear. The rear is held in place with a custom 4 link rear suspension. To top it off the Charger rides on Budnik wheels and has a Vintage AC for Arizona’s hot summers.

But this car is hot year round! What do you think?

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eBay Motors Guest blog Wyotech Ford Roadster at SEMA

March 27, 2014 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

We had the opportunity to submit a guest blog to eBay Motors blog in the TRUCK section. We focused on a sweet roadster Ford truck done by the students from WyoTech and debuted at SEMA last year.

eBay Motors Blog

Here’s the link

Here’s three reasons we selected this truck to highlight-

1) The younger generation gets “it”

It’s nice to see the young adults learning the skills and applying them to keep this incredible hobby we call “hot rodding” alive and kicking.

2) All hands on deck

The truck is incredibly well done. This is more surprising when you learn lots of students had a hand in the project. Typically the more hands in the mix, the messier it can get.

3) Sleek look

The treatment, style and paint looks authentic and a nice custom look

Take a look and comment on the eBay blog here

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Dan Sobieski’s 1962 Cadillac at Goodguys

March 23, 2014 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

At the Goodguys Fifth Spring Nationals Car Show held in Scottsdale, AZ Dan Sobieksi brought out his green 1962 Cadillac. This Cadillac was scrapping the asphalt.

The judges were right to award it their So Low pick.

Dan Sobieski

While you might not recognize the name, you’ll probably recall that he was a fabricator at Boyd Coddington’s shop when it was captured on TV’s American Hot Rod. Dan formed his own shop Poor Boys Hot Rods and in fact occupies part of Boyd’s old shop in La Habra, CA. We have spotted Dan swinging by with one of his rods at the Friday night cruise – Cruising Grand – in Escondido Ca

1962 Cadillac

The Cadillac was down low but also spotlighted a custom authenticate flake green paint job for the roofline. In fact it was painted just months before the Goodguys Rod and Custom show.

Everything about this rod screamed period authentic custom. Nice to see such a good eye for detail. Dan has a Facebook page for his 1962 Cadillac.

Purse

On Sunday in the awards area, Dan’s lady friend had a matching purse. Have to wonder which came first the car or the purse?

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Lime Crush 1966 Suburban at Goodguys

March 17, 2014 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Lime Crush, a custom 66 Chevrolet Suburban, we first saw at its debut at the SEMA Show in 2013, came out of the winter blues for a sunny weekend at Goodguy’s Rod and Custom’s Fifth Annual Spring Nationals in Scottsdale.

SEMA Debut

At the 2013 SEMA Show, ACCEL revealed this awesome custom Suburban, named the Lime Crush. ACCEL Performance Group is a mixture of speed parts including Mr. Gasket. The Suburban is an eye catcher with the custom paint -Mr. Gasket Green- sprayed on by Charlie Hutton. The truck was done by the Roadster Shop which is based in Illinois. The amount of body modifications and custom pieces was just impressive. Looking at where it started from, makes the folks at the Roadster Shop even more impressive. It was quite a build! Here was Hot Rod Magazine’s take on the debut.

Goodguy’s Spring Nationals

At the Goodguy’s Fifth Annual Spring Nationals, the truck came out again. It looks even better in the daylight where the lime green paint can truly sparkle! Of course the truck drew lots of admiring glances and the detailer spent his whole time keeping the dust down. It is always nice to see vehicles that pop up at the SEMA Show also make it out across the country for others to see in person.

Finalist – Truck of the Year

The judges at Goodguys know quality and picked Lime Crush as a finalist for their Truck of the Year Title. If this is their first pick, it sure raises the bar for everybody else!

Lime Crush Decals

It’s said that the attention to the little things is what counts. It also helps if they have a sense of humor. All the deals on the truck, including those on the window were hand made. On the tailgate of the Suburban is this warning decal for the roof rack, for h the obligatory surfboards.

Here’s the close up.

Someone has a gnarly sense of humor.

What better vehicle to highlight for St Patrick’s Day?

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Goodguys Spring Nationals in Scottsdale

March 10, 2014 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Goodguys Rod and Customs kicked off their year of car shows at Scottsdale, Arizona on March 7-9, 2014. Goodguys was started in 1983 and keeps getting bigger and better every year.

Goodguys

Over 2,500 cars were registered for the event, with the highest amount showing up at Scottsdale’s Westworld show grounds on Saturday. Great Arizona weather helped contribute to the crowds that came in to see the cars and vendors.

This was the Fifth Annual Spring Nationals show and they end their season back in Scottsdale with their Southwest Nationals in November, which will be their 17th annual fall event.

The show issues out over 75 “picks” or awards at the show and rather than being judged, the show picks winners in several unique categories. It may be a fine point but by not judging cars, you don’t have to justify why one car was “judged” better; you just pick a winner! It is funny though to see the length some car winners(whiners) will go to win a simple $25 plaque.

Also at these shows the folks from Goodguys pick finalists in various categories for a final nationwide award. At this show they selected finalists for

Truck of the Year

Muscle Car of the Year

Muscle Machine of the Year

Custom Rod the Year

Westworld Scottsdale, Arizona

Westworld is a great venue for the Goodguys car show. It is close to a freeway and has a large shade structure for indoor vendors (the former site for Barrett-Jackson’s cat auction). Besides asphalt parking on top, there is a lower section, that is a combination of more asphalt and ever popular grass.

The Goodguys show includes a Car Corral area with more car parts vendors and cars in all stages of restoration and marquees for sale. Of course some cars on the show grounds are also sporting for sale signs too.

Camaro For Sale — Rough Camaro at Car Corral

Goodguys Entry Qualifications

Only cars made in 1972 or older are allowed for the first two days of the show but on Sunday the gates are wide open to any year and marquee.

Next site for the Goodguys will be next weekend at Fort Worth, Texas.

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Tanked works on a Highlander

March 8, 2014 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Tanked is a popular show on the Animal Planet where two brothers-in-law working in Las Vegas make custom fish tanks. Their skill and ingenuity is enviable.

Toyota Highlander — Highlander morphed by Tanked

Las Vegas

Seems appropriate that the firm is based in Las Vegas, which is also the home for the SEMA Show. At last year’s show, Toyota showed off a SpongeBob and SquarePants themed Highlander with the interior dedicated to a fish tank. The 800 gallon tank consumes most of the interior of the spacious Toyota Highlander.

The engine was removed and replaced with the pumps and filters for the aquarium.

Toyota Highlander

The representatives from Toyota were very pleased with the outcome and is a big hit with the younger kids. You had to look close to realize that there were actual fish swimming around in the tank. Twenty species were in the tank including starfish and clown fish.

The exterior artwork on the Highlander mimicked the SpongBob SquarePants theme as well

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Kosmic Outcast -Indianapolis Bound

March 1, 2014 Route 66 Pub Co Leave a comment

Kosmic Outcast

We first saw the Kosmic Outcast at last year’s SEMA show in Las Vegas. It was kind of hard not to notice this 1940 pickup with a lime green color and a Ed Roth vibe. Now we learn it will be seen in Indianapolis at the upcoming Hotrod and Restoration Trade Show. The Kosmic Outcast is billed as “An Intergalactic Weapon of Destruction”

SEMA

It’s always nice to see cars that were at the SEMA show being featured at other car events. It helps spread the wealth for car enthusiasts who can’t make it out to the SEMA Show.

Kosmic Outcast Builder

This beauty was built by Hot Rod Chassis & Cycle in Addison, IL and shows their talent and eye for perfection. Plus it is hard to figure out what year this was originally, when you learn about all the parts borrowed from other cars like:

Kosmic Outcast Transplant List

Body modifications to the pickup include a 5-inch chop, 6-inch section,

’34 Chevy truck cowl
’57 Chevy hood skin
’34 Ford Tudor rear window
’57 Olds dash
’60 Pontiac quarters
’60 Plymouth Valiant tailgate and
’53 Ford truck grille.

When you look at the interior, you have got to be floored. Not sure how comfortable it is but this is a homage to Ed Roth for sure!

The pick up, if you can still call it that, is motoring around on a Olds Rocket 371 with a TKO600 tranny. It is sure to be a hit at this upcoming show and many more!

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Corvette

1957 Chevy Bel Air

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Del Mar

Street Rod d’Elegance

Black Bow Tie

AMBR Winner

Troy Trepanier

Heidt’s

Package Deal

Count’s Kustoms

1935 Chevy Master Coupe

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Goodguys Spring National

Drew’s Garage

1968 Charger

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1) The younger generation gets “it”

2) All hands on deck

3) Sleek look

Dan Sobieski

1962 Cadillac

Purse

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SEMA Debut

Goodguy’s Spring Nationals

Finalist – Truck of the Year

Lime Crush Decals

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Goodguys

Westworld Scottsdale, Arizona

Goodguys Entry Qualifications

Las Vegas

Toyota Highlander

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Kosmic Outcast

SEMA

Kosmic Outcast Builder

Kosmic Outcast Transplant List

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