2004 National Hot Reunion - Bowling Green... Lotsa Pictures

[Bass]

Just got done uploading the pics I took at the Hot Rod Reunion this weekend in Bowling Green. Drove the shoebox out there and back...12 hrs each way. The car ran like a champ in both directions, with the only problem being a worn out brake pad that I decided I should change before we headed back.

Stopped in Memphis to eat last night then averaged about 90 mph through the entire state of Arkansas. Didn't do Graceland this time because we were ready to get back home.

The show was pretty awesome...I was really impressed with the drag car turn out. There were some very fast cars there....and the 'show in shine' was cool too.

This was the first time I got to experience one of the "Cacklefests" and it was neat. It's cool to see and hear those cars that you've only seen in old magazines on the track. I did get some video, but I don't have a place to host it, and I'm on dial up...so you'll just have to take my word for it... It was a sight to behold.

To all the HAMBers I met...it was great to meet you...and I hope I'll see most of you again at the Roundup next year.

Anyway, here are the pics...those of you on dial-up like me may want to go down to the store to get a sixer, because this may take a while to load. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I'll start with a couple of my favorite snapshots from the weekend:

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[Bass]

More...
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[hankcash]

Great shots Bass...
I had no idea that you had such the "eye"...
Well, I guess that you have two of em' http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Do you mind if I do a little "period correct-ness" to a couple of your shots?

Speaking of period... It's nice to see you changed your pad while you were outta town... maybe you won't be so grumpy from now on.. FAG! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

HC

[Bass]

This would make a good magazine cover:
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I really dug this little '56...
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Rad '33 was packin' a cross-rammed small block:
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Roadster with home-made body:
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Even more to come...

[Bass]

Knock yourself out, Jeff...

I finally got a decent digital camera, so I can actually post some pics now.

Gotta take a short intermission...I'll post the rest later on tonight.

Anyway, here's one more for now..."The Handshaker" (cool fucking name) vs. "The Barn Stormer:"

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[hankcash]

These are fun to play with....
Keep em' coming. I might be up all night...
Brian, I'll send you the hi res versions to your home e-mail...
I had to lower the quality and size quite a bit to get them down to the post requirements....

HC

[hankcash]

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[hankcash]

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[hankcash]

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[hankcash]

man...
I love the ferris wheel reflection in this one....
That is cool shit!
HC

[GRADY]

great pic guys, ifn you have more...keep em coming http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Flexicoker]

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This would make a good magazine cover:
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I think it already did!! haha, this is from Street Rodder.
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Sweet pics!! I wish I was there. I especially like the tire broiling gasser pic.

[hankcash]

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great pic guys, ifn you have more...keep em coming http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

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They're not mine..
They are all Bass's...
I'm just playing with them.
HC

[bufordtjustice]

Those pictures are awesome and you always do an excellent job with em Hank...gotta love em.

Greg

[Drewfus]

aWeSoMe stuff Bass, great photo's

Any more photo's on the 34 with the 6 cyl.

Cheers,

Drewfus http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[TimW]

Hey Bass, your pics are great, I posted some Saturday night and you car was one of them that I drooled over. Great pics and a cool ride!

[bustingear]

Smokin PIX Bass....Some of the best I have seen!

[Bass]

Very cool "doctoring" as usual Mr. Cash.

Ok, here's the rest of 'em:

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Big Daddy was here:
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A couple more pics of those kick-ass small block diggers:
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This one was a '60 Dragmaster Dart...check out the matching push truck:
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One for the Rocketeers...Jr. Thompson's Injected Early Olds '46 Ford with untouched ckecked lacquer paint:
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[Sport N Woode]

Those are some great pics! How do you post more than one?

I've got several of my own.


Butch

[Sport N Woode]

I'll try again.....

[flt-blk]

Some cool pictures and a bunch of red X's
Glad to hear you and the Bass-O-Matic 49 made it back with
no problems.

You wanna go to Tulsa this weekend?? Bring your camera
over to the shop on Tue so I can see the rest.
TZ

[Bass]

Holy Chit!

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This thing had every late '60s paint trick in the book:
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Street Freak Falcon, anyone?
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Oh Henry!!
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Perfect black Willys...yep, it was all steel:
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'55 had what looked to be orange microflake in the paint, didn't show up in this pic:
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This '39 sounded healthy:
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I'm not into Looney Tunes, but this guy did have a sense of humor:
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Stay tuned...

[Bass]

If you're getting red X's, try right-clicking the X and selecting "show picture."

Now for some action shots...

Got the Willys?

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301 C.I. SBC in this 3W:
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409 put the Thunderbolt on the trailer in this round:
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[nekroman]

What kind of wheels are on that aces high chevy? Anybody know?

[Nick32vic]

Hey Bass, That guy with the 409 is my good buddy! He won goodguys last year i think. Hes a true hot rodder. He use to have a bunch of Bitchen duece coupes. Glad to see he won. How did he do the rest of the weekend?

He begged me and my dad to go with him but we had a fathers day run to put on.

Nick

[Bass]

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Rare Fenton headers on this Y-block:
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Clean chopped Rivi:
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Check the stance:
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the Butt-mobile http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif ...
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...and Butt's mistress. This "little lady" rode in on this contraption. I thought I was hallucinating, but I know Butt saw her too.
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[thatredcaroutside]

I saw the bike too. The other two small bikes riding around were really cool.
Great pics Bass, tell your Dad my wife said hey.

[deuce]

the wheels on the aces high '55 appear to be modern radirs.

[Roothawg]

MAN!! Did all those rails run down the track? Or were they display only? Man......that looks too good to be true.

Thanks for the pics.

[Bass]

This will be the last round of pics...

It was good to see the Scorpion I Dragster at the show and participating in the Cacklefest:

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Pinstriped by the HAMB's own 'Deuce':
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Sorry, I'm a sucker for clean, period-dressed small blocks:
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The container it was wrapped in:
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Arkansas has a lot of bugs:
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So that's it. I would definitely recommend a trip to this show for those of you within driving distance...it was worth it.

-Brian

[Sam F.]

man,i wouldnt have belived it if we hadnt seen it! hahahaha,

bitchin pics and great hanging out with ya man!

[Fordicator]

Wow! This is the best thread of pictures I have ever seen on here. Keep em coming. You take great pictures. What ccamera are you using?

[Reggie]

Awesome pictures! I went last year and enjoyed it a lot. Your pictures are given me great flashbacks. I can see, hear, smell and feel the Cacklefest right now.

[Nick32vic]

Whats a cracklefest?

Nick

[thatredcaroutside]

Most of those diggers just idled down the track from the finish line back to the start, but there were if you count every single run around a 100 passes the right way under full power, of front engine dragsters. I don't know the web site but there should be some serious coverage of all the on track action. It's not the NHRA site, they have a little.

[thatredcaroutside]

A Cacklefest is where all the vintage drag cars idle together on the track, running gas,alcohol or N N N Nitro.

A Cracklefest is where Pig Fat is boiled.It might not seem so to many people, but the idea of chunky pieces of pig fat boiled in hot oil with spicy seasoning sounds downright yummy. Cracklins are best served hot, right out of the pot, and that's exactly what you'll find at the annual Cracklin' Festival in Port Barre, LA.
Could the next HRR be in Louisiana ala CAJON Nationals? We could have the best of both worlds Cacklefest and Cracklefest.

[Nick32vic]

Oops, my bad, CACKLEFEST, thanks for clearin that up. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Nick

[Sport N Woode]

awwww,come on Bass fess up.....I know you got a picture of puss-n-boots. She was the hit of the weekend with the jr. dragsters!

[55olds88]

sweet pics Bass..... not much there you wouldn't be real happy to own.

[Deyomatic]

Well, if Bass is going to an event from now on, I don't think I'll bother. Kickass documentation!

[Rusty]

Awesome pics. I like the last pic of yours and my dads ride. Glad yall made it back to Texas safely.

[krupanut]

My God I have to make one of the HHRs soon or I'm gonna freak out.

It's great to see the scorpion all buttoned up. I sure hope we can get them to bring her down to the day of the drags again this year.

Great pics! thanks Brian.

[BoomBoom]

Damn Bass!! These are the coolest pics Ive seen in a lomg time! You should put them together ia a book. Gasser wars II maybe? That had to have been a great trip. Hope you can make it to Tulsa, I wanna hear bout it first hand!
E.

[deuceV8]

excellent pics lets see more.

[Mike]

Great pics. Thanks guys.

[Monkey]

I miss HHR every year. I won't miss it next year. I hate being broke all the time. Kick ass picks man. Sure makes me want to be there. Glad you had a safe trip man.

Hope to see ya this weekend!!

your little buddy,
monk

[38Chevy454]

Great pics Bass, very nice job of getting the cars without a lot of junk in the background. Makes those pics look like they could have been taken 30-40 years ago. Excellent pictorial for those of us that weren't there.

[saltflataddict]

man, I dont know if its the time or what but those pics just made my day. Those were too cool. everything was cool from the rods to the drag cars. I am in love with that chevy p/u with scallops and Astros.. I also get a kick out of the names and graphics on these drag cars. Thanks Bass!!

[Tudor]

so it was a hot rod reunion - man that looks like it was a killer show - thanks for the pics

I love that 55 - i saw it in Tennessee one time - and that green model A is SWEET - the red and white striped interior rocks

[Bass]

I forgot to say thanks to stealthcruiser for setting up the hotel room for me, thanks to Denise for the awesome chocolate chip cookie, thanks to jalopy43 for the HAMB sticker, thanks to bigron and earl scheib for the beers, thanks to Butt's uncle for making me laugh, thanks to my pops for riding out there with me and putting up with me all weekend....and thanks to all the HAMBers that I talked to for being so cool.

Nic32Vic, I took that pic on Friday...I'm not sure if the guy in the 409 won on Saturday or not.

This is the chick that primerispaint was referring to. I didn't get a good shot of her because it was too dark (I lightened the pic a bit)...but you get the idea. Looked pretty good from the stands...shades of Jungle Pam.

[jalopy43]

Enhaced...

[hankcash]

Hmmm...
I tried to lighten it up and this is what I get....

You guys slay me trying to lighten up a dark photo of a girl that, from the back looks like any of the guys in Cinderella http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif!

When all you gotta do ask me for some girlie pix!
HC

[earl schieb]

Yer crackin me up HC...(you usually do though)

I was over by the staging lanes when she showed up and fully intended to get a GOOD pic......kept waitin for the right moment/angle, but they pulled the rail out and away she went. You shoulda heard the catcalls from the stands when she ran out to guide the driver back after his burnout http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Shades of Jungle Pam is RIGHT.....she was tougher than woodpecker lips!
Spank bank material fer shure http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[stealthcruiser]

thanks for posting all the killer pics Bass!
i am glad you finally realized your liking for the oldies music.
and i am sure your fascination with midget chicks will not wane!
later.

[Fast Elvis]

Fab shot's........thanks!!.........keep'm coming! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Mutt]

Brian - I waited by your car when it was parked in front of the photo trailer, but you must have been watching the drags. Sorry I didn't get to meet you. Glad to have met some of you, however briefly, on Friday night, by the river, but regret that I was wasted and in bed early. We ran right on the index, but Todd (the owner/driver) redlighted in the fourth round on Sunday. If anyone has pics of this car I'd appreciate seeing them - my camera took a dump. Thanks,

Mutt

[hotrodladycrusr]

The "show" was AWESOME! I had an absolute blast hanging out with "old" HAMB friends and meeting new ones. It was mind boggling how many HAMB folks were in attendance. We had the perfect shady spot for ourselves which made it easy to hang out and get to know each other.

Bass, you posted some GREAT shots. It was nice to see you again. I'd like to thank Don (AndysDuece) for the extra people pass for the weekend. I also want to thank Chuck (StealthCruiser) for the extra people pass for Mongo and to Sodbuster's dad for the extra people pass for The Rodster. You guys sure saved some HAMB members some dough. I kind of felt like a clearhouse for get in free passes. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

A special thanks to my good buddy Mike (Earl Schieb) for allowing me to pick his brain regarding my color choices. I really value your opinion. Your a sweetheart. TY

Here's a few photos I took of some HAMB folks and their rides

Don (AndysDuece)

[hotrodladycrusr]

Kustom 52 and his son Ken who has a Mercury which father and son will be starting together soon.

[hotrodladycrusr]

Jalopy43

[hotrodladycrusr]

The Rodster

[hotrodladycrusr]

FatRat

[hotrodladycrusr]

Me with Action Girl's dad on the right and his buddy, who's name I forgot, on the left. What a nice surprise meeting him in person. With these two by her side Faye will be running hard and strong in no time.

[hotrodladycrusr]

Hamb Drags t-shirt was the uniform of the day on Saturday. Besides the three of us, Stan292 also had his on but missed the "photo shoot" http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[SamIyam]

Damn... even more cool pics...
Thanks Brian!

Sam.

[hotrodladycrusr]

[hotrodA]

Denise
It was a pleasure to meet you (and the others) at last. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif Thanks for the cookies and drinks for Carole and myself. Hope to see you in L'ville. Bill

[Sport N Woode]

Cool Bass...I knew you'd pull through. You have some incredible shots. I've got a couple of daytime shots of her but will have to wait until they're back from being developed. I've tried posting some shots on here but can only get two on and then I start getting error messages. I will have them all posted on fotki.com for anybody who is interested. Just type Butch Pate in the search engine and it will pull up my albums. The digital shots will be up by this weekend and the slides and regular photos will be scanned and up next weekend.
We missed the meet and greet due to some of the sorriest service ever at Smokey Bones restaurant, but did get to meet a few of you guys Saturday. Maybe next time things will work out better.

[jalopy43]

I'm still jazzed,from the weekend! Great pics. from everyone.Not only the incredible racing action,but It was nice to meet all of you,and we're gonna hafta do it again,soon!Thanks for the cookies,and hugs,Denise! I,m sorry I didn't have enough stickers for all of you though. I hope to see some of you in Decatur Ala. July 10th,at the saginaw show! I'll have some more stickers.seeya'll! Glenn

[Cadillacin Marcus]

Those were about tsome of the best pics i have seen in a long time!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ayers Garage]

Did anyone notice the front end under this Chevy sedan?

It's an old VW kingpin type. That's one I've never seen before.

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[32viper]

Wow, that's a no miss event for next year!

[Monkey]

Denise,

I like the hand placement on the T-shirt pick. I guess I'm just jealous!!! Glad you guys had a good time. I'll be there next year.

Monkey's ready for luv Denise!!!

later,
monk

[FatRat]

Thanks for posting the great pics. It was a pleasure meeting all of you and I can't wait for next year.

On a sadder note, on the way home from Bowling Green, we lost a fellow hotrodder. Dan Martin of Dayton, OH died Sunday morning due to a heart attack. He was driving home from Bowling Green on I-75 near Florence KY when he had the attack and wrecked his car into the retaining wall. He died at the hospital shortly after. He was driving a red 40 Ford Sedan.

I attended the funeral visitation last night in Dayton, OH with a few of my fellow club members. Although we did not know Dan personally, He was a fellow Hotrodder and part of the Hot Rod Family. He received the Best 40 Ford Award at our Rod Run earlier this year.

Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Erik

[hankcash]

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Thanks for posting the great pics. It was a pleasure meeting all of you and I can't wait for next year.

On a sadder note, on the way home from Bowling Green, we lost a fellow hotrodder. Dan Martin of Dayton, OH died Sunday morning due to a heart attack. He was driving home from Bowling Green on I-75 near Florence KY when he had the attack and wrecked his car into the retaining wall. He died at the hospital shortly after. He was driving a red 40 Ford Sedan.

I attended the funeral visitation last night in Dayton, OH with a few of my fellow club members. Although we did not know Dan personally, He was a fellow Hotrodder and part of the Hot Rod Family. He received the Best 40 Ford Award at our Rod Run earlier this year.

Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Erik

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Very sorry to hear this news....
2004 seems to be a bad year for hot rodders passing on while in thier cars....
WTF? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

The family is in my thoughts...

HC

[Fast Elvis]

FatRat.......it was sad to hear about the loss of your friend and fellow hot rodder, Dan Martin!!....I guess he died with his boots on as they say........doing what he loved and spending a weekend with people that loved him!!..He and his family will be in my prayers tonite!!

[max wedge]

Nice pics BASS!!!! Wow that looked like a really kick ass show. Thanx for posting it!!!

['Flyin' Dutchman']

Holy shit!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have to go change my underwear....

[Boones]

Great pics, I have to agree with some of the other comments about these being the best I have seen in a long time.. The row of gassers was just timeless.

[deuce]

bass, thanks for the pictures of the scorpion. i haven't seen the car all in one piece yet.

[stan292]

Great stuff Bass! Now I can just forget about downloading the shots I took, as you seem to have gotten everyone I had - and more. I especially appreciate your emphisis on the competition style cars.

It was great to meet a few more of the HAMB gang at BG. I actually did get by the area for a couple group photos around 2 PM Saturday (but Denise had the good sense not to post any of those! LOL).

Anyway, sorry didn't get back around to spend more time with the HAMBers, but myself and two others travelling with me (our whole group except my wife - who somehow wasn't affected) began to exhibit food-poisoning symptoms soon after that, and spent the most of the remaining NHRR time in bed. I drug myself back for the cacklefest Sat. nite, but was feeling like shit. By Sunday, it was all I could do to get out to the track and turn in our golf cart. Oh well, maybe that'll be a good excuse to make the HAMB drags again this year.

Thanks again for the killer photos.