Old Oakland Roadster show car

So I snapped up this old Roadster, that the guy claims was built in the late 40's raced in the 50's and shown at the Oakland roadster show from 58 to 63. It was built by Big John Zanino of the Kingsmen, a Stockton hot rod club. I am looking for info on the car and old pics as I want to get it back to its show car state and bring it to next years Oakland Roadster show.

 

Nice A roadster I like how the reveals have been modified. Harry Westergard didn't do the mods by any chance? It definitely has a Bay area look that was common in the late 40s early 50s

 

The basic car looks familiar from show coverage from that period but someone would have to dig out the old magazines.

 

Bitchin! Love the desoto grille. Those wheels look like a later addition, but the car is RAD.

 

nice car , he told my buddy it was a 1963 AMBR car, i like it with the bumpers

 

Yeah the Bumpers are rad, I also got the floating fenders. You can tell it was a show car for sure as the rear pumpkin is painted same as body, and the bell housing on the trans is Polished aluminum.

 

Here is a Cloes up pic of the paint

 

What a fantastic score. It does look very familiar. Did someone say floating fenders? That sounds familiar too. Someone will know.

 

Here are the fenders and the nerf Bar

 

Man, it looks super familiar. I think I remeber it as the a car in the background of a main shot from one of the first years of the roadster show. I think the main car in the image is a track T maybe. I'll dig out the stuff tonight if I have time and see if my hunch is right...

 

Awesome Many people have told me they have seen it in early hot rod mags.

 

PM Rikster, he'll know. Looks great!

 

Van Gordon had a early 20s dodge roadster with a Desoto grille and was used in advertising the first NRS, seems the Desoto grille was bit of a Norcal deal. Did the seller say who did the body work. Smoothed reveals were somewhat of a trademark of Harry Westergard.

 

Sorry... don't know the car... its a Hot Rod!
Now if it where a Custom, I might have known it

 

Wasn't this car in Hot Rod's of the 1950's buy Andy Sutherland?

 

great looking car from the past, from a old Stockton car club, RD

 

I saw that on Craigslist! I knew it would not last long. If I had not just bought my Bonneville roadster, it might be in my garage right now!!! Congrats!

 

Thanks Rocky what car did you get ? Wondering if anyone snapped up that one from visalia yet

 

I saw that on Bring A Trailer a few days ago. Glad to see a HAMBer scored it!

http://bringatrailer.com/2011/02/01/oakland-shown-and-salt-flat-run-1932-ford-roadster/

 

Great car, super grille, perfect stance ! What's not to like ?!

Good buy, but I'm not familiar with the car either.

JK www.legends.thewwbc.net

 

I know I'm new but are the doors sealed up on it GREAT CAR no matter congrats to you !!!!

 

Yes the doors are sealed, thats part of the custom look and may have been sealed for racing, in the 50's

 

This one, my doors are welded closed for racing also.

 

What an amazing car, great to see it out and hopefully back in circulation. The Desoto grill is beautiful. Thanx for this cool historic info. ~sololobo~

 

Sick Car. Love the grill.

 

Nope... The only car in that book with the Desoto nose is the "buzzbomb" '27 coupe. I did some quick checking, and the picture I thought it was in, it wasn't. Time to dig a bit deeper. It's always nice having eveything in print, but it gets to be a bit of a treasure hunt sometimes. I'll keep at it though.

 

southerland might know the car anyhow worth getting in touch with him

 

RAD!!!! my doors are welded shut on my survivor too

 

SIck Quick change and those rims are RAD !!!!

 

Thanks for checking up on it.