Event Coverage Detroit Autorama 2020

Say nice things about Detroit ....

 

Looking forward to seeing the significant hot rods display at the World of Wheels in Chicago this weekend.

Phil

 

...............Bill, I apologize for not seeing you and saying hello. It was even more crowded and busy downstairs than upstairs and I completely missed you there. I know that Clark has been thrashing hard on Billy's '32 and hopefully it can be there next year........Don.

 

The Singlefinger display was very cool. Loved it.

 

1st 4 hours of our drive down was not so good, but it was well worth it !

 

Wow....well I drove to Chicago yesterday and it was beautiful..anyone heading west or southwest had a nice haul home..I passed Troy Trepanior on the way

 

No worries Don,
It was a zoo on saturday for sure. (And even late friday was busy)
Now that Detroit is over the plan is to get Billy car done for Jalopyrama (I believe it has a spot inside already). The pressure is off now so no need to rush and risk messing something up. Billy ended up with a trophy for best Competition car and a Hop Up top 25 selection, so it was a great weekend all around...
Chappy

 

If you took that pic, I was standing right there talking to the owner/builder of that car when she was there.

 

As a wise man once said, the dude abides.


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Hahaha yes

 

Sorry I didnt get caught up with a few people,kept getting pulled away to hang with Martin and his uncertain t clone. Thanks for enjoying the display.

 

Well what can I say?? Had an absolutely amazing time at autorama,a great big thank you to the brohams for their hospitality,looking after us,taking us out and the beer and souvenirs,oh yeah and the moonshine!! Great to catch up with brian(racer-x) and his wild coupe and all of you who we spoke to and caught up with.some real works of art upstairs,bit more our scene downstairs in the basement,what a blast!! Will definitely be coming back again,puts our little uk shows to shame.

 

My son and I were there on Friday. Crowds weren't too bad. What a great show and people

 

One final impression I have about AR.
We drove the trailer in and set up the car in the basement then went over to the hotel.
When I came back I entered upstairs and did a long loop upstairs, taking pictures and looking at the cars.
I walked to the back of the hall, went through the door to the escalator to go to the basement and about halfway down the escalator the smell (and the "vibe") changed. It went from a show prep, tire bright, wax smell to a Gas/Grease/Oil smell...when that smell (and the sights)hit me, it immediately reminded me of my dad and grandads shops when I was growing up. It literally smelled like home, and brought back a bunch of great memories.
Hard to put into words, but there it is....
Chappy

 

Here are some pictures I took.

 

And these.

 

Downstairs.

 

Back upstairs.

 

GM Ren Center lobby had a revolving display of Corvettes, but mostly too new for here.

 

We did a side trip to The Henry Ford.

 

A little detour to Summit on the drive home. Overall, another good trip to the Autorama.

 

I don't know how I missed this . This is awesome!

 

If I had been there as I'm sure many others like me, I would have been standing there in the same spot for hours !