Event Coverage The 1982 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular

A year later, it looked like this.

 

This is what it looks like now..

 

Larry Booth`s from Coralville Iowa. It was pinstriped later on.

 

Here is a pic of Walt`s 54. It is now a different color and has scallopes. You can tell by the pictures, it was a wide open area with lots of grass. With trees along the north side with a paved roadway going down the center running east and west. Then on the southside there was a fence. Parking for spectators was where they have the autocross for Goodguys. It was kinda strange, the whole area as large as it was, the cars were spread out. Almost covering the entire area.

 

One of pic`s Dad took.

 

This was there, but the pic was taken 3 years later. And 30 years earlier is what it used to look like. He did not know the history of the car when he restored it.

 

Like I said, I was 12. My mind wasn`t clogged with girls yet. This show is one of the best shows I ever been to. Maybe because it was my first all custom show. It warped Moriarity`s mind also. He went home and turned his 55 Chevy into a custom. He`s never been the same since. Would love to see a Custom gathering of cars at the Howard Johnsons hotel sometime. The parking lot show at night was an event in itself during the weekend.

 

Ray Grimm`s .

 

I always thought this was neat. The first pic is one dad took. The other two are from a book. Class of 57 must of been added later. That pic must of been from 84. The car looks a bit different now.

 

After first seeing the shoebox in post 67 above at a World of Wheels show in Des Moines in probably 1979, I made this model as a form of tribute.

 

It was at The World of Wheels show also in about 2000 when they had it at the Events building on the Fairgrounds as well. You can`t forget those cone headlight covers.

 

This car was there. My dad took the pictures the following year in Ohio`s KKOA show. The other 2 are from a book which were taken at the show.

 

The first one is one my dad took. The other two are from a book from that show.

 

Eldon Titus`s 49 Buick was there. I took this a year later. The majority of the pic`s I see of this car are from the 3/4 views. Who is Eldon Titus. I didn`t know at the time. All I knew was that the Buick was in advertisements for Red Crown Valve stem caps. Kinda wierd, A guy came buy today to drop off a seat. He delivered a 49 Buick frame to the powder coaters before coming by. A fastback that he`s redoing. -----------Kontinental Kustoms and Hollywood Duces.

 

Scanner is acting up a bit. Here`s a Model A that was in the side lot for cars that didn`t meet the criteria. A beautiful car.

 

The paint job ain’t exactly spectacular either.


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I rode shotgun in Dad`s truck(early 55) . Another local took his 55 Chevy. Stayed across the street from the headquaters. There was a 55-57 Chevy show Sunday at the hotel parking lot. It as about to begin, we left and went to the KKOA show. Later that year, dad got a 51 Vicky that got the mild custom treatment.

 

See that flamed 51' Merc in the background? Here's the same car at a wedding last Saturday. Same owner, Keith Bell after 40+ years as well.