Starbird Tulsa 2011 pics...glad it was free...

The best time to go to Starbird is thursday/setup day.

You get in free and get to spend all day (7 hours/feet hurt) catching up with your buds and checkin out all the cool rides.
I brought the camera and took about 150 pics, but after i got home and edited them, I picked just a handful that I thought were worthy of this place...along with a couple of What Were They Thinking cars.

This first little modified was amazing. It took the owner 10 years from start to finish and he debuted it here. Stunning little car...the fit/finish/details were refreshing. You can tell the owner is a machinist. The motor was a Pinto dolled up to look like a Frontenac...it was awesome...but by the time he got around to showing it my battery died.

more pics coming...

 

2...KIRK! and Fonzi were a no-show so I had to wing it with a Fonzi Double Thumbs Up pick...

This creation? was titled the Transparent T...made out of aluminum bars and... fuck it...next pics coming soon...

 

3...Customs...I've never been a fan of em, don't know why, but these two looked pretty cool...thought some of you might enjoy them.

 

4...Yeah, being the deuce whore that I am you knew there would be a killer 3w here. This coupe was stunning! It had a 414 ci. Caddy motor...and if you look close you'll see a little Ionia plug...nice work Matt and Denny.

 

5...The Kookie Kar tribute car was sweet! The guys that built it came up from OKC and I'm glad they did....never got to see a RotoPhase distributor up close before.

 

6...My buddy Ronnie Tartar's new Chebbie Woody (Woodie?) Surfmobile with genuine faux wood paint.

 

7...I'm starting to really like Track T's and Modifieds...this one really caught my eye...

 

8...nice little A coupe and my buddy Joel Burkhart's '32 roadster that he has had since 1956 when he was 16 years old...nailhead powered.

 

that thing is "grateing" my nerves

A lot of work for something so hokie.

 

It's OK Lar...I've never been a fan of '32's either, but every once in a while one will poke thru the haze and grab my attention...

Thanx for the pix...was there any other colored cars there besides blak ones...???

R-

 

did Russ Freunds Take Out T make the show?

 

Just for you Rog...

 

oh yeah, it was there...killer car. My battery had died by the time I got down to where they were set up...I just stood there staring at it...beautiful car.

 

I'll post some more later....gotta go watch the Daytona 500

 

That transparent T reminds me of a shopping cart....

 

The owner of the Transparent T won last year with this car...notice the fenders...see a trend?

 

Thanks for posting.

 

Larry, fershitsake ya dork, that dead battery thing is your own fault for taking pictures of "what were they thinking" shit

man, its been a while since i slammed your seeds, so i'm going to ease into it so's you dont cry like you did the last time


ROFL, great pics bud. thanks!

 

hey i think i saw wasted childhood has been at the hamb drags.?

 

I'm so ashamed...I sorry

 

Was Paul Jr. involved in this?

 

LOL

i love ya pal...

 

Yes, Hamb drags and Salina Lead Sled drags. Very cool car.

 

Thanks for the pix ! The crowds get really big on Fri.Nite/Saturday, so it was cool that you got in for set-up.

This is one of the first times I haven't gotten to go, so your pix helped !

Jonnie www.legends.thewwbc.net

 

Fiddy! You aint dead? Nice of you to drop in.

Oh yea, and nice pics Larry, Thanks for sharing.

 

Mr. Transparent needs his ass kicked and tools (or checkbook) taken away.

 

Jack Trepanier took me under his wing and gave me the 50 cent tour of Troy's latest creation...I can't remember what it used to be...anyway he says it took 9000 hours at $70/hr for the labor alone, not counting parts.

I'd have 6 Rolling Bones cars for that much change...

 

The Merc was...painted

The wagon was...painted a different color

 

I wouldn't mind having this little 40 pickemup...both sides were finished differently...I liked it and didn't even notice at first until the owner pointed it out. Had a complete Heidts chassis underneath and a sweet little flathead.

 

Joel's roadster takes the cake! Awesome car!!