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Real American Car Culture

 

This past Saturday, before meeting Art to drive into Bev. Hills to pick up his new watch and visit a couple other watch stores (don't want to trump Art for the watch pix - he was working so hard), I spent the AM doing another passion, attending car shows.

The Primer Nationals are held in Ventura, CA every year. This is the second year I've attended, despite knowing some of the participants locally for years.

This, to me is the epitome of American car culture. Anyone can buy a car off the floor and drive it, but it's a special breed that can take a car and turns it into something wild. These guys, for the most part, are working class Joes who spend their last cent to get their car right.
Gotta love it. All cars and bikes here are pre 1970 and American.

Fun to post especially for you overseas folks who want to see the superb examples of the lowrider and custom hotrod genre -right from the source! Me, I own vintage Renault and Morris, so go figure...






















This message has been edited by mrsnak on 2010-04-26 19:17:15 This message has been edited by DRMW on 2010-04-27 13:19:06

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Yup, So Cal is the place to be for car enthusiasts . . .

 
By: Dr No : April 26th, 2010-22:28
. . . how can you top a cool spring morning traipsing around scores of hot rods and customs? I'm more of a muscle car fan, having missed the 'hot rod' era by a few years. Thanks for posting these pics, Kurt . . . maybe it's the inducement Jocke needs to r... 

re: Hot Rods

 
By: DRMW : April 27th, 2010-01:37
Lots of cool cars, hot rods, and bikes, thanks for sharing! It's always interesting to see pin striping by hand, truly an art form. -MW

Perhaps this? . . .

 
By: Dr No : April 27th, 2010-21:55
g The Beach Boys had a point, methinks . . ....  

There were a couple guys there doing this

 
By: mrsnak : April 27th, 2010-11:12
They have rolling carts that they pull around the show. Wish I'd taken a pic of one of them- it was a miniature vintage teardrop trailer (a la Airstream).

Love the...

 
By: BDLJ : April 27th, 2010-17:45
...chopped station wagon and the exhaust scorch marks on the "Flying Coffin". I think I've posted this sentiment before; although I am into little European cars mainly, I have been to many hotrod/custom shows just to appreciate the craftsmanship, car and ... 

The Snak-Mobile found some friends...

 
By: patrick_y : April 28th, 2010-00:24
Lots of cars! Nice pictures of nice cars in nice weather... It's been raining up here in Northern California too often! My car has never been so dirty!

Very cool, but...

 
By: dxboon : April 28th, 2010-23:48
...where are my beloved Snakmobiles? Great pix! It was fun hanging out on Saturday! Cheers, Daos

Yes great fun! OD'd on watches that day...

 
By: mrsnak : April 29th, 2010-14:54
The snakmobiles weren't allowed to this event (not American cars) :-( I will, however, be sneaking the Renault into the Citroen Rendezvous being held here in Ventura in July.

Wow! Some really really cool rides there!

 
By: ArthurSG : April 26th, 2010-21:22
Are spares still available or do they have to be fabricated based on the original blueprints?

Most of these are custom fabrications

 
By: mrsnak : April 27th, 2010-07:37
I'm sure original parts for the cars these were based on exist, but when it comes to the complete reshaping, lowering, or extending of body panels, this is all hand hewn sheet metal work.