Detroit Autorama
 

So are ther any rumors of what's going or pics of cars ? I no there's no pics of painted or finished, but any build shots.

Mark

I wonder if it will be an good or weak year there this year.

The crew at SAR is bustin butt trying to get one finished, it might be in detroit. Just a rumor I heard.

Any tips for a first-time attendee? Dos, don'ts, eateries, etc?


Jeff-

Hey Jeff you will love the show! A few of us usually go to a restaurant called Fishbones on Sat night. I stay over night at the GM Renaissance Center. There is an above ground train/trolly called the "People Mover" that goes from the hotel to Cobo Hall, and to Greek Town Casino where the restaurant is. A comfy pair of shoes is always good too as Cobo is a pretty big place.

Thanks Shane! I think we're at the Cadillac Westin. Will look for fishbones.

Jeff-

Don't buy a house there... they'll be very hard to sell later on!


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Greg you are a funny guy :thumbsup:

We will be there with a 33 coupe with a big Hemi in it!! 8 days to go clock is ticking. Hope to see everyone there.

We will be there as well with a few Camaros in our booth.

Anyone going for the Ridler award is not allowed to show any picture of the car being built or take it to any shows. Just ask Troy about that last year when he went with the Chrysler 300B and could not enter because he had the frame at the Goodguys Columbus show the year before. You will never see any build shots of the cars till after the show. Most guys building cars for the Ridler will build them in a private section of their shop where no one can see anything going on.

Thats not exactly true. The car can not be shown in Paint. Troy was disqualified since he had shown the build up of the Painted car on his website. Not because of the frame at Columbus. The B400 that won last year was shown in the Rodders Journal in bare metal and the issue was released to the public at the same time as the Autorama. Impression that Chip Foose built was shown in bare metal on TV and in the magazines before it won the riddler.

I think your correct Roger :unibrow:

Rodger is correct. This is from the DETROIT AUTORAMA website:

1.The vehicle must make its first public showing at the Detroit Autorama. Showing the vehicle at any indoor or outdoor show or any part of the entry, i.e. frame, engine or body, will make it ineligible for contention. Realizing that car owners and builders may need some form or exposure to develop interest or to gain sponsorship and give credit to suppliers and/or sponsors, magazine and video build-up coverage is allowed. No articles, video footage or stories with photos of the vehicle in finished form will be allowed until after the award has been presented, i.e. car cannot be painted or upholstered to be used in any media format.

2.The vehicle must prove minimal operability. It must start, move forward and backward under its own power, turn left and right and stop using the brake pedal, before it is placed on the floor for display. Keep in mind that this is a minimum to qualify. Operational function ability is something the judges will look at.



--Eric

Prior to Rodders Journal releasing the Issue containing the B400 I called Bob Mallard at World Of Wheels to make sure that in fact we could have raw steel shots of the car in circulation prior to or coinciding with the Detroit Autorama.
As far as Rogers Chrysler [that Troy built] being entered to compete for the Ridler...that was never their intention...that vehicle has paint color matched undercoating.
It would need an underside as slick as the top side to compete for the win...there is no question that additional work could have been done but that was contridicting the intended end use of the vehicle...to be driven, hard and often! it's a gorgeous piece anyone would be proud to own it!

Doug, awesome car big boy.

Thanks Stuart

That car in raw metal is "F"ing bad a$$ !!! One of my all time favorite Rodders Journals. A.K.A. the the Bible

It's ok if that's what your in to ....... That is one of the best cut 32's around

Thanks...check out the next issue of Rodders Journal...

Thanks Tracy...are you coming to Detroit? I'll be there...

Group Dinner - Here
 

All,

We're meeting up for dinner on Sat see this post. Everyone's welcome.

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=25074

Time:
6pm ?? - whenever

Location:
Fishbones (located in Greektown)
400 Monroe St.
Intl. Center Building
Detroit, MI 48226
(313)965-4600
http://www.fishbonesusa.com/

The Plan:
Everyone get down to Greektown a few hours before the dinner on Saturday and park. Ride the People Mover over to Cobo and take in the show (show takes about 3 to 4 hours to get through). Then jump back on the People Mover back to Greektown and meet up at Fishbones at 6 pm.

--JMarsa

Thanks Rodger I was informed about that wrong as we have a car we wanted to enter but were told that if it had showed its not allowed. Now that I know this there is a chance

I'm going to go to some more Goodguys shows this year,I'm going to Del Mar and Nashville shows,Thought we try out some new stuff.Were going to Del Mar to hang with the boys from Ironworks.

Boy did you get in trouble or something. I have heard of community service but gosh what did you do to deserve to get that kind of community service?

The judge told me to help with the special people, And I looked up the most special ones and it had Bakersfield needing help:rofl:

Dinner at Fishbones - Not Many Responses
 

I've got a table of 8 booked at Fishbones for 6PM.

I'll be wearing a black Pro-Touring.com shirt. Hope to see some folks there.

--JMarsa

Checked out the 8 contenders this year Wow what a dissapointment and not to mention theres 2 glass cars why spend that jack and build a glass ride? theres cars built in the 80's and 90's nicer than these finalist.
Alot of other sweet stuff there cant wait to see them tomorrow!