Grand Nat'l Roadster Show 2016

[BHR301]

jdincau

You talking about the reality show that had little or no reality in it?

Bill

[Bob Drury]

  Lots more photo's on Bangshift.com.  Scroll down to GNRS Gallery #2 "Hot Rods, etat..........).

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Thanks, Bob, for lifting the pressure on me for taking and posting more.  I will, of course, but still -- take a look at those shots too, girls and boys.

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Here are a few more - - -

First of all -- here's the background for the "new" Big Red Camaro:



There must have been dang near two dozen or thirty of us at the 200 MPH Club meeting this morning.  'Twas a good meeting - no blood was shed.





A couple of BMR vehicles:





How many of you have never seen this car?



And here's how the Jucewicz-Cohn car stays hooked up (well, tries to do that):



Here's Valerie Thompson's LSR BMW scooter.  She'll be running a bike in Pro Stock this year, too, by the way.













Scary thought:  Nancy pointed out to me that this car was built in '48.  It looks good, hey?  I was hatched in '48.  I'll say no more - you're welcome to do that for me.







You tell me -- are those front wheels exactly in line or offset just an RCH or so?



And a view of the ubiquitous 'Busa engine in yet another kind of vehicle:



And finally for now -- here's where Nancy and I hung out today:

[Dynoroom]

Great Job by Jon & Nancy.

[Dynoroom]

A few of my pictures from the Building 9 at the Grand National Roadster Show.

[Dynoroom]

A couple more...

[Dynoroom]

Also seen at the GNRS...

How about the cam tunnel placement in the Arias 10 Liter block? Hard to believe Nick thought this up back in the early 70's...

Or the trophy for America's most beautiful roadster... 

Maybe the never gets old Larsen & Cummins streamliner...

Then again here is one of my favorites from outside the show.

[theazoldcrow]

Great Job by Jon & Nancy.

Haven't heard the term, "RCH" since my Navy days, you suprise me sometimes Slim. !   

[fordboy628]

Also seen at the GNRS...

How about the cam tunnel placement in the Arias 10 Liter block? Hard to believe Nick thought this up back in the early 70's...

Or the trophy for America's most beautiful roadster... 

Maybe the never gets old Larsen & Cummins streamliner...

Then again here is one of my favorites from outside the show.

You know what they say about great minds . . . . . . . .  WAY ahead of their times.

 
Fordboy

[desotoman]

I was talking to Donnie Johansen, son of Howard, of Howard's Cams and he told me his Dad built a motor back in the 1960's that had a very high placed cam in it. Never went into production though.

Donnie if you read this fill us in on that motor.

Thanks,

Tom G. 

[Bob Drury]

  Crow, then You never worked in the Construction Industry.  I spent 35 years in the trades and must have moved stuff a "RCH" thousands of times.
  It's the way We were trained, the way WE built it and the way it will continue to be done.  No tape measure is needed as long as all involved know how to employ the "RCH" method.                                                                 Ol' One Run, out..........................................

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Well, shoot.  It's raining and blowing like a bugger outside -- and the show building here (Bldg. #9) is dang near empty -- and outdoors the Fairplex is all but abandoned.

We're gonna hang around for a few more hours, I think, even though the collection jar has got two $1 bills in it -- and both outa my pocket to look like "seed" in the jar.  Ah, hope springs eternal -- and sometimes the results aren't much better than hope.  We'll fly home all day tomorrow and maybe Tuesday we'll finally feel at home again.

With all of that said -- it's been a good show for us if for no other reason than to see everyone again.

See you on the Salt!

[DRW]

Two Weird things from the show, Walked around all day , Never Ever Saw The S.S.S. Booth !  Sure would have liked to have met ya..
2nd, On the way out from the SCTA area, At the end of the isle, Kent McCord , Sitting all alone with photos to sign, For $10.00
Kent McCord, Adam 12 , Ozzie & Harriett Show, Looked 40 or 50 with grey hair.. Said you can hear him doing Home Depot and Hidden Valley Ranch Commercials, Said voice over is the easyist money a man can make..
Sorry I missed you SSS............
DW     

[Seldom Seen Slim]

The location we had wasn't the most obvious, that's for sure.  We were in a corner -- right by the men's bathroom.  Didja pee there?  You walked right past us.  if we were there.

But let me say this:  It ain't cheap for us to fly cross country and rent a booth and so on.  But -- we had a benefactor give us money for the flight and booth and stuff -- so it's all good -- didn't cost much at all from the website's piggy bank.  And we collected enough $$ to make the total cost not too bad at all.  And we made some new friends for the site, and of course --saw lots of the folks from here.

Well, lots, but not all.  Sorry we missed you, too, DW.

Slim, flying home tomorrow.   I've got a few more photos including one of the check being presented officially from Ron Main and David Featherston (the guys that made the books) to Bill Lattin, the SCTA president.  In the photo -- taken from too far back in the audience - the big check isn't floating -- it's being held by the hidden Featherston.  But here's there, really!  The sale of books at this show, for a much lower price, was designed to sell a bunch of the books so that the check to the SCTA could be for a cool $50K.  It's a donation/fundraiser.  Look carefully and maybe you can see the number on the check.




Thanks to both of them for getting the books done, and thanks to all of the many folks that bought a set.  It's good history and fun reading.  And -- I invested in a pair of sets of the books to sell here on the site to raise a few more bucks.  The books are in sets of two -- and are now retailing for $60 on Amazon.  I betcha a nice offer from a couple of youse guys would be accepted.  Don't forget to send a couple of extra $$ to cover shipping.  The sets are about 6.75# each.  That means you'll need to include a couple of bucks for postage.

Thank you very much.