Lets see' it's mid-january, it's in the sixties, sunny, snow covered mountains in the distance, palm trees and hot rods everywhere..............we must be near Los Angeles. Pomona actually, to be more precise. The Roadster Show has been on my bucket list for a very long time, and with the miserable winter we're "enjoying" this year in the northern California area, more rain than we've had in decades and a serious case of cabin fever, what better than a road trip with a most worthwhile destination, and a prospect of a warm weekend in the sun.
It all fully lived up to expectations and turmed out to be a great weekend. A perfect venue, lots of incredible cars, and wonderful ambiance. Met one person I knew the whole time down there ( photo #4 ) when I ran into Rollie as one of the first attendees at the gate. Rollie, an ES Reg and R Gruppe member with most impressive credentials as afull-fledged all-around car guy, mentioned that he's been into hot rods for decades, having owned an ex-Robert Petersen '32 coupe that raced on the dry lakes many moons ago.
The only negative, embarrassing detail I must confess to is that I walked right by the Packard Roadster which eventually won the "America's Most Beautiful Roadster" award, but I recognize now that I made two mistakes when I passed by it without so much as one snapshot: I never thought the judges would select such a car for the top award since it wasn't at all in the family of early hot-rod Roadsters that traditionally win, and I was certain that it was just an over-the-top commercial display, and not in contention for top honors...............live and learn.
I hope you enjoy this post as much as I enjoyed the show, and I'll probably make it a regular stop in the future.
Other than that major faux pas - thanks for looking,
JZG
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Tthe shots are posted in no particular order, nor was there any effort to group them and to present things in sequence or category. The show took place at the Pomona Fairplex, virtually next-door to the legndary Pomona Drag Strip with the displayed cars spread in classes in 5 buildings, and most commercial displays outdoors in the parking lot, although quite a few vendors were sprinkled among the contestants in the show-halls, causing my confusion regarding the overall winner.
This first set is presented to more or less give you an idea of the layout, the grounds, to set the stage before moving indoors to view the cars on display and to try to capture and portay the vast range of interests and facets of the hot-rodding hobby/' community in general. I'll be in and out all day and will continue to post the rest of the 250 or so images I've selected when I get the opportunity later in the day. Thanks for your patience.