{"id":819572,"date":"2020-02-28T01:59:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T09:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=819572"},"modified":"2020-02-27T05:14:44","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T13:14:44","slug":"cincinatti-cavalcade-of-customs-photo-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/cincinatti-cavalcade-of-customs-photo-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinatti Cavalcade Of Customs Photo Coverage: A Collection Of All The Cool Pre ’49 Stuff!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Using the designation \u2018street rod\u2019 has almost taken on a negative tone in recent years.\u00a0 Images of lawn chairs, khaki pants, and new balance shoes come to mind for many when it\u2019s mentioned.\u00a0 I\u2019m a hard core pre-49 fan (the traditional \u2018street rod\u2019 group) and do not see it this way.\u00a0 Any style of custom car has these types so I don\u2019t get the bad rap the label sometimes puts on them.\u00a0 I\u2019ll get off my soapbox now.<\/p>\n

The first 20 or so photos are all Cincy Street Rods cars and I chose to put them together since it was an anniversary show for them and 18 of their rides were afforded space to assemble together.\u00a0 This is an active group that gets out and gathers often.\u00a0 We should all be so lucky to have a club like this.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve noticed in the last 5 or so years a lot of folks are running Ford Y-blocks in rods and other builds.\u00a0 I like trends like this where a less-often used element is incorporated into a clean build.\u00a0 There are a lot of less-informed that mistake them for a small-block Chevy.\u00a0 I correct some, but many I let continue on thinking that.\u00a0 I figure if they ever plan to move past a finger-tip involvement in these cars they\u2019ll pick up what they need to know along the way.\u00a0 I really dug the brilliant orange metallic \u201934 Ford 4dr sedan.\u00a0 It just looks right with those retro wire wheels and a driver stance.<\/p>\n

How about driving an untested and unfinished car from Northern Kentucky up the highway with no roof to display in Survivor\u2019s Alley\u2026?\u00a0 That\u2019s exactly what pinstriper\/sign-painter\/builder Bdi Bowling did and then drive it back home.\u00a0 Despite some minor issues and the expected wind-chill factor the voyage went as planned driving the in-progress A-400.\u00a0 The last treat I have for you in here is this exquisite blue 5-window that was reportedly driven up from Knoxville, TN.\u00a0 This thing hails from the Barillaro Speed Emporium and has totally nailed the minimalist style while mostly hiding a plethora of subtle and not-so-subtle changes.\u00a0 For most folks if you didn\u2019t have an unaltered car near for reference there\u2019d be little chance of you appreciating the massive effort involved in making a rod this right.\u00a0 We had to walk carefully around it due to the puddles of drool left by appreciative onlookers.\u00a0 Gosh that thing is sweet.<\/p>\n

Okay, maybe just one more gallery and we\u2019re through with coverage of the 2020 Autorama in Cincy.<\/p>\n

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