Mike Hood took home top honors for the pre-'49 category with his '33 SpeedStar. For more info on Mike's homebuilt rod, check out the full feature on page 52 in this issue.
What's not to love about a Willys coupe with a scoop sticking out of the hood and wide meats laying down a mile of rubber? We like Arnold Warner's '41 and apparently so did the judges-they gave it a Top 25 award. Highlights include a 502ci motor putting out 900 ponies on pump gas!
We found Charles Self's blue '32 hanging with the Deuce Gathering on Saturday. The full-fendered beauty rides on Halibrands at all four corners, while the rest of the car, sans a chopped windshield, appears mostly stock.
Taking home Best in Show for the later crowd, post-'48, was Oscar Gamble and his tricked-out '56 Chevy two-door wagon. The car rolls on some serious billet with subtle modifications done to the hood and side trim pieces. Oscar hails from Kentucky in his lipstick red ride.
Mike Caputo made the trek in his '32 Ford cabriolet all the way from Deptford, NJ. The slick Lamborghini Orange Deuce garnered him a Top 25 pick on Friday.
Winning the Chrome Specialty Auto Award was Fred and Mary Dudek's '32 Ford highboy roadster. Motivated by a Tri-power-equipped small-block Chevy, details include Merc caps on steel wheels shod in bias-ply tread all around, a dropped and drilled I-beam axle, and plenty of chrome all over make this highboy an obvious choice for the award given.
Rodney Payne of Alexander, AR, found an awesome combination in triple-spoke Dayton wheels, Coker bias-plies, and classic American tin.
Scott Troutman's '32 Ford roadster made its debut and won a Top 25 pick the first time out! Lurking underneath the smooth hood sits a potent 454ci big-block Chevy.
Stan and Belinda Springs spent Saturday in the Winner's Circle with their tangerine Deuce coupe. The full-fendered jaw-dropper was obviously a winner among the women, being chosen for Ladies' Choice at the Southeast Deuce Gathering.
Jim Fox had his tricked-out '41 Willys coupe on hand at the properly titled Wild Willys Roundup. Sporting a 740ci Rodex monster motor and Air Ride Technologies-equipped Corvette suspension on a Mike Adam's tube chassis definitely helps get the job done.
Red wires and whitewalls just look good on highboy roadsters. Especially when the vintage theme is continued under the hood. Phil Goller was hanging with the rest of his Deuce brethren with his Flathead-powered roadster. Red leather on the inside, gray paint on the out-a subtle yet effective combination.
Richard Gregory swept the show for the Best Bad Willys of the Roundup with his gasser-inspired '41 coupe. Five-spoke mags, straight axle frontend, fenderwell headers, and gobs of power and tire remind us of the days of the great gasser wars of the '60s.
Aside from the main show itself, the Wild Willys Roundup gathered the horsepower-hungry coupes and their brethren together for a little show of their own with awards given out in five different categories.
The winner of our own STREET RODDER Magazine Pick was Don and Pam Floyd's red and champagne '40 Ford coupe. This was the second generation of the coupe for the Floyd's and this time they went all out. Note the changes in the grille, headlights, windshield, and the detail of the side chrome. Look forward to a full-length feature in a future SRM issue.
One of the only woodies in attendance, Greg Giampapa brought out his '47 Ford from his Massachusetts home and received a Top 25 pick for his troubles.Caption18
George Lange cruised in from St Louis, MO, with his club, the Real Stuff Roadsters. The coupe, painted Henry's favorite color, with a maxed-out Flatty earned George a spot among the Top 25.
That's Richard Bishop behind the wheel of his Top 25 '40 Ford two-door sedan. Modern headlights, paint, and wheels put an interesting spin on Henry's old hauler.
Building a street rod isn't easy for anyone and having a physical handicap compounds any difficulty tenfold. Clayton Justice built his '35 Chevy coupe himself and regardless of any barricade he may have faced, the end result speaks for itself. His coupe gained the attention of the judges and placed him in the Winner's Circle with a Top 25 pick.
We first spotted Gary Brigham's roadster pickup at the Detroit Autorama where we shot it and ran the '29 as a "2 Pack" spotlight feature back in the September issue. Once again Gary's Ice Blue pickup was turning heads when his 600hp hauler earned a Top 25 pick from the judges.
The luckiest people all weekend would have to be Don Brookshire and Sean Burch. Don (right), from Mt Airy, NC, won the '33 SpeedStar, while Sean-a Canton, GA, resident-drove home the silver and slammed '63 Buick Riviera. Some guys have all the luck!