2006 Fresno Autorama

William George's '58 Impala suffered an "oops" immediately before the show, but longtime car legend Gene Winfield saved the day with his expert body and paint touch-up. He also gets credit for the entire spray.

Ed and Joanna Potestio of Pueblo, CO, brought this stunning '50 Merc hardtop built by Eddie's Rod & Custom, while the electric blue paint was applied by Ramirez Rod & Custom.

Ken and Mary Mahan brought their '50 Chevy 'vert down from Bremerton, WA. Ken did his own roof chop, Carson top, shaved trim, and frenched lights.

Andy and Collette Leverette of Soquel, CA, had this very sleek and clean-looking '39 Lincoln Zephyr resting on a custom tubular chassis, Air Ride suspension, and four-wheel disc brakes.

Robert and Erma Wolf brought their very nice '48 Buick Special Sedanet with its original body and frame all the way from Iowa City, IA. The body has 106 mods, can you find them?

Marty and Pat Wells of Yorba Linda, CA, brought their popular '51 Ford custom that features a 5-inch top chop and channeled 3 1/2 inches over a Buick Regal chassis. Front fenders extended 4 inches with '55 Olds headlights.

Steve Wilkinson of Cerritos, CA, and his four-cam Cobra motor-powered '28 Ford roadster pickup had many an old timer remembering Russ Meeks and his flip body roadster that won the AMBR in the '70s.

Dick Gilbert of Clovis, CA, brought out his phantom '37 Ford pickup painted in orange and black by Blewitt's Rod Shop and Shinbone Alley all resting on Boyd Coddington wheels.

Steve Anderson of Minneapolis, MN, showed off his lil' Deuce coupe that sports a ton of body mods, which include a 3-inch top chop, a 2-inch section, a 4-inch channel, a 4-inch hood stretch, and a 4-inch grille chop. Frame is the Deuce Steel-swept style.

Woodies do not come much nicer than Scott Ehrke's '50 Ford of Paso Robles, CA.

George Saab of Camdenton, MO, had this rare '41 Willys convertible on hand and it was another of the many crowd stoppers.

Fred Davies of Aspen, CO, brought his '36 Ford "screwed" together by Masterpiece Hot Rods & Customs.

Ron Kregoski of Brighton, MI, worked off a Coast to Coast '39 Ford 'vert built by Mike Theiker of Street Toys and painted in House of Kolor Majik blue and silver 'flake to end up with this great-looking street rod.

Personalities galore, there is always someone you have wanted to ask a question while walking the floors of Blackie's and this year was no different; pictured left to right are: Ken Reister, owner of last year's Ridler winner and this year's AMBR; Bob Larivee Sr., promoter and hot rodder supreme; and Wes Rydell, another Ridler winner.

Wes and Bob Rydell of Grand Forks, ND, brought their '35 Chevy, The Grand Master (Ridler recipient), to honor Foose as the Builder of the Year.

Chip Foose was honored as the Builder of the Year title and three prime examples of his handiwork were presented: The Grand Master, The Stallion, and Ken Reister's Impression pictured here.

Another of the cars, a '32 Ford coupe, to honor Foose was The Stallion, owned by Ron Whiteside of Scottsdale, AZ.