While the gathering of early American roadsters is the main event at the L.A. Roadsters Show, it's hard to ignore the ever-growing car show that gathers each year in the specialty parking area. Adjacent to the roadster exhibition, and co-existing with the swap meet, this is where you'll find any pre-'75 rod, custom, or classic that came to take in the sights. The show within a show has steadily grown within the past few years and has definitely become another highlight of an already overwhelming event.
 |  Talk about patina! This is...  Talk about patina! This is the kind of neat stuff you'll find in the specialty area. |  A pair of full-fendered beauties...  A pair of full-fendered beauties in the form of a '34 Ford five-window coupe and '40 Ford Deluxe coupe are perfect examples of the early-style iron that can be found in the specialty sideshow. |
 Longtime Rod & Custom readers...  Longtime Rod & Custom readers may recognize current SRM Tech Editor Jim Rizzo's Budget Beater from his days as editor at R&C. |  Jack Carroll's dark brown...  Jack Carroll's dark brown '32 five-window has been showing up all over Southern California lately, and a crowd always surrounds it. |  This channeled, bare-metal...  This channeled, bare-metal Model A roadster pickup was too cool for words. |
 The sideshow was also a great...  The sideshow was also a great place to check out some uncommon powerplants. |  |  There were also plenty of...  There were also plenty of cars for sale, including this gorgeous orange and cream F-100 pickup and a pair of '40 Fords. |
 |  |  It wasn't just the hot rodders...  It wasn't just the hot rodders having their day at the specialty parking area; the custom guys were in full effect all weekend as well, represented by this dark blue Merc and green-on-green Chevy. |