The 50th Fresno Autorama

With 4,000 handcrafted, one-off parts, everything about this car is mind-boggling.

Don Carlisle's '62 Biscayne sure was nice! Nicknamed the Hurricayne, the Chevy features a Magnacharged 6.0L engine, metalwork from Marcel's Custom Metal, and a perfect paint job from Tony Correia's Speed Shop Custom Paint.

You might think the motor in Bill Enderson's '41 Lincoln Zephyr might have its stock 12 cylinders, but you'd be off by 17 percent or so. Bill not only did the bodywork on his custom, but bolted in a Viper V-10 motor to boot.

Built by Settin' Trendz in Fresno for the 2008 SEMA Show to showcase their impressive fabrication skills.

This rolling chassis that features an electric drivetrain (plus an air bag system sold by Fresno's AVS) will probably never see a body, it's just a demonstrator.

The Emerald Illusion is Bob Dutton's entry in the Autorama this year. A '41 Ford with a chopped Carson-type top, the `vert features body and paint work by the owner.

Extreme Automotive in Corona, CA, is responsible for the look of Mike Swanson's '54 Chevy Bel Air convertible. The Chev has an LS1 for power, a TCI Engineering Mustang II suspension, a Ron Mangus interior, and rolls on Budnik wheels wrapped with Toyo rubber.

Folks come from far and wide to check out the car show and some, like this gentleman from Europe, who had Blackie autograph some of the show's artwork to take back home with him.

We just love this Kurtis Offy midget. Owned by Leroy Sabbatini from Fresno, CA, the #5 racer uses an Arlen Kurtis chassis, an Offenhauser 110-inch engine, and a body fab'd by Jim Allen.

You don't see too many radial engines mounted in a motorcycle, but this show had two of them! The power for this bike comes from a Rotec 7-cylinder, 110-horse, R2800 engine that can be found in helicopters. Didn't get to hear it run, but would have liked to.

Panetera's Box is what Steve Frediani calls his '51 Ford convertible, which features a working 2-inch-chop top. The doors were lengthened 3 inches and the hood pancaked, and loads of other modifications were performed to make the ride look subtle but refined.

Lakeside Rods & Rides went all out on Joe Fuso's '51 Henry J. The wagon sits on a Morrison chassis, is powered by a LS 364 (440-horse) engine, and covered in DuPont Hot Hues paint.

Ken Mahan, from Bremerton, WA, is another owner who took it upon himself to not only chop the top on his '50 Chevy convertible but also french the headlights and shave the trim. The ride gets its go from a ZZ4.

This was the last car to be completed at Boyd Coddington's shop before his death. The scratchbuilt '39 Lincoln-inspired car was fabricated for Rocky Walker at Marcel's Custom Metal and runs a huge B.P.M. 12.8-liter V-12 with hemi heads that is said to produce 900 hp at 4,800 rpm with 1,000 lb. 16-ft. of torque. Oh yeah . . . it comes with fitted luggage, too.

Ray Young's '60 Impala from Mead, WA, was super clean through and through, and is equipped with a dual-quad 409 that was just as nice as the rest of the car.