Surely not to be the last, the first road trip of the year went off without a hitch (much to the chagrin of our coworkers, who's messages consisted of things like, "I hope the rain washes you two into Mexico" and "Did they kick Kev out of the country yet?") and we're already planning our next trip to Speedweek in August. Special thanks goes out to Mark Gustafson and the Donut Gang, who not only were gracious hosts to yours truly, but also put on a garage crawl around Austin on Friday that's not to be missed. So if you're looking for that perfect outing to kick off the car show season, dust off that old jalopy and head South to Austin in April.
The Lone Star greeted us into...
The Lone Star greeted us into Texas, but entry to the state means we've traveled about halfway. We made it into Austin around 2 a.m. Saturday.
At the show, we managed to...
At the show, we managed to find the only other '46 Ford and decided it only made sense to park next to it; I actually think it found us.
Bob Bradberry's '34 Ford pickup...
Bob Bradberry's '34 Ford pickup made us wish all those farmers kept better care of their trucks.
A Hemi-powered coupe. What...
A Hemi-powered coupe. What more could one ask for?
Pierro De Luca's Model A makes...
Pierro De Luca's Model A makes for a nice foreground of like-minded hot rods.
Bob Seibert's '48 Buick roadster...
Bob Seibert's '48 Buick roadster from Round Rock, Texas, is not your typical roadster.
Texas seems to be full of...
Texas seems to be full of old farm trucks, but don't mistake Denny Burrough's hot rod for any old hay hauler.
Charlie Spann's '29 speedster...
Charlie Spann's '29 speedster is just plain cool, in a Texas-kinda way.
Keller's '31 roadster pickup...
Keller's '31 roadster pickup is a study in hot rod simplicity.
Customs were well represented,...
Customs were well represented, as evident with James Cole's forest green '48 Chevy.
A very clean three-window...
A very clean three-window Deuce, Craig and Gela Coleman drove out from Arlington, Texas.
Another cool three-window...
Another cool three-window was Roger Gonzalez's suede Deuce on wire wheels.
There were also plenty of...
There were also plenty of bikes in attendance, something that's becoming very popular in the hot rod scene.