50th Annual Indianapolis World of Wheels - Web Exclusive

It's not every day that one of our treasured national events has the opportunity to turn fifty years old. The Indianapolis State Fairgrounds is the same massive venue that the original show started at, although back then the building used only housed 80 cars in a stadium-like layout. Today's show encompassed floor space from three adjoining buildings and had the capability of supporting over 360 superb rods, customs, muscle cars, trucks, and motorcycles. At this years event, The Road Rockets Car Club from Indianapolis was responsible for the recreation of the '62 Motorama within one of the buildings making it almost like walking through a time portal with over 100 traditional hop-ups, and customs laid-out in perfect form without any formal displays, barriers, or ropes to detract from the cars. True to fashion, being a full-scale World of Wheels event, there was a kaleidoscope of color creating a visual assault on your senses once you walked back into the main buildings. Reaching a milestone, this is one event that keeps getting better with age and we can hardly wait to see what rolls into the buildings next year. You can check it all out at www.autorama.com