Lonestar Rod & Kustom Round Up

If your emotions move you toward a ’34 highboy coupe then this satin gold-hued hot rod belonging to David Manning of Granbury, TX, and a member of the Outlaws Car Club, has your attention. Couple the accent color on the frame, wide whites mounted to chromed wheels, and the combo is most definitely an attention grabber.

Don Smith from Mansfield, TX, and a member of the Arlington Area Street Rods brought out his ’32 Ford Cabrio complete with bobbed-fenders, a custom louvered hood, drilled I-beam, and Hemi for power. Note frame notch for cutouts—nice work.

Gary Palmer of Garland, TX, drove in with his Model A highboy five-window with muscular SBC, pie-cut slicks, ’50 Pontiac taillights, and drilled visor, I-beam, and radius rods.

Larry Shoaf from Lexington, NC, was on hand with his unusual ’27 Chrysler roadster (former SR feature car) that is tastefully done.

Who says you can’t drive ’em—Jeff Divey from Idaho Falls, ID, was on hand with his traditionally flavored ’32 Ford highboy roadster dressed neatly in black.

Pickups are most definitely the rage and Ray Crabtree, hailing from Houston, with his Deuce riding on Halibrands has all the earmarks of a traditional hot rod.

If you don’t think Model A coupes are outstanding material for hot rods then you are just blind! Ryan Cochran with his five-window sports a shiny frame and flat black body, early Ford wires wrapped with ribbed rubber in front, and bias-ply in back. Oh yes, powered by the obligatory Flathead making this an excellent example of an A/V-8.

Larry Scheel of Garland, TX, drove up in his Fordillac touring. Back in the day easy performance was gained by taking the lighter-weight Ford and dropping in the larger cubic-inch Caddy.

That old-time feeling is all there with Steve Ernst’s Deuce highboy roadster outfitted with a ’57 Chevy 383, ’39 trans, and quick-change.