Went to the Autorama today....
12-04-2004, 07:00 PM
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Went to the Autorama today.... I decided to go out to the "Autorama" today with my Dad. There were alot of nice cars out there; about 90% of them were old classics and rarely any newer cars.
There was one 1969 Trans Am that was really nice to see. There were more than plenty of 69' camaro's and plenty of awesome "custom" classic's.
There was one 30th TA and one "collector's" TA and one 35th SS camaro.
And of course there were no "Firehawk's", except a 1997 in the auction bay that looked like a worn out piece of s**t!
Also I saw my first "flat-head" V8. I never knew they existed until my Dad pointed it out to me. It looked a little weird, but cool.
Anyway's I had a good time.
We definately need to get a group out there next year to represent the 4th gen community.
Here are some sample pics and a link to the rest on webshots.
and the link to the other pics on webshot's http://community.webshots.com/album/227091118iEPQCL
Enjoy,
Jeremy
There was one 1969 Trans Am that was really nice to see. There were more than plenty of 69' camaro's and plenty of awesome "custom" classic's.
There was one 30th TA and one "collector's" TA and one 35th SS camaro.
And of course there were no "Firehawk's", except a 1997 in the auction bay that looked like a worn out piece of s**t!
Also I saw my first "flat-head" V8. I never knew they existed until my Dad pointed it out to me. It looked a little weird, but cool.
Anyway's I had a good time.
We definately need to get a group out there next year to represent the 4th gen community.
Here are some sample pics and a link to the rest on webshots.
and the link to the other pics on webshot's http://community.webshots.com/album/227091118iEPQCL
Enjoy,
Jeremy
12-04-2004, 08:02 PM
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I was there this morning as well. This is my 4th year going in a row and it seems there are fewer cars and more overpriced junk in the swap meet. There were a lot of nice cars there... but cars that never see the road don't excite me quite as much as they used to.
That 1997 "Firehawk" in the auction was disgusiting. It had painted 16" 5 spooke Camaro wheels and yellow vinyl strips that were all sratched up and peeling... I doubt it was a real Firehawk, probably someone that got sticker happy.
That 1997 "Firehawk" in the auction was disgusiting. It had painted 16" 5 spooke Camaro wheels and yellow vinyl strips that were all sratched up and peeling... I doubt it was a real Firehawk, probably someone that got sticker happy.
12-05-2004, 12:58 AM
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hey i saw that powerstroke today!!
i also found my new favorite color, Candy Brandy-Wine
that 66 Nova right when you came in was my favorite car there. i believe it was called Johnny Rocket. they showed it being built on rides, it was competing for the riddler award, against a bunch of cars including the car in the top picture of this thread (the instigator). the nova is on page 3, images 1920 and 1921 on the photoalbum mentioned above.
i had a great time even though i only bought some wax, tireshine, and a 3/8" impact swivel socket. i was there from about 11am to about 5 pm and diddnt sit down a single time. when we first got there we went straight to the swap meet section before everything got bought up. i found a new set of camaro headlights and got really excited, the guy must have saw me because he said he wanted 200 bux a piece for them lol, he diddnt get any business from me 
i also found my new favorite color, Candy Brandy-Wine
that 66 Nova right when you came in was my favorite car there. i believe it was called Johnny Rocket. they showed it being built on rides, it was competing for the riddler award, against a bunch of cars including the car in the top picture of this thread (the instigator). the nova is on page 3, images 1920 and 1921 on the photoalbum mentioned above.
i had a great time even though i only bought some wax, tireshine, and a 3/8" impact swivel socket
. i was there from about 11am to about 5 pm and diddnt sit down a single time. when we first got there we went straight to the swap meet section before everything got bought up. i found a new set of camaro headlights and got really excited, the guy must have saw me because he said he wanted 200 bux a piece for them lol, he diddnt get any business from me 
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I usually go, but didn't get to this year. But I heard that it wasn't as good this year as it has been previously. Still, there is always badass cars there.
12-05-2004, 10:09 AM
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There were alot of late model Cobras. There was a bad *** Cobra R there. And the 55 chevy with the LS1, Really nice. The swap meet blew ***, i went on friday didnt see anything usefull. A bunch of junk. I could only stay long enough to skim through the car show, so im going back today.
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How did you guys like the Shelby Mustang GT500 that was at a starting bid of 150k!
The owner of the car stated that everything was original, he looked like he may have been as old as the car; probably kept it in his garage for many, many years.
I think the highest bid was 85k, and the owner decided not to sell.
Overall, the show was really nice, kinda made me wanna go get an old classic and customize it out.
The owner of the car stated that everything was original, he looked like he may have been as old as the car; probably kept it in his garage for many, many years.
I think the highest bid was 85k, and the owner decided not to sell.
Overall, the show was really nice, kinda made me wanna go get an old classic and customize it out.
12-05-2004, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by XtinctHawk02
How did you guys like the Shelby Mustang GT500 that was at a starting bid of 150k!
The owner of the car stated that everything was original, he looked like he may have been as old as the car; probably kept it in his garage for many, many years.
I think the highest bid was 85k, and the owner decided not to sell.
Overall, the show was really nice, kinda made me wanna go get an old classic and customize it out.
The owner of the car stated that everything was original, he looked like he may have been as old as the car; probably kept it in his garage for many, many years.
I think the highest bid was 85k, and the owner decided not to sell.
Overall, the show was really nice, kinda made me wanna go get an old classic and customize it out.
12-05-2004, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by mmiller
Are you talking about the yellow '68 convertible Shelby? If so, IMO that was the best car at the whole Autorama. Freaking unbelievable car!
12-06-2004, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TheBlurLS1
i cant believe how many cars there had freakin TPI motors in them! seems like every damn coupe there had one in it!
edit: woundnt a prowler with an ls1 be pretty sweet?
edit: woundnt a prowler with an ls1 be pretty sweet?
I still wouldn't mind owning one
12-06-2004, 09:10 AM
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I missed AutoRama this year. In fact since they moved it from Thanksgiving weekend to the weekend after, I have missed it the last 2 yrs. Before that, I had been to it every year for at least the last 15 yrs or so.
I used to show my truck in it (for about 5 yrs), and had placed from 1st to 4th in class.
The folks who I know that went said the show was small. It has been getting smaller every year for the last few years. Wish there was a way to get it back on track. It used to be a premier show.
I used to show my truck in it (for about 5 yrs), and had placed from 1st to 4th in class.
The folks who I know that went said the show was small. It has been getting smaller every year for the last few years. Wish there was a way to get it back on track. It used to be a premier show.
