2013 Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Car Show Another pinup model and Pabst packed Viva Las Vegas car show is in the books. In some unscheduled laziness and a fit of working too much on MyRideisMe.com… I didn’t go. Luckily, my good friend and photographer Mark Jacobs covered for me. So here’s just a couple of his favorite rides from the 2013 Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender. Want to see all the pictures? Here’s Mark’s 2013 Viva Las Vegas Car Show Gallery I think this slick custom is a Pontiac...

2013 Edelbrock Car Show at Vic’s Garage May 5th in Torrance, CA – All makes and models welcome! Benefiting the Edelbrock Family Foundation 8th Annual Rev’ved Up 4 Kids Charity Car Show Benefiting The Edelbrock Family Foundation TORRANCE, CA  - Edelbrock is proud to be the title sponsor of the 8th Annual Rev’ved Up 4 Kids Charity Car Show, which will be held on Sunday May 5th to benefit the newly created Edelbrock Family Foundation. On Saturday, May 4th, 2013, Edelbrock will once again be opening the doors of their corporate headquarters...

Detroit Autorama Favorites – Chris Voyles Picks MyRideisMe.com’s show sponsor: Auto Meter Gauges Who’s Chris Voyles? He’s the dude with the GIANT camera hustling around the Detroit Autorama so you can enjoy what we saw from your computers and phones. I recruited Chris to help me with photos and get his favorites from his first year at the Detroit Autorama. Here’s what he thought… He’s shy so let him know if he screwed this up. We might be able to shame him into a reply? Also see Chris’ picks for...

There’s an Upstairs? Basement at the 2013 Detroit Autorama See all the pictures from the Basement – Hot Rods and Custom Cars For years now Autorama has been separated into two levels – the main floor and the basement. The main floor is the area that most people used to think of when thinking of the Detroit Autorama. The basement is where the ‘other’ cars go… In the past this ranged from tuners to rat rods. I used to hate going into the basement, and getting past the thumping...

2013 Detroit Autorama – Voyles’ Picks For Ridler Award Words and Pics by Chris Voyles MyRideisMe.com’s show sponsor: Auto Meter Gauges The 2013 Detroit Autorama was a great one indeed with eight cars nominated for the prestigious Ridler Award. These cars where exceptionally nice, but I think it’s safe to say we all said to ourselves, “Hey! Why wasn’t that car nominated?” We’ll Pikesan and I thought the same thing… while he’s still deciding which rides he would have picked, I’m done! Here’s a few of the custom cars I thought were...

2013 Ridler Award Winner: 1940 Ford MyRideisMe.com’s show sponsor: Auto Meter Gauges The Results are in! The 2013 was a tough competition! After talking to just about everyone I knew… I think the consensus pick is the winner. This 1940 Ford is outstanding top to bottom, and as owner Ron Cizek told me, “It’s too bad the car’s not displayed upside down!” You can check the detail pictures in the gallery below. I overheard it’s the same/similar setup as the unbelievable 2007 Ridler Award winner, a 1936 Ford called, “First Love”. Just...

2013 Detroit Autorama – Pikesan’s Picks for Best of Show MyRideisMe.com’s show sponsor: Auto Meter Gauges Like last year, I took too many pictures. I couldn’t stop! To do my best to quickly-as-possibly share what I have and what I liked, I’m loading up the MyRideisMe picture gallery. There’s 200 events covered since 2007, so lots to see, something for everyone… including – The Best of the 2013 Detroit Autorama. The rest of the BEST pictures and info are here. This wasn’t a Ridler Contender? (Insert confused look here) 1934...

2013 Detroit Autorama – Ridler Award Contenders MyRideisMe.com’s show sponsor: Auto Meter Gauges If you’re 6’4″ you don’t need a ladder… might as well use the height for some good and give another look at the “Great 8″ cars contending for the coveted Ridler Award. After another day at the show, the winner’s unknown and among friends, there’s no clear favorite. (lots of bias tho!) Ridler Award Contender – 1934 Ford Sedan Gotta show the slick sedan from Arizona some love. It’s an amazing color, even in the brutal...

2013 Detroit Autorama – Ridler Award Contenders It’s Time! Detroit’s here and we’ve got all the “Great 8″ shots up and ready for you to pick a favorite. This year, they let us know a little earlier who the greats were, a rough job since I heard there were upwards of 50 cars in contention. Look for a great post coming soon of, “Shoulda-been’s” or just bad-to-the-bone rides that somehow weren’t selected as Ridler finalists. No use arguing over that now, the Great 8 contenders choices have been made,...

What Custom Car Show has the TOP Hot Rod?  This contest is CLOSED as of 5/5/13. Thank you. Got an opinion? Speak up now and win a set of Auto Meter Gauges worth $500! I believe: The Ridler Award – handed out at the Detroit Autorama in Feb/March America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) award – handed out in January at the Grand National Roadster Show (GNRS) Are the most prestigious car show awards a hot rod or custom car can win. I suspect few, if any, will disagree. Well...

2013 Barrett Jackson Scottsdale Muscle Cars and Mopars Story and photos by Chris Voyles This years Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction was a awesome one! Last year was a great auction but I think there was a little more excitement this year with some super unique vehicles crossing the block. Who could have predicted the Batmobile would go for 4.3 million?! There were a lot of great vehicles that had the proceeds go to charities and nothing is better than to see the price climbing on those cars with the...

Grand National Roadster Show – 2013 AMBR Winner Results are in! More info to follow as I track down owner John Mumford and the team of builders at Roy Brizio Street Rods. For now, please enjoy these pictures! As always, for any picture, click to see the full-size image. 2013 America’s Most Beautiful Roadster The Kelly Brown Track ‘T’ 1927 Ford Roadster According to the show card: Kelly Brown “1978 NHRA Top Fuel World Champion” – For his determination and vision. Special Thanks to: Steve Davis Team Brizio Pete...