{"id":15447,"date":"2011-05-08T20:02:05","date_gmt":"2011-05-09T03:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=15447"},"modified":"2013-02-17T18:06:23","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T01:06:23","slug":"viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Cute, Cool and Hot at 2011 Viva Las Vegas Car Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fviva-las-vegas-2011-car-show%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F04%2FVLV-Car-Show-2011-Metalflaked-Coupe.jpg&amp;description=Cute%2C+Cool+and+Hot+at+2011+Viva+Las+Vegas+Car+Show\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[15447]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Cute, Cool and Hot at 2011 Viva Las Vegas Car Show\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Cute, Cool and Hot at 2011 Viva Las Vegas Car Show&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/\" data-text=\"Cute, Cool and Hot at 2011 Viva Las Vegas Car Show\" data-desc=\"Hot Rods and Cool Classics at 2011 VLV Car Show Who knew Viva Las Vegas began as a music festival? Heck...we're only interested in the cars! What I love about rockabilly car shows - is you get a little bit of everything. VLV14 in 2011 is no exception. From barely running to nearly show quality and\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Metalflaked-Coupe.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h3>Hot Rods and Cool Classics at 2011 VLV Car Show<\/h3>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15467\" title=\"VLV Car Show 2011 Metalflaked Coupe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Metalflaked-Coupe.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Metalflaked-Coupe.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Metalflaked-Coupe-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Metalflaked-Coupe-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Metalflaked-Coupe-575x385.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Who knew Viva Las Vegas began as a music festival? Heck&#8230;we&#8217;re only interested in the cars!<\/h3>\n<p>What I love about rockabilly car shows &#8211; is you get a little bit of everything. VLV14 in 2011 is no exception. From barely running to nearly show quality and everything in between&#8230; it&#8217;ll be at Viva! This slammed three-window was a-glow in glitter. Heavy green metal flake covering nearly everything&#8230;\u00a0 what wasn&#8217;t covered in green flake was covered in silver flake. So mean&#8230; but so cute!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15469\" title=\"VLV Car Show at Orleans\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-at-Orleans.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-at-Orleans.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-at-Orleans-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-at-Orleans-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-at-Orleans-575x320.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This larger sedan looks clean laying on the pavement! From sunrise to sundown, the VLV car show at The Orleans was hoppin&#8217;!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15470\" title=\"VLV Car Show Rat Rod Chopped Ford Pickup\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-Rat-Rod-Chopped-Ford-Pickup.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-Rat-Rod-Chopped-Ford-Pickup.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-Rat-Rod-Chopped-Ford-Pickup-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-Rat-Rod-Chopped-Ford-Pickup-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-Rat-Rod-Chopped-Ford-Pickup-575x371.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This chopped Ford Pickup had just the right style. Great tire choice. A clean chop job. And time-worn Ford Blue was a terrific color choice!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15449\" title=\"1948 F1 Pickup Admired at VLV 14 Car Show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1948-F1-Pickup-Admired-at-VLV-14-Car-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1948-F1-Pickup-Admired-at-VLV-14-Car-Show.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1948-F1-Pickup-Admired-at-VLV-14-Car-Show-150x74.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1948-F1-Pickup-Admired-at-VLV-14-Car-Show-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1948-F1-Pickup-Admired-at-VLV-14-Car-Show-575x284.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My car club, the Gasoline Girls, were there for our 1st time as a club too! Lori&#8217;s 1948 Ford F1 &#8220;Bondorella&#8221; got tons of attention! Onlookers went crazy for Bondorella&#8217;s bare metal with hidden ice-pearl flake cleared over it. (<a title=\"Gasoline Girls Take On VLV 14\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=15473\" target=\"_blank\">See more Gasoline Girl&#8217;s Adventures<\/a>!)<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15448\" title=\"1932 Five Window Coupe at Viva Las Vegas 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1932-Five-Window-Coupe-at-Viva-Las-Vegas-2011.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, five window coupe\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1932-Five-Window-Coupe-at-Viva-Las-Vegas-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1932-Five-Window-Coupe-at-Viva-Las-Vegas-2011-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1932-Five-Window-Coupe-at-Viva-Las-Vegas-2011-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/1932-Five-Window-Coupe-at-Viva-Las-Vegas-2011-575x423.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This five-window coupe got it all <em>just<\/em> right too. Great stance. Neat engine. Clean satin finish with touches of glossy gold in just the right places.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15458\" title=\"Pinstriped Sedan at VLV14 Car Show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pinstriped-Coupe-at-VLV14-Car-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, pinstripping\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pinstriped-Coupe-at-VLV14-Car-Show.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pinstriped-Coupe-at-VLV14-Car-Show-150x97.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pinstriped-Coupe-at-VLV14-Car-Show-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Pinstriped-Coupe-at-VLV14-Car-Show-575x373.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It wouldn&#8217;t be a rockabilly car show if there wasn&#8217;t plenty of pinstriping to go around. This is a perfect example of pinstriping done right! If you didn&#8217;t show up with your car striped&#8230;there were plenty of artists on hand to do the job for you. Check out <a title=\"Pinstriping Pictures from VLV 2011\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2011-viva-las-vegas-14-pinstriping-styles\/\" target=\"_blank\">more VLV pinstripping here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15451\" title=\"Chevy Two Door at VLV 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Two-Door-at-VLV-2011.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, chevy two door\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Two-Door-at-VLV-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Two-Door-at-VLV-2011-150x92.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Two-Door-at-VLV-2011-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chevy-Two-Door-at-VLV-2011-575x354.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A rockabilly car show has also gotta have a sufficient amount of flames to be complete! This Chevy two-door bought some sparkly silver flames nicely laid out on it&#8217;s flat gray paint.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15471\" title=\"Wedding at VLV 2011 Car Show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Wedding-at-VLV-2011-Car-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, vegas wedding\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Wedding-at-VLV-2011-Car-Show.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Wedding-at-VLV-2011-Car-Show-150x96.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Wedding-at-VLV-2011-Car-Show-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Wedding-at-VLV-2011-Car-Show-575x370.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And if you happened to show up hoping to get hitched&#8230; well, you could do that too. I think this was the first time I ever saw a wedding booth at a car show! I also think it was the first time I&#8217;ve seen a bride with such colorful hair!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15455\" title=\"Girls at VLV 2011 Car Show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Girls-at-VLV-2011-Car-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, car show girls\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Girls-at-VLV-2011-Car-Show.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Girls-at-VLV-2011-Car-Show-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Girls-at-VLV-2011-Car-Show-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Girls-at-VLV-2011-Car-Show-575x331.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Of course not all the ladies were hitched&#8230; these lovely dolls are having fun and riding in style! If you&#8217;ve heard anything about the Viva Las Vegas car show &#8211; other then the awesome cars that is &#8211; it&#8217;s probably that there are a TON of beautiful women&#8230; rockabilly chicks, pinups, and more.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15459\" title=\"Rockabilly Pickup VLV\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rockabilly-Pickup-VLV.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rockabilly-Pickup-VLV.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rockabilly-Pickup-VLV-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rockabilly-Pickup-VLV-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Rockabilly-Pickup-VLV-575x357.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This full-fendered pickup was rolling strong. Unique and clean!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15460\" title=\"VLV 14 Car Show Ford Pickup with Moondiscs\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-14-Car-Show-Ford-Pickup-with-Moondiscs.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, moondiscs, ford pickup\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-14-Car-Show-Ford-Pickup-with-Moondiscs.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-14-Car-Show-Ford-Pickup-with-Moondiscs-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-14-Car-Show-Ford-Pickup-with-Moondiscs-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-14-Car-Show-Ford-Pickup-with-Moondiscs-575x341.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Moondiscs on a Ford Pickup? Awesome! You guys know I&#8217;m a sucker for moonies and its not too often you seen them on a truck like this&#8230; well picked!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15466\" title=\"VLV Car Show 2011 Chevy Pickup\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Chevy-Pickup.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, chevy pickup\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Chevy-Pickup.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Chevy-Pickup-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Chevy-Pickup-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Chevy-Pickup-575x363.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To my surprise I caught not only one pickup with moon discs on their wheels &#8211; but two! This Chevy was wearing them proudly also.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15462\" title=\"VLV 2011 Car Show Ford Five Window Coupe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Ford-Five-Window-Coupe.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Ford-Five-Window-Coupe.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Ford-Five-Window-Coupe-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Ford-Five-Window-Coupe-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Ford-Five-Window-Coupe-575x333.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Another car with a great set of wheels is this five-window. I&#8217;ve seen this car at Viva before&#8230; but ya never get tired of lookin&#8217; at something so pretty.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15468\" title=\"VLV Car Show 2011 Teardrop Blister\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Teardrop-Blister.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, teardrop blister, louvres\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Teardrop-Blister.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Teardrop-Blister-150x77.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Teardrop-Blister-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Car-Show-2011-Teardrop-Blister-575x296.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What you couldn&#8217;t see in the last picture you can see in this one. Beautiful job on the louvers arcing around this neat teardrop shaped blister.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15453\" title=\"Classic Car at VLV 14 Cute Says Becky Sue\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Classic-Car-at-VLV-14-Cute-Says-Becky-Sue.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Classic-Car-at-VLV-14-Cute-Says-Becky-Sue.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Classic-Car-at-VLV-14-Cute-Says-Becky-Sue-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Classic-Car-at-VLV-14-Cute-Says-Becky-Sue-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Classic-Car-at-VLV-14-Cute-Says-Becky-Sue-575x360.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Checking out more great details is Becky Sue of the Gasoline Girls. After seeing her hammer away at her front suspension the weekend before&#8230; I&#8217;d never call her dainty. These tiny turn signals though? Yep&#8230; <em>dainty<\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15464\" title=\"VLV 2011 Car Show Roadster Window\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Roadster-Window.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, roadster\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Roadster-Window.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Roadster-Window-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Roadster-Window-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Roadster-Window-575x320.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The details on this home-made roadster are way too many to show. I&#8217;m a sucker for these industrial-looking windshields. But check out the cute turn signals and electronically-raised roof. Not to mention the very cool Jack Daniels distillery on the passenger side A faucet on a roadster with whiskey coming out &#8211; nothing screams rockabilly louder than that!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15452\" title=\"Chopped Front Window VLV 14\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chopped-Front-Window-VLV-14.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, extremely chopped car\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chopped-Front-Window-VLV-14.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chopped-Front-Window-VLV-14-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chopped-Front-Window-VLV-14-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Chopped-Front-Window-VLV-14-575x320.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While we&#8217;re on windshields&#8230; check this one out! Have you <em>ever<\/em> seen such a tiny windshield!?!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15454\" title=\"Elvira at VLV 2011\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Elvira-at-VLV-2011.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Elvira-at-VLV-2011.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Elvira-at-VLV-2011-150x104.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Elvira-at-VLV-2011-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Elvira-at-VLV-2011-575x399.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And if you got tired of looking at cars&#8230;there were plenty of other distractions! Jerry Lee Lewis was on stage &#8211; and Elvira was signing autographs!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15456\" title=\"Grease Girl at VLV Car Show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Grease-Girl-at-VLV-Car-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Grease-Girl-at-VLV-Car-Show.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Grease-Girl-at-VLV-Car-Show-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Grease-Girl-at-VLV-Car-Show-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Grease-Girl-at-VLV-Car-Show-575x316.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ny 1955 Studebaker Coupe might have given out autographs too&#8230; if only she could! Me&#8230; well, I&#8217;m not quite that famous! But I did enjoy meeting some new friends (including some from <a title=\"GreaseGirl on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greasegirl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>) Steve, shooting the pictures, will be doing a feature on myself and the other Gasoline Girls in an upcoming feature in Munster Style magazine.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15463\" title=\"VLV 2011 Car Show Hudson Wasp\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Hudson-Wasp.jpg\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/greasegirl\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Hudson-Wasp.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Hudson-Wasp-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Hudson-Wasp-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-2011-Car-Show-Hudson-Wasp-575x382.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was very surprised to run into a car I&#8217;d met this past August in Bonneville during <a title=\"Speedweek 2010\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/good-morning-from-speed-week-2010\/\" target=\"_blank\">Speedweek 2010<\/a>! My Studie and this Hudson Wasp from Colorado had a smokin&#8217; hot photo shoot one morning on the salt!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15465\" title=\"VLV Best of Show Interior\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Best-of-Show-Interior.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, unique car interior\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Best-of-Show-Interior.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Best-of-Show-Interior-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Best-of-Show-Interior-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/VLV-Best-of-Show-Interior-575x363.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>People don&#8217;t really go to Viva to win prizes &#8211; they go to have fun. But that didn&#8217;t keep Sunny Vasquez and his 1949 Buick from taking home Best of Show. This picture doesn&#8217;t really do this beautifully unique dash justice&#8230;but check out the<a title=\"Best of Viva Las Vegas Car Show\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=15505\" target=\"_blank\"> Best of Show and Best Hot Rod here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15457\" title=\"Hot Rod at VLV 14 Car Show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Hot-Rod-at-VLV-14-Car-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14, rat rod\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Hot-Rod-at-VLV-14-Car-Show.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Hot-Rod-at-VLV-14-Car-Show-150x99.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Hot-Rod-at-VLV-14-Car-Show-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Hot-Rod-at-VLV-14-Car-Show-575x382.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yep, having fun with friends is what Viva&#8217;s all about. It doesn&#8217;t hurt that there&#8217;s some of the coolest cars around that show up! But then again&#8230; isn&#8217;t that a big part of the fun in building a car?!<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15450\" title=\"Car Jump VLV Car Show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Car-Jump-VLV-Car-Show.jpg\" alt=\"Viva Las Vegas 2011, Viva Car Show, VLV 14\" width=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Car-Jump-VLV-Car-Show.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Car-Jump-VLV-Car-Show-150x94.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Car-Jump-VLV-Car-Show-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Car-Jump-VLV-Car-Show-575x361.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When it&#8217;s time to pack up and go home of course there will be a couple of problems&#8230;but hey, that&#8217;s what friends are for!<\/p>\n<p>These were a few of ours &#8211; <em><strong>What was your favorite at Viva Las Vegas 2011?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fviva-las-vegas-2011-car-show%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Cute%2C+Cool+and+Hot+at+2011+Viva+Las+Vegas+Car+Show\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Cute, Cool and Hot at 2011 Viva Las Vegas Car Show\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Cute, Cool and Hot at 2011 Viva Las Vegas Car Show&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/viva-las-vegas-2011-car-show\/\" data-text=\"Cute, Cool and Hot at 2011 Viva Las Vegas Car Show\" data-desc=\"Hot Rods and Cool Classics at 2011 VLV Car Show Who knew Viva Las Vegas began as a music festival? Heck...we're only interested in the cars! What I love about rockabilly car shows - is you get a little bit of everything. VLV14 in 2011 is no exception. From barely running to nearly show quality and\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email Hot Rods and Cool Classics at 2011 VLV Car Show Who knew Viva Las Vegas began as a music festival? Heck&#8230;we&#8217;re only interested in the cars! What I love about rockabilly car shows &#8211; is you get a little bit of everything. VLV14 in 2011 is no exception. 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