{"id":22916,"date":"2013-03-18T20:56:55","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T03:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=22916"},"modified":"2013-04-04T23:50:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-05T06:50:08","slug":"2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Autorama Extreme &#8211; From the Attic to the Basement"},"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%2F2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F03%2Fevent-11077-The-Basement.jpg&amp;description=2013+Autorama+Extreme+%E2%80%93+From+the+Attic+to+the+Basement\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[22916]\"><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\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/\"><\/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\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"2013 Autorama Extreme \u2013 From the Attic to the Basement\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=2013 Autorama Extreme \u2013 From the Attic to the Basement&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/\" 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\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/\" data-text=\"2013 Autorama Extreme \u2013 From the Attic to the Basement\" data-desc=\"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\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/event-11077-The-Basement.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><h2>There&#8217;s an Upstairs? Basement at the 2013 Detroit Autorama<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\"><img class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-23183\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Bad 1934 Ford truck - Blown Hot Rod!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/event-11077-The-Basement.jpg\" alt=\"1934 hot rod, 1934 ford truck, hot rods\" width=\"575\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/event-11077-The-Basement.jpg 816w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/event-11077-The-Basement-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/event-11077-The-Basement-575x431.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/>See all the pictures <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\" title=\"Hot Rods and Custom Cars from the Basement at Detroit Autorama\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/ViewEventImages\/The%20Basement%20-%202013%20Detroit%20Autorama\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\">from the Basement &#8211; Hot Rods and Custom Cars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For years now Autorama has been separated into two levels &#8211; 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 \u2018other\u2019 cars go&#8230; In the past this ranged from tuners to rat rods. I used to hate going into the basement, and getting past the thumping bass and laser lights of the tuner crowd just to see a couple of cool lead sleds. For the last four years or so, the \u2018rat rod\u2019 movement in the Detroit area has grown substantially, and with the embracing arms of show organizers (Rudi and Dennis), the basement has turned into a main event.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Detroit Autorama - Basement Extreme!\" src=\"http:\/\/i951.photobucket.com\/albums\/ad355\/dolphyn40\/DSCF1668_zps546e72be.jpg\" alt=\"hot rods, custom cars, detroit autorama basement\" width=\"575\" height=\"391\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em style=\"text-align: left; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Photo courtesy of J. V. Drenzek &amp; Associates<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The high gloss facade, high buck cars with their mirrored displays and bright lights upstairs becomes a distant memory as you ride the escalator down. Greeting you at the bottom is neon lights, pinup girls and rockabilly music &#8211; and a plethora of traditional hot rods, led sleds, old school choppers\/bobbers and antique bikes, with a few mini bikes, race cars and custom bicycles sprinkled in. Some vehicles are in the build stage, some are finished. And some are in between. There was even a \u201959 Chevy (belonging to your\u2019s truly) that allowed people to draw on the hood. And if you hit it right, you\u2019ll see bands like the Twistin\u2019 Tarantulas preforming on the stage.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Even the vendors have a different feel. There is Artist\u2019s Row, featuring such artists as Thom Metz, Julie Fournier (who painted the Gene Winfield backdrop), Chad Lambert and Brown Dog Welding. You can purchase vintage clothing, plasma cut scrap metal art from Speedcult and crude shirts from our friends at Singlefinger Speed shop. If you\u2019re looking for the \u2018right\u2019 cut and style, the Berkley Chop shop and Vanity Vixen folks will fix you up!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Hot Rod variety at the 2013 Detroit Autorama Basement car show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/ShowPicture\/full\/9444\/The-Basement--2013-Detroit-Autorama-2013-Detroit-Autorama-BestoBasement.jpg\" alt=\"hot rods, custom cars, detroit autorama basement\" width=\"575\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instead of the high polished glass plaque trophies of the upstairs, Autorama Extreme trophies are handcrafted out of old junk parts by the Poor Boys Car Club, which are all pinstriped up and coveted as much as the upstairs awards. This year our buddies at Brother\u2019s Customs took home a few of the trophies. Leslie Dreist of Classic and Exotic out of Troy MI took home two awards with her 1942 French War bike, including the Throttle Gals Magazine Pick Award.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-22938\" style=\"margin: 4px;\" title=\"Custom Brothers 1927 Ford Roadster was the coolest!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/2013-detroit-autorama-basement.jpg\" alt=\"1927 Ford Hot Rod, hot rod roadster, detroit autorama basement\" width=\"575\" height=\"382\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">As the basement crowd grows in popularity, and with more people than ever coming to Autorama specifically for the Autorama Extreme, the main floor has been coined \u201cThe Attic\u201d. Singlefinger rolled out shirts stating \u201cThere\u2019s an Upstairs???\u2019 and the entire show has swelled to well over 200 cars. Rudi stated that he turned away multiple car clubs, and a large number of great vehicles, because they simply ran out of space. Thankfully the Dead Last car club got in, along with their valve cover race track, allowing yet another cool activity to participate in. Even the kids get involved, giving them a fun and challenging way to compete in the show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Valve cover racers from 2013 Detroit Autorama Basement car show\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/ShowPicture\/full\/9425\/The-Basement--2013-Detroit-Autorama-2013-Detroit-Autorama-BestoBasement.jpg\" alt=\"valve cover racers, detroit autorama basement\" width=\"575\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The big event in the basement this year however, was the live chop top project, where the legendary Gene Winfield chopped a \u201939 Chevy in three days. The crowd was so thick at times, that you\u00a0couldn&#8217;t\u00a0even see the car. Sparks were flying as Gene and his team of builders used a combination of MIG and gas welding to create the custom chop.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"How to Chop at 1939 Chevy in 3 days with Gene Winfield\" src=\"http:\/\/i951.photobucket.com\/albums\/ad355\/dolphyn40\/DSCF1743_zps8c197a52.jpg\" alt=\"1939 Chevy, chop top, gene winfield\" width=\"575\" border=\"0\" \/><em>Photo courtesy of J. V. Drenzek &amp; Associates<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you missed it in the past, make sure you make it to Autorama Extreme next year!\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">And for more pictures from the 2013 Detroit Autorama Basement show, check the <a title=\"Hot Rods and Custom Cars from the Basement at Detroit Autorama\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/ViewEventImages\/The%20Basement%20-%202013%20Detroit%20Autorama\/3\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pictures from the Basement here.<\/a><\/span><\/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%2F2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=2013+Autorama+Extreme+%E2%80%93+From+the+Attic+to+the+Basement\" 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\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/\"><\/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\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"2013 Autorama Extreme \u2013 From the Attic to the Basement\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=2013 Autorama Extreme \u2013 From the Attic to the Basement&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/\" 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\/2013-autorama-extreme-the-basement\/\" data-text=\"2013 Autorama Extreme \u2013 From the Attic to the Basement\" data-desc=\"There's an Upstairs? 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