{"id":731,"date":"2008-07-07T01:09:51","date_gmt":"2008-07-07T08:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=731"},"modified":"2013-06-23T21:44:50","modified_gmt":"2013-06-24T04:44:50","slug":"throttle-kings-hospitality-and-hot-rods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/throttle-kings-hospitality-and-hot-rods\/","title":{"rendered":"Throttle Kings &#8211; Hospitality and Hot Rods"},"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%2Fthrottle-kings-hospitality-and-hot-rods%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F07%2Fraw00180_2.JPG&amp;description=Throttle+Kings+%E2%80%93+Hospitality+and+Hot+Rods\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[731]\"><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\/throttle-kings-hospitality-and-hot-rods\/\"><\/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\/throttle-kings-hospitality-and-hot-rods\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Throttle Kings \u2013 Hospitality and Hot Rods\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/throttle-kings-hospitality-and-hot-rods\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Throttle Kings \u2013 Hospitality and Hot Rods&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/throttle-kings-hospitality-and-hot-rods\/\" 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\/throttle-kings-hospitality-and-hot-rods\/\" data-text=\"Throttle Kings \u2013 Hospitality and Hot Rods\" data-desc=\"Hot Rod Friends at their Best What do Hot Rods, cool Kustoms, the LA Roadster show and Octopus have in common?\u00a0The Throttle Kings of Southern California. In 2007 when MyRideisMe.com was barely idling, I hit the LA Roadster show hard with cards and t-shirts to spread the word. That was when I first\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00180_2.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 Rod Friends at their Best<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Victor\u2019s 30 Ford Coupe Hot Rod, LA Roadster Show 2008\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00180_2.JPG\" alt=\"Victor\u2019s 30 Ford Coupe Hot Rod, LA Roadster Show 2008\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What do Hot Rods, cool Kustoms, the LA Roadster show and Octopus have in common?\u00a0The Throttle Kings of Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007 when MyRideisMe.com was barely idling, I hit the LA Roadster show hard with cards and t-shirts to spread the word. That was when I first met Victor Busatamante. Victor listened about my dream of &#8220;Myspace for car guys&#8221; and offered a beer to celebrate that I was done jabbering. By that time, I had the pitch down, but even I was tired of hearing it. One beer led to another, then Victor and his buddies were making carne asada and fed me well. You don&#8217;t meet guys that generous every day. I was grateful for the hospitality so I loaded up the boys with MyRideisMe.com t-shirts.<\/p>\n<p><img title=\"Oysters and octopus, that\u2019s a party!\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00209.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Oysters and octopus, that\u2019s a party!\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"10\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fast forward 1 year to 2008. As Saturday at the Roadster Show was winding down, I set out to find Victor and his guys again. Not so hard, just look for the guys having the most fun! A little ways out, I found them. This year was no different then last. Everyone was having a great time, sipping beers and eating what? Oysters and fried octopus? I tried one of those little suckers too. Chewy.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Kopis\u2019 51 Pontiac Chieftain Kustom\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00182_2.jpg\" alt=\"1951 Pontiac Chieftain, custom pontiac sedan, Kustom\" width=\"575\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"51 Pontiac Pinstriping\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00183.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[731]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin: 4px 10px;\" title=\"51 Pontiac Pinstriping\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00183.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"51 Pontiac Pinstriping\" width=\"120\" height=\"128\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a>I got the idea to grab a picture of each Throttle King member with their car. For these guys, their rides do tell a story about their personalities. My Ride is Me. With every member nicer then the next, they each told me how they help each other out with their rides and if they&#8217;re not working, they traveling together to one of the MANY shows and cruises in the greater Los Angeles area.<\/p>\n<p>It didn&#8217;t take long to notice I needed almost every letter in the alphabet to get their names! Bustamante and Kopis Georgakopoulos (Greek if you&#8217;re wondering), give you the idea. That&#8217;s Kopis&#8217;s 51 Pontiac Chieftain.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Don\u2019s 1929 Ford Roadster Hot rod\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00200_2.jpg\" alt=\"1929 Ford Roadster, Hot rod roadster, hot rods\" width=\"575\" height=\"433\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img title=\"Pinstriping on 29 Ford Roadster\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00195.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Pinstriping on 29 Ford Roadster\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Besides the cocktails and friendship, I also shot some pictures of Don Simm&#8217;s wife Doreen. That was my first chance to try pinup photography.<\/p>\n<p>Doreen is a natural, now if I was a talented photographer&#8230; you can read that blog&#8230; <a title=\"Secrets to being a Pinup model\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=706\" target=\"_blank\">Click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to see everyone next year, or maybe at the <a title=\"Primer Nationals Hot Rod show\" href=\"http:\/\/www.primernationals.com\/primer\/event.html\" target=\"_blank\">Primer Nationals<\/a> in Ventura.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, here&#8217;s the Throttle Kings and their cars.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for everything!<\/p>\n<p>See you next year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Jim\u2019s 1936 Ford Pickup with cool pinstriping\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00189_2.jpg\" alt=\"1936 Ford Pickup, hot rod pinstriping, hot rods\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Paul Medina\u2019s 47 Ford Business Coupe\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00194.jpg\" alt=\"1947 Ford Business Coupe, hot rod ford\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"border-image: initial; margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Pete\u2019s 50 Ford 2 door sedan\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00206_2.jpg\" alt=\"1950 Ford sedan, custom 1950 ford, ford custom\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Killer Spade Pinstriping\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00192.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[731]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin: 4px 60px;\" title=\"Killer Spade Pinstriping\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/raw00192.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Killer Spade Pinstriping\" width=\"116\" height=\"128\" align=\"left\" hspace=\"60\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Victor Bustamante&#8217;s 30 Ford Coupe (<a title=\"1930 Chopped Ford Coupe\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Garage\/chopped30\/\" target=\"_blank\">Visit his garage<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Kopis Georgakopoulos&#8217; 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