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Hardcore Happening
by Gary Swiatowy
I
had heard of the “Hardcore Happening” event, but
have never made it out to check it out myself.
Located at the Old Soul Rod Shop, south of Leroy,
NY, and north of Pavilion, NY, this is a great “out of the
way” location for a party that may get a little rowdy.
Even though the event is open to everyone, shop
owner Jesse Coots said, “ If you want to park with the
cruisers your vehicle must be a pre-1962 hotrod,
gasser, traditional rods, custom or bike”. I did note a
few exceptions but they had the right coolness and
patina, but there were no modern muscle on the
grounds, just vintage iron. But don’t worry; if you still
want to attend, there is plenty of parking across the
street.
Your $15.00 per person admission gets you a great
chicken BBQ. There were plenty of volunteers
manning the BBQ to feed the cruisers.
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THE
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Hardcore Happening
(continued from page 4)
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Hardcore Happening
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by John Dumbrosky
S
o how about that
N ove m b e r, D e c e m b e r
weather? After having our
butts kicked for two winters in a
row this has been a treat.
Instead of fighting piles of snow
and single digit temps I took the
roadster for an afternoon ride on
December 9th. That’s a pretty
late date for any Western New
York resident to be cruising in an
open car enjoying clear dry
roads, sunshine and 50 degree
temps. Yeah Baby!
I hope everyone enjoyed the
holidays. I find that as I get
older there are loved ones
missing from the Thanksgiving
table and that saddens me. But
my heart is soothed somewhat
by seeing the faces of the young
folks moving from the “kids
table” to the adult group. The
passing of the generations is a
theme that has hit home for me a
lot lately.
Not that long ago our car club
was suffering a bit of an identity
crisis. Some unhappy members
made the accusation that we
never did anything. I guess
participating in dozens of car
shows with award-winning
displays over the last thirty
years, hosting a large annual
outdoor swap meet, having a
yearly club picnic and Christmas
party, having small groups of
members attend cruise nights all
over the Niagara Frontier and
scheduling two meetings every
month doesn’t amount to much
in some people’s eyes. That was
a pretty easy charge to dismiss.
But another statement hit
home. We were a “club of old
men.” As I looked around the
room it was true. Thirty-seven
years ago when the club was first
formed we were a club of young
men.
As a result of our
continued success we lasted
longer than most clubs and kept
most of our members over those
years. Because of the dissension
we looked at our reason for being
and decided it wasn’t about
members. It was about passion
for hot rod and custom cars that
we shared. We decided better to
have 18 members with a
common interest than 30 guys
who didn’t feel the passion and if
that means we don’t get many
new members so what. By the
way, we do have one member
under 40.
The passing of generations is
playing out on the big stage too.
The “King of the Kustomizers,”
George Barris, passed recently.
He was there at the beginning,
one of the originators. Actually,
George and his brother Sam
picked up the torch and
continued the heritage of coach
building that had flourished in
the 1930’s.
Hollywood had
Bohman & Schwartz, Don Lee
and Darrin building high-end
luxury custom cars for movie
stars and business moguls. By
the 1950’s a new generation was
bringing enhanced styling to
every man by transforming
common Chevrolets and Fords
into rolling sculptures. George
Barris contemporaries, the Ayala
Brothers, Dean Jeffries, and
Valley Customs were the
youngsters taking the craft
forward. George was a lasting
link to those artists.
I had the privilege of meeting
George twice in my life. The first
time was at the “Cavalcade of
Cars.” He was enjoying the show
and presented the awards. I got
to shake his hand and briefly chat
with him as he presented my ‘50
Pontiac Custom with “Best
Interior” award. Being that I
grew up building model cars of
“Barris Kustoms” and seeing
those TV cars created by George,
it was a bit of a big deal to me to
shake the man’s hand.
The next time I saw him was
at the Concours ‘D Elegance at
the Glenmore Country Club in
Canton, Ohio.
It seem the
Concours folks were realizing
that fine coach work wasn’t
confined to pre WWll
automobiles so the “Hirohata
Merc” and the “Polynesian” were
invited to participate.
They
made a big splash and George
Barris was on hand to speak at
the presentation ceremony.
During part of the day he rode
the grounds in a golf cart
stopping and chatting with folks
and obviously having a hell of a
good time. I got my chance to
say hello and mentioned the
Hamburg, “Cavalcade.”
He
remembered and said some very
kind things about the show and
the city.
For over 60 years George
Barris owned the World of
Kustom Kars. He was a great
among many. Gone are Ed “Big
Daddy” Roth, Von Dutch, Dean
Jeffries and now the “King of the
Kustomizers” himself.
There is a new generation that
is continuing the tradition and
taking it into the new century.
Two of my favorites are the works
of Chip Foose and Rick Dore.
Now they and many like them are
carrying the torch forward.
Sooner or later our time
comes. Eventually we get to
move up from the kids table and,
God willing we may live long
enough to sit at the head. When
we do and we remember those
who have come and gone, it is
good to see there are those
coming up, ready to take their
place.
Until next time, I’ll be out in
the garage.
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SNOWBUSTERS 2015
photos by Gary Swiatowy
Hamburg, NY
T
he winter of 2014-2015 was one of the longest,
snowiest and most miserable on record, especially
February. For the car enthusiast, unless you vacate
the area for warmer climates, it really puts a damper on the
car activities. Thank goodness, in the middle of winter
there are a couple of events that go on to help us keep our
sanity.
One of the events is the SnowBusters Swap Meet held at
the Event Center at The Fairgrounds in Hamburg, NY.
Vendors fill this building to capacity with anything and
everything a car person would want, from parts, tools, toys
and memorabilia, giving the enthusiast an escape from the
winter blues.
Hosted by the Model A Restorers Club, this event has
grown over the years to the point they needed a venue the
size of the Event Center to accommodate the number of
vendors and participants they get. I have to hand it to the
vendors who dragged everything into the Event Center in
hopes of finding a person to buy from them.
This year’s event will be Sunday February 7th (see ad on
page 30), and no matter what the weather you can believe
there will be plenty of vendors and spectators to buy what
they bring.
And just four weeks after that is the kick off to spring
with the 23rd Annual “Cavalcade of Cars” show at The Event
Center. It’s already shaping up to be another great show
with plenty of cars and packed with auto-related vendors.
See you at the SnowBusters on Feb 7th.
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Hardcore Happening
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SNOWBUSTERS 2015
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WEST SENECA PBA CAR SHOW 2015
by Gary Swiatowy
West Seneca, NY
I
t looks like the West Seneca PBA Car Show has found
a permanent home at the West Seneca Town Hall
grounds on Union Road.
Formerly held at the
Southgate Plaza for many years, the Sunday of Labor
Day weekend, being on grass with a lot of shade trees,
instead of blacktop was held on one of the hottest days of
the summer. This move was a win, win move.
The show appeared to be a huge success because the
grounds were fairly full. And what a brilliant idea it was
to have the ”Taste of West Seneca” on the grounds at the
same time. There were plenty of local food vendors with
a great variety available. And the best part was the
prices. Much more reasonable than other “Taste Of’s”
I’ve attended this summer
There were a lot of new rides I haven’t seen before as
well as the usual supporters of the West Seneca Police
Benevolent Association, which uses the money for their
scholarship fund. Again a win win.
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by Andy Sackett
WE LOST ANOTHER ICON
As many of you already know, we lost the King of
the Kustom Car Culture. George Barris passed away
in November at the age of 89, less than two weeks
short of his 90th birthday.
sent
photos back to us that he took at the
“Cavalcade” for our scrapbook, and I always enjoyed
his Christmas cards. He was even creative with
those.
I know that no one lives forever, but when you
leave a legacy like George Barris did, he will always
live on. R.I.P. George, we will miss you.
Barris, who created the original “Batmobile” for
the television series helped define California’s car
culture. His pioneering work designing customized
cars made him an influential figure for car clubs and
hot rod enthusiasts.
At his funeral there was a parade of “Kustom” cars
and leading the parade was a customized hearse
designed by Barris, carrying his custom painted gold
casket.
Born in Chicago to Greek immigrant parents,
George also had an older brother Sam. In 1928 his
mother died and his father had to make a heart
wrenching decision to send the boys to live with their
aunt and uncle John and Edith Barakaris in California.
About the time the boys went to live with them, they
had Americanized their name to “Barris”.
The Barris Brothers started their customizing
careers with an old 1925 Buick given to them from
their adoptive parents as a reward for their work in
the family restaurant. This became the first of the
“Barris Kustoms.” They sold it to a private owner and
the customizing business took off. They also created
a club for owners of custom vehicles and the “Kustom
Car Club” was born. This was the first use of the
spelling “Kustom” which would be associated with
Barris.
Best known for Ala Kart, Batmobile and the
Munster Couch, the Barris Brothers designed and
built hundreds of Kustoms, mostly for private owners,
and some reached the silver screen.
George Barris was, is, and will always be an icon in
the industry as he not only created cars he and his
brother built, he helped others learn and grow with
the industry he was so passionate about.
The “Cavalcade of Cars” had close ties to George
as we were honored to have him and two of the cars
he designed for Jerry Kind of New Jersey at our show.
They were here twice, once with each vehicle as they
were completed, and true to George Barris fashion,
he spent the entire weekend talking to people, signing
autographs, taking pictures and signing dash boards
and other interior parts of some of the cars in the
show. Of all the celebs we brought to the show,
George was one of the most personable. He always
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Cavalcade 2016
Here is just a quick update on the “Cavalcade”
Show March 4-6, 2016. Things are falling into
place rather nicely. We have new builds coming in
from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York State.
We’re still waiting on info on a real cool new ‘37
Cabriolet from Canada. Car related vendors are
sending their applications in so I know we will have
a good variety as we do every year. Our local
builders are also preparing new builds as we speak,
and we are getting a strong representation from
the Rochester area with cars not seen in WNY.
Entertainment is falling into place, so all in all the
2016 “Cavalcade of Cars” is coming together real
nice. Remember our motto “No Stars, just GREAT
CARS.”
Family priced, FREE parking, still the best show
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Stafford, NY, Volunteer Fire Company Grounds.
The grounds are a perfect venue for a show of this
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But there is something for everyone from the big rigs to
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I go to many shows throughout the year, but coming
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WHAT DRIVES
Y U?
By Tara Hurlin - Writer/Editor for Hagerty Insurance
A Krash Course on Life with Hot Rods
The garage is a place where boys become
men; it’s where they learn to cuss, spit and
siphon gas, and it’s where they learn how to
keep their cars on the road all by
themselves. A large chunk of Krash Vegas’
childhood was spent in the garage with his
dad who grew up in the era when the 1932
Ford was —and still is to most — the crown
jewel of hot rods. On the other hand, being
from a different time, Krash still believes
that a Hemi Road Runner is king, and every
car he ever drew as a kid had the number 43
on the door.
“My dad is the one responsible — or to
blame — for my car addiction. He is the
whole reason I ever learned anything about
cars,” Krash said. “Dad would always say, ‘If
you’re going to own it, you better know how to fix it.’ That is how
it worked at our house.” Krash recalls spending weekends at
home due to a broken down car on more than one occasion.
For as long as he can remember, Krash wanted a threewindow coupe: a 1941 Willys, 1939 Zephyr or a 1932 ‘36 Ford,
it didn’t really matter — he just knew that there was something
special about them. He had been busting his knuckles on a 1957
Chevrolet pro street project, which was the result of a trade. “I
got the short end of the stick in that deal,” said Krash. After
nearly two years and almost every piece of sheet metal replaced,
Krash was finally about to be on the road. In the midst of the
early morning darkness and with the headers wide open, he
managed to find his way to the muffler shop through the back
roads and waited for them to open. Just as the Chevy was
halfway up the lift, his phone rang. It was his dad, and he
happened to be standing in a random field ogling over the
remnants of a 1936 Ford three-window coupe. It had no floor or
frame, the firewall and cowl had been butchered, and the body
was rotted 6-inches up all the way around. “It was perfect,”
Krash exclaimed. After he overcame a brief case of sticker shock,
he told his dad he would pay the price, and he would sell the
Chevy to help fund the project. It only took a few phone calls and
the Chevy was sold before it came down off the lift. Krash took it
for one last drive from the muffler shop to the new owner’s
house.
“Dad works faster than anyone when it comes to locating
parts,” Krash said. He had located a mostly complete 1935 fourdoor sedan donor car within a week. A few more phone calls
yielded a shopping list, and then Krash was on the phone with
every parts house in the country as he watched his stack of cash
from the 1957 Chevy sale wither away.
Krash’s dad wasn’t only a parts finding guru; he wasted no
time in sawing off the four-door sedan’s body so the coupe could
have a new cowl and floor. The running boards and front end from
the four-door completed the coupe’s missing pieces, and soon it
was rolling freely on a triangulated four-link Ford Granada rearend and a Mustang II front end. As more parts arrived, it was
decided that a 427-cid tall-deck big-block Chevy engine would be
the power plant; it fit nicely in the engine compartment. The new
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engine and rear tail pan made the old coupe look complete again.
With the car up on four wheels and all the grueling dirty work
done, it was time for Krash to jump in and get the beast roadready. He needed to have the wheels and tires on to get a grasp
on the inspiration to keep going. “If I lose the vision, I lose the
inspiration to keep working,” he said. So, the first order of
business was to call Wheel Vintiques. “They were super helpful
and asked for progress photos of the old coupe, and I was happy
to oblige,” Krash said, “I love to take progress pictures of my
cars.”
Since Krash’s dad regularly made a point of hitting the
Pomona swap meets as often as possible, Krash decided to tag
along and search for an
intake for the 427.
“After spending the
night in a sleeping bag
on the wood floor of an
enclosed car trailer with
a few other snoring
geezers, the hunt
proved successful and I
found exactly what I
was looking for,” he
said.
Finally back home
and with the new intake
installed, it was almost
time to take the car out
for the maiden voyage
to its first local meet in
Dallas, Texas. As it turned out, dear ol’ Dad found a 1936 Ford
three-window coupe project just a few weeks before the meet, so
he decided to make the trip down.
There they were, one 1935 three-window and one 1936
three-window sitting side-by-side in the blazing Texas sun. They
drew quite a crowd, and while the 1936 with the original flathead engine was for sale, Krash’s BBC powered 1935 was not.
“This ‘not for sale’ thing didn’t seem to register with one
particular gentleman who continually decided to harass me
about a price,” said Krash. He kindly explained that the car was
not for sale because it was a childhood dream and a sentimental
father/ son project, and he just couldn’t part with it. “He still did
not understand the attachment that we car people have to our
vehicles,” Krash
said. “I finally
quoted a price
that was so
unreasonable
that he stomped
a w a y, v e r y
upset.”
(continued on
page 31)
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30
WHAT DRIVES
Y U?
Later that same day, Krash’s dad sold his 1936 Ford. Ironically
on the way home, Krash’s 1935 had an electric fan relay failure
that caused it to overheat and blow the upper radiator hose off the
intake manifold. It happened in just a matter of seconds, leaving
them stranded on the side of the road. To top it off, Krash had to
listen to his dad say in a matter-of-fact way; “Betcha wish you
would have sold it now, right boy?”
A few months later, the phone rang and someone asked Krash
what he did to get his car in the magazine. “I had no idea what
they were talking about and immediately ran out to pick up my
copy of Traditional Rod and Kustom, and sure enough there was
my coupe taking up a half of a page,” Krash exclaimed. “I have no
idea who, how or why the good people at Vintiques decided that it
was my car that they would use, but I will always be happy that
someone else liked it enough to publish it. They ran that ad for
several issues and I felt like a rock star every time it came out.”
Krash eventually sold the 1935 Ford coupe. “I’ve always
regretted it and always will,” Krash said mournfully. He has had a
few car projects since then, and is currently working on a 1939
Studebaker President five-window. “It’s getting a Desoto Hemi
engine that I convinced dear ol’ Dad to part with,” Krash said. “It’s
just too bad I can’t get him to put it in this time.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
JAN 17, 2016 - CLUTCH ARTISTS' 2016
CALENDAR OF EVENTS PLANNING MEETING FEB 7 - 15th ANNUAL SNOW BUSTER
AUTOMOTIVE SWAP MEET - Event Center at The
Fairgrounds at Hamburg, NY, 5820 South Park
Ave., Hamburg, NY. 9am-3pm. Sponsored by Model
"A" Restorer's Club Niagara Frontier Region. INFO:
Jim 716-337-0646, email:
[email protected]. SEE AD ON PG 30
MAR 4-6 - 23rd ANNUAL ADVANCE AUTO PARTS,
TREAD CITY TIRE "CAVALCADE OF CARS" Event Center, 5820 South Park Ave., Hamburg, NY.
Three-day indoor rod, classic, custom car show
with a Traditional Hot Rod Building. INFO: 716656-9734, www.cavalcadeofcars.com, email:
[email protected]. SEE ADS ON PGS 34
& 35.
MAR 18-20 - 50th ANNUAL I-X PISTON POWERED
AUTORAMA - I-X Center, Cleveland, OH. INFO:
www.pistonpowershow.com. SEE AD PG 29.
We try to make this listing as accurate as possible.
Please check out events before you make plans.
Watch: www.showandcruisenews.com for
last minute additions & corrections. Our thanks to the
Clutch Artists Car Club for their
contributions to this listing.
Cruise Responsibly!
31
Monterey Race Weekend
by Tom Gunsher
W
hile at Pebble Beach for the historic Classic
Car Show, I decided to take in the Monterey
Racetrack and check out the vintage cars
that took to the track. The cars there were as awesome
as the ones I saw at Pebble Beach.
AUSTIN
GT 55-62
CUNNINGHAM
DELAGE 1922
FERRARI
MASERATI
32
1926 FORD
ASTIN MARTIN
Monterey Race Weekend
LAGONDA
BENTLEY
C DAYTONA COUPE
1931 CHRYSLER LEMANS
ALFA ROMEO
1915 FORD
LOTUS
FERRARI
OLD YELLOW
33
34
o
Tw ings
ild
u
B
23rd al
Annu
TREAD CITY TIRE
CAVALCADE OF CARS
M ARCH 4 th - 6 th
EVENT CENTER - HAMBURG FAIRGROUNDS
RODS - CUSTOMS - CLASSICS
RACE PREPARED - MOTORCYCLES
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SAT. 10-10
SUN 10-6 PM
Admission: $13.00
Children 6-12: $3.00
Under 6: Free
FREE PARKING
Our Proud Sponsors:
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Hottest
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ic al
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TRIBUTE
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FROM THE MOVIE
SEE THE BATMOBILE!
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For Information Call (716) 656-9734 or e-mail: [email protected]
www.CavalcadeOfCars.com
37
CLASSIFIEDS
1946
FORD
COUPE
1946 FORD COUPE purple, Lokar shifter, very well
done interior, neon under car, chrome wheels, ghost
flames in paint job. $23,000.
(11/1)
CALL MARK 716-832-8807
Check out www.showandcruisenews.com
for color photos
1985 TVR 280i
Rare 1985 TVR 280i. 57,000
original miles. 6 cylinder, 4
speed. Gets lots of attention.
CALL TOM 716-284-9139 (11/1)
1968
CHEVELLE
MALIBU
MOPAR 727 RACE TRANSMISSIONS. Have a small
block and a big block. Can be converted to manual
shift. $900 each. Have many converters.
CALL FRANK 315-337-3167
(1/1)
MOPAR 440 + 60 OVER HI-PERFORMANCE, PROSTREET ENGINE. Aluminum heads - Aluminum
Intake, Dist - Carb - Wires all still on it when pulled.
$4500. CALL FRANK 315-337-3167.
(1/1)
AREIL SQUARE FOUR BIKE PARTS PRIMARY CASES
IN & OUT - OIL TANK - 2 GASKETS - DECALS &
BADGES - DAMPER KNOB - WIRING. $400 OR
(1/1)
OFFER. CALL JOHN 585-392-0099
2
FOR
1
2 MONTHS FOR ONE MONTH PRICE. $5.00 W/O PHOTO,
$10.00 WITH PHOTO
DEADLINE: JAN 10th FOR FEB & MAR
1968 Chevelle Malibu, 355 c.i. SB, 350 TH, 3:55
Posi Rear. Runs great. Nice Driver. Asking $9,000
or Best Offer. CALL CLINT 716-207-5549
(1/1)
MOPAR 440 SUPER STOCK short block
balanced and blue-printed. Arias pistons
ready for max-wedge or Indy heads.
Other motors also available.
CALL FRANK 315-337-3167
Check out www.showandcruisenews.com for color photos
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Automotive
Repair & Restoration
HOME OF THE MODEL A FORD
INC.
“We Do Anything From Ford 8N Tractors
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Getting Ready
for
Vintage Racing
Season
1932 Model B
Ford Engine
with a Riley 4 port
racing head
with 2 Winfield carbs.
6
Repair
I Drive One Myself
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