VINTAGE ‘35 — Sponsored by Vintage Air
F ollowing along the same script as last year’s Vintage Air-sponsored “Vintage ‘34” display, this year it was time for our industry to celebrate the 90th Anniversary of street rods representing 1935. In the early ‘20s Europe flourished with a new design dubbed “Art Deco” and eventually it spread to America. Even though the Great Depression weighed heavy on the entire population during the ‘30s, Art Deco design gave new hope with fresh, sleek, geometric shapes in architecture, fashion and in due time it stormed the automobile industry. In most cases,
larger sweeping curves, shying away from wood substructures, and fenders began enveloping the tires. The switch from “boxy” designs was in full swing and the body style difference between ’35 Chevy three-window and five-window coupes says it all. Other manufacturers were also hard at work transitioning into this new streamline styling and at this year’s Street Rod Nationals “Vintage ’35” street rods and classics from an era of automobile design explosion were displayed. Attendees enjoyed examples from Chevrolet, Plymouth and Ford in this one-of-a-kind display as they rambled through the air-conditioned jewel that is the Kentucky Expo Center.
1935 auto design began introducing
Ryan Jackson’s ’35 Chevy 3W Coupe
Tony McBride’s ’35 Chevy 3W Coupe
Kaleb Brawand’s ’35 Plymouth Business Coupe
Kenny Lewis’ ’35 Chevy Standard Sedan
38 OCTOBER 2025
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