WHERE W ERE YOU IN…? May
By Debra Starbird Vogele
T he May ’88 cover featured a familiar
Louisville, KY. One Chevy V- 6 furnished by California Street Rods, one Chrysler V- 6 and transmission provided by Dodge Motorsports, and
scene at all street rod
events photographed by the SS staff to kick off the Rod Run season. In National News, three engines were to be given away during the 19th Street Rod Nationals in
NSRA Car Club Division included the Golden Rods SRA of Norwich, CT, the Mid-Life Crisis Car Club of Longmont, CO, North End Street Rods of Wadsworth, OH, and the E/Z Rods of Mt. Laurel, NJ. Also, The 1st Back to the 50s weekend was hosted in New Castle, PA, with over 1,750 show cars and 30,000 spectators attending.
another Chrysler V- 6 and transmission given away to a participant of Mopar Country provided by Dodge Motorsports. In Street Sweeper, new additions to the
T he final 1997 Photo Contest winner shot by Jon Hall of Chuck Dame’s vintage gas station/garage was on the cover of the May ’98 issue. In National News, Anheuser-
stroll the grounds performing magic for participants and the Western Nationals would host its first Lip Sync Contest. In Street Sweeper,
NSRA State Rep Tommy “Chicken Willie” Smith is awarded the “Mississippi Street Rodder of the Year” from the Mississippi Street Rod Assoc. Elsewhere in the issue, the Triple Cities Street Rods
Busch wholesaler, Brewery Products Company, signed on to sponsor this year’s Nationals East. As added entertainment, the local Budweiser Magician “Magic by Watson” would
celebrated their 25th anniversary with their annual Rod Run in Owego, NY. Randy Kimble & State Safety Inspector Sammy Howell (R) hosted the Mississippi NSRA Appreciation Day in Hazlehurst. Mississippi State Rep Tommy “Chicken Willie” Smith (L), Mayor
O n the cover of the May ’08 issue, Photo Contest winner David & Audrey Gibson’s ’39
years. The entry categories were: Nostalgia Rods (newly built using techniques, styling and original components of the era),
Lincoln Zephyr shot in front of their home in Camano Island, WA. In National News, “Nostalgia Way” would return to the 35th Nationals East. A special
Newstalgia Rod (newly built as a replica of an original old-style rod using aftermarket parts), Preservation (any rod that has remained unchanged from the ‘40s-60s) and popular rides referred to as
In Write of Way, David & Lynn Smith detailed the struggles of a 5- year build for their ’39 Dodge. They now dress-up as Bonnie & Clyde for their Christmas cards and travel to many events.
correct at the time. In Street Sweeper, the passing of Missouri State Rep Ed White who had served as State Rep for 30 years, and the
area dedicated to nostalgia- type entries, over 90 vehicles had participated in the past
jalopies, Rat Rods, traditional or whatever you preferred to call them to be politically
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