WHERE W ERE YOU IN…? August
By Debra Starbird Vogele
T he NSRA Street Rod Nationals Top Participant Prize was featured on the cover of the August ’88 issue. The Model A Woodie Delivery was built by Springfield Street Rod of Springfield, OH. Elsewhere in the issue, T he August ’98 issue covered the 25th Nationals East in York, PA, with 5,359 street rods registered and the 22nd Western Nationals in Bakersfield, CA, also seen on the cover. In “Safety First,”
the 15th Nationals East, the oldest NSRA Divisional, rolled into York, PA, with a record attendance of 2,761 street rods
in St. Paul, MN. No other city had hosted the event more times (1974, 1977, 1979, 1982 & 1985) than St. Paul. A special memorabilia display would be on hand at the event arranged The Valley Street Machines hosted their 52-mile Valley Rally III from Puyallup thru Tacoma, WA. Pictured, members (L-R) Patty Sader, Norm Kalles, Mike Sader, Ramona Read, Jeff & Jayne Voecks.
registered. In “Curbside,” an important
milestone in street rodding would be happening in 1989 with the 20th Anniversary of the Street Rod Nationals
electric, no hand wipers or Rain-X would be acceptable. “Industry News” reported HPC (High Performance Coatings) opened a new facility in Chandler, AZ, in
conjunction with Arizona Speed & Marine and Hi- Power Specialties. The new plant strategically located HPC near the growing auto header industry that had centralized in the
Over 300 cars registered for the Wolf Creek Grand Run hosted by the Houston Street Rods (members pictured) at Lake Livingston.
National Safety Director Frank Salerno warned members that to receive the NSRA Safety Sticker windshield wipers must be vacuum or
USA Southwest. In “Street Sweeper,” the Cluster Busters
Hot Rod Club, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN, was
T he August ’08 issue covered the 35th PA, with 3,734 registered street rods attending. This year two unique
Awards Ceremony on Sunday. Also featured and
Nationals East in York,
seen on the cover the 25th Mid- America Nats in
features were added to the event: “Nostalgia Way” a display of early rods
Springfield, MO, with a few vehicles short of 2,000
"29 Below” highlighted 21-year-old Lindsay Moore and her ’27 roadster built out of parts her family had collected over the years.
and “Street Rod Idol,” a talent competition patterned after the popular TV show American Idol, after the
attending. In “Street Sweeper,” the new
was the son of Ed White who had served in the same position for nearly 30 years.
Missouri State Rep Rick White was announced. Rick
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