WHERE W ERE YOU IN…? April
The Vintiques hosted their 14th Northwest Nationals, a total of 1,196 cars were in attendance. Pictured: Prez Kardy
By Debra Starbird Vogele
T he fourth ’88 Photo Contest winner, Butch Henke’s ’40 Ford photographed in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, is on the cover of the
editor Joe Mayall discussed the current modified version of our old hobby. Stating, “I was a teenager in the ‘50s
Schuknecht and his wife heading up the barbecue dinner kitchen duties.
and before there was NSRA, I was a hot rodder. If you lived and loved cars in the ‘50s, you were usually called a hot rodder…not a favorable image back then. Those of us that survived the negative
public opinions and kept our love of cars became street rodders and worked together to create a new, better image without sacrificing the basics (like performance) we cared about. A good share of the street rodders of today are probably still hot rodders at heart, but we must not be so naïve as to
April ’89 issue. In “Curbside,” titled “It’s called ‘Street’ Rodding,”
O n the cover of the April 1999 issue the fourth ’98 Photo Contest winner Kay & Jack Hopko’s ’32 Ford. In “National News,” the NSRA Super Prize program tops $1 million with
would sponsor the Kid’s Coloring Contest at most NSRA events. In “Street Sweeper,” the Eagle One Golden Rule Awards were awarded to the River
Cruisers, Bullhead City, Arizona, the E’ville Iron Street Rods, Evansville, Indiana, Lost in the 50’s Custom Car Club, Baltimore, Maryland, and the Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Mustang Club.
a record 92 companies participating in the program. Lokar Inc. would host their 5th Annual Open House during the Nationals South week and PPG
Bob & Kathy Nall, owners of the Adult Toy Factory in Las Cruces, would host the New Mexico South NSRA Appreciation Day for the first time.
T he fourth ’08 Photo Contest winner Fred Reynold’s ’47 Ford convertible, taken by Dale
the NSRA Safety Division had performed 308,259 safety inspections. In “Street Sweeper,” the Wally Parks NHRA Museum launched the Wally Parks Memorial Education Fund for students seeking careers in the
“SS Visits” visited Mickey Lauria of Total Performance. Founded in 1971 with a focus on the Model T, it established a reputation as
Moreau, was on the cover of the April ’09 issue. In “Safety First,” the Top 10 State Inspectors for 2008 were Dick Confer, Jimmy
automotive industry, and the Eagle One Golden Rule awards (now in its 16th year) went to the Rogue Valley Street Rods, Medford, Oregon,
Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, and the Victory 7 Mustang Club, Richmond, Virginia. The Victory 7 Mustang Club was a manufacturer of turn-key street rod kits the inexperienced rodder could build.
Michels, Bill Cowick, Bob
Simmons, Larry Williams, Dennis Yarnik, Lynn Hubbard,
David Townsend, Russell Neff and Bruce Winter. Since 1980,
Southern Cruzers, Lakeview, Minnesota, Corvette Club of
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