WHERE W ERE YOU IN…? June
By Debra Starbird Vogele
O n the cover of the June ’88 issue, NSRA Membership Tops 40,000 along with the SoCal
the Nationals in Louisville), and the Swedish Street Rod Assoc. announced that 38 of their members would attend the Nationals along
Syndicate Auto Club Inc. of Stockton, CA, would celebrate their 40th Anniversary. They were the third car club to sign up for the NSRA Car Club Division back in the early ‘70s. The “Spear the Ring Contest” was the most popular driving event at the 8th Poor Man’s Nats hosted by the Buckeye Rod Builders in Columbus, OH—277 cars attended.
Appreciation Day at Castaic Lake. In Nationals News, plans had been finalized for a Nats Cruiz-in ’88 (a member cruise from the west coast to
with 18 street rods being shipped from Sweden for their three-week stay— giving the Nats an International Flair in ’88. In Street Sweeper, the Franklin
T he cover of the June ’98 issue featured the Northeast Nationals in Burlington, VT. In Nationals News, Rod & Custom Magazine would return as the sponsor for Pros’ Pick at the Street Rod Nationals. In
find tools and materials for the growing street rod hobby, it had remained true to its founding principles now sporting a 100-page catalog of
unique and high-quality
Industry News, the Eastwood
The Garden State Street Rod Assoc. held their 24th Run for Fun in South Brunswick, NJ. Nearly 200 participants attended.
products. In Street Sweeper, the Mid- Michigan Street Rod Association, co-hosts of the Nats North, was
Company would celebrate its 20th Anniversary. Established in 1978 to supply hard-to-
celebrating their 25th Anniversary.
S tarting off the 2008 rodding season, the
America Corp., had acquired all the assets of Rod Bods Inc. (one of the originators of the steel-
June issue featured the
25th Southwest Nationals in Oklahoma City on the cover and inside. The event drew over 1,600 street rods earning it the title of one of the very best in the Southwest Nationals 25-
bodied ’32 roadster) and Lincoln Electric would be offering Motorsports Welding Classes several times over the year. In Nationals News, the 39th Street Rod Nationals in Louisville would host Mopar Country for the 33rd year, and special
The Cascade Group of the Early Ford V8 Club hosted the 23rd Fall Ford Fest in Graham, WA. The event welcomed all makes, models and years of vehicles.
Truck and designer/car builder Chip Foose would be signing autographs at the Mothers Polish booth.
year history. In Express Lane, Streamline Inc. announced that its subsidiary, Deuce
attractions at the event would be the most recent version of the Grave Digger Monster
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