Ft Wayne rod and custom show (pic heavy)

[rusty ol ranger]

Heard about this on the radio yesterday....decided to take the 80 mi drive and check it out....was NOT disappointed...

My favorite of the show. Yes its a chevy. A 78 K20 to be exact. 400V8/TH400. Restored to showroom. Had to wipe off the drool.

Didnt get alot of details on this one...supposdly runs 7's. Pretty sweet build.

GT40.

A real 426/4sp GTX

454 Chevelle

This thing was pretty sweet. Besides the rims it was pretty period correct.

Gotta love a nova.

I had only seen this thing online. A massive 1938 or 9 GMC prototype bus. Powered by a 302 CI I6. 30,000lbs and around 12feet tall. Guy said itll do about 35mph lol.

Drivers compartment of the bus. It was hard to get good pics of.

36 Ford. Obviously eye catching.

75 Maverick. Wasnt many fords at the show. This was pretty cool though.

1000hp 5.0 twin turbo coyote. In a 72 F100

Another 454SS. This was my favorite of the chevelles that were there. Mostly original/period correct.

This thing was VERY original. Right down to faded paint and quarter panel rot. Original AAR 340/6pack/4speed car.

440/4sp 69 daytona

I had no idea what this was. Said it was a lancia....had some weird italian name. Supposdly 1 of 600 or so to exist in the world. IIRC it was a 76.

Self explaintory. Signed by cast members though.

88 (IIRC) Turbo coupe

89 SHO

This thing looked like itd be a blast to drive.

71 Mach1. 351C....had to wipe drool on this one too. Love the big bodies.

Not really a low rider guy....but this 64 Cadilliac caught my eye. Pics dont do it justice.

I could see my wife driving this. I6/auto.

Fell in love with this one too.

One for @Uncle Gump
VW thing.

What grabbed me on this one was it had a 400 ford.

Couldnt get a good pic...but this thing was sharp as shit.

Scout II. Didnt get a chance to get details on it....owner was busy with others.

76 cutlass with factory Ttops and 4 speed manual....both super rare options by 76.


Figured you guys might like seeing these. This was just a small sample of what was there....overall there was over 200 vehicles plus a few bikes and stuff.

I hope they do it next year and if you can go...go. Its a cool show.

 

[Josh B]

Cool show Rusty, and great shots. Thanks for the tour

 

[RobbieD]

Thanks for taking us along.

 

[97RangerXLT]

Awesome pics!

AJ

 

[stmitch]

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I had no idea what this was. Said it was a lancia....had some weird italian name. Supposdly 1 of 600 or so to exist in the world. IIRC it was a 76.

Woah nelly! Lancia made the 037 mid-engine car to compete in the wild Group B rally class. They're highly sought after cars with a reputation for being stupid fast and pretty unsafe:

Lancia Rally 037 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Now, there's a company named Kimera that's doing restomods of the originals. That there is a Kimera 037 EVO. They start around $750k, and Graham is asking $1.4 mil for that exact car:

1976 Lancia Kimera EVO37 For Sale

Buy this 1976 Lancia Kimera EVO37 For Sale on duPont REGISTRY. Click to view Photos, Price, Specs and learn more about this 1976 Lancia Kimera EVO37 For Sale.

www.dupontregistry.com

I might have to make a trip to GRP just to see it in person since I'll probably never have another chance. Anyway, here's a video of one. If any of you's wins the Powerball you might consider one:

 

[Uncle Gump]

Not even if I hit the lottery...

But that's just me.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Woah nelly! Lancia made the 037 mid-engine car to compete in the wild Group B rally class. They're highly sought after cars with a reputation for being stupid fast and pretty unsafe:

Lancia Rally 037 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Now, there's a company named Kimera that's doing restomods of the originals. That there is a Kimera 037 EVO. They start around $750k, and Graham is asking $1.4 mil for that exact car:

1976 Lancia Kimera EVO37 For Sale

Buy this 1976 Lancia Kimera EVO37 For Sale on duPont REGISTRY. Click to view Photos, Price, Specs and learn more about this 1976 Lancia Kimera EVO37 For Sale.

www.dupontregistry.com

I might have to make a trip to GRP just to see it in person since I'll probably never have another chance. Anyway, here's a video of one. If any of you's wins the Powerball you might consider one:

Damn if ida known how special it truely was i would of taken more pictures lol.

Its rare i run across a vehicle i cant pretty much name off the top of my head....but if they are that rare and pricy its no wonder i had no idea

If i hit the powerball id pry be after something more along the lines of that 69 daytona or the hemi GTX lol.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Woah nelly! Lancia made the 037 mid-engine car to compete in the wild Group B rally class. They're highly sought after cars with a reputation for being stupid fast and pretty unsafe:

Lancia Rally 037 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Now, there's a company named Kimera that's doing restomods of the originals. That there is a Kimera 037 EVO. They start around $750k, and Graham is asking $1.4 mil for that exact car:

1976 Lancia Kimera EVO37 For Sale

Buy this 1976 Lancia Kimera EVO37 For Sale on duPont REGISTRY. Click to view Photos, Price, Specs and learn more about this 1976 Lancia Kimera EVO37 For Sale.

www.dupontregistry.com

I might have to make a trip to GRP just to see it in person since I'll probably never have another chance. Anyway, here's a video of one. If any of you's wins the Powerball you might consider one:

Looks like DuPont registries screwed up on the year...
Because they didn't start development until 1980, and first race was 1982

 

[stmitch]

Looks like DuPont registries screwed up on the year...
Because they didn't start development until 1980, and first race was 1982

Rusty also said it was a 76 in his post, so I'm guessing the owner is calling it a 76 for some reason.

 

[superj]

my dad had a scout like that one, but his was baby blue. i remember going off road in that a few times

 

[rusty ol ranger]

Rusty also said it was a 76 in his post, so I'm guessing the owner is calling it a 76 for some reason.

Thats what the placard said anyway lol