Always the best, the Grand National Roadster Classic Car Show 2022

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The Grand Nationals Roadster Show is back, and the car show did not disappoint. Unfortunately, getting in was a little bit crazy, and the mask ordinance was off the mark, so shooting the car show inside the building was difficult at best. Hopefully, next year the classic car show will be a little more organized, but the rides, well, they were beyond amazing.

Your Bugging Me!

Paint it up!

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A little bit of wood.

Building 4 Showcases The Pinstriper

Laying down the Line

Check out all our classic shots

Grand National Car Show 2022

GNRS

Winner of the AMBR announced on the Grand National Roadster Classic Car Website Below.

The Grand National Car Show is coming to the Faiplex.

We received media passes to the Grand National Roadster Show-January 28-30, 2022.

Our Last and First Car Show of the Season

Covid Rules in Play

We will be masked up and vaccinated this year which is reflective-the GNRS was the last car show we attended before the virus took hold of the world.

The one true beauty of the Grand National Roadster Show is a lot of it is outside.

What’s on the Classic Menu?

The year of the Deuce
The VWs Gathering
Custom Style in the Suede Palace

A few favorite close ups from past shows

Catch up on all our GNRS Car Show Notes

Covid rules are being enforced, so check out the GNRS website for Covid rules, hours, prices, and admission parking

You can also go to https://covid19.ca.gov for up-to-date requirements.

Looking forward to attending the show, thanks GNRS for letting The Ranchero and the Blue Q shoot the show, glad your are back at the Fairplex.

1942 Mercury Two Door Sedan

The steering wheel takes control

By the late 1800s, the steering wheel was a standard feature, often embellished with layers of chrome, wood, metal, plastic finishes, reflecting the signature of the ride from the inside.

Photographing steering wheels at classic car shows pulls you in with each design, slowly the wheel introduces the dashboard backdrop working in unison with color and style.

Check out The Wheel Collection at car-tografi where it is all about the parts.

The Impala in Teal

Chevrolet Impala, loved by low riders-this cruise is low and slow.

There is beauty in the classic car interior; this Impala has a unique body style dressed in teal, the classic is exceptional.

Taking the shots

Taking a look at classic car photos from the archives.

New tag: Inside the Ride

Here’s to the Classic Ride

Happy New Year

We originally started the website as a focus for the ’65, then moved on to showcasing classic cars from the southern California car shows we attended.

The past two years made that impossible. However, car shows are starting to rev back up with the new year. Learning from the loss of our favorite car shows, we thought this would be a great time to move the website into a new space with a focus on the rides we have accumulated over the past ten years.

Some of the original pages are here but in a new format:

We moved the Ford Collections into Falcon Focus, where the Ranchero and the Ford Falcon line up with classics, emblems, and signatures.

Check out the Classic Lounge: an automotive source page from our car show experiences, starting with the 65 Ranchero Contributors-business who have touched our 1965 Ranchero from the engine to paint.

1987 Ford Econoline

Beach Van Project is all about a work in progress.

Looking for help with your Falcon project? Check our sourcing list.

The Artist is all about the creative elements you come across while attending a car show along with The Pinstriper, where we list artists that know how to lay down the line.

The Artist

The Artist is all about the creative elements you come across while attending a car show along with The Pinstriper, where we list artists that know how to lay down the line.

Lessons learned from Shooting Digital: an amateur camera shot perspective.

New
The First Ride

Introducing Classic Style- Starting with the original ride, the Ford Model T. The classic car can get lost in the lineup of one fabulous ride after another. Going through the archives to break down the classic into a new format focused on the make, model color, style.

All our favorite car shows are still here, and hopefully, we will be adding to the roster as the year progresses.
Happy New Year, looking forward to 2022 and the rides.
The Ranchero and the Blue Q.