Custom cars & street rods in the USA.
The largest meet of pre-1949 rat rods, hotrods, classics and customs.
Over 14,000 rods were expected at this enormous Street Rod meeting, held in Louisville, Kentucky. Shown on this page is just a small selection of the custom cars, street & hot rods, and retro rat rods that were at this meeting.
A big thanks to Gary, who took the photos shown here (and ok'd them being featured here), and DM for emailing them over to me - thanks fellas. Also see: hot rod books.
Black and low!
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Unusual
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Rodded Ford van
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2dr Roadster
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Chrome underbonnet
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Wild pickup
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V8 Panel van
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Old & yella
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1932? Ford
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Rodded '32
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Fordson 5cwt van
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What is this?
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Street view
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Silver coupe
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Bonnet up
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Fender protectors fitted
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Street view
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Tango'd
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Retrimmed interior
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Ford V8 coupe
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Two tone Ford tudor
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Polished Ford motor
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Who needs headroom..
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Too much chrome?
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Un-modified?
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Lowwww Ford
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Model A Ford
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What would Henry say?
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Model A truck
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Custom trim
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Orange n purple
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Smooth pickup
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Bonneville anyone?
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Simple & classy
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Project Model A coupe
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Unrestored van for sale
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Model A tourer
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V8 roadster
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Wacky Racer
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Tuned n polished
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Classy Ford
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Ford engine bay
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????? but nice
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Very yellow
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And another Ford..
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Immaculately restored
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Its For Sale
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Much modified!
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'70s style hot rod
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1930s Ford pickup
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Quality paint job
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Black roadster
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Customised pickup
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Make anyone?
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2 door coupe
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Roadster on sale
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Ford coupe
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Original rat rod look
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Another preserved rod
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Neat ratrod graphics
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What is alongside?
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?????
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Showing the trunk
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Surf rat rod
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Surface rust only
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Perfect engine & wheels
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Ready to cruise
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50s style
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Mint engine bay
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Hope there's no rain
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UPS delivery van
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Verrrry nice
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Ooops it did rain
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Ford Pop customized
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Totally smoooothed!
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The pictures above are just a small sample of the huge turnout of rods, customs and project cars that made it to the show in Kentucky, organised by the NSRA (National Street Rod Association). The weather looks like it was very mixed on the day that Gary went along, with heavy rain dampening things at one point. You can read more about the NSRA on their website.
For more photographs showing old cars at shows, please see the main Car show photos page.
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