Hemmings Daily: Billetproof organizer puts traditional rod and custom show series up for sale

Photo courtesy Billetproof. After a decade and more than doubling the number of Billetproof traditional rod and custom shows, organizer and owner Alan Galbraith announced that he's putting "the world's least important car show" up for sale. "The past 10 years running the show have been such an amazing good time that I know I'll miss it, but I know the new caretaker will have even more fun," Galbraith wrote on the show's Facebook page, noting that spreading stage three colon cancer has made it difficult for him [View in Browser | Subscribe]( [Hemmings Daily] Friday, May 5, 2017 [Billetproof organizer puts traditional rod and custom show series up for sale]( [Billetproof organizer puts traditional rod and custom show series up for sale]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo courtesy Billetproof. After a decade and more than doubling the number of Billetproof traditional rod and custom shows, organizer and owner Alan Galbraith announced that he's putting "the world's least important car show" up for sale. "The past 10 years running the show have been such an amazing good time that I know I'll miss it, but I know the new caretaker will have even more fun," Galbraith wrote on the show's Facebook page, noting that spreading stage three colon cancer has made it difficult for him... [Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1954 Hudson Hornet convertible]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1954 Hudson Hornet convertible]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1954 Hudson Hornet convertible with 7X engine for sale. From the seller's description: This car has the 7X Motor, it has special internals, bolts, head and cam as per engine specs. It is the 210BPH motor and is original to this car. It was rebuilt in the 90's along with the restoration of the vehicle. The car has exactly 4,306 miles since its' rebuild. This is an old vehicle and as such does leak a little fluid when it is not utilized. The engine has been recently tuned (both carbs and linkages adjusted, plugs, oil...[Read More]( [Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum welcomes donation of four special Corvettes]( [Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum welcomes donation of four special Corvettes]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - James Sandoro poses with the four recently donated Corvettes. Photo by Mark Mulville, courtesy The Buffalo News. The Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum is best known for its collection of vehicles built in Buffalo, New York (and the surrounding area), but the facility also honors those with ties to its home state. Recently, the museum received a donation of four unique Chevrolet Corvettes, all with ties to New York, courtesy of Mike Yager and the Yager Family Collection. This fuel-injected 1964 Cor...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [Spartan Garage students to raffle restomodded Camaro]( [Spartan Garage students to raffle restomodded Camaro]( Posted by Mike McNessor - A Central New York teacher and his students are raffling off a restomod project car to raise money for their high school's automotive technology program. The car, built by the East Syracuse Minoa Central High School's "Spartan Garage" (named for the school mascot) is a 1967 Camaro powered by a 327 with a four-speed transmission. It boasts (non original) Rally Sport trim, a cowl induction hood, aftermarket wheels, rally stripes, Old Air Products air conditioning and more. The Camaro was purchased in Winchester,...[Read More]( [Montreal, Quebec, 1966]( [Montreal, Quebec, 1966]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: 1966 Location: Plaza Saint-Hubert and Rue Beaubien, Montreal, Quebec Source: Benoit Brouillette on Flickr What do you see here?...[Read More]( [Sponsor]( [HemmingsPRO] Seller Listings [Learn More]( [1960 Chevrolet Biscayne]( [1960 Chevrolet Biscayne $24,900]( [1966 Chevrolet Corvette]( [1966 Chevrolet Corvette $53,950]( [1966 Chevrolet]( [1966 Chevrolet $94,500]( [1970 Chevrolet Chevelle]( [1970 Chevrolet Chevelle $69,990]( [1964 Chevrolet Corvair]( [1964 Chevrolet Corvair $13,950]( [1986 Porsche 911]( [1986 Porsche 911 $78,800]( UPCOMING EVENTS [54th Annual Doc's Apple Blossom Meet]( May 12, 2017 - Front Royal, VA [White River High School Motorsports Club Car Show]( May 13, 2017 - Buckley, WA [Strawberry Festival Car Show]( May 13, 2017 - Stilwell, OK [2nd Annual Robert J Beeney Memorial Car Show]( May 13, 2017 - Plantsville, CT [Spring Kick Off Car Show]( May 13, 2017 - Osseo, MN [Annual Mother's Day Weekend Car Show & Open House]( May 13, 2017 - Shelby Township, MI [See All Events]( [Sponsor]( FEATURED CLASSIFIEDS Sponsored By: [Sponsor]( [1999 Ford Mustang]( [1999 Ford Mustang]( [$10,500]( [1930 Pierce-Arrow Model B]( [1930 Pierce-Arrow Model B]( [$44,000]( [1960 Plymouth Fury]( [1960 Plymouth Fury]( [$30,995]( [1970 Dodge Challenger]( [1970 Dodge Challenger]( [$60,000]( [1957 Ford Thunderbird]( [1957 Ford Thunderbird]( [$59,000]( [1960 Borgward Isabella]( [1960 Borgward Isabella]( [$26,900]( [1996 Chevrolet Corvette]( [1996 Chevrolet Corvette]( [$47,000]( [1955 Chevrolet Delray]( [1955 Chevrolet Delray]( [$45,000]( PROMOTED LISTING [1966 Ford Mustang]( [1966 Ford Mustang]( [$25,900]( PROMOTED LISTING [1929 Peerless]( [1929 Peerless]( [$37,000]( [1955 Nomad Parts New and Used]( [1955 Nomad Parts New and Used]( [$978]( [View All Classifieds]( FEATURED IN THE BLOG Sponsored By: [Sponsor]( ["It Suggests the Future": 1979 Buick Riviera brochure]( ['It Suggests the Future': 1979 Buick Riviera brochure]( [Across the U.S.A. and back: 8,000 miles in an 80-year-old Packard]( [Across the U.S.A. and back: 8,000 miles in an 80-year-old Packard]( [See All Featured Blog Posts]( FOLLOW US: [Get RSS Feeds of Hemmings Blog]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Join us on Facebook]( [View our Flickr pool]( [View Newsletter Archives]( WEEK IN REVIEW Thursday, May 4, 2017 [GM reopens Durant-Dort factory as historical archive and research library]( [GM reopens Durant-Dort factory as historical archive and research library]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photos by Jason Robinson, courtesy GM. More than 100,000 documents and artifacts related to Flint carriagebuilding and early General Motors history have made their way to the newly reopened Flint factory that once served as the base of operations for the automaker's founders. "Factory One is part of the very fabric of Flint, and its reopening is as much about the future as it is the past," said Kevin Kirbitz, operations manager for the building, earlier this week as GM revealed the restoration and renovation w...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - "Total Recall" movie car]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 'Total Recall' movie car]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - This one-of-a-kind 1990 special construction automobile began life as a Riley "Trimuter" three-wheeler before being converted to four wheels by Mike Fennel for use in the 1990 film Total Recall. The car is being offered at auction by our friends at Forgotten Fiberglass; from their description: 1990 Movie Car From "Total Recall" Designed & Built by Mike Fennel for Arnold Schwarzenegger Film With a budget between $50 and $65 million in 1990, Total Recall was one of the most expensive films made at the time ...[Read More]( [Fifth-annual Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show honors the Snakemeister's legacy]( [Fifth-annual Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show honors the Snakemeister's legacy]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Photo courtesy Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show. Racer turned automotive entrepreneur Carroll Shelby died on May 10, 2012, but his name lives on with sports car and muscle car enthusiasts worldwide. Since 2013, the Carroll Shelby Tribute and Car Show has honored his memory with a display of all things Shelby, from Cobras to Shelby-tuned Mustangs, both new and old. This year's celebration takes place on Saturday, May 20, at the headquarters of Carroll Shelby International in Gardena, California. The event ...[Read More]( [There's a Crosley for you! America's favorite small car]( [There's a Crosley for you! America's favorite small car]( Posted by Richard Lentinello - Brochure images from author's collection. If you prefer American cars over those from Europe, but still favor small over large, then consider owning a Crosley. Think about this: Most Crosleys were about 145 inches long, which is just 12 feet in length; overall heights run around 49 inches, or about four feet. Weight? Try about 1,155 pounds, which is nearly 500 pounds lighter than an MG Midget. Horsepower? Well, one certainly never bought a Crosley for its performance ability, but if you can live with 26.5 horsepo...[Read More]( [Lisbon, Portugal, 1960s]( [Lisbon, Portugal, 1960s]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1960s Location: Arco da Rua Augusta, Lisbon, Portugal Source: vintage postcard via Frenchcurious What do you see here?...[Read More]( Wednesday, May 3, 2017 [Corvette plant tours to be halted through 2018]( [Corvette plant tours to be halted through 2018]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Corvettes under assembly in Bowling Green, 2016. Photo by Sanford Myers, Courtesy of General Motors. When GM's Bowling Green Corvette Assembly Plant geared up for the switch from the C6 Corvette to the C7 Corvette in 2012, public tours of the factory were halted for a little over one year. After June 16, 2017, Corvette plant tours (now managed by the National Corvette Museum) will once again go on hiatus, this time for approximately 18 months as the facility begins the lengthy process of integrating a completely ...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1963 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1963 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Restored 1963 Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster for sale. From the seller's description: This spectacular concours example of what serious collectors have called "the Holy Grail of Thunderbirds" is equipped with the rare "M" Code Super 8, 390 C.I. engine featuring three two-barrel Holley carburetors and 10.5:1 high compression heads, producing an impressive 340 horsepower and 430 lb. ft. of head snapping torque. Just 37 M Code Sports Roadsters were produced in the 1963 model year and this is one of only 24 known sur...[Read More]( [NISMO hints at offering reproduction parts for all vintage Nissans]( [NISMO hints at offering reproduction parts for all vintage Nissans]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Image courtesy NICOClub.com. Twenty years ago Nissan experimented with offering its vintage cars restored and on the showroom floor. Now it appears the company wants to take another stab at catering to the old-Nissan collector with a reproduction parts program. Revealed earlier this week as part of a press conference announcing the NISMO Roadcar division, the Heritage Parts Program, which NISMO will oversee, will initially provide restoration parts for the R32 Skyline GT-R. However, according to NISMO's Takao ...[Read More]( [Hall of mirrors]( [Hall of mirrors]( Posted by Jeff Koch - 1965 Chevelle SS, showing its pedestal door-mount mirror. Photography by the author. Remember when external mirrors were just used to see behind you? "No, I was always going too fast to care about what was back there. Haw haw." Leave it to car makers to make a piece of reflective glass so complicated. Once upon a time, recall, cars had no side mirrors at all. Want to see behind you? Swing your arm over that big bench seat and look over your right shoulder, or park by Braille using chromed bumpers that weighed more t...[Read More]( [Tehran, Iran, 1979]( [Tehran, Iran, 1979]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: circa 1979 Location: Enghelab Street, Tehran, Iran Source: Bahman Jalali photo, via Muftah.com (h/t to Stephane Dumas) What do you see here?...[Read More]( Tuesday, May 2, 2017 [First phase of Packard plant renovation scheduled to start this month]( [First phase of Packard plant renovation scheduled to start this month]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo courtesy PackardPlantProject on Instagram. Three years after a real estate developer bought the remains of Detroit's Packard plant with grand ambitions - and nearly 63 years after Packard vacated the building - the renovation of the plant has been slated to begin later this month. Originally scheduled for October, the groundbreaking ceremony for the plant renovation's first phase got pushed back to this month due to both winter weather and delays in the city council's approval of a plan to freeze city ta...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1951 Mercury Sport Coupe]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1951 Mercury Sport Coupe]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - 1951 Mercury two-door Sport Coupe, model 72B, for sale. From the seller's description: Mercury 2Dr Coupe. It's not often you see a 51 Mercury Coupe this pristine and original. A true time capsule car, this Mercury has only 42,000 miles since new. The interior shows very little wear, all instruments and radio are in working order. Transmission is 3 speed with overdrive, clutch is smooth, shifting is quiet and effortless. Original Flathead V8 is so quiet you can't hear it run. Chrome is original. The Yosemite Green p...[Read More]( [AMA and USAC champion Joe Leonard, 1932-2017]( [AMA and USAC champion Joe Leonard, 1932-2017]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Joe Leonard, in his final appearance at Indy in 1973. Photos courtesy Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Joe Leonard was equally fast on two wheels and four, capturing American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) championships in 1954, 1956 and 1957, before moving to United States Auto Club (USAC) competition in the early 1960s. Racing IndyCars, Leonard would make nine consecutive starts at the Indy 500, earning a pair of podiums, and would also go on to capture series championships in 1971 and 1972. In ill health in recent...[Read More]( [Recommended Reading - Ayrton Senna The Last Night]( [Recommended Reading - Ayrton Senna The Last Night]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - Ayrton Senna was one of Formula 1's shining stars in the modern era, and his 10-year career atop the highest rung of the motorsport ladder was filled with both triumph and tragedy. A new book, Ayrton Senna The Last Night, featuring the photographs of Ercole Colombo, documents the Brazilian driver's F1 career, from his start with the Toleman Hart team in 1984 to his death at Imola on May 1, 1994. Its title is a bit misleading, since there's very little about Senna's last night within its 160 pages. 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A year later, the Oscar-winning actress would die of cancer, her beloved Duesenberg sold to director Roy Del Ruth, who'd soon order a disappearing-top convertible coupe body from Bohman & Schwartz for chass...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 Opel GT]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1972 Opel GT]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1972 Opel GT daily driver. 1.9 liter, 4 speed. Rebuilt Weber DGV with cold air intake. New master cylinder, calipers, cylinders, hoses. New wheels, tires. Seats are from a '72 Porsche 914 and have been redone in cloth and vinyl. Electric fuel pump. Battery has been relocated in aluminum box. Many new parts and comes with some spares (alternator, mechanical fuel pump, belt, hoses). Originally a California car. Body is very solid but there are a few rust spots, very minor. Exception is ...[Read More]( ["MOPAR or No Car" exhibit comes to the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum]( ['MOPAR or No Car' exhibit comes to the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - A 1971 Dodge Challenger R/T restomod, owned by Pete and Kari Cellini. Photo courtesy Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum. Fans of vehicles from Chrysler, Dodge, Plymouth, Ram, SRT, Jeep, De Soto and Imperial tend to be incredibly brand-loyal, and the phrase "MOPAR or no car" is more than just a catch phrase among this crowd. From June 17 through July 9, the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, will honor the Chrysler faithful with a special MOPAR or No Car exhibit, featuring perfor...[Read More]( [Remembering the "Sonic Sound" and performance of Kenner's SSP Racers]( [Remembering the 'Sonic Sound' and performance of Kenner's SSP Racers]( Posted by Thomas A. DeMauro - Still image from video below. If you were a kid in the 1970s, watching the following vintage SSP Racers commercials will instantly have you revisiting your childhood, but be warned, the jingle from the Smash-Up Derby ad will be stuck in your head for days afterward. SSP cars provided hours of entertainment, from ripping the T-Handle Power Stick and hearing that whine to watching the car speed across the room or down the sidewalk, bouncing off inanimate objects along the way. I got my green Can-Am racer for Chr...[Read More]( [Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1948]( [Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1948]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Date: December 1948 Location: Division Avenue and Wealthy Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan Source: SeekingMichigan, via BigCheese327 What do you see here?...[Read More]( Sunday, April 30, 2017 [Fact Check: Rockefeller didn't pursue Prohibition to ensure ethanol's demise as a fuel]( [Fact Check: Rockefeller didn't pursue Prohibition to ensure ethanol's demise as a fuel]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Photo by Chris Dobbins. We all have a favorite automotive tall tale or conspiracy theory we cling to over the years, but sometimes they're just plain wrong and need debunked. Though we didn't hear it when we asked for your favorite conspiracy theories a while back, we have come across the claim that John D. Rockefeller funded Prohibition as a means of eliminating ethanol as an automotive fuel, and after some research, we believe we can tag that claim as false. The story, as it's typically told, starts with Hen...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1967 Lincoln Continental]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1967 Lincoln Continental]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Unrestored but maintained 1967 Lincoln Continental for sale on Hemmings.com. From the seller's description: Owned 43 years. Built Feb. 27. 1967, this car was sold new to a Beverly Hills physician by Beverly Hills Lincoln-Mercury. I bought the car from his son in 1974 and have owned it ever since. It's been in the Los Angeles area for its entire existence so there is no rust anywhere. This Continental is completely original and in excellent condition. The black leather interior looks like new including the seats,...[Read More]( [Four-Links - 3D V8, glowy Goodyears, Alice in France, EG Civic's 25th]( [Four-Links - 3D V8, glowy Goodyears, Alice in France, EG Civic's 25th]( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Got a 3D printer and want to hone your skills? There's this 1/5-scale Ford 427-cu.in. V-8 that Steve Berry recently came across on Thingiverse. * As one of the most radical of the radical kustoms, the Golden Sahara incorporated a number of out-there features, among them glow-in-the-dark tires provided by Goodyear. Custom Car Chronicle has more on the Sahara's use of the tires. * Alice O'Brien couldn't fight in World War I but she could drive and assemble trucks and ambulances for the French, and her ex...[Read More]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1990 Nissan 300ZX GS]( [Hemmings Find of the Day - 1990 Nissan 300ZX GS]( Posted by Kurt Ernst - From the seller's description: 1990 Nissan 300ZX GS 2 Seater, 5 Speed Stick, 45,700 Original Miles, Silver with Gray/Black Interior, always garaged and dealer serviced, recent battery and rear struts. Original equipment: poiwer steering, power 4 wheel ABS brakes, power windows, power door locks, power mirrors, cruise control, Bose AM/FM Stereo Cassette Deck with power antenna and T-top. Car has radar detectors, keypad ignition, custom-fitted gray sheepskin seat covers and Alpine Headlight upgrade. This was my fathe...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S MOST READ [Preservation commission declares Route 66 "endangered"]( [Preservation commission declares Route 66 'endangered']( Posted by Daniel Strohl - Route 66 outside of Oatman, Arizona. Photo by Vicente Villamon. Citing the economic impact that Route 66 has had and continues to have on small to mid-size communities, Landmarks Illinois earlier this month declared the road one of its Most Endangered Historic Places, the first time the preservation commission has included a road on that list. "We did this both out of a sense of community pride in Route 66 and because of the positive economic impact Route 66 has," said Frank Butterfield, Landmarks Illinois's S...[Read More]( LAST WEEK'S BEST DISCUSSION [Mini tops British poll of best British cars of all time]( [Mini tops British poll of best British cars of all time]( Posted by Dave LaChance - Photo courtesy BMW AG. A poll by British motoring magazine Auto Express to determine the 50 best British cars of all time has put the classic 1959-2000 Mini in the number one spot, edging out the Jaguar E-type and the Land Rover Series/Defender ranges. Those polled included unidentified members of the magazine's staff, as well as 10 "expert" judges from the car manufacturing industry. "There surely can't be anyone in Britain whose life hasn't been touched by a Mini," the magazine says. "Throughout its marathon...[Read More]( Hemmings Motor News will not sell or share your e-mail address with other companies. For more information about this newsletter, email webmaster@hemmings.com or write to: Customer Service, Hemmings Motor News, 222 Main St., Bennington VT 05201. If you do not want to receive this newsletter from Hemmings Motor News, you can [change your email preferences here](.