One of my favorite buildings every year at the Grand National Roadster Show is the Suede Palace, which is always filled with so many cool traditional hot rods and customs.

The buildings may be filled with hot rod goodness at the Grand National Roadster Show, but that isn’t the only place you’ll see them. They are all around the buildings at the fairgrounds, especially on Saturday.

The 1st thing I always do is explore the buildings and all the hot rod goodness located inside.

Besides the AMBR competitors, the other big Grand National Roadster Show award is the Al Slonaker Memorial Award. This year’s winner is Bill Barbato and his 1933 Pontiac Sedan built by CAL Auto Creations.

This year’s winner of the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster at the Grand National Roadster Show was Ross Myers’ 1936 Ford Roadster built by Rad Rides by Troy.

It’s rolling up on the end of the year and around this time of year is always the Holiday Motor Excursion put on by the Horseless Carriage Club of SoCal.

Sunday was all about a new show in Bell Gardens. The Eddie Cochran Memorial Car Show was a car show honoring musician Eddie Cochran who spent part of his young life in Bell Gardens, CA.

Saturday night after Cruisin’ for a Cure I headed over to Bellflower to check out the Customs Cruise happening in Bellflower.

A foggy morning kicked off this year’s Cruisin’ for a Cure. It’s always a packed show with over 3000 cars and trucks in attendance every year. It’s always a good time.

Of course the RPM Nationals is about the wonderful hot rods running down the track and hangin’ out at the show but I can’t forget all the people that help put on the show and the participants that are there.

One of my favorites and always a great time the RPM Nationals. This year’s show had the largest amount of participants I had ever seen. There was so much wonderful racing.

Saturday’s RPM Nationals show is so much more than just drag racing. OK is mostly drag racing but there is a car show, a swap meet, and an all-around fantastic time.

The RPM Nationals begins on Friday with tech and everybody setting up their camps/pits.

I got a ticket! Ok, a weird way to start it off but to get into the Outriders Picnic you need to get a ticket from someone in the Outriders Car Club.

Some Saturday fun at the second annual Grand National Truck Show.

An early 5 am start for this year’s Ventura Nationals. I get up early every year to get the show participants rolling into the show.

Friday morning I headed up to Ventura, CA to check out a couple of the open houses going on during the Ventura Nationals weekend.

Saturday’s fun was filled with some very cool cars. I headed over to the annual Main Street El Segundo Car Show, a wonderful event.

On Saturday, I headed to the Lions Automobilia Museum for Isky’s 103rd birthday celebration. On Wednesday, July 10th Ed turned 103. He is an icon in the automotive industry and still going strong.

Another fantastic LA Roadster Show has come and gone. It was a great time with some cool hot rods and great deals in the swapmeet area.