impressive street rods from the 2011 Goodguys Del Mar Nats

full gallery fromt he 2011 Grand Natioanl Roadster show http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/hinkles-gold-rush.html

Full gallery from the 2011 Grand National Roadster show http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2011/02/hinkles-gold-rush.html

for more coverage of the Del Mar Goodguys, see Tere's blog http://justacargal-s.blogspot.com

Dean Jeffries, pinstriper and custom car bulder, Oakland Roadster Show winner

I was just reading an article about Dean and the Mantaray, and learned that he travelled to Indy for the 500, and on year, pinstriped 2/3rds of the race cars

James Dean was one of his early customers, and Jeffries painted "Little Bastard" on the Porsche 550 Spyder that Dean owned.

Agajanian took Jeffries to the 1952 Indy 500, Mobil Oil, noticing his unusual painting and pin striping style, hired him in the following years to paint any of the Indy race cars. It was free to the teams and Mobil got their logo somewhere on the car. Jeffries would paint and pin stripe the cars and helmets of race car drivers like Jim Rathmann, Parnelli Jones, and A. J. Foyt, and become Foyt's paint and body man.

After that, in 1962, he worked for famous race car designer and builder Carroll Shelby on the Cobra.

Dean's show car, Mantaray, first appeared at the 1964 Oakland Roadster Show where it won the Tournament of Fame First Prize. The smallblock Ford engine & 4-speed trans came directly from Shelby as partial payment for work Jeffries had done and to this day that Cobra engine has just a few miles on it.

For more about Dean Jeffries, mostly photos of his pinstriping, Krazy Shirts, and his magazine advertisements: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Dean%20Jeffries

I spotted the 1961 Mercedes 190SL, the "Mercedes Bent" , on the 5 freeway yesterday... nice to see someone uses a show car for a change

For the gallery of photos I took of this when it was at SEMA last November: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/11/1961-mercedes-190sl-with-custom-touch.html

1946 Hudson truck, the Superwasp

This is the 2nd show, maybe the third that I've seen this Hudson at... I'm guessing it hasn't felt pavement yet, and maybe won't because it's too pretty. I haven't seen it with the hood down yet either.

Hinkle's Gold Rush

Terrific display, simple, direct, and sharp

The stands bolted to the lugs bolts are superb, great way to let people view the bellypan

Here is an odd coincidence.... I found these two images minutes apart from each other, of the same one of a kind custom show car

The full car photo was taken at the 19th Annual Autorama at Cobo Hall

above photo via http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/
below image of the record via: http://flaviendachet.blogspot.com/

Here is an odd coincidence.... I found these two images minutes apart from each other, of the same one of a kind custom show car

The full car photo was taken at the 19th Annual Autorama at Cobo Hall

above photo via http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/
below image of the record via: http://flaviendachet.blogspot.com/

I finally stumbled on the name of that kustom I'd posted several photos of but could never find a link to.. it's the Galaxian from the Pharaohs c.c.

Finally found a link to the 2008 Yokohama custom car show somewhere that led me to Shige's blog for Mooneyes http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/custom/

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-view-of-cool-custom-ive-posted.html

I finally stumbled on the name of that kustom I'd posted several photos of but could never find a link to.. it's the Galaxian from the Pharaohs c.c.

Finally found a link to the 2008 Yokohama custom car show somewhere that led me to Shige's blog for Mooneyes http://www.hobidas.com/blog/shop/mooneyes/archives/custom/

http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-view-of-cool-custom-ive-posted.html

New views of a bitchin' custom I've posted a photo of before

Above via: http://atomicsbcn.blogspot.com/2009/12/yhrcs-09.html

Above via: http://speedseekers.blogspot.com/
The below photo I found a couple weeks ago: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/12/cool-images-from-los-boulevardos-too.html