Monday, September 11, 2023

THE 1ST TRIPLE CROWN OF RODDING NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY 2023

I will put a link to the now defunct Shades of the Past annual Hot Rod Roundup 1st as this was the last one in 2022.

http://carzhunt.blogspot.com/2023/01/feb.html

JUST IN 

2024 DATES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED

SEPTEMBER 6 & 7 2024

https://triplecrownofrodding.com/?fbclid=IwAR3gNLQCaugdlWzak7c8UK_R611YFX6AG6xst1itKv9JngJq-peQP6Zs7Uc 

For 39 years the Shades of the Past club had a rod run starting in Gatlinburg Tennessee, that evolved and moved to Pigeon Forge then splitting into the September Shades of the past Hot Rod Roundup standing on it's own. 

Many years of confussion that the Shades was actually the Rod Run in Pigeon Forge which happens April & September, many a person missing the large gathering of show cars over in Dollywood closed for the season water park for the last years not knowing what the actual Shades of the Past was.

Shades was the week before the Pigeon Forge Rod Run in September 

CARHUNTER is not going to dive in that mess, FACTS; The contract at Dollywood expired, the water park had new plans and the original organizers of the Shades decided to retire instead of starting over.

Bobby Alloway  http://www.allowaysrodshop.com/ , an original Shades of the Past member and hot rod  royalty along with Gary Case have taken over with an all new show. 

The 1st annual Triple Crown of Rodding at Nashville Super Speedway in Lebanon Tennessee. 

You need to scroll to the end to see the Triple Crown winners 



Great thing, amongst others is Friday is the day all the judging is done so you will see all the high dollar builds that day as the area closes at 10:30
 CARHUNTER has been trying to explain to people that this is like no other show where you see some of the most impressive builds, it really is not about quantity like some clubs like to brag about, but the quality of the builds! 
Maybe I just let you scroll through and enjoy the rides!  


The headlamps are hiding turbos








This car is amazing, there are Corvair and Studebaker parts in there!









2020 Ridler Award winner

























Yes a HEMI is sticking out of the hood side! 















CARHUNTERS FAVORITE, but it keeps getting ignored at the big shows, politics?




Sinister with that chopped roof


This 40 Mercury is very cool!









Faux HEMI covers are very cool!


So smooth, CARHUNTER would have picked this one for the truck spot

















JAG U AR


WOW OHC 6 still in place!








Buick Cabalerro 



THis group just completed the Vintage Air Tour
















































Lincoln Zephyer




































Richard Petty edition





A Blazer that was lenghtened 









































































Flathead, supercharged, dual carb, Ardun heads, yahoo!









CARHUNTER needs a sedan delivery




One year they had no brochures so when asked the head of Packard said "ask the man who owns one"


















































































Can it be any cooler, more photos later




Local to CARHUNTER PJ BURCHETT just finished this, the color is called Area 51 LOL
PJ' shop




THE PJ- LOL! 









CARHUNTER saw 6 of these INDY haulers in a week! 






Now that is different a Valiant!


#3 here





















#4, there were 2 in Pigeon Forge that week




































Does this new Vette with retor body kit work?








Finally a 38 Plymouth, LOL








Lost count, 4 of these so far??




























Justin was named person of the year NSRA, his derelict look Ford is very cool, Scott is his middle name - Scotts Hot Rods recently moved and expanded big time to Knoxville






An SUV that never was?












A 2nd walk through the judging area



































THE WINNERS OF THE 1ST TRIPLE CROWN ARE;

Some random dude on teh Pigeon Forge FB page declared "NO ONE IS GOING TO THE TRIPLE
CROWN SHOW, NOT ONE PERSON! Could not locate that post again, did he delete it? LOL