Featured Event Coverage Detroit Autorama 2025

Was thinking about going. Haven't been since '19.
Just won't be the same without my partner in crime, in tow.

And Slows BBQ is right across the street!

 

Ok, so I covered taking pics of this last year to post here. Someone else needs to pick that up this year since I am not there.

Last year's coverage for reference... https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/my-autorama-pics.1311662/

 

I’ll be there Saturday with my bro Hal and son Ryan

 

I'm going Sunday and I'll post some crappy phone pics.

 

Going Saturday, I'll try to snap a few pics.

 

To the best of my knowledge and past experience Friday general admission starts at noon, just fyi.

 

Be kind to the pinup girls, one of them was the flower girl at my wedding.

 

This show is definitely on my bucket list, look forward to seeing some pics this year

 

Be there in about 3 hrs.

 

So, guys... how was Friday?

Sometimes I think about how grueling it might actually be to show a car over a weekend. Always a lot of cleaning and set up and other preparations for a show, and then three whole days. Could wear a guy right out.

I met a guy years ago who had just finished a beautiful black cherry 2dr Model A and was scheduled to show it at Autorama. I promised to look for him and did. And found him. Sunday afternoon. "Sitting" next to his car in a lawn chair, head laid back, arms hanging. Completely asleep. Just out.
I let him have his sleep. LOL

 

Here's one just for you @Rickybop !

 

How was Friday's show?
Tiring, but we're talking about a 68 year old trying to keep up with his 43 year old son and 16 year old grandson, lol.
Good show, something for everyone's tastes.

 

Plymouth!

 

@Rickybop,
Wish it dad a MOPAR big block with a looooooong cross ram, but I did my best!

 

Getting ready to go tomorrow.
New tennis shoes
"Clean" underwear
Polish my black leather jacket
Comb my eyebrows
Brush my tooth

 

Here's a few that caught my eye... The Pontiac wagon was a 421 tri-power, 4-speed.

 

One in honor of Gene...

 

And a few for the X-Frame crowd.

 

Here’s a few from Friday, there wasn’t a whole lot to see outside of the custom cavalcade.

 

Also, thank god for Bill from Brothers, had it not been for him the Autorama would have been a lot worse…

 

We took an official tour of the Guardian building. I highly recommend it!!!

Here’s a couple really crappy pictures from the 32nd floor!

 

And a couple detail shots of this absolutely bitchin 59 elco!

And this is from the killer Buick behind it

 

That said, the cars are cool and all, but this is the reason we drive 10+ hours each way every year.

 

Oh and I wouldn’t be me if I wasn’t perusing market place and found 60 30’s through 60’s parts books and manuals.

so @sinticket and I went to pick them up and 4 hours later we had bought A LOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTT of tools, books and parts.
Enough to fill up an entire damn Chrysler Pacifica!!!

 

The black cherry on that vette is DEEP!