Billetproof ??? NW - 2008 WTF happened????

First of all, I would like to mention that the show was great and it was nice to see some friends.

The highlight of my trip was Amocat Speed, meeting up with Josh and then heading over to Hagen Auto Parts and getting a tour from Darrel.

So after flying up to WA and then driving down to the show.... I had expected Billetproof to follow in the tradition of what KIRK started . Upon arrival, I must have counted at least 25 trailers in the parking lot.... what is this? Trailer queens allowed at Billetproof??

Then I saw this (see pics)

Has Billetproof just become another greedy operation that feels they need to let every car in just to make another buck???

I want answers..............


Radial tires, disc brakes, IFS, billet galore!!!! WTF???







This whole black roadster was a 1-800 bolt together kit car.....


This was a nice coupe....unitl you saw the DIGITAL GAUGES.....

 

I was stuck at f@#$%^g work! At least you got to go!

 

I personally love Rich's roadster and am damn impressed by the fact that he just logged some serious miles down and back for the LARS.

To each their own.

 

FROM: http://www.billetproof.com/upcoming_shows/upcoming_shows.htm

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Here are the rules. Read 'em and weep: [/FONT]

• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]1964 and earlier TRADITIONAL style rods and customs ONLY! [/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No visible billet anything! Especially wheels! [/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Traditionally styled choppers and bobbers ONLY! (No modern West Coast Choppers, OCC style fluff bikes) [/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No trailered cars (race only vehicles excepted with prior approval) [/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No digital gauges (it's not traditional and it's ugly) [/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No IFS on fenderless cars (it's not traditional and it's ugly) [/FONT]
• [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]No mag wheels made after the 60's[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Keep in mind that we have the right to refuse any vehicle WITHOUT A REFUND, so read the rules carefully and decide for yourself. Don't cry when we turn you away, tears stain billet.[/FONT]

PLEASE remember that this is an event for those of us who build our own traditional style rods and customs on a limited budget. NO billet-clad, digital gauge, pastel graphic, named after a fifties song trailer queens!

 

possibly your panties are in a knot? I read the rules prior to going , and I noticed they weren't very strict about them. I did hear that a few cars were turned away. Is that true choptop?

 

If I saw some of that lame crap I'd wonder what was going on too.

 

Dave, thanks for stopin by the shop. Nice to see you made it by Hagens. They help us out alot and are great people. Darrell is not much of a hotrod guy, but was when he was a kid. He also left the hobbie when it became big $$$. But he love's what we do. Try to make it up on the 26th of July. It is a pretty good party.
Steve Glucoft
Amocat Speed Emporium
Hotrodarama

 

I see that woman everywhere, wearing that exact outfit, always brings a smile to my face. But beware...her boyfriends club are Hamb members i do believe hahahhaa

 

'34 roadster ute looks good. ( except for the stripes ) RHD too.

 

as for the street rods,
you may have a point

but if you want to slam the people
maybe next time you can stay in California.

 

Well said!!!!!!!!

 

A quick buck today will bite you in the end, I would wonder why they have the rules? are they trying to just get more of our type of cars to get people to travel and then just let anybody in......seems like a big FU to guys that are truley into period stuff.

 

Same deal at the recent show at Garlits. Since my car is "borderline" I called ahead. Got rejected. Seems they didn't like my plated billet dash panels or a couple of plated billet brackets. So.. I drove up anyway and took a model to enter. The idiots running the model show told me my entry was too big (1/8th scale) to enter. Fuck me dead. In the mean time, from the lot where I parked the HHR and the surrounding motels / K-mart lots I saw a great many trailer queens being unloaded and driven into Garlits. And of course, when I got there... there were more cars inside with more billet than my car.
Ok, I understand if you want to play the Spanish Inquisition on traditional cars, but (1) the least the promoters could do is make it clear on the entry form what the rules are and to invite all potential entrants to call / email ahead for confirmation and (2) fucking inforce it. Gary

 

And isn't this the same guy that pretty much stalked you on the home search thingy? Scary.

 

Obvious violation of the Unspoken Dress Code.

I can see how that would ruin the whole event for you.


Maybe next time,enjoy the "nice" cars,
and take fewer pictures of men's asses.

 

you met Josh at Amocat, Im sorry. ha,ha J/k whats up Josh if your reading this?

 

You must not have gone to BP Antioch last year....RUINED...

 

Well put Ryan! Maybe some of the complainers should try working the gate when you're trying to get 500 or so cars registered and off the street. Do some slip through, of course. Like Alan told us, we're not expected to lie down in front of an idiot with an unwanted car. Nothing's perfect. Just walk on by the stuff you don't like. Damn, it's just a car show....

 

Ryan,

I totally agree!
Dude, life is to damn short.
Move on.

 

It's okay, he craves love...

 

The reality is that this event can be anything the promoter wants it to be.

JH

 

Vote with your wallet, if you didn't like it don't go back. I know I won't.

 

OK yea, I was just at another plain old car show not Billetproof. What was I thinking , to expect the venue be like the early Billetproof shows where they actually turned people away because the car belonged at a street rod show or something???.......

Enjoy myself.....did you read the first part of my post? The show and trip were great!

 

Not when it's advertised the way it is, that's the key point, we all go to shows's where the street rods are and all you have to do is simply walk by them, I go to nsra at york and I must walk by at least 4000 cars without even a look, why do I go because of the 40-50 great cars and there owners that I see there. If your gonna advertise like that then stick to it.

 

Besides the digital gauges in that black 5-window, I heard a rumor that poser was running a BILLET crankshaft! Just how did he get through the gate?

 

i cant wait for digital gauges to be the traditional item of choice in 2030. Cars suck, im going to build custom furniture.

 

If you think it looks bad from the back try seeing it from the front... As far as the the cars that made it in with the billet ignore them and hopefully next year less of them will make it in. Over all the show was awesome.

 

So You had a caption under evry pic, care to explain about the last one??