Event Coverage Old Skool has landed - The Helsinki Spring Show -09

Bob, the Coupe was bright blue, can't remember the Hamber's name who it was bought from. Here's 41-Chevy ass end by request, it's a really beautiful car!



--mika

 

Me too...

 

I thought that copper coupe looked familiar... still looks awesome! Thanks for the great photos, you guys know how to do it right! And the girls! Good God, the girls!

 

Wow!

That pretty much sums it up.

 

Great pics and great cars!!! Does anyone happen to have anymore pictures of the surf rod or that green pick up with the astros and flake?

 

Nice pictures! thanks

 

Great pics and it looks like a great show!


For the record, your not comparing apples to apples. We have a ton of wonderful shows here in the good Ole USA; Detroit Autorama, GNRS, Santa Maria and the list goes on and on. VLV has cars of the average income American and most indoor car shows tend to be a bit more upper class... not always drivers, more like displays.

 

Very nice. Thank you

 

Great phots, looks like a nice show and the girls are awesome. Thanks for posting.

 

.............man one more overseas location to add to my places I want to go take pictures someday. Thanks a bunch for posting these great pictures

 

Thank you for posting the pics. What a great show. Seems like the Swedes and the Finns (and to some extent the Japanese) have really internalized the American Hot Rod ethos. I'm mean, the UK and Australia have too, but those places you kind of expect it. It always surprises me a little more when I see it coming from other countries, especially ones where the public never really had significant access to V8-powered rides back in the day.

 

Great show. The cars and babes are top notch.

I think for the foreigners the expense is so much more they don't waste their money on doing things half-assed. They probably didn't have cars like that roaming the streets of Helsinki in the 50's but they have studied and done a great job of replicating the proper look.

 

Wow, everything in your coverage was beautiful. That first girl? I'm still having trouble catching my breath. I never realized Finnish girls were so gorgeous (and classy looking, not like some of the tramps here). What I enjoy about the cars is they are emulating a style, but not overdoing it. They really do seem to "get it" as some have said. They Japanese are artists and craftsman, but they seem to only do it for the artistic sense, not what's really behind the "heart" of rods and customs. That Kaiser and the Copper Coupe are FANTASTIC!

 

Mika, thank you for the pictures! Very inspiring!

 

This is TetanusShot´s old car... my wife ownes it now.

 

Way cool. You guys across the pond kick ass. Great cars, beautiful babes. Loved the pic of the 32 sedan. You know it's from over there with the suicide doors.
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Like I told the kid, "Your music's not too loud, it just sucks and wouldn't it be great to have a NSRA Mini-Nats in Tulsa!"

 

neat pics...thanks for posting

 

Teemu, you did great jo with the Coupe! And the bobber looks good too, dig the new paint job way more than the previous one...! Oh, and the Robin Backman Bobber is stunning!!!

Just heard the FSRA salt flats diodrama won the #1 trophy in decoration!

Thanks for the comments everybody!

--mika

 

Wow!!! beautiful pics, cars, bikes (and girls)

Us Danes still have ways to go, but we're getting there ;-)

Looks like a cool show!!

 

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Congrats to the winners, Especially Tomi, Jone, Helen, and Robin!!!

 

I liked it when it was blue, I like it even more now. Really nice!



Thanks for all the photos, the Helsinki show is obviously the one to go to.

 

thanks for posting awsome pics of hot chicks and some fine metal
great work

 

The quality of the cars on show and the amount of traditional rods and customs is amazing. Thanks.

 

It's settled then, I'm moving to Finland.

 

Dang!! That show has some really nice cars! The silver buick looks awesome, and Teemu you have done a great job with the coupe!!

Thanks for posting the pics

 

Some of my art shots:

 

Great cars....Great pics, thanks for posting! I love that 41 chev.

 

Nice to see my old 27 roadster.(The Rodiator Camera Car)I had a nail head in it when I sold it to Sari In Finland.It looks good now with the flatty too.Good Show!

 

Nice pics Mika! Nice hot chick pics too!

We miss you out here.

 

Hi David!

Glad you like it

Sari