Event Coverage Why did the chicken cross the road? Because the Rumblers NYC where having a show

WOW! that RalphyBoy dude ain't too bad looking after all...oh thats the back of my head,oh well and hey ACRO,I think someone had to represent the H.A.M.B. at the show!!!!!LOL

dude it was great meeting you and these shots are TOO FUCKIN AWESOME I will be waiting for you next year and you'll teach me how to throw away my shitty snapshot camera & get a real camera like yours!

Brooklyn chick are FINE as HELL,No ORCA-BETTIES at RUMBLER show.Thats the RULES Homie!

ACRO thanks for the shot of the SLED,I thought I was the only FOOL with a purple car but low and behold there were a few which made me feel like a WACKY RODDERS...LOL

 

Nice photos Acro and I like that you showed just about everything that was there. It gives us folks who weren't there or aren't in the area a good idea of what is running the streets there.
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Agreed, he may look like a freak to you, but he might be a poontang magnet for all that any of the rest of us know.

Speakin' of which, dang, they got some good lookin' gals up there! Anybody got the phone # of that young lady in the blue dress standing beside that Caddy? Yowsuh!

Nice pics of the cars, too. That purple custom w/ the LaSalle grille and the black Chevy fastback w/ the gold flames are cool!


Later, Kinky6

 

What a group of delinquents, what has gone wrong with this country.
I'm shocked at this display of bad behavior.

What is the date for next years show?

 

I believe they always do it on the last saturday of August if I'm not mistaken.

 

anyone know the price / info on that chevy p/u for sale i think 7 or 8 pictures down

 

Looks like a cool time and location. Thanks for the pics

 

HaHaHa I changed the steers and queers comment since it bothered so many.Iit was just a barb on how the show made me feel like I was at a good texas show, and yankees that come to texas always use the classic line the only thing from texas are steers and queers and you dont look like no steer.

All offending material has been removed so that looking at hot cars and hot women can commence with out no bad feelings sorry for off color remark that was taken the wrong way

 

I also apologize for some of the double posts I didnt get any sleep last night I started uploading pics at 4:30 am and kept nodding off while posting them so I was kinda out of it I was just trying to get the best of the 300 pics I took up ASAP

 

Hey acro awesome event coverage!!!!!!and nice to see ya again. love all the pics and thanks for snapin some of my bicycle .Glad to know you guys enjoyed the show, Next time ill throw ya into the sasquatch "wreaking pit" hahaha

 

HaHa it was great seeing you again, but I dont think the sickabillies new bass player wants to see me again anytime soon

 

ut oh seems like he was mad at 2 people then .. you and my buddie

 

lets bump this one for the graveyard H.A.M.B.ers as these pictures are EXCELLENT!

 

Great photos. Looked like a lot of fun times.

 

I am gonna be a thread hog and put my post that I put in ANOTHER thread in here.......

cause I really think this is where I should have put this text in the first place!




I had always heard about this show&#8230;..and had always wanted to go.

Something about NYC, a city that is SO old and yet always on the cutting edge, made me want to go there and see what the Rumblers could do with a couple of blocks of that high priced real estate. First off, they get rid of the cars that are not acceptable. There was a lot of signage stating there will be NO PARKING ON SATURDAY and the Cars will be Towed. That did not stop some people from leaving their cars there. Well, about 8am the Rumblers take matters into their own hands and start moving the cars out themselves. Thanks to using a jack and some auto dollys, the gang simply push the cars into the next parking area where the spectators park. So the guy that comes back to find his car gone, will most likley have some strange sensation when he sees his car parked in the lot 1 block down.

The weather was pretty bad. Hurricane Danny threatened to wash the show out, but the storm just brushed NYC and by noon the rain had stopped. So all those people that thought the show was &#8220;rained out&#8221; &#8211; it does NOT happen with the Rumblers. The show takes place under the BQE (Brooklyn Queens Expressway) and is always covered up. So please, dont ever use that excuse to not show up again. Friday there were already some hot rods there &#8211; like the Screamin Demons from Ohio who made the trek-13 HOURS. Again &#8211; all you lame people from 40 minutes away who did not want to drive your car in the rain&#8230;.....THESE guys show what it is all about &#8211; DRIVING!!!!

It seemed that around 830am the cars started to show up and by 930 it seemed the parking lot across the street was completely full of hot rods and classics. At around 10am they let all the cars come in and the lot quickly filled up. Vendors were placed in the middle of the aisles and the cars all parked on the outside edges. By noon the place was really jumping and everyone seemed to be having a good time. Since the show takes place in the middle of Brooklyn, there are locals that show up to see all the cars as well. This includes the local skateboarders that usually use the lot to perfect their skills. I asked some of the skate kids what they thought about the hot rods taking over their hang out&#8230;......some thought it was cool, while others gave non commital grunts and shrugs &#8211; typical teenagers right?

The quality of the cars was mixed. Some were real beaters and some were top quality show cars. But ALL the drivers seemed to respect each others rides and all were having a good time. If anyone was getting bored with the hot rods, right across the street there were bands playing all day long. The bands were: Rehab For Quitters, Tombstone Brawlers, Homeward Bound, Memphis Morticians, Turbo A.C.s, and Sasquatch and the Sick-A-Billys. I gotta tell ya, the Sasquatch show was pretty crazy. I have always heard the legends of CBGBs and NYC hardcore punk scene, but I had never experienced it first hand. I went to many a punk rock show in my youth, but always in St. Louis where the crowds were quite tame compared to what I saw at the Union Pool that night. 200 people were packed into a room that held 50. AND they were able to have a mosh pit going as well. Sasquatch and the Sick A Billys were an amazing site to behold, giving as well as getting. Everytime they were rained on with a beer or ice from the crowd they would throw something back or push people in the front back with their steel toed boots. Sasquatch was hit in the forehead with a crumpled up Pabst Blue Ribbon can. It looked like it drew blood, yet he never even flinched. Such is the way of the real rock and rollers of NYC.

It was great to meet people I had talked to in the past like Brian Darwas &#8211; the guy that made the outstanding documentary &#8211; Road to Bonneville. He is a member of the Rumblers and he was there selling his latest creation The Devil At Your Feet &#8211; a nice look at The Alter Boys from the East Coast and the Choppers from the West Coast. I had briefly met Roger Miret at the Lonestar Round Up, but was able to talk at length with him at the end of the show and I was blown away by how down to earth he is. Sometimes when you meet icons in the punk rock or hot rod community, you feel a little let down because they seem aloof. Not this guy. He was totally cool and I look forward to seeing him down the road at another event. And the former club prez&#8230;....Lenny. Here is a guy that seems to have a crap load of stuff going on all at once, and yet he was taking the time to make sure I was taken care of. He made sure my wife and I were looked in on all day long. I have heard of southern hospitality, but the northern hospitality that was shown by Lenny and the rest of the Rumblers is gonna be tough to beat.

So to say there was a lot going on this weekend in Brooklyn is an understatement. I tried to capture a bit of the excitement on video for an upcoming Vintage Torque release, but there is no way to capture the magic of that show unless you are there. If you want an excuse to head to the big apple, just head over on the weekend the Rumblers are having the annual Kustom Kills &#8211; Hot Rod Thrills and you will NOT be disappointed.

http://www.rumblersnyc.com/
http://atomichotrods.com/dvd/
http://www.sickabilly.com/
www.vintagetorque.com

 

Acrochicken,

Great shots man!

 

umm... WOW. Nice '63. Anybody have any more shots of this one?

 

John I coiuldnt have said it better great seeing you at the show

 

John - your shots were great - I see why they pay you the big bucks!
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what is the date of your show down in TX?

 

That's big of you.

 

somebody should shoot this guy.he's in front of all the killer shots Acrochicken was aiming for....arrgh!

 

I gotta ask, what the hell are you doing in NYC??? If your getting a lot of work and exposure then congrats dude!!! You deserve to be out there covering all the good events because your shit is just that good.

A lot of people don't know how hard it was probably to shoot a car show on a rainy day under a bridge.

 

who's RAt's ass rod shop pickup is that? It was mine . thanks roslan

 

My pics

 

I was actually in D.C shooting some motorcycles and conned my friends into taking me to NYC for the show. I am trying to get as much exposure as possible......hell I am in Millington T.N(Memphis) now at a show trying to keep from having a real job

 

Damn John nice shots! We gotta fly your ass up here for some more shows. It was really good to finally meet you, even if you guys were talking camera mumbo jumbo that I don't understand. Hint, never interrupt 3 photographers to introduce yourself, you will be lost. Thanks alot for the pics of my car, I'm gonna steal em. Can never have too many of it burning fire!

 

It was great meeting you also next time you come to Houston we will have to hang out

 

Hey ACROCHICKEN,I went to your photo website....damn dude you ain't no joke.Fuckin killer photography man.
Like SLOWandLOW63 I stole some shots of "THE SLED" for my collection,thanks pal!
When you come back to NYC you gotta come hang at my job The Second Chance Saloon.Its a kool bar with alot of Punk/Metal/RocknRoll on the jukebox,you'd like it plus alot of cute chicks hang out there too

-Ralphy

 

rad pics. looks like good damn times for sure.

 

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