Street Beat

Street Beat

August 2008

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Asheville= Show

August 23^rd was the date of an all Studebak= er show held in Asheville, NC at the Airport Exit, Holiday Inn. My co-hort Smoker Lane= and I cruised over and enjoyed with about 50 participants, and 8 or 10 vendors. There was a good variety of Hawks, Larks, trucks, coupes, etc. This is an annual event and any Stude person or anyone just looking for a different l= ook, might think about this for next year. I will have details then. It is a little over an hour drive, all interstate.

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Shades of Past in Pigeon Forge

Charlie Ball and I (Sid) took in the annual Shades Rod= Run in Pigeon Forge, this past Friday, Sept 5^th. Of course it is a two day event, b= ut we only par-took the one day. Th= ere were over 2,000 entries on Friday. The crowd, vendors etc., seemed about the same to me, for a Friday. Gas prices do not appear to be heavily deterring participation. The main drag d= own town was also lined with cars for sale, chairs lined up side by side, somet= imes two rows wide down the sidewalks, and wall to wall people. Same as usual. There seems to be a trend growing more towards the 50̵= 7;s, and 60’s cars. That may= just be my assessment, but there were plenty of those cars at the show. The quality of the cars was also t= op notch. Several magazine cars were in attendance. This years show had a new format, giving away one Street Rod, and $20,000 in cash. Time will tell if that is the corr= ect strategy for them. Several KARC members were in attendance.

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Broad Street Cruise / Show

At last months downtown Broad Street Cruise/Show, I neglected to mention that Norman Davis’ 32 Studebaker received The President’s Pick Award, = and the first ever Gene Glover Memorial Award, presented by Gene’s widow. Norman and Gene were long-time friends, and Norman had helped Gene during his Late = Model Racing days. Norman had also did= most of the build on Gene’s ‘40 Dodge Street Rod. Good to see Norman get that recognition, although I’m sure he’d rather have his good friend back with him.

Food Lion Autofair at the Lowes Motor Speedway

Larry Prillhart and I (Kei= th Owens) made the trip to Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte, NC on Sept 5^th and 6^th to the Food Lion Autofair swap meet and car show. There were quite a few empty vendor spaces and it appeared to me that the crowd was down a little. All of the vendors were located in the infield with the outside fields used for parking. Larry foun= d a hood for his 1947 Ford Sedan and Keith acquired a few more shinny parts for= the upgrades to his 37 Pontiac.

Members Machines and Gossip

Randy Bledsoe went to a wedding this past weekend---don’t know if it was his or someone else!

Cousin Jim Bledsoe had a big offer on his ‘36 Cabriolet, don’t for sure know if it has a new home or not. I (Sid) witnessed Jim’s wife Debby with a big smile, perhaps encouraging a sale. I’m sure it was t= otally supportive, so that Jim can finish one of those other projects, in that new= garage.

Not really gossip, but our friend and KARC member Bill= y Hurd has upcoming surgery. Bill might not want us to mention, but felt like club members would like to know, and express best wi= shes to Bill. Hope that’s OK, Bill.

The Prez, Dick Cartwright’s 55 Chevy frame has been blasted, is in the rotisserie and has a few coats of flat black Rust Oleum. Looking good.

Norman Davis was telling us about finally finding a nagging problem in his ‘32 Studebaker that has been hounding him since trip to Knoxville. The previous owner had used silicone around the sending unit, and pick up t= ube plate, on the gas tank, and a gob of that was floating around in his tank, = and would occasionally cover the pick up tube and cut off fuel flow. Norman said “= ;Do not use Silicone on your fuel tank, to make gaskets, etc.”

Allan= dale Show

Listed below in upcoming events, but wanted to give a special plug= for the Allandale show, since we have lots of friends in that club, as well as = some of our own members. Mike Smith for one, and our friend = Dave Berry, who is a friend to all area automotive enthusiasts. Last year’s show was outstanding, with over 300 entries, with a good varie= ty of rods, customs, muscle cars, and of course fine Antique Automobiles. This will be held at the Allandale Mansion, Kingsport, TN on Sept. 21. Info: 423-288-6422

Upcoming Events

Grand Rod Run ---- Sept 11-14 ---- Pigeon Forge= , TN

Allandale Car Show ---- Sept 21 ---- Kingsport,= TN

Fall Colors Autorama AA= CA Car Show ---- Sept 20 ---- Hen= dersonville, NC

Appalachian H= eritage Festival Car & Bike Show ----- Sept 27 ----- Blountville, TN<= /st1:place>

Winsboro, SC Car Show ----- Friday and Saturday, 1^st wee= kend in Oct

The Valley Rod Run --------- Oct 3-5 ------- Festival Grounds at = Maggie Valley, NC

Downtown Kingsport Optimist Club Car Show ---- O= ct 4 ----- Kingsport Town Center (<= st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Old Fort Henry Mall)

New Life Church Car Show= ----- Oct 11 --- Whitehaven Dr, Kingsport, TN

Corvette & Muscle Car Expo ---- Oct 17-18 -= --- Sevierville Events Center, <= st1:City w:st=3D"on">Sevierville, TN<= /st1:place>

Goodguy’s 1^st Nostalgia Nationals&#= 8212;Oct. 17,18,19 ----- Bowling Gre= en KY, Beach Bend Raceway Park

Goodguy’s = Rod & Custom Southeastern Nationals ---- Oct 24-26 --- Lowe’s Motor Speed Way --- Charlotte, NC

Cruise-In Downtown Elizabethton, TN = --- Every Saturday April thru October --- Elizabethton, TN    6 PM

Cruise Night, Big Lots= Parking Lot ----- Every Friday Night April thru October ------- Rutledge, TN     6 - 9 PM

Cruise-In ---- 1st Sat in May thru Last Sat in Oct – East side of Morristown, TN --- Ingles/Big Lots&nb= sp; 6-9 PM

KARC Christmas Party -------- Dec 6 ------- Domtar Cabin, Kingsport, TN

ADVERTISERS SPONSORS

Appalachian Auto Glass-----------------423-279-7202

<= st1:place w:st=3D"on">Berry’s Pharmacy-----------------------423-247-3124

Braeden’s Barbeque--------------------423-378-0500

Br= ooks Circle Wrecker Service---------423-578-2131=

Browns Auto and Air Conditioning------423-245-4831

<= span style=3D'mso-fareast-font-family:STXingkai;mso-bidi-font-style:italic'>Bro= okside Automotive------------------423-392-0211

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Carter Powder Coating------------------423-542-1150

Center Auto Machine Shop--------------423-247-8168

Classic Investments----------------------423-323-2407

Custom Auto Paint and Supply----------423-571-6430

D&L Backhoe--------------------------423-276-6808

Dan’l Boo= ne Region AAC---------------N/A

Dashboard Audio-----------------------423-239-3274

Da= vis Hea= ting and Air-------------------423-239-8779

D&D Rod & Custom-------------------423-357-4704

Don's and Davis Sanitation Service------800-451-3987

Eastman Motorsports-------------------423-229-3986

Eddie’s Rod Shop----------------------423-323-2081=

Epperson Sandblasting------------------423-357-5777

Finishing Touch--------------------------888-234-6313

Gilbert Advanced Asset Mgt.------------8= 00-677-4445

Grant Tire and Automotive --------------423-247-3149

Gray Auto Parts-------------------------423-239-5881

Gulley Performance----------------------423-2472271

Hot Dog Hut-----------------------------423-245-5731

Jan Mar Restaurant----------------------423-245-0731

Jim’s Construction-----------------------423-335-0224

John= 's Auto Sales----------------------276-225-7261

Ki= ngsport Body Works------------------423-245-1421

Ki= ngsport Fasteners----------------------423-378-4717

Larry’s Cycle Shop----------------------423-247-2751

No= rmanR= 17;s Auto Repair-------------------423-245-7351

Pain= t by Darrell--------------------------423-288-6417P

Prof= essional Dental Lab -----------------423-246-2421

Quality Body Shop ----------------------423-282-2986

Rainbow Motors----------------------------423-288-5827        =

R & D Metal Finishing-------------------423-543-1722

R & R Auto Repair--= --------------------423-288-8763

Ron Matthews Insurance ----------------423-246-4241

Smith Auto Parts and Machine Shop-----423-272-7686

Speedway Seat Covers------------------423-753-4600

T.K.= ’s Big= Dogs Too!-------------------423-245-6300

Tony’s Pipe and Muffler-----------------423-246-7304

12 Bones Smokehouse------------------423-239-7225

TV and Radio Clinic---------------------423-247-4841

Wal-Mart= Super Center------------------423-392-0600

Wallace News --------------------------423-245-2035

Williams Classic Parts-------------------423-247-3260

Yuma Tire & Recapping-----------------276-386-6631

*Bold Lettering Denotes Major Show Sponsor=

NEXT = CLUB MEETING:

New Location!!!!!!<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Golden Corral Resta= urant on Eastman Road, Kingsport, TN.

September 11th, 6:3= 0 PM

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