National Roadster Show 1958
The ninth annual National Roadster Show was held February 15-23, 1958 in the Oakland Exposition Building in Oakland, California. At the 1958 show Romeo Palamides and a crew of hot rodders built a roadster in front of the attendants. The car was worked on every day of the show, and finally driven off the stage at the last day of the show.[4]
Al Sloakner was the producer for the show, and Mary Sloakner was the manager.
Awarded Cars:
America's Most Beautiful RoadsterThe Ala Kart |
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Cars Attending:
Street Roadsters - Series 100:
Jim Pratt's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster
W. R. Brown's 1928 Ford Model A Roadster
Larry Selmer's 1932 Ford Cabriolet
Louis Gonzales' 1922 Dodge Roadster
Dragsters - Series 425:
Ted Giannini's Competition Coupe
Romeo Palides' - The Romeo
Rod Pickups - Series 450:
John Lane's 1924 Ford Model T Roadster Pickup
Ed Cousins' 1932 Ford
Richard Peters' 1929 Ford Model A Pickup - The Ala Kart
William Akin, Jr's 1925 Ford Model T Touring
Semi Custom Coupes - Series 550:
Dick Mendonca's 1953 Ford Club Coupe
Richard McArdle's 1950 Chevrolet Coupe
Harvey Cross' 1947 Ford Coupe
Robert Smith's 1950 Ford Coupe
Jack Gault's 1949 Ford Club Coupe
Hank Barnum's 1950 Mercury Coupe
Dick Del Curto's Ford Coupe
Jerry Sahagon's 1951 Chevrolet
Ed Dameral's 1950 Chevrolet
Sonny Morris' 1950 Mercury
Full Custom Sedans - Series 600:
Duane Steck's 1954 Chevrolet Sport Coupe - The Moonglow
Mario Pirondini's 1950 Ford - The Amber Glow
Hard Top Connvertibles - Series 800:
Dave Murdock's 1952 Chevrolet
Customized Sport Roadsters - Series 825:
Ron Erickson's 1951 Hillman Minx - The Jinx Wagon
Jim Webb's Scarlet Chariot
Butch Paul's Austin Healey
Joe Castro Jr's 1955 Ford Thunderbird - The Candy Bird
Terry Erwin's 1951 Henry J
Babe Sulprizio's Hagemann Special
Bob McNulty's Corvette - The Shark
The Kirkland-Teverbaugh Special
Special - Phaeton:
Bernie Stein's 1932 Ford Victoria