9/18/2023 0 Comments Sh boom car![]() ![]() “It’s extremely gratifying that Detroit Autorama is the home of America’s most important hot rod award,” said Peter Toundas, president and owner of Championship Auto Shows Inc., producers of Autorama. For 56 years, the award has been presented to the most outstanding new custom car, shown for the first time anywhere. The show also features a display of vehicles from students at 50 Michigan schools the 25th annual Toy-A-Rama and Pedal Car Challenge presented by Summit Racing Equipment a charity auction for Leader Dogs for the Blind and an outdoor truck and car flame-throwing fest.Īutorama’s calling card is the presentation of the Ridler Award, the most coveted award in hot rodding. More than 800 vehicles are expected to appear in the show.Īmong the local legends will be cars that raced across the big screen in the latest “Fast and Furious” movie, and a special exhibit of speedsters famous for their record-breaking times on the Bonneville Salt Flats. ![]() Other local residents bringing their custom vehicles to the show include Michael Kropik of Dearborn with his 1973 Harley FX Ralph Saunders of Dearborn Heights with his 1934 Ford Ron Katai of Dearborn Heights with his 1957 Chevy Belaire Tom Hipple of Dearborn with his 1931 Ford 5 window coupe Donald Steinhagen of Dearborn with his 1934 Ford pickup and Robert Topping of Dearborn with his 1922 Does R Bucket Roadster. “You don’t see them out at this time of year, only in the summer at car shows.” “Autorama is one of the greatest shows in the country, and it’s a great get together for car guys in the winter,” Fryz said. The cars, brought by everyone from backyard car jockeys to the country’s top customizers, compete for top awards in numerous classes. The winter ritual brings the most devout gear heads and car lovers of all sorts together with the autos that appear in hot rod and custom car magazines. “Some people do paintings or statues – we do it with cars.” “It’s kind of like a work of art,” Fryz said. He’s also been seen on several episodes of the reality TV show “Hardcore Pawn,” including one taped at a previous Autorama.Ī number of Dearborn residents will be showing off their hot rods and customs cars at Autorama, billed as the largest and one of the oldest hot rod/custom car shows in America.įryz said he sees the custom car community as a different sort of artists’ group. “I took one all the way to California for a car show last year,” he said. I’ve had cars in Autorama for probably the last 25 years – sometimes as many as three or four.”įryz’s custom car collection numbers 30 vehicles, and he takes them to shows across the country. Last year, they had the General Lee doing a jump. “It’s actually a big honor if you’re a car guy,” he said. Having been to every Autorama since he was 16 years old, Fryz said, he’s excited to have been given the chance to open the show. They get all excited when I shoot fire out of the back.” I’ve done all the car cruises, and the kids really like it. “When I got into flamethrowing, I saw this guy shooting flames out of his car and he told me how to build the flamethrowing deal,” he said. “It’s a famous car that’s been around for many years.”įrom there, he built the Sh-Boom truck that shoots flames 100 feet in the air. “I call it the legend of Woodward,” he said, with a laugh. His original custom Sh-Boom is a 1951 Ford that he’s had for about 30 years. ![]() Custom cars are kind of a separate world of their own.” “Even as a kid, I would take parts off model cars and change them now I just do it with bigger cars. “Since I was in high school back in 1965, me and all my buddies would go out weekends and race our cars,” he said. March 2, Fryz will fire up Sh-Boom and shoot flames 100 feet into the air as part of the outdoor Rolling Towering Inferno Flame Throwing Fest in front of Cobo. The 66th annual Autorama, presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts, roars into town March 2 to 4.Īt 11:45 a.m. RELATED: Downriver hot rods and custom cars featured at Autoramaįryz will kick off Meguiar’s Detroit Autorama – known as “America’s Greatest Hot Rod Show” – the morning of March 2 at Cobo Center with his flame-throwing truck Sh-Boom. And while he’s displayed his creations across the country, this week he’s earning a high honor for any custom car collector. The Dearborn resident has been restoring, collecting and customizing vehicles for more than 50 years. Bob Fryz has made a name for himself in the custom car community. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |