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Il tredicesimo piano (1999), diretto da Josef Rusnak, è un film di fantascienza che esplora temi di realtà virtuale e identità.

La trama segue Douglas Hall, il cui mentore Hannon Fuller viene assassinato in un mondo virtuale ricreato per simulare Los Angeles nel 1937; Hall, sospettato del delitto, deve navigare tra due realtà per scoprire la verità, complicata dalla presenza della misteriosa figlia di Fuller.

Il film, ispirato al romanzo Simulacron 3, affronta la fragilità della percezione e la natura della coscienza.

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NIVEL 13 TRÁILER EN ESPAÑOL Y (Durante el Tráiler te dirá) DONDE VER COMPLETA y Gratis

Pueden verla #Completa y #Gratuitamente en el vínculo que se mostrará en el Blog LOGOS al que pueden acceder en el Vínculo al Articulo sobre la #Película que os dejo al final de la Sinopsis sobre la Película en esta misma descripción. Sinopsis El científico Hannon Fuller ha descubierto algo que cambiará la Humanidad. Cuando está a punto de contárselo a su gran amigo Douglas, Hannon muere misteriosamente. Desde ese momento, Douglas moverá cielo y tierra para descubrir quién ha matado a Hannon. Para su sorpresa, Douglas descubre que el científico llevaba una vida paralela en 1937 y el momento actual… Basada en la novela Simulacron-3, que firmó Daniel F. Galouye a mediados de los sesenta, el mismo Josef Rusnak que se sitúa tras las cámaras es el autor del guion cinematográfico de Nivel 13. Se trata de un thriller cruzado con ciencia ficción que se mueve entre dos marcos temporales gracias a la máquina de realidad virtual que en la película permite viajar a Los Ángeles del año 1937. El realizador alemán sale bien parado de esta adaptación cuyos planteamientos filosóficos y metafísicos bien podríamos emparentar con el mito de la caverna platónica, aunque con actualización digital. Se estrenó dos meses después de Matrix y no es difícil trazar paralelismos entre ambas cintas. El guion de Nivel 13 está lleno de aciertos que permiten desarrollar de modo estimulante una trama de suspense. ENTRADA AL BLOG LOGOS SOBRE ESTA PELÍCULA: https://logosconocimientos.blogspot.com/2023/03/nivel-13-alucinante-pelicula-en-espanol.html

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The Thirteenth Floor

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The Thirteenth Floor (13º Andar), o filme que questiona a natureza de nossa realidade

Por Cláudio Tsuyoshi Suenaga

Dois meses depois que Matrix foi lançado em 1999 (em 31 de março), um outro filme a ir até mais fundo em certos questionamentos – mas que devido ao sucesso retumbante deste e por não apelar a efeitos especiais “bullet-time” mirabolantes, acabou passando totalmente despercebido – pôs em cheque a condição humana e sugeriu que não somos mais do que seres simulados eletronicamente (electronic simulated characters): The Thirteenth Floor (13º Andar), com direção e roteiro de Josef Rusnak, adaptado do livro Simulacron 3 (1964), de Daniel Francis Galouye (1920-1976).

Hannon J. Fuller (Armin Mueller-Stahl), presidente fundador da Intergraph Computer Systems, uma mega empresa de vanguarda em inteligência artificial que desenvolve um projeto de realidade virtual dentro de um ambiente de sistema computacional inovador capaz de sustentar um mundo simulado totalmente autônomo e que recria de forma realista a Los Angeles de 1937, época da juventude de Fuller, é assassinado logo no início.

O detetive Larry McBain (Dennis Haysbert), interroga o sócio e melhor amigo de Fuller, Douglas Hall (Craig Bierko), bem como a jovem e linda filha de Hannon, Jane Fuller (Gretchen Mol), que surge do nada como única herdeira da companhia. Ao vê-la, Hall se sente imediatamente atraído por ela e lhe pergunta de chofre se já não se conheciam de algum lugar, indicando ter experimentado um déjà vu. Era a segunda vez que não conseguia acessar suas memórias, pois não se lembrava também do que fazia no momento em que Fuller era assassinado.

Principal suspeito do crime, Hall já não tem certeza de sua inocência e resolve ir atrás da verdade mergulhando no mundo virtual criado por Fuller com a ajuda do programador Jerry Ashton (Vincent D’Onofrio), que de início reluta em transferir a consciência de Hall a esta realidade virtual onde os usuários acessam os seus avatares e interagem com outros seres virtuais sencientes, autônomos e autodidatas (fully formed self-learning cyber beings) que pensam e reagem como pessoas do mundo real sem saberem, no entanto, que vivem em um mundo virtual, que são apenas dados e impulsos elétricos em um computador.

A transferência se dá com a consciência do usuário sendo projetada no ciberespaço até incorporar-se ao seu avatar, que é a imagem e semelhança dele mesmo, um reflexo do seu caráter. Avatar (avatara, em sânscrito), aliás, é um conceito hindu que significa “descida de uma divindade do paraíso a terra” e a consequente aparência terrena desse ser celestial – em referência particular às dez formas de representação de Vishnu.

Nesse processo de transferência, o usuário experimenta um outro fenômeno transcendente, o da bilocação, que é aquele quando uma pessoa é transferida em corpo e alma para um outro lugar longe da sua residência habitual até que a sua missão esteja cumprida, e regressa instantaneamente ao lugar onde habita, sem que os que convivem com ela percebam. Mas a pessoa que faz esta viagem conserva a lembrança do local onde esteve, assim como de todos aqueles que, vivendo lá onde esteve, viram-na e conviveram com ela, exatamente o mesmo que ocorre no filme.

A cada incursão, Hall se arrisca neste mundo simulado até que descobre que ele próprio estava vivendo em um mundo simulado surgido de dentro de outro mundo simulado. Uma simulação dentro de outra simulação, dentre milhares de outros mundos simulados!

No final, ao ascender para um mundo superior, mais tranquilo, espiritual e etéreo, situado em 2024, ficamos sem saber se aquele era o mundo real ou apenas outra simulação.

Bem antes de The Thirteenth Floor, em 1973, o ator e diretor alemão Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945-1982) já havia adaptado Simulacron 3 no formato de uma minissérie de duas partes para a televisão alemã. Filmada em 16 mm e estrelada por Klaus Löwitsch, seu foco não esava na ação, mas nos aspectos sofísticos e filosóficos da mente humana, na simulação e no papel da pesquisa científica.

Em World on a Wire (em alemão Welt am Draht e que em português poderia ser traduzido por Mundo em um Fio), o supercomputador da Cybernetics and Future Science (Institut für Kybernetik und Zukunftsforschung) hospeda um programa de simulação que inclui um mundo artificial com mais de 9.000 “unidades de identidade” que vivem como seres humanos, sem saber que seu mundo é apenas uma simulação. O professor Vollmer (Adrian Hoven), que é o diretor técnico do programa, está aparentemente à beira de uma incrível descoberta secreta. Ele se torna cada vez mais agitado e anti-social antes de morrer em um misterioso acidente. Seu sucessor, Dr. Fred Stiller, tem uma discussão com Günther Lause, o conselheiro de segurança do instituto quando este desaparece de repente sem deixar rastro antes que ele possa passar o segredo de Vollmer para Stiller. Mais misterioso ainda é o fato de que nenhum dos outros funcionários da IKZ parece ter qualquer lembrança de Lause.

Enquanto isso, uma das unidades de identidade na simulação tenta suicídio. Esta unidade foi excluída pelo colega de Stiller, Walfang, para manter a simulação estável. Para investigar os motivos do suicídio, Stiller entra no mundo simulado para entrevistar a unidade de contato. A unidade, chamada Einstein, é a única unidade de identidade que sabe que o “mundo” é uma simulação, e isso é necessário para executar o programa. Na tentativa de se tornar uma pessoa real, Einstein muda sua mente para o corpo de Walfang enquanto Stiller está em contato com o mundo simulado. Einstein dá a Stiller uma explicação para os mistérios, memórias que desaparecem e pessoas que desaparecem, dizendo-lhe que o “mundo real” de Stiller nada mais é do que uma simulação do mundo real, que está um nível acima.

Esse conhecimento faz com que Stiller mergulhe na insanidade. As outras pessoas “reais” interrogam Stiller e ele é ameaçado de morte, encarceramento e internação involuntária. Stiller finalmente consegue convencer Hahn, o psicólogo da IKZ, de sua teoria. Este último logo morre em um acidente que é preso em Stiller, marcando-o como o suspeito assassino de Hahn e Vollmer. Stiller foge e procura a unidade de contato necessária que possa conectar seu mundo “real” com o mundo real, um nível acima. Ele sobrevive a várias tentativas de assassinato e descobre que o contato é Eva, que foi projetada na simulação após a morte de Vollmer (como sua filha inexistente). Stiller aceita sua presença, acreditando que eles já tiveram um romance. Eva diz que ele foi modelado no verdadeiro Fred Stiller, uma pessoa que Eva amava, mas que enlouqueceu com o poder de dirigir a simulação no mundo acima. Enquanto Stiller está programado para morrer em uma emboscada, Eva muda as mentes dos dois Stillers e traz o Stiller simulado para o mundo real.

Saiba mais sobre realidade virtual e simulada no artigo completo que escrevi a respeito aqui no blog: https://www.claudiosuenaga.com.br/post/653609277934698496/matrix

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Warwickshire v Somerset: Bears bowled out for 121 at Edgbaston

Craig Overton lately extended his contract with Somerset until the waste of the 2023 season

Bob Willis Trophy, Edgbaston (day one): Warwickshire 121: Abell 3-4, C Overton 3-17 Somerset 80-2: Lammonby 33 Somerset (3 pts) path Warwickshire (0 pts) by 41 runs Scorecard

Somerset delivered every other dominant efficiency as they bowled Warwickshire out for 121 earlier than replying with 80-2 on the opening day of their Bob Willis Trophy match at Edgbaston.

Tom Abell’s facet took quick preserve a watch on in opposition to the brittle Bears, who chose to bat and had been soon 15-3 within the face of a high-class opening spell from Craig Overton. The England bowler went on to develop with 3-17.

Abell nipped out the tail with 3-4 whereas Somerset’s bowlers had been backed up by razor-sharp fielding which incorporated two notify-hit bustle outs from the skipper and Tom Banton.

It modified into once cricket bristling with cause and self belief and, with two wins and 50 facets already banked from their first two video games, Somerset are sturdy contenders for a location within the final at Lord’s.

For Warwickshire, it modified into once a day to fail to bear in mind as their batting imploded and the bowling, other than the delicate Olly Hannon-Dalby, toiled fruitlessly within the absence of the injured Liam Norwell and Olly Stone.

Relive Saturday’s Bob Willis Trophy action

To cap their joyless day, as well they sustained every other trouble when Matt Lamb suffered a cracked toe whereas batting. Whether he’ll bat within the 2nd innings stays to be considered.

With self belief fragile after their collapse at Bristol final Tuesday, Warwickshire soon hit peril after electing to bat. Overton removed Retract Yates, who edged a elegance to wicketkeeper Steven Davies, and bowled Sam Hain who conducted at some stage in a straight one.

The final thing the house facet wanted modified into once a self-inflicted hurt but that is what followed when Ian Bell called captain Will Rhodes for a sharp single and Rhodes modified into once overwhelmed by Abell’s notify hit.

Bell departed in infuriating style when he joyful a Lewis Gregory transport down the leg facet to Davies.

Lamb went on to shatter 22 but succumbed to the final ball earlier than lunch when Overton performed his consummate morning’s work by bowling the batsman thru the gate.

That sent Warwickshire into lunch 65-5, after which Michael Burgess and Tim Bresnan took the rating to 88 earlier than the dilapidated conducted on to Gregory.

Alex Thomson modified into once bustle out by Banton, making it two wickets in two balls, and two in three followed six overs later when Abell had Henry Brookes caught in the starting up gallop and Craig Miles pouched by the keeper.

When, in his next over, Abell precipitated a gash from Hannon-Dalby, Bresnan, having all yet again batted resolutely, modified into once left unbeaten on 32 and Warwickshire had been all out in 45.2 overs.

Somerset’s respond modified into once solidly launched by Ed Byrom (30) and Tom Lammonby (33) who added 56 in 17 overs earlier than both fell to Hannon-Dalby, caught in the starting up and 2nd gallop respectively.

Warwickshire captain Will Rhodes:

“Somerset have proven us the technique to bowl at Edgbaston with that fuller dimension. Gorgeous play to their seamers. They saved coming support and coming intriguing at us and it be up to us to arrive support and win some wickets within the morning.

“Craig Overton has been within the England bubble so has been doing quite a lot of work with the England boys and that confirmed.

“He modified into once lawful that cramped little bit of quality above what we are veteran to in county cricket so we have obtained to glean our heads around that within the 2nd innings and play him grand better than we did.”

Somerset snappy bowler Craig Overton:

“It is popping out properly and the work I did at some point soon of the iciness appears to be like to be paying off. The ball nipped about somewhat early on and then started to swing because the ball obtained older which modified into once good. Happily, I obtained a few nicks early on and that obtained us on somewhat of a roll.

“I’d snatch to think I’m sending a message to the England selectors. I’ve lawful obtained to preserve taking wickets. That is my job and I’ve obtained to preserve doing it and preserve looking out to push my claims and hopefully every other likelihood comes.”

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The Thirteenth Floor (1999) BluRay 1080p Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated parallel world that's just like the 30's with seemingly real people with real emotions.

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13. Kat-The Thirteenth Floor 1999 Bilim kurgu gizem Türkçe altyazılı full hd film izle http://www.filmslab.co/13-kat-the-thirteenth-floor-hd/ Hannon Fuller Dev bir teknoloji şirketinin sahibidir. Geliştirdiği simülasyon sayesinde zamanın insanlarını 1937 yılının Los Angeles'ına götürür. Ancak bu simülasyonda bir kişi talihsiz bir şekilde ölür. Kendi hafızasından bile şüphe duyan Douglas çevresindekileri sorgular. Filmslab.co ekibi olarak 13. kat izleyicilerine iyi seyirler dileriz.

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A Look Back at the 1963 San Mateo, San Jose and Oakland Shows

The year was 1963. Stranger on the Shore and Telstar become the first singles by British groups to reach No.1 on the U.S. charts, predating the first No.1 by the Beatles by 13 months.

The Beatles recorded their debut album, Please Please Me, in a single day at the AMI Abbey Road Studios in London.

U.S. spacecraft Mariner 2 passes by Venus, becoming the first probe to transmit data successfully from another planet.

Wally Parks shocked the sport by adding an invitational, “experimental” Top Fuel Eliminator, to the Winternationals in Pomona, California. He also outlawed jet propulsion. While aircraft power plants had been banned from actual competition since 1960, but allowed to make exhibition runs, these new “weenie roasters” were strictly forbidden, despite a solid safety record to date.

The northern California car show season for 1963 began on the weekend after New Year’s Day, at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Harry Costa’s San Mateo Custom, Rod and Sports Car Show saw the debut of the latest projects that had been languishing in garages during the prior winter months (Remember this is California!).

The San Mateo Custom, Rod and Sports Car Show began in 1956 by Bay Area hot rodders Harry Costa, Jr, Andy Brizio and Richard Costa. The show was billed as ‘The California Auto Fair’. San Mateo is located on the San Francisco peninsula, about 20 miles south of the city of San Francisco. In the years that followed, San Mateo was the place to debut your latest build. Many cars came from outside of California, hoping to win awards at California’s top car shows during the months of January and February, and for many a chance to get out of the snow and cold weather.

Two weeks after San Mateo, the venue changed and moved down the San Francisco peninsula to the San Jose Fairgrounds. Paul and Vicki Bender usually assembled a fresh group of rods, customs and race cars, with emphasis on Bay Area car clubs.

The San Jose Autorama was started in 1952 by Paul’s dad. Paul’s dad sold advertising for the programs at the National Roadster Show in Oakland. Paul helped out by pedaling the programs during the show’s 10-day run over the Washington’s Birthday holiday.

Paul took over the San Jose show from his dad in 1959, with help from partner and race promoter Bob Barkhimer. The last San Jose Autorama was 1987. During this 35-year run of the San Jose show, Paul also was the NASCAR flag man for races at California short tracks like San Jose Speedway, Watsonville, Fresno, Madera, and Clovis.

The next venue was a short ride north on Highway 17 from San Jose to the East Bay community of Oakland, and the Oakland Exposition Building. This had been the home of the National Roadster Show since its inception in 1950, as well as the home of Bay Area midget racing. The show actually began as the International Auto Show in 1949. Al and Mary Slonaker billed that first show to include new domestic and foreign automobile makes. A group of Bay Area hot rodders asked Al if they could display their “hot rods” in one far corner of the building, and he agreed. Needless to say, the 10 hot rod roadsters stole the show, and in 1950 the show became the National Roadster Show.

The NRS became known in the media as Oakland, mainly because it was easier than saying National Roadster Show. In 1963 the show became the Grand National Roadster Show, a title which was even longer. Hence, though the show has since moved to the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, California, many of us still refer to the show as Oakland.

The Oakland Exposition Building had its own brand of character and ambiance. Since the large doors at each were constantly opened and closed for ventilation, and for midget races, some birds found themselves a comfortable home in the tall steel roof trusses. Naturally this caused some car owners, wary of the birds leaving their marks, to add an extra coat of wax to the exposed horizontal surfaces of their rides.

So here we present a cross section of images from the San Mateo, San Jose and Oakland shows in 1963. Some of the images are a little focus fuzzy and have deteriorated over the past 54 years. For that I apologize. In 1963 I was just out of high school and still learning how to shoot indoor car shows.

(Editor’s Note: A big thank you goes out to Greg Sharp, Rod Powell, Paul Bender, Rik Hoving and Rudy Perez for their help.)

The 1957 Thunderbird of Jim Giminez underwent a serious transformation at Joe Ortiz Custom Shop in nearby Hayward, California. Features included ’58 Edsel headlights, a floating tube grille, extended rear fenders, a chopped windshield and tunneled taillights. This was some very radical metalwork for the early 1960’s. The car was finished in candy green.

This 1928 Ford roadster pickup was brought to Oakland by Dewey O’Connell of Santa Rosa, California. Louvers were punched in the side aprons and the inner sides of the front fenders before the truck was sprayed with Sierra Gold lacquer. The engine is a 1960 Pontiac with three carbs, a Pontiac Hydromatic transmission and a 1948 Ford rearend. The wheels are Cragars and the interior is done in black naugahyde.

This radical 1951 Mercury was the creation of now Bay Area paint legend Rod Powell. The engine was a Buick. Rod enlisted the help of Bill Cushenberry with the top chop, the concave fender wells and the sculptured rear end to match the front. The quad headlights and the custom taillights were covered with Lucite plastic. The Chrysler swivel bucket seats were upholstered in black by Howard Curry. The paint was candy tangerine lacquer. The car was wrecked a couple of years later after Rod sold it, and ended up at the crusher.

The rear of the Rod Powell Mercury. Note that the rear sculptured bodywork resembles the front.

The very radical interior of builder Dave Stuckey’s wild ‘Little Coffin’, a radical show rod that began life as a 1932 Ford Sedan owned by Larry Farber from Derby, Kansas. The chromed roll bar obviously holds up the chopped top since the windshield was frameless. The bench seat, done in gold frieze and white naugahyde, looks cool but uncomfortable, as does the abbreviated steering wheel.

The Steve Swaja-designed XR-6 roadster of LeRoi “Tex” Smith won the street roadster half of the 10-foot trophy at Oakland in 1963, America’s Most Beautiful Roadster. The 1927 Ford T-roadster body was augmented with additional body panels built by Barris Kustoms, Gene Winfield, Gordon Vann, and Tex himself. The engine was a Dodge Dart aluminum slant 6-cylinder in a tube frame with Volkswagen front suspension, a push button transmission and Dodge Dart rear suspension. Tony Nancy did the upholstery. The color was candy red.

We weren’t able to identify the owner of this entry in the Hot Rod Pickup class at Oakland, but I really like the profile and the stance. The top has been chopped and the full fendered body appears to have been either sectioned or channeled. The 1932 grille shell was obviously chopped and the front splash apron is modified. The quad headlights were unusual. The white walls and the white upholstery contrasted nicely with the bright orange lacquer.

Bob Tindle’s Orange Crate 1932 Ford got everyone’s attention with its unusual tilt-up body. The Portland, Oregon creation won the Competition half of the 10-foot trophy, America’s Best Competition Car. The 417 cubic inch 1960 Olds engine had a front-mounted Potvin blower. The suspension and the Halibrand quick-change rearend came from a sprint car, as did the Halibrand magnesium wheels.

Paul Hannon showed his channeled 1929 Ford roadster powered by a bored and stroked 1952 Studebaker V-8 engine under the Crower U-Fab four-carb manifold. The transmission was a 1939 Ford. The body was channeled 8 inches and the windshield chopped 4 inches. The American mags were fitted with Firestone tires. Paul was and is still a member of the Bay Area Roadsters.

An overhead view of the show floor at San Jose showing Les Erben’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup. In the rear we can see George Barris’ Twister T roadster and Gene Winfield’s blue 1935 Ford shop truck.

Built in the early 1950’s by Bob Johnston, Ed Roth purchased the car in 1962, and turned the little 1923 Ford Model T into Tweedy Pie. The T-bucket roadster took center stage at San Mateo and the crowds loved it. Larry Watson painted the car purple after Ed dropped in a 283 Corvette motor with six Strombergs, quad headlights and new fuscia upholstery. Reversed chrome wheels, wide whites, and tasteful striping made the car a show favorite.

A very tasteful and well detailed 1936 Ford Sedan was shown at Oakland by Jim Adamson. The sedan had power from a 1955 Ford, chromed interior moldings and Chrysler wire wheels. Even back in ’63, four-door sedan street rods were very rare. This cars’ level of detail was exceptional.

Nick Medeiros of Antioch brought his 1961 Ford Galaxie hardtop to San Jose. The car featured a 1954 Chevy grille, roof scoops and 1959 Cadillac taillights.

The latest car from Darryl Starbird and the Star Custom Shop in Wichita, Kansas, was the Futurista, a three-wheeled concept vehicle built for Monogram Models, Inc. The engine was from a Volkswagen Spyder and the paint was pearl white.

Aerospace engineer Tom Prufer displayed his Power King Too AA/FD dragster, his first foray into top fuel car ownership. The Kent Fuller chassis sported a 354 cubic inch Chrysler, a full aluminum body by Jack Hagemann, Sr., and striping/lettering by Tommy the Greek. This car ran 200 miles per hour at Fremont in 1964 with Gerry Steiner driving.

Another overhead view of the show floor at San Jose.

Don Ruter was a member of the Ramblers car club in San Francisco, and built this Fiat coupe dragster in his home garage. Power was a blown Chrysler.

The very nice 1932 Ford five-window coupe was built by Bruce Humphreys of Oakland. The flawless body was covered with 20 coats of lacquer. The engine was 1963 Corvette with two four-barrel carbs. The transmission and rearend also came from a Corvette. The interior contained Volkswagen bucket seats, tinted glass and Stewart-Warner gauges.

Dressed in Swift Red lacquer was Al Lindstrom’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup from Sacramento. Engine was a 1954 Oldsmobile 371 dressed in much chrome and topped with a J-2 manifold with three carbs. The 1932 Ford frame had a 2 ½-inch dropped axle and a 1940 Ford rearend. The red lacquer paint was done by Miller’s Auto Body in Redding, CA. The wheels were chromed and reversed.

The word radical can be used to describe Bob Hiser’s 1956 Chevy two-door from San Jose. The car was designed and built in the owner’s garage, which is even more impressive.

This 1933 Ford 5-window coupe was built by Tim Davis of San Francisco, and featured a 4-inch top chop and an 8-inch body channel. The engine was from a 1955 Thunderbird with a 1939 Ford transmission sending power to the 1937 Ford rearend. The wheels were magnesium and the taillights were from a Cadillac. The interior was done in black and white Naugahyde with a chromed dash and Stewart-Warner gauges.

A small-block Chevrolet was the engine of choice in Dave Marasco’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup from San Jose. The chromed frontend had a dropped axle. The pickup bed had been shortened 12 inches. The paint was black lacquer and the striping was done by Andy Southard.

Ray Silva’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup from San Jose.

A Buick engine with dual four-barrel carbs powered Joe Cardoza’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup from San Jose. The black rolled and pleated interior was set off nicely by the Naples Orange lacquer exterior. Joe still owns this truck, is a member of the Bay Area Roadsters and drives the truck regularly.

This very nice 1934 Ford pickup was displayed in San Jose in an equally impressive manner, with palm trees, driftwood and spot lights.

San Jose Roadster member Frank Rocha showed his 1927 Ford roadster at San Jose. The engine came from a 1956 Buick Century. The tranny was a 1939 Ford. The white interior contrasted nicely with the Cobalt Blue lacquer paint. Frank still owns the car.

John Capman brought his 1923 Ford T-bucket roadster to San Jose from Santa Rosa, California. The 1959 Chevrolet engine had four carburetors and sent power through a Powerglide transmission to a 1948 Ford rearend. The battery, electric fuel pump and the fuel tank were located in the 18-inch pickup bed.

The 1941 Ford Pickup of Joe Crispin came to the San Mateo show from Redwood City, California. The previous years’ yellow paint was replaced with candy green with flames. The canted quad headlights were installed by Bill Cushenberry, as were the Corvette taillights. The engine was a 1956 Oldsmobile. The bed featured a TV and a telephone.

This full fendered Model A roadster in red was typical of the style of street rod roadsters that Paul and Vickie Bender wanted in the San Jose Autorama. The American mags and the redline tires complete the package.

Cal Perreria brought his Oldsmobile-powered 1939 Ford Coupe to San Mateo from nearby San Leandro, California. A 1937 Cadillac transmission sent the Oldsmobile power to a 1950 Olds rearend. The interior was black rolled and pleated Naugahyde.

This very clean 1956 Ford big back window pickup was shown at San Mateo. Judging by the cheater slicks and the drilled rear bumper, this beauty must have seen a few trips down the quarter mile.

This 1936 Ford Coupe was displayed at San Mateo, and was obviously a trophy winner.

Jack Snyder’s 1956 Chevy hardtop was built by San Jose customizer Joe Wilhelm. Features were a custom grille, canted quad headlights, side lakes pipes and custom taillights. Another really clean early 1960’s custom; where is it now?

Ken Pucci of San Jose built this miniature 1922 Ford Model T roadster pickup completely by hand. The engine was from an English Ford and had a miniature blower with twin carbs.

Out of Gene Winfield’s custom shop in Modesto, California, came Louie Stojanovich’s 1948 Plymouth. Barris Kustom did the candy tangerine and pearl white paint. The rear had a rolled pan, custom nerf bumpers and a frenched license. The front grille, in a rolled and tucked cavity, housed quad Lucas headlights and chromed mesh with door handles. Wheels are chromed and reversed.

Charlie’s Business Coupe was entered in the Dragster class at Oakland. Charlie Mewes and Bert Sumner ran 185 miles an hour at Half Moon Bay and Fremont. The car still exists today and is still raced by Pierre Poncia of the Juggers Racing Team out of San Francisco.

A very nice 1934 Ford pickup was entered by Joe Filipelli. The engine was a 1958 Corvette, the taillights were 1958 Impala and the steering was from a 1958 Ford truck.

You gotta’ love these shop trucks. The Hogue Brothers out of Gilroy, California, picked a 1948 Studebaker for their parts go-getter.

Out of the Hayward, California shop of Joe Bailon came John Gomez’s 1957 Chevy Bel-Air. The rear fenders were extended and peaked and had 1959 Cadillac taillights set into custom bezels. The custom rolled pan with nerf bars and a small grille was a pleasing change from stock. The side scoops mimic the 1958 Impala. The canted quad headlights were set above a tube grille and more nerf bars. Gene Winfield the applied one of his signature fade paint jobs in candy gold and red.

A full side view of Ed Roth’s Tweety Pie roadster, again at San Mateo.

A very immaculate 1923 Ford T-bucket roadster from Rudy Heredia of Gilroy, California was shown at San Jose and San Mateo. The nicely chromed Buick engine is topped with six Stromberg carburetors. The bright red lacquer was new for 1963, changed from dark blue in 1962.

Nicely done was a good description for the 1957 Plymouth hardtop of Eddie Johnson from Petaluma, California. San Jose customizer Joe Wilhelm created the exaggerated rear fins, the front and rear rolled pans and the front and rear tube grilles. A very unusual model to use as a base for a full custom. The fade paint job looked even better in person.

The 1963 San Mateo show saw Richard Zocchi’s 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix in “new clothes.” The previous years’ multi-hued green paint scheme was redone by Gene Winfield in Tangerine and Pearl White lacquer in a typical Winfield signature “fade job.” Bodywork included a complete shave job, peaked rear fenders, frenched headlights and custom taillights.

The gorgeous Fiat altered of Joe Davis and Wes Ingram was just a much at home at the San Jose show as on the dragstrip in nearby Fremont, California. The car won the BB/A class at the 1964 U.S. Nationals at Indy, and was Runner-up for Competition Eliminator. Their best time in the quarter mile was 10.17 seconds at 140.84 miles per hour. Credit for the body and paint work goes to the Johnson Brothers of San Jose.

Shown in San Jose was the gleaming candy gold metalflake 1941 Ford pickup of Nick Lepesh from nearby Sunnyvale, CA. Under the hood was an Oldsmobile engine with a high rise manifold and dual carburetors. Body modifications included dual-quad headlights, dog bone running boards and a rolled rear pan with 1963 Impala taillights. The interior was done in gold and white, and featured a 1940 Ford dash and an Impala steering wheel.

A serious contender for the 1963 AMBR award was the 1929 Ford roadster of Dave Whitehead from Victoria, British Columbia. The body was channeled 7 inches and the 1932 Ford grille shell was sectioned. Other features were a 1948 Hillman steering gear, an Impala steering wheel, a 1948 Mercury engine and a 1932 Ford dashboard with a 1933 Chrysler instrument insert. The interior was done in white rolled and pleated Naugahyde with black rugs and polished mahogany floorboards.

This 1930 Ford Coupe was shown at Oakland by Ron Mancebo of Redding, California. The full race 1948 Ford flathead engine sported three Stromberg carbs, and the chassis was fully chromed. The Royal Blue lacquer was accented with Pearl White. The interior was pearl white Naugahyde, a custom dash and a Bell steering wheel.

San Jose resident Les Erben brought his beautiful 1929 Ford roadster pickup to Oakland and took home a Sweepstakes Award. Credit for the bodywork and black lacquer paint went to Joe Wilhelm. The 1955 Oldsmobile engine contained a bunch of go-fast goodies and was topped with an Edelbrock triple two-barrel manifold. The Buick Skylark wire wheels finish off the abundance of exterior chrome. The black interior featured twin bucket seats and Stewart-Warner gages.

Done in very heavy Lime Gold metalflake paint by the Art Chrome Body Shop, Dave Robertson’s 56 Ford pickup made the trip to Oakland from South Gate, California. The Lil’ Nugget featured canted quad headlights, a perforated mesh grille, Cadillac taillights and front and rear rolled pans. The engine was a 1959 Cadillac with two four- barrel carbs. Eddie Martinez did the pearl white and gold upholstery. This truck is still alive and well in Long Beach, California.

Mickey Himsl dubbed his heavily modified 1926 Ford touring, Moonshiner. Chartreuse and violet lacquer covered the 7-inch channeled and shortened body. The chassis was 1930 Ford. American mags were shod with M&H slicks on the Lincoln rearend. The five gallon gas tank is chromed. The 1948 Ford flathead is bored and stroked. The upholstery was stitched by Mickey’s brother Art.

Part of the Ford Motor Company Custom Car Caravan was this gorgeous 1963 Thunderbird named The Italien. The car was built by car designer Vince Gardner at Detroit Steel Tubing Company, a Ford subcontractor who also built the original 100 Ford Thunderbolt drag cars. A wood buck was built to match a clay roof from the Ford Design Studio, and then overlaid with fiberglass. The trunk lid was also fiberglass. The car somehow escaped the crusher and still exists today, restored in 2007 by noted Thunderbird restorer Tom Maruska of Duluth, Minnesota. It is now in the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, California.

The newest dragster of Ted Gotelli was built by Rod Stuckey in the Midwest, and was driven by Jerry Card. Later in 1963, this car ran the quarter mile in 7.70 seconds at 195 miles per hour.

A typical early 1960’s mild custom was this 1960 Impala shown at San Mateo. Silver fogging accented the red paint. The engine appears to have multiple carbs, and there was a bunch of white pleats in that interior.

Another fine mild custom at San Mateo was the 1955 Ford Victoria of Bob and Vickie Benedetti from Daly City, California. The color was Tahitian Red with black accents. The grille was from a 1959 Cadillac while a Dodge Dart contributed the taillights.

This 1958 Chevy Bel-Air Sport Sedan (a factory name for a four-door hardtop) was shown by Rich and Carol Rozzi. Features included a 1958 Buick grille, shaved emblems and door handles, 1959 Cadillac taillights, interior chromed trim and Tahitian Red paint with black scallops.

This 1959 Chevrolet Impala at San Mateo appeared to come out of the shop of Joe Bailon. The car was owned by George Breein of Sunnyvale, California. Body work included front and rear rolled pans, custom grille and taillights and nerf bar bumpers.

Traveling to the San Francisco Bay Area from Denver, Colorado, Jerry Volavka brought his 1931 Ford four-door sedan. The pearl white paint is accented with purple fogging. The interior is done in velvet; the wheels are chromed and reversed.

The Golden Pearl was built and owned by Mr. & Mrs. Ray Nish. The truck started life as a 1937 Ford four-door sedan. The chassis was 1956 Mercury, the engine was 1957 Lincoln, the transmission was 1957 Thunderbird. The colors were gold and pearl white.

A view of the interior from the rear of Bill Cushenberry’s Silhouette shows some of the crazy details that went into this creation.

Bill Cushenberry created this bubble-top beauty called the Silhouette, from an illustration by artist Don Varner. Starting with a 1956 Buick chassis shortened to a 98 inch wheelbase, the body was hammered and formed from 20-gauge sheetmetal by Cushenberry. The Hilborn-injected Buick engine was liberally chromed. The bubble top was hand-formed acrylic plastic, while the candy paint was red, gold and black lacquer. Not many know that Cushenberry learned his skills working for Darryl Starbird in Wichita, Kansas, before moving to the west coast and opening his own shop in Monterey, California.

Johnny Taylor’s Royal Coach 1958 Ford came to Oakland from Southern California. The Art Chrome Body Shop in Hollydale, California, did the body modifications and the candy lavender paint. Under the frenched headlights was a 1959 Imperial grille. The side trim was made of 800 custom bullets. The interior featured Thunderbird bucket seats and a rear seat beverage bar. This car was restored and sold a few years ago at Barrett-Jackson.

Another overhead view of the San Jose Autorama.

Drag racer and drag chassis builder Jim Davis displayed his own car at Oakland. Power was a blown small-block Chevrolet.

A rear view of the three-wheeled Futurista from Darryl Starbird. Under Lucite 2-piece bubble top was a red velvet interior that featured stick-controlled steering, pushbutton brakes and stainless steel trim pieces.

An original steel Model A panel truck was the basis for Chet and Ron Norris’ Bread Truck’ drag racer. Both the multiple-carbed engine and the driver were set back to get more weight over the rear drag slicks.

Part of the race car display at San Mateo was the Altered Class roadster pickup of Anderson and Hensel. They were part of the Juggers Racing Team car club of San Francisco. The car was driven by Bob Hensel and held the National C/F Altered record in 1963 at 9.40 seconds and 158 miles per hour. Power was an injected Chrysler hemi.

The engine in the Little Coffin was a 320 cubic inch 1954 DeSoto. The body was chopped three inches, sectioned three inches, channeled 10 inches and converted to suicide doors. The paint was candy red. Note that the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) trophy is displayed behind George Barris’ ‘Twister T’. Barris won the award at Oakland in 1962.

Shown at San Mateo was the custom 1957 Corvette owned by Bob Moreira of Hayward, California. The car was totally rebuilt from a wreck, and restyled by Bob McNulty. Features included a Studebaker Hawk grille, Lincoln quad headlights and extended rear fenders with custom taillights. The candy red paint was accented with silver coves. The car was found in Colorado early in 2017, but the car was determined to be too far gone to be restored.

Displayed at San Mateo was the A/Fuel dragster of Wally Allred, running with Champion Speed Shop sponsorship. The totally louvered aluminum body was unusual. Wally, a member of the Juggers Racing Team of San Francisco, built the car in his home garage and chose a blown Chrysler for power.

The 1935 Ford ‘shop truck’ of Gene Winfield from Modesto, California, was shown at San Jose. The top was chopped 3 ½ inches. The rear fenders are from a 1939 Chevrolet. The paint was candy pearl blue.

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1963…Bay Area Car Shows Were the Best

The year was 1963. Stranger on the Shore and Telstar become the first singles by British groups to reach No.1 on the U.S. charts, predating the first No.1 by the Beatles by 13 months.

The Beatles recorded their debut album, Please Please Me, in a single day at the AMI Abbey Road Studios in London.

U.S. spacecraft Mariner 2 passes by Venus, becoming the first probe to transmit data successfully from another planet.

Wally Parks shocked the sport by adding an invitational, “experimental” Top Fuel Eliminator, to the Winternationals in Pomona, California. He also outlawed jet propulsion. While aircraft power plants had been banned from actual competition since 1960, but allowed to make exhibition runs, these new “weenie roasters” were strictly forbidden, despite a solid safety record to date.

The northern California car show season for 1963 began on the weekend after New Year’s Day, at the San Mateo Fairgrounds. Harry Costa’s San Mateo Custom, Rod and Sports Car Show saw the debut of the latest projects that had been languishing in garages during the prior winter months (Remember this is California!).

The San Mateo Custom, Rod and Sports Car Show began in 1956 by Bay Area hot rodders Harry Costa, Jr, Andy Brizio and Richard Costa. The show was billed as ‘The California Auto Fair’. San Mateo is located on the San Francisco peninsula, about 20 miles south of the city of San Francisco. In the years that followed, San Mateo was the place to debut your latest build. Many cars came from outside of California, hoping to win awards at California’s top car shows during the months of January and February, and for many a chance to get out of the snow and cold weather.

Two weeks after San Mateo, the venue changed and moved down the San Francisco peninsula to the San Jose Fairgrounds. Paul and Vicki Bender usually assembled a fresh group of rods, customs and race cars, with emphasis on Bay Area car clubs.

The San Jose Autorama was started in 1952 by Paul’s dad. Paul’s dad sold advertising for the programs at the National Roadster Show in Oakland. Paul helped out by pedaling the programs during the show’s 10-day run over the Washington’s Birthday holiday.

Paul took over the San Jose show from his dad in 1959, with help from partner and race promoter Bob Barkhimer. The last San Jose Autorama was 1987. During this 35-year run of the San Jose show, Paul also was the NASCAR flag man for races at California short tracks like San Jose Speedway, Watsonville, Fresno, Madera, and Clovis.

The next venue was a short ride north on Highway 17 from San Jose to the East Bay community of Oakland, and the Oakland Exposition Building. This had been the home of the National Roadster Show since its inception in 1950, as well as the home of Bay Area midget racing. The show actually began as the International Auto Show in 1949. Al and Mary Slonaker billed that first show to include new domestic and foreign automobile makes. A group of Bay Area hot rodders asked Al if they could display their “hot rods” in one far corner of the building, and he agreed. Needless to say, the 10 hot rod roadsters stole the show, and in 1950 the show became the National Roadster Show.

The NRS became known in the media as Oakland, mainly because it was easier than saying National Roadster Show. In 1963 the show became the Grand National Roadster Show, a title which was even longer. Hence, though the show has since moved to the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, California, many of us still refer to the show as Oakland.

The Oakland Exposition Building had its own brand of character and ambiance. Since the large doors at each were constantly opened and closed for ventilation, and for midget races, some birds found themselves a comfortable home in the tall steel roof trusses. Naturally this caused some car owners, wary of the birds leaving their marks, to add an extra coat of wax to the exposed horizontal surfaces of their rides. So here we present a cross section of images from the San Mateo, San Jose and Oakland shows in 1963. Some of the images are a little focus fuzzy and have deteriorated over the past 54 years. For that I apologize. In 1963 I was just out of high school and still learning how to shoot indoor car shows.

(Editor’s Note: A big thank you goes out to Greg Sharp, Rod Powell, Paul Bender, Rik Hoving and Rudy Perez for their help.)

The 1957 Thunderbird of Jim Giminez underwent a serious transformation at Joe Ortiz Custom Shop in nearby Hayward, California. Features included ’58 Edsel headlights, a floating tube grille, extended rear fenders, a chopped windshield and tunneled taillights. This was some very radical metalwork for the early 1960’s. The car was finished in candy green.

This 1928 Ford roadster pickup was brought to Oakland by Dewey O’Connell of Santa Rosa, California. Louvers were punched in the side aprons and the inner sides of the front fenders before the truck was sprayed with Sierra Gold lacquer. The engine is a 1960 Pontiac with three carbs, a Pontiac Hydromatic transmission and a 1948 Ford rearend. The wheels are Cragars and the interior is done in black naugahyde.

This radical 1951 Mercury was the creation of now Bay Area paint legend Rod Powell. The engine was a Buick. Rod enlisted the help of Bill Cushenberry with the top chop, the concave fender wells and the sculptured rear end to match the front. The quad headlights and the custom taillights were covered with Lucite plastic. The Chrysler swivel bucket seats were upholstered in black by Howard Curry. The paint was candy tangerine lacquer. The car was wrecked a couple of years later after Rod sold it, and ended up at the crusher.

The rear of the Rod Powell Mercury. Note that the rear sculptured bodywork resembles the front.

The very radical interior of builder Dave Stuckey’s wild ‘Little Coffin’, a radical show rod that began life as a 1932 Ford Sedan owned by Larry Farber from Derby, Kansas. The chromed roll bar obviously holds up the chopped top since the windshield was frameless. The bench seat, done in gold frieze and white naugahyde, looks cool but uncomfortable, as does the abbreviated steering wheel.

The Steve Swaja-designed XR-6 roadster of LeRoi “Tex” Smith won the street roadster half of the 10-foot trophy at Oakland in 1963, America’s Most Beautiful Roadster. The 1927 Ford T-roadster body was augmented with additional body panels built by Barris Kustoms, Gene Winfield, Gordon Vann, and Tex himself. The engine was a Dodge Dart aluminum slant 6-cylinder in a tube frame with Volkswagen front suspension, a push button transmission and Dodge Dart rear suspension. Tony Nancy did the upholstery. The color was candy red.

We weren’t able to identify the owner of this entry in the Hot Rod Pickup class at Oakland, but I really like the profile and the stance. The top has been chopped and the full fendered body appears to have been either sectioned or channeled. The 1932 grille shell was obviously chopped and the front splash apron is modified. The quad headlights were unusual. The white walls and the white upholstery contrasted nicely with the bright orange lacquer.

Bob Tindle’s Orange Crate 1932 Ford got everyone’s attention with its unusual tilt-up body. The Portland, Oregon creation won the Competition half of the 10-foot trophy, America’s Best Competition Car. The 417 cubic inch 1960 Olds engine had a front-mounted Potvin blower. The suspension and the Halibrand quick-change rearend came from a sprint car, as did the Halibrand magnesium wheels.

Paul Hannon showed his channeled 1929 Ford roadster powered by a bored and stroked 1952 Studebaker V-8 engine under the Crower U-Fab four-carb manifold. The transmission was a 1939 Ford. The body was channeled 8 inches and the windshield chopped 4 inches. The American mags were fitted with Firestone tires. Paul was and is still a member of the Bay Area Roadsters.

An overhead view of the show floor at San Jose showing Les Erben’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup. In the rear we can see George Barris’ Twister T roadster and Gene Winfield’s blue 1935 Ford shop truck.

Built in the early 1950’s by Bob Johnston, Ed Roth purchased the car in 1962, and turned the little 1923 Ford Model T into Tweedy Pie. The T-bucket roadster took center stage at San Mateo and the crowds loved it. Larry Watson painted the car purple after Ed dropped in a 283 Corvette motor with six Strombergs, quad headlights and new fuscia upholstery. Reversed chrome wheels, wide whites, and tasteful striping made the car a show favorite.

A very tasteful and well detailed 1936 Ford Sedan was shown at Oakland by Jim Adamson. The sedan had power from a 1955 Ford, chromed interior moldings and Chrysler wire wheels. Even back in ’63, four-door sedan street rods were very rare. This cars’ level of detail was exceptional.

Nick Medeiros of Antioch brought his 1961 Ford Galaxie hardtop to San Jose. The car featured a 1954 Chevy grille, roof scoops and 1959 Cadillac taillights.

The latest car from Darryl Starbird and the Star Custom Shop in Wichita, Kansas, was the Futurista, a three-wheeled concept vehicle built for Monogram Models, Inc. The engine was from a Volkswagen Spyder and the paint was pearl white.

Aerospace engineer Tom Prufer displayed his Power King Too AA/FD dragster, his first foray into top fuel car ownership. The Kent Fuller chassis sported a 354 cubic inch Chrysler, a full aluminum body by Jack Hagemann, Sr., and striping/lettering by Tommy the Greek. This car ran 200 miles per hour at Fremont in 1964 with Gerry Steiner driving.

Another overhead view of the show floor at San Jose.

Don Ruter was a member of the Ramblers car club in San Francisco, and built this Fiat coupe dragster in his home garage. Power was a blown Chrysler.

The very nice 1932 Ford five-window coupe was built by Bruce Humphreys of Oakland. The flawless body was covered with 20 coats of lacquer. The engine was 1963 Corvette with two four-barrel carbs. The transmission and rearend also came from a Corvette. The interior contained Volkswagen bucket seats, tinted glass and Stewart-Warner gauges.

Dressed in Swift Red lacquer was Al Lindstrom’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup from Sacramento. Engine was a 1954 Oldsmobile 371 dressed in much chrome and topped with a J-2 manifold with three carbs. The 1932 Ford frame had a 2 ½-inch dropped axle and a 1940 Ford rearend. The red lacquer paint was done by Miller’s Auto Body in Redding, CA. The wheels were chromed and reversed.

The word radical can be used to describe Bob Hiser’s 1956 Chevy two-door from San Jose. The car was designed and built in the owner’s garage, which is even more impressive.

This 1933 Ford 5-window coupe was built by Tim Davis of San Francisco, and featured a 4-inch top chop and an 8-inch body channel. The engine was from a 1955 Thunderbird with a 1939 Ford transmission sending power to the 1937 Ford rearend. The wheels were magnesium and the taillights were from a Cadillac. The interior was done in black and white Naugahyde with a chromed dash and Stewart-Warner gauges.

A small-block Chevrolet was the engine of choice in Dave Marasco’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup from San Jose. The chromed frontend had a dropped axle. The pickup bed had been shortened 12 inches. The paint was black lacquer and the striping was done by Andy Southard.

Ray Silva’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup from San Jose.

A Buick engine with dual four-barrel carbs powered Joe Cardoza’s 1929 Ford roadster pickup from San Jose. The black rolled and pleated interior was set off nicely by the Naples Orange lacquer exterior. Joe still owns this truck, is a member of the Bay Area Roadsters and drives the truck regularly.

This very nice 1934 Ford pickup was displayed in San Jose in an equally impressive manner, with palm trees, driftwood and spot lights.

San Jose Roadster member Frank Rocha showed his 1927 Ford roadster at San Jose. The engine came from a 1956 Buick Century. The tranny was a 1939 Ford. The white interior contrasted nicely with the Cobalt Blue lacquer paint. Frank still owns the car.

John Capman brought his 1923 Ford T-bucket roadster to San Jose from Santa Rosa, California. The 1959 Chevrolet engine had four carburetors and sent power through a Powerglide transmission to a 1948 Ford rearend. The battery, electric fuel pump and the fuel tank were located in the 18-inch pickup bed.

The 1941 Ford Pickup of Joe Crispin came to the San Mateo show from Redwood City, California. The previous years’ yellow paint was replaced with candy green with flames. The canted quad headlights were installed by Bill Cushenberry, as were the Corvette taillights. The engine was a 1956 Oldsmobile. The bed featured a TV and a telephone.

This full fendered Model A roadster in red was typical of the style of street rod roadsters that Paul and Vickie Bender wanted in the San Jose Autorama. The American mags and the redline tires complete the package.

Cal Perreria brought his Oldsmobile-powered 1939 Ford Coupe to San Mateo from nearby San Leandro, California. A 1937 Cadillac transmission sent the Oldsmobile power to a 1950 Olds rearend. The interior was black rolled and pleated Naugahyde.

This very clean 1956 Ford big back window pickup was shown at San Mateo. Judging by the cheater slicks and the drilled rear bumper, this beauty must have seen a few trips down the quarter mile.

This 1936 Ford Coupe was displayed at San Mateo, and was obviously a trophy winner.

Jack Snyder’s 1956 Chevy hardtop was built by San Jose customizer Joe Wilhelm. Features were a custom grille, canted quad headlights, side lakes pipes and custom taillights. Another really clean early 1960’s custom; where is it now?

Ken Pucci of San Jose built this miniature 1922 Ford Model T roadster pickup completely by hand. The engine was from an English Ford and had a miniature blower with twin carbs.

Out of Gene Winfield’s custom shop in Modesto, California, came Louie Stojanovich’s 1948 Plymouth. Barris Kustom did the candy tangerine and pearl white paint. The rear had a rolled pan, custom nerf bumpers and a frenched license. The front grille, in a rolled and tucked cavity, housed quad Lucas headlights and chromed mesh with door handles. Wheels are chromed and reversed.

Charlie’s Business Coupe was entered in the Dragster class at Oakland. Charlie Mewes and Bert Sumner ran 185 miles an hour at Half Moon Bay and Fremont. The car still exists today and is still raced by Pierre Poncia of the Juggers Racing Team out of San Francisco.

A very nice 1934 Ford pickup was entered by Joe Filipelli. The engine was a 1958 Corvette, the taillights were 1958 Impala and the steering was from a 1958 Ford truck.

You gotta’ love these shop trucks. The Hogue Brothers out of Gilroy, California, picked a 1948 Studebaker for their parts go-getter.

Out of the Hayward, California shop of Joe Bailon came John Gomez’s 1957 Chevy Bel-Air. The rear fenders were extended and peaked and had 1959 Cadillac taillights set into custom bezels. The custom rolled pan with nerf bars and a small grille was a pleasing change from stock. The side scoops mimic the 1958 Impala. The canted quad headlights were set above a tube grille and more nerf bars. Gene Winfield the applied one of his signature fade paint jobs in candy gold and red.

A full side view of Ed Roth’s Tweety Pie roadster, again at San Mateo.

A very immaculate 1923 Ford T-bucket roadster from Rudy Heredia of Gilroy, California was shown at San Jose and San Mateo. The nicely chromed Buick engine is topped with six Stromberg carburetors. The bright red lacquer was new for 1963, changed from dark blue in 1962.

Nicely done was a good description for the 1957 Plymouth hardtop of Eddie Johnson from Petaluma, California. San Jose customizer Joe Wilhelm created the exaggerated rear fins, the front and rear rolled pans and the front and rear tube grilles. A very unusual model to use as a base for a full custom. The fade paint job looked even better in person.

The 1963 San Mateo show saw Richard Zocchi’s 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix in “new clothes.” The previous years’ multi-hued green paint scheme was redone by Gene Winfield in Tangerine and Pearl White lacquer in a typical Winfield signature “fade job.” Bodywork included a complete shave job, peaked rear fenders, frenched headlights and custom taillights.

The gorgeous Fiat altered of Joe Davis and Wes Ingram was just a much at home at the San Jose show as on the dragstrip in nearby Fremont, California. The car won the BB/A class at the 1964 U.S. Nationals at Indy, and was Runner-up for Competition Eliminator. Their best time in the quarter mile was 10.17 seconds at 140.84 miles per hour. Credit for the body and paint work goes to the Johnson Brothers of San Jose.

Shown in San Jose was the gleaming candy gold metalflake 1941 Ford pickup of Nick Lepesh from nearby Sunnyvale, CA. Under the hood was an Oldsmobile engine with a high rise manifold and dual carburetors. Body modifications included dual-quad headlights, dog bone running boards and a rolled rear pan with 1963 Impala taillights. The interior was done in gold and white, and featured a 1940 Ford dash and an Impala steering wheel.

A serious contender for the 1963 AMBR award was the 1929 Ford roadster of Dave Whitehead from Victoria, British Columbia. The body was channeled 7 inches and the 1932 Ford grille shell was sectioned. Other features were a 1948 Hillman steering gear, an Impala steering wheel, a 1948 Mercury engine and a 1932 Ford dashboard with a 1933 Chrysler instrument insert. The interior was done in white rolled and pleated Naugahyde with black rugs and polished mahogany floorboards.

This 1930 Ford Coupe was shown at Oakland by Ron Mancebo of Redding, California. The full race 1948 Ford flathead engine sported three Stromberg carbs, and the chassis was fully chromed. The Royal Blue lacquer was accented with Pearl White. The interior was pearl white Naugahyde, a custom dash and a Bell steering wheel.

San Jose resident Les Erben brought his beautiful 1929 Ford roadster pickup to Oakland and took home a Sweepstakes Award. Credit for the bodywork and black lacquer paint went to Joe Wilhelm. The 1955 Oldsmobile engine contained a bunch of go-fast goodies and was topped with an Edelbrock triple two-barrel manifold. The Buick Skylark wire wheels finish off the abundance of exterior chrome. The black interior featured twin bucket seats and Stewart-Warner gages.

Done in very heavy Lime Gold metalflake paint by the Art Chrome Body Shop, Dave Robertson’s 56 Ford pickup made the trip to Oakland from South Gate, California. The Lil’ Nugget featured canted quad headlights, a perforated mesh grille, Cadillac taillights and front and rear rolled pans. The engine was a 1959 Cadillac with two four- barrel carbs. Eddie Martinez did the pearl white and gold upholstery. This truck is still alive and well in Long Beach, California.

Mickey Himsl dubbed his heavily modified 1926 Ford touring, Moonshiner. Chartreuse and violet lacquer covered the 7-inch channeled and shortened body. The chassis was 1930 Ford. American mags were shod with M&H slicks on the Lincoln rearend. The five gallon gas tank is chromed. The 1948 Ford flathead is bored and stroked. The upholstery was stitched by Mickey’s brother Art.

Part of the Ford Motor Company Custom Car Caravan was this gorgeous 1963 Thunderbird named The Italien. The car was built by car designer Vince Gardner at Detroit Steel Tubing Company, a Ford subcontractor who also built the original 100 Ford Thunderbolt drag cars. A wood buck was built to match a clay roof from the Ford Design Studio, and then overlaid with fiberglass. The trunk lid was also fiberglass. The car somehow escaped the crusher and still exists today, restored in 2007 by noted Thunderbird restorer Tom Maruska of Duluth, Minnesota. It is now in the Blackhawk Museum in Danville, California.

The newest dragster of Ted Gotelli was built by Rod Stuckey in the Midwest, and was driven by Jerry Card. Later in 1963, this car ran the quarter mile in 7.70 seconds at 195 miles per hour.

A typical early 1960’s mild custom was this 1960 Impala shown at San Mateo. Silver fogging accented the red paint. The engine appears to have multiple carbs, and there was a bunch of white pleats in that interior.

Another fine mild custom at San Mateo was the 1955 Ford Victoria of Bob and Vickie Benedetti from Daly City, California. The color was Tahitian Red with black accents. The grille was from a 1959 Cadillac while a Dodge Dart contributed the taillights.

This 1958 Chevy Bel-Air Sport Sedan (a factory name for a four-door hardtop) was shown by Rich and Carol Rozzi. Features included a 1958 Buick grille, shaved emblems and door handles, 1959 Cadillac taillights, interior chromed trim and Tahitian Red paint with black scallops.

This 1959 Chevrolet Impala at San Mateo appeared to come out of the shop of Joe Bailon. The car was owned by George Breein of Sunnyvale, California. Body work included front and rear rolled pans, custom grille and taillights and nerf bar bumpers.

Traveling to the San Francisco Bay Area from Denver, Colorado, Jerry Volavka brought his 1931 Ford four-door sedan. The pearl white paint is accented with purple fogging. The interior is done in velvet; the wheels are chromed and reversed.

The Golden Pearl was built and owned by Mr. & Mrs. Ray Nish. The truck started life as a 1937 Ford four-door sedan. The chassis was 1956 Mercury, the engine was 1957 Lincoln, the transmission was 1957 Thunderbird. The colors were gold and pearl white.

A view of the interior from the rear of Bill Cushenberry’s Silhouette shows some of the crazy details that went into this creation.

Bill Cushenberry created this bubble-top beauty called the Silhouette, from an illustration by artist Don Varner. Starting with a 1956 Buick chassis shortened to a 98 inch wheelbase, the body was hammered and formed from 20-gauge sheetmetal by Cushenberry. The Hilborn-injected Buick engine was liberally chromed. The bubble top was hand-formed acrylic plastic, while the candy paint was red, gold and black lacquer. Not many know that Cushenberry learned his skills working for Darryl Starbird in Wichita, Kansas, before moving to the west coast and opening his own shop in Monterey, California.

Johnny Taylor’s Royal Coach 1958 Ford came to Oakland from Southern California. The Art Chrome Body Shop in Hollydale, California, did the body modifications and the candy lavender paint. Under the frenched headlights was a 1959 Imperial grille. The side trim was made of 800 custom bullets. The interior featured Thunderbird bucket seats and a rear seat beverage bar. This car was restored and sold a few years ago at Barrett-Jackson.

Another overhead view of the San Jose Autorama.

Drag racer and drag chassis builder Jim Davis displayed his own car at Oakland. Power was a blown small-block Chevrolet.

A rear view of the three-wheeled Futurista from Darryl Starbird. Under Lucite 2-piece bubble top was a red velvet interior that featured stick-controlled steering, pushbutton brakes and stainless steel trim pieces.

An original steel Model A panel truck was the basis for Chet and Ron Norris’ Bread Truck’ drag racer. Both the multiple-carbed engine and the driver were set back to get more weight over the rear drag slicks.

Part of the race car display at San Mateo was the Altered Class roadster pickup of Anderson and Hensel. They were part of the Juggers Racing Team car club of San Francisco. The car was driven by Bob Hensel and held the National C/F Altered record in 1963 at 9.40 seconds and 158 miles per hour. Power was an injected Chrysler hemi.

The engine in the Little Coffin was a 320 cubic inch 1954 DeSoto. The body was chopped three inches, sectioned three inches, channeled 10 inches and converted to suicide doors. The paint was candy red. Note that the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR) trophy is displayed behind George Barris’ ‘Twister T’. Barris won the award at Oakland in 1962.

Shown at San Mateo was the custom 1957 Corvette owned by Bob Moreira of Hayward, California. The car was totally rebuilt from a wreck, and restyled by Bob McNulty. Features included a Studebaker Hawk grille, Lincoln quad headlights and extended rear fenders with custom taillights. The candy red paint was accented with silver coves. The car was found in Colorado early in 2017, but the car was determined to be too far gone to be restored.

Displayed at San Mateo was the A/Fuel dragster of Wally Allred, running with Champion Speed Shop sponsorship. The totally louvered aluminum body was unusual. Wally, a member of the Juggers Racing Team of San Francisco, built the car in his home garage and chose a blown Chrysler for power.

The 1935 Ford ‘shop truck’ of Gene Winfield from Modesto, California, was shown at San Jose. The top was chopped 3 ½ inches. The rear fenders are from a 1939 Chevrolet. The paint was candy pearl blue.

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Bob Willis Trophy: England returnees fall cheaply on opening day of second round

England’s Jonny Bairstow is taking half in his first purple-ball sport for Yorkshire since 2018

There grow to be once little bolt-scoring joy for England returnees as all 18 counties started the 2nd round of the inaugural Bob Willis Trophy.

On one more sweltering sizzling day across the country, thoughts of a bolt-drenched first day had been instant extinguished when 30 wickets fell across the nine games at some level of the most necessary session alone.

That supposed some early failures with the bat for some high-profile names.

Chief amongst them grow to be once Jonny Bairstow who made simply 5 on his return to Yorkshire colours in opposition to Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge, while fellow England Take a look at hopeful Dawid Malan would possibly even most effective situation up nine because the White Rose found it onerous going within the most necessary hour.

Additionally getting back from a global bio-bubble to county responsibility grow to be once Somerset batsman Tom Banton, but he would possibly even most effective muster 18 in opposition to Northamptonshire on a day when 21 wickets fell at Wantage Road.

That grow to be once a theme which recurred for primarily the most portion as ball tended to get the easier of bat all around the attach – with the dear exception of Worcester.

North Group

While the likes of Bairstow and Malan disregarded out, round one victors Yorkshire had been indebted to 1 in every of their youthful players for lifting them out of a sticky disaster having received the toss and elected to bat in opposition to Nottinghamshire.

Jordan Thompson without concerns surpassed his old easiest first class rating and got right here agonisingly shut to a maiden century after hitting 11 fours and four sixes in his 103-ball 98.

Thompson, 23, grow to be once closing man out because the White Rose recovered to 264 all out before grabbing the wicket of Notts opener Chris Nash to head away the hosts on 13-1 at stumps.

At Grace Road, two winners from the hole round, Leicestershire and Derbyshire went head-to-head.

Derbyshire bowled the hosts out for simply 199 after losing the toss, with most effective Harry Dearden (70) ready to resolve on the crease as Dustin Melton (4-22) and Luis Reece (3-51) had been the choose of the seamers.

Despite losing skipper Billy Godleman cheaply firstly up of their reply, Derbyshire improved to 101-1 as Reece (50 now not out) and Wayne Madsen (37 now not out) attach on an unbroken 92 by the shut.

Durham and Lancashire every performed on the unfortunate cessation of ends within the most necessary round and Durham’s struggles with the bat perceived to proceed as they would possibly even most effective muster 180 at Chester-le-Avenue.

Alex Lees (66) notched one more half of-century on the tip of the repeat, but reinforce and partnerships had been few and much between because the returning Richard Gleeson grow to be once the choose of Lancashire’s bowlers with 3-32.

Frail Durham man Keaton Jennings (14 now not out) and Alex Davies (8 now not out) negotiated their come via nine overs unscathed to attain 33-0 in reply.

Central Group

The attach to be for seemingly exact motion on Saturday grow to be once Northampton the attach the match has already moved into its third innings.

Somerset had been having a find to earn from the attach they left off with a convincing opening round clutch but found themselves on the merit foot early on in opposition to Northamptonshire.

Closing one year’s County Championship runners-up suffered an identical batting give plot to those which price them a title closing season as Ben Sanderson took 5-28.

But, savor he did in opposition to Glamorgan at Taunton closing week, Jack Brooks (36) again scored crucial runs from quantity 11 to capture his facet from 114-9 to 166 all out.

Correct 32 overs later, Northants themselves had been skittled out for simply 67 as Craig Overton claimed his 300th first class wicket on his come to 4-12, with Ben Curran (35) primarily one of the best batsman to bear a rating of present.

There grow to be once mute time for one more wicket to plunge on a defend first day as Tom Lammonby fell for a 2nd-ball duck having most effective made one within the most necessary innings as Somerset battled to 15-1 by stumps.

While wickets had been clattering at Northampton, it grow to be once nearly the polar opposite at New Road, Worcester.

Brett D’Oliveira’s century for Worcestershire grow to be once his eighth in first class cricket

Worcestershire, opening round victors in opposition to Gloucestershire, made a ambitious commence up in opposition to Glamorgan thanks to a file-breaking partnership between centurions Jake Libby and Brett D’Oliveira.

After coming collectively at 70-3, Libby (142 now not out) and D’Oliveira (123 now not out) batted via the the rest of the day as they added 239 to shut on 309-3.

They’ve already surpassed a county file fourth-wicket partnership of in opposition to Glamorgan on the linked ground in 1938 between Harold Gibbons and Sidney Martin.

At Bristol, Warwickshire vindicated their decision to bowl first in opposition to Gloucestershire as they made it onerous work for the hosts to get away.

Oliver Hannon-Dalby (4-24) and Bears skipper Will Rhodes (3-18) had been the choose of the bowlers on a day as Gloucestershire fought their come to 191-8, thanks primarily to opener Ben Charlesworth (51) with a gritty knock off 124 balls.

South Group

It grow to be once a day to set up in thoughts for Sussex wicketkeeper batsman Ben Brown as his unbeaten 90 in opposition to Kent seen him trail 7,500 first class occupation runs.

Brown will resume within the morning having a find to total a 19th first class century as Sussex reached 320-9 at Canterbury.

Earlier, Tom Clark (65) attach on 87 with Brown for the fourth wicket as Sussex looked to get on their dwelling clutch in opposition to Hampshire within the hole round. Seamer Harry Podmore and spinner Marcus O’Riordan every took three wickets for Kent.

Hampshire’s James Fuller grow to be once amongst the wickets in opposition to his broken-down membership at Radlett

Middlesex received a London derby clutch in opposition to Surrey within the hole round and would possibly even truly feel very grand within the sport in opposition to Hampshire despite being bowled out for 252 at Radlett.

The hosts had been attach in on a green-having a find wicket and Martin Andersson fell eight looking out what would had been a maiden first class century. His 202-ball defend included 14 fours.

Ryan Stevenson marked his return to the Hampshire bowling unit with 4-71 before the guests misplaced Felix Organ and nightwatchman Keith Barker cheaply, every to James Harris, to shut on 27-2 in reply.

County champions Essex welcomed Surrey to Chelmsford having a find to get on a narrow clutch in opposition to Kent.

Stand-in Surrey captain Designate Stoneman misplaced the toss underneath sweltering skies, but would develop now not bear any doubt been good ample with the persistence of his uncooked bowling assault.

After Sir Alastair Cook dinner made 42, simply-hander Feroze Khushi (66) endured his spectacular commence as a lot as the competition with a maiden first class half of-century before wicketkeeper Adam Wheater favorite being awarded his county cap with 52 off 101 balls.

Wheater fell before the shut to Rikki Clarke, caught by returning Sussex loanee Laurie Evans as Essex had been made to wrestle their come to 253-7.

Young seamer James Taylor (2-31) and spinner Amar Virdi (2-65) every picked up some key scalps at some level of the day.

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