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Celebration of Frank Venneri
Saturday June 15, 2019 11:00am to 2:00pm
There will be a celebration of Frank Venneri on June 15th at the Wooden Chicken Pub at 12500 NE Sandy Blvd. in Portland.
Frank was a true car guy, and a master upholsterer. A charter member of the NW Lowriders, Frank was always a joy to be around. My personal interaction with Frank was as a young person building my first show rig, a 1979 GMC Stepside Lowrider. Along with Russ Meeks, and Mitch Kim, Frank showed amazing patience with me, and did an amazing job on the interior, and padded hard cover that we made together. We did some different things on the interior, and he let me actually help with part of the job. When constructing the hard cover, it was a meeting of the minds, and then his amazing talent in making it look and work right.
We are losing too many of our older hot rodding buddies and mentors. Frank like many others, said that one of their last wishes is that we celebrate them, and do it with our cars. Come out and honor Frank and support his family. Bring your hot rod, that's what he would have wanted.
Here's a link to the Celebrations Facebook page, where you are encouraged to share your stories about Frank. Celebration of Frank Venneri
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Steve's Auto Restorations's Job Openings
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Several positions are open for an experienced Hot Rod builder and mechanic and a painter’s helper at Steve’s Auto Restorations, Inc. in Portland Oregon. We are looking for a motivated, reliable perfectionist with good work ethics. Full time work is available for the right person. For the builder position you must have some experience in building Hot Rods and Custom Cars, a good mechanical background, some sheet metal fabrication experience, and gas and TIG welding experience. Machining capabilities and experience are a positive asset also if you have them. For the painter’s helper position you need to have some automotive painter’s helper experience and you must have the desire to excel and perfect your skills in the art form world of painting show and custom cars. If you are NOT qualified please do NOT apply. Email an introductory reply or resume to steve@realsteel.com or mail to SAR, 4440 SE 174th Avenue, Portland Oregon 97236.
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2017 Portland Roadster Show Hall of Fame Inductees
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| The Portland Roadster Show Hall of Fame had 3 inductees at their recent dinner/induction ceremony. The 29 Ford Roadster Pickup known and the Cherry Bomb, owned by Joyce Johnson, the 68 Ford Mustang Shleby GT350 known as the "Logan Edition Shelby", owned by Jerry Logan, and Portland Roadster Show Producer, Official Photographer, as well as Owner/Publisher of PDX Car Culture, David Jothen were inducted into this years class.. |
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The 29 Ford Roadster Show Pickup known as the Cherry Bomb as been in the Johnson family for over 40 years. It's made numerous appearance in the Portland Roadster Show, collecting Best in Class and ISCA Achievement Awards along the way. Many consider it one of the most recognizible and iconic "hot rods' in the Pacific NW. Congratulations to Joyce Johnson, and we know Bub Sr. is looking down with great pride.
The "Logan Edition Shelby" has been called the car that Carroll Shelby should have built. It was considered ahead of its time when unveiled at the 2006 Detroit Autorama, and drew the attention of Muscle Car TV, which later did a show about the car. The term Retro-Mod was used, and it was heralded as the perfect blend of straight line speed with the cornering capabilities of a high end sports car. A winner at Grand National, Sacramento, Boise, Puyallup and in Portland, the car is an amazing build. Congratulations to Jerry Logan on his induction into the PRS Hall of Fame.
David Jothen was inducted this year as an Honorary for his contributions to the Portland Roadster Show and the hot rodding community. His Father Jack was a charter member of the MHRC when founded in 1956, and David has been involved since 1977, showing one his cars for the first time in 1981. He took over as the Official Photographer for the show 6 years ago, and became Co-Producer of the show 4 years ago. Jothen's organizational skills, and marketing knowledge have helped the show continue to grow and improve. Jothen's involvement in the car club community has helped raised tens of thousands of dollars for Veteran's based charities including the Missing in America Project and the Veteran's Help Line at Lines for Life. His ability to coordinate and market these shows have created a model for others. He is also the Owner/Publisher of PDX Car Culture and we could not be more proud.
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2014 Portland Roadster Show Hall of Fame Inductees
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The first inductee of the evening was Roger & Kathy Hills 1939 Chevy Master Deluxe 2 Dr. Sedan. This amazing vehicle has won numerous awards including the World Cup of Hot Rodding Award at the 2013 Portland Roadster Show.
The second inductee was Chuck Lawrence and his Bill Peterson 1932 Ford Roadster. Restored back to the condition that had it win the Grand Sweepstakes at the first Portland Roadster Show in 1956, this car set the standard for 32 Fords in its day, and was in every magazine of its time.
This year saw 3 Honorary inductees.
One could safely argue that Honorary inductee Mitch Kim has physically touched more vehicles that have shown in the Portland Roadster Show than any other individual. A winner of the coveted Von Dutch Award at the Grand National Roadster Show, Mitch has set the new standard in pinstriping and graphics.
The last inductee of the evening was Mark Matthias, owner of Beaches Restaurant, and community supporter extraordinaire. Mark's Wednesday night Beaches events at PIR are recognized across the country as a "must attend" event, and have helped him donate over $1.3 million dollars to local charities. Mark has been recognized with numerous awards for his charitable works, and was inducted into the Washington State Hot Rod Hall of Fame in 2012.
Congrats to these worthy cars and individuals.
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Class Act Car Club is Just That
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Two other "old school" hot rodders and myself recently rolled in at the Kickin' it Old School Car Show hosted by the Class Act Car Club. We didn't know what to expect, and upon seeing only a vast variety of full and mid-size pickups, mostly low-riders, we felt a bit out of place. Here we are with a 33 Ford, a 41 Willy's, and my 55 Chevy, and not another classic to be seen.
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Our nervousness was erased, as little by little, folks came over and began to look at our rides and ask questions. We then began to walk around and look at the amazing rides from not only the Class Act club, but from clubs as far as Port Angeles and Seattle WA. Amazing paint jobs, body work, air ride suspension, video and sound systems were everywhere.
And the people were great! It really reminded me of when I first got into the hobby with my own cars, as a charter member of the NW Lowriders and Inimini Truckers. Like myself, and many of our clubs members, these were young families participating. Many of the rigs are daily drivers, and they have the passion and dedication of their rides equal to that of any $200 to $300k street rod.
They had tons of activities for both the entrants, and more importantly, their kids. They had club competitions, along with great food and raffle prizes. But the kicker was their awards! All handmade, and as imaginative as you could get. The best interior award was a large pillow, that had the event information and Best Interior embroidered on it. The Best Paint award, was an actual spray gun, mounted on a metal plate, complete with airbrushing identifying the event and award. That was the single coolest award that I have seen in my 40+ years iin the hobby.
 
During the award ceremony, this club showed why they are worthy of their name Class Act. Here we were the outsiders (only at first), and they awarded most of the top prizes to our rigs. Something that they surely did not need to do, but they showed their respect to the craftsmanship and dedication we had in our rides, like they do in theirs.
Something we all need to remember, unless you enter this hobby late in life, with a fair amount of cash and the desire to recapture your youth, and own a car you could never had during it. You start with what you like and can afford. You more than likely start with a daily driver, and you modify it and make it cool. These enthusiasts are the future of our hobby! We need to welcome them, respect and accept these amazing vehicles that they are building. Afterall, a lot of the ideas they come up with, make their ways into our street rods and restomods.
We need to make sure these people, and their rigs are invited and welcome at our events, like they made us feel at theirs. What a group of great folks with great rides. Thanks again to the Class Act Car Club.
Here is their story as told by founder Dan New and his wife Beth:
Class Act came to be in 1991, founded by Dan New & Marcus Stine. Our mission is to keep our hobby alive and provide a show atmosphere that is family friendly with plenty of activities for the kids to stay busy! Our charity is Clackamas County Dog Services. We donate both materials from their online wish list and cash for shelter needs. We hope to add food or supply donations as part of our registration for next years show. Class Act welcomes all age groups. Our current members range in age from 18-42. Most of us are more than friends, we are a family..
Learn more about this project and the Break the Chain program at http://breakthechainapparel.com/be-a-sponsor/sponsorships/chevelle
*You can find pictures from their event, in our Photo Gallery under Kickin' It Old School 2012.
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