Grand National Roadster Show - 'Ol Granddaddy

Former CLASSIC TRUCKS feature star Mike Russ entered his slick '57 Chevy big window in this year's show, decked out in a pair of fender skirts.

This ultra-clean Blazer/roadster had a stout 572 big-block Chevy motor under its flawless tangerine paint, and featured a full-custom charcoal leather interior and requisite big wheels and brakes.

Jack Rudy brought his '53 Chevy to the show again this year, but this time he and many of his fellow Beatniks club members had their rides inside the ropes and under the roof on display. Jack's truck is a work in progress and was wearing a snazzy new set of gloss scallops on its light purple suede basecoat.

Dave and Betty Patterson from Apple Valley, CA, had their stunning '37 Chevy on display. The truck was built by Heath Coat Fabrication and has a venerable 350/700-R4 combo under its four-piece hood.

Remember the '38 Ford that was on our May '07 cover? Well, its owner Dan Collins built this little '27 Chevy modified roadster in a decidedly late '60s style, complete with a groovy panel paint job by Nick `O' Teen.

Bobby Green's mild custom '49 Studebaker truck looked sharp under the lights in the Suede Palace with its fresh glossy finish and even sported a set of bias-ply wide whites and Studebaker wheel covers for a nice early '50s look.