Thread: Went to a tiki/rat rod car show yesterday

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My brother's waaay into the tiki scene (but not the cars) & there was a car show there too. I'm not into this whole scene- every car I looked at seemed to be a few thousand away from being done IMO ( ) but to each their own. I will say I saw fewer of the butchered unsafe looking rides & more of the safer type builds. You know- they actually had brakes, a seat to sit in.
However - I saw a few I liked but sadly, they had interiors & shiny paint.

Nice flathead roadster w/ a Pines Winterfront grille.



And my favorite- this SoCal built 32, 2 1/2" chop, Buick nailhead, 5 speed
OMG- it was beautiful!!! He also had a beautiful 40 ford business coupe there- built by SoCal too.

Ummmmm. I give up, what the heck is the tiki scene?????? If it's something to do with the wood lookin' grille......only thing I could say is ............ Well, never mind, I won't say it....

It's not a wood looking grille. It's a vintage aftermarket grille. The vertical bars (that open & close) are brass- or looked brass to me. Maybe the pic made it look like wood. A friend of the owner of the car said they were in the process of restoring it.
These things go for big bucks. I saw 2 of these grilles at this show- the other one was probably worth more than the car it was attached to. I've heard stories of these things in great condition fetching over 2 grand!

Here's another one- with the slats painted red I found w/ a serarch.


What's the tiki scene? People that are as nutz about all things tiki as we are about 32's.

Guess I'm not on the nutz about deuces list, had a couple of them and built a few more.... Just too limited of a platform to do the things I want to do with a car... I still like them, guess now-a-days I just get bored easy.....

That show last year with Jimmy Shine, showed the build of that gold 32,
think it was called Hard Shine

I live here in Ventura,I just went down and watched em all leave the fair grounds from the beach parking lot!That place is like 3 miles away from me.
Looked like a pretty good turn out.

My brother's waaay into the tiki scene (but not the cars)

Like in Margaritaville, surfers, beaches and island culture?????

I was there from 6 to 8 am. They wouldn't let me in cuz I was gonna leave early. Parked outside the gates and hitched a ride in a 66' Rancho Gasser. Made a pass, to look at the cars, then went home.

You guys are good. Yes- this was the Ventura show, I think it's called Back to the beach? Not a big turn-out, we didn't get there until 10am as spectators. Left about 1. Met some friends there, it's a good 2 hour drive for us in the gas pig Suburban.
I will say I talked to alot of people, shiny paint or not & everyone was as friendly as can be. I'd walk up and ask a question about their car & they'd be all smiles talking about their car. They had some very cool trophys- small vintage looking surfboards, every one of them were different.

Yes- that gold 32 was all built by Jimmy Shine. The paint is absolutely beautiful. Pics don't do the car justice.

Originally Posted by SBC

Like in Margaritaville, surfers, beaches and island culture?????

That's it!
Several of the venders were friends of my brother. A few good deals. I snagged the hard cover book "Up in Flames" brand new for 15 bucks.