It's called the "Golden State Street Rod Nationals" and it's at Cal Expo. Tom Wilkerson drove his custom car here all the way from Kansas City.
"It's an old '47 flat-head motor in a '32 Ford Roadster."
More than 1,600 specialty cars will be entered into various
contests. They're all pre-1981 vehicles renovated on the outside
with flashy paint and shiny chrome...and modified on the
inside…
"They're putting a brand new motor in 'em, they're putting
a brand new up-to-date transmission..."
The cars range in value from $10,000 to $100,000. But
Wilkerson says the love of restoring old cars is about more than
that...
"When I work in the garage, I know in my heart that I'm
going to be driving for days on end for every hour I put in on that
car. That's my time away from the fax machine and the
phones."
The street rods are on display at Cal Expo now through Sunday
afternoon.