Category: Car Show Announcements & Reviews

The 63rd Annual Sacramento Autorama, considered “The Kustom Capital of the World”, was held this past weekend at the Cal Expo Fairgrounds. The Aloha-themed show was blessed with perfect Sacramento spring weather and it appeared as packed with cars and spectators as ever. This year’s event was special due to the recent passing of one the Legends of the Sacramento Autorama, Butch Gardner. The Clubhouse was named in his honor and loaded with Car Club cars from all over Northern California.

The 2013 Builder of the Year was Gearhead Garage from Sacramento. Here is a car built by perhaps the most famous builder in Northern California, Roy Brizio Street Rods of South San Francisco.

So, a few years ago, my son Ryan and I decided it would be fun to pick our award winners for each Sacramento Autorama. The following are our selections for the 2013 NorCal Car Culture Awards.

Sadly, the 2013 NorCal Car Culture award winners will not receive large cash prizes, small cash prizes or even a plaque but we do appreciate all the hard work, the time and the money, that goes into building these beautiful cars, trucks and motorcycles. To see the actual 2013 Sacramento Autorama award winners you can check out their website: www.rodshows.com.

Also, you can see the rest of the photos that we took in our 2013 Sacramento Autorama Photo Gallery. Let us know which ones were your favorites.

The Sacramento Autorama is now in its 63rd year. The Sacramento Autorama is “The Kustom Capital of the World” and boasts being home to one of longest running indoor car shows in the world. The Autorama is recognized as the premiere custom car show on the West Coast. The Show will feature over 450 of the finest custom cars, hot rods, classics, motorcycles, and specialty vehicles from around the county.

Location

Buildings A, B, C, D, Expo Center Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, The Pavilion & Surrounding Areas.

Cal Expo Fairgrounds
1600 Exposition Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95815

Show Times

Friday February 15, 2013 12:00 pm until 8:00 pm
Saturday February 16, 2013 10:00 am until 8:00 pm
Sunday February 17, 2013 10:00 am until 6:00 pm

Admission

General Admission (13 years and up) $18.00
Junior Admission (6-12 years) $8.00
5 & under – free
Discounts

Advance discount tickets are on sale now at O’Reilly Auto Parts stores for the 63rd Annual Sacramento Autorama.
Adults (ages 13 and over): $16.00 per day
Children (ages 6-12): $6.00 per day

Parking

$10.00 per vehicle. Parking at the Main Gate as well as the East Gate off of Exposition Blvd.

Show Facts

• The Sacramento Autorama is now in its 63rd year, is known as the Kustom Capitol of the World and boasts being home to one of the longest running indoor car shows in the world.
• The 2013 show theme is Aloha! Cars and Vendors are encouraged to decorate with this theme.
• Over 500 show vehicles will compete for awards inside all of the Cal Expo buildings. The Clubhouse will be in The Pavilion and up to another 500 vehicles will join the event Saturday and newly added Sunday for the Autorama Drive-In parked in the Building A lot.
• The Autorama Awards ceremony starts at 4:00pm on Sunday. The 2013 Custom d’Elegance and King of Kustoms winners will Be announced. In addition the Big B awards, Bagdasarian, Barris, Bertolucci and Bailon, will make history along with many other awards. The event will be featured in magazines and on television.

Don’t forget to visit the Butch Gardner Clubhouse, named in honor of the late Butch Gardner, a true “Legend of the Sacramento Autorama”.

For more information please visit: www.rodshows.com