Category: Car Show Announcements & Reviews

The award winners for the 61st annual Sacramento Autorama have been posted to their website at http://www.rodshows.com/. The results are contained in a 21 page pdf file here.

A few of the big winners were:

The King of Kustoms
Mario Colallilo 1959 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Harrington Park, New South Wales, Australia.

H.A. Bagdasarian – World’s Most Beautiful Custom
Doug Beattie 1940 Ford Coupe Vancouver, WA.

Sam Barris Memorial Award
Marc Henry 1947 Mercury Monarch Coupe Lakeside, CA.

Dick Bertolucci Automotive Excellence Award
Bill West 1939 La Salle Coupe Tracy,CA

Builder of the Year Award
Pacific Coast Customs, owned by Robbie Azevedo

I still think that some of the nicest cars were in the front parking lot like this one:

 

It was a sunny, warm Saturday when my son Ryan and I went to the 61st Sacramento Autorama. It is hard to believe only two weeks earlier it was foggy and freezing at the Turlock Swap Meet. It had been five years since we last went to the Autorama but it appeared well attended. There were cars everywhere, every building at Cal Expo was completely filled with cars and displays. Every time we wanted to take a picture we would have to wait for people to clear out of the way. The Saturday drive in event, where they allowed people to drive their own cars in and display them outside the buildings was great. A lot of the cars outside were just as nice as the ones inside. It seems that even in this bad economy and with admission prices of $18.00, people still love cars!

We had a good time looking at all the cars and collecting flyers of upcoming shows and swap meets. Ryan got to sample new and strange kinds of beef jerky. We saw the 32 Deuce Coupe from the movie American Graffiti as well as Paul LeMat who played John Milner. He looks a little older than I remember but then again I probably do too.
I was hoping to have the 2011 award winners but they haven’t released the results online yet. So, we thought we would pick a few of our winners. My son Ryan loves Shelby Cobras and Mini Coopers so it is no surprise that this car wins the “Ryan’s Favorite Car Award”. The following are a few of our favorites.

Sadly, the 2011 NorCal Car Culture award winners will not receive large cash prizes, or even 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 2011 Sacramento Autorama award winners you can check out their website: http://www.rodshows.com/.
Also, you can see the rest of the photos that we took in our 2011 Sacramento Autorama Photo Gallery.
Let us know which ones were your favorites.

A quick reminder that the 61st Sacramento Autorama starts tomorrow at 12 pm. It is being held at the Cal Expo Fairgrounds, 1600 Exposition Blvd. in Sacramento. Over 450 show vehicles will be on display and competing for prizes.

The show hours are:
Friday February 11, 2011 12:00 pm until 9:00 pm
Saturday February 12, 2011 10:00 am until 9:00 pm
Sunday February 13, 2011 10:00 am until 7:00 pm

Ticket Prices
* $18.00 General Admission (13 years and up)
* $10.00 Kids (6 – 12 years)
* 5 & under Free

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

Don’t forget $15.00 discount tickets are available at all area O’Reilly Auto Parts stores.

We will be there on Saturday taking pictures of our favorite cars and motorcycles. We hope to see you there!