Members
Butch Cushman & his "Babies" ~ Original 6 Member
He has owned the 1970 Mustang for over twenty years, The car is a mostly original car that has been restored as the years take their toll. When he dies he well surely find a way to take that car with him.
The 1954 Ford Crestliner coupe is the obnoxious older brother. The car has been a fun car to build, 10 years ago upon receiving the car it was simply a body shell. Now the car rides on a full Air Ride system, custom disk brakes, power Rack & Pinion designed by him, custom interior, 9 inch rear end with back brace, fully hand fabricated one off dash, tilt column, line lock, MSD Digital 7 system, Performance Automatic Trans, Hughes converter and a custom cooling system. As for the motor that powers this beast, A full roller 427 small block with a BDS 6-71 Supercharger and all of the go fast goodies. This is a truely beautiful car with alot of hart put into it.
Jeff & Marie Tracey ~ Original 6 Member
Jeff has been working on this car for almost five years. If you know Jeff tracey you know he has a keen eye for detail. You can bet this little T-Bucket will really be a beauty. As the blue paint gets squirted on it is really seeing the home stretch. The car is powered by a small block Chevrolet. More to come on this car as it reaches the finish line.
Bob & Gloria Perry ~ Original 6 Member
Bob has been into Hot Rods for ever. You name it and he has either raced it, crashed it, jumped it, made a rooster tail with it or at the very least owned it. Currently in his "stable";
His 1955 Chevrolet is a full caged, back half, tubbed monster that runs the same littlefield Supercharged big block monster motor that he had in his drag boat clipping off 7.30's. The car has so many go fast goodies it would take the whole page to reel them off. But rest assured, you can surely hear it coming.........for miles!
His 1967 Camaro started off life as a 6 banger with a limp. He gutted the car, rebuilt the entire suspension, disk brakes, currie 9 inch, Mikes Trans, and what else-- a big bow tie block 510 to make this little guy scoot. Well not quick enough for him though because he had to put a Edelbrock NOS kit on it for back up. The interior is fully redone with all the gauge compliments and B&M shifter. Cool.
His 34 Ford sports the only small block in his fleet so to make it worth his while it had to have a Weiand 8-71 Supercharger on it. This is his street cruiser and he drives this little chopped beauty all over the place. This car is set up to drive and that he does. He has put his touch all over this all steel car. It looks great cruising on Americans with just enough tire on it to keep it fun to drive.
The 1959 Corvette is the newest addition to the family. The car just looks bad ass as it drives down the road. Yes of course it has a Big Block, yes of course it has a Supercharger. This piece is really an attention getter. it sits so perfect on those 5-spokes!
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Jimmy Smith ~ Original 6 Member
Jimmy has owned this 1934 Since he was a kid. take my word for it that was a hell of a long time ago! It has got to be one of the neatest stories I have heard in hot rodding. His cars come and go but this one always will stay. He just rewired the car and put a tilt column in it. The car runs a Boss 302 that get this...he got from a salvage yard back in the 70's for free. Sorry mustang guys! Great car with alot of history. It was the first Hot Rod Butch ever rode in when he was a little s**t. We have Jimmy to blame now I guess.
Bill & Candi Lippert ~ Original 6 Member
Bill currently has widdled his rolling stock down to his 57 Chevrolet Nomad. Dammit Billy stop it! We can't count your new vette and hot rod truck! The Nomad is a super cool cruiser that has a small block Chevrolet, fully redone suspension, digital gauges and all the cool stuff. Bill is currently putting the finishing touches on this car that he has built from just a carcass. Finishing the paint and upholstery are the last of this puzzle.
Ron "Gramps" Cuneo ~ Original 6 Member
Gramps is a guy who has done a ton and still does in the motorsports world. This Italian Stallion has raced boats cars and every other motor driven contraption (including his old custom suburban, funny story). Gramps currently is heavily involved with the Holley Carburetor organization. Gramps can either find you or build you some of the most rare and numbers matching carbs around. Need a corvette tri-power? Done. Need a couple of blower carbs? Done. These things are works of art and actually better looking than factory. I run them on all of my cars flawlessly. Give him a call, you can probably arrange to meet him in Turlock. Ask him about who his clients are, you'll be amazed. He has established himself as one of the premier specialty carb outlets in the world. Holley actually calls him for carbs, and Gramps has a standing invitation to drop in on the factory whenever he feals. What you see is a small portion of his inventory, if you need it he can get it!
Rich Quinn
Rich is a fantastic guy and a huge wealth of knowledge, especially since he is a key guy in the local GM parts world. Rich and his family have some great rides. His 1969 Camaro is a Supercharged beauty! It sports a healthy supercharged small block Chevrolet, sheet metal fab engine compartment, full tubs and cage. This car is very clean and extremely fun. Don't think you won't see rich cruising this thing around town. He lives to drive em and that's what he does.
Robert & Vanda Sebastiani
The Ford coupe recently gave way to the families new additions of the two superclean El Camino's. The one pictured above is the "hers" model and the one that is not pictured is the "his" model. It's a supercharged street beast with scalloped flames and tubs-COOL!
John & Becky McBride
John is another guy who has a great eve for details. If I told you he drives his car to Hot August Nights every year and has no issues taking it anywhere you might think his cars are so so. That is surely not the case. his 32 Chevrolet panel is beautiful and extremely rare. The other is his woody and another beautiful ride. This woody won the Governors Pick at the 2005 H.A.N.event. Well I guess I should also tell you John is a painter by trade, with all that talent it's no wonder his cars rack on the miles and stay so flawless.
Terry Chizmar
Terry is car and hot rod history lover. He owns a beautiful 1970 Mustang and a equally as sweet 55 Ford F-100. Terry loves his cars and his memorabilia. If you go to his place he can keep you busy for hours showing you great stuff from the day in his hot rod stuff room.
Scott "Scooter" Kidder
Scooter owns this beautiful 68 Camaro. He has recently added the stripes and some other key touches. Scooter runs a small block Chevrolet and keeps his car fairly original. It has a clean interior and runs rally's with beauty rings to give it some added flair. The car looks great and really turns heads.
John, Lisa and Mike Galli
John has loved cars every since he was a kid growing up in the valley. John too has had his fair share of cars. Most recently he found this beautiful 55 Chevy with a small block in it and man is this thing clean. The pictures don't do it justice. The car is so unmolested that it still has the original glue for the original trunk mat, wow! John and his family are very active in the club. You can catch John at his business "Galli Gear" in Capitola, for any and all your uniform needs.
Mike Galli is our youngest member. Mike is a real up and coming talent in the hot rod world. He and his dad are together building a cool traditional rod. I'm not letting the cat out of the bag so you'll have to ask them what. Great family!
Skip "Balls' Ballinger
Balls has two of the most flawless corvettes known to man. I would hate to be at a show and see this guy coming if I had a vette. I mean beautiful. Balls has no trouble driving those babies wherever he needs to go, if there is a rally in Tahoe he is outta here. Balls is another great guy that makes the club a neat group.
Roger Moore
Roger is a speed freak! He owns three hot rods at this point and drives em. His corvette is a real ass kicker that he runs on the street and at the drags. You can see him frying the hides at Sacramento raceway into the 10 sec bracket. His Z-28 Camaro is also super cool. it now sports a all aluminum small block that will surely smoke some poor sucker in a stop light drag. Besides fast all three of his rides have a lot of eye appeal. As you can see from the Pontiac Roger is standing by. That is his cruiser that sports a clean running small block and a beautiful flamed paint scheme with custom interior. Great cars Roger.
John & Sue Huckins - This will forever be the blue all steel 32' Ford of John & Sue. That is not all they have though, count a super clean 34' Ford 5 window with a rumble seat as their family cruiser. And the Sue's corvette that angs out at the house most of the time. John always has projects in the works and currently has 3-4 other vintage hot rods waiting in the wings. The Huckins family is a huge part of the Cam-Snappers and a cornerstone of the success of this club. Always willing to help and will always go the extra mile. We love this family and love the way they are truely a Hot Rod family.
Dave Cushman
Dave has moved on from the large Chryslers he used to build to the Blue Oval. While at the drags in Bakersfield he fell in love with the style of the thunderbolt. Taking some styling ideas from there he purchased his most recent project, a 1963 Ford Falcon hardtop. The car has been under construction for the past 4 years. He got the car as a smoking 6 banger. He has since stripped it down and removed a lot of the unwanted sheet metal. He is installing a Flaming River concept rack & pinion, either a 9inch or 8.8, a healthy built 358 Windsor mill with a 400HP NOS shot. Air Ride will be the suspension of choice and American's will be the wheel. The interior is a work in progress though new full back buckets and tilt column and Grant Wheel are all in effect. Keep working Dave! Time and money right.
John & Kathy Lackey
John & Kathy have both of their bases covered. They have a 1929 Ford A, and the very cool 1939 Chevrolet. The A is definitely a cruiser though the old Chevy is a total sleeper. When you hear it come to life you look around for the muscle car or hot rodded deuce, but nope its the 39 saying "Drive Me, Please!" Really great people and active members.
Steve Beck
Steve is a blue oval guy through and through. Besides the extremely cool GT-40 you see him with here, he also owns a 1965 Mustang Fastback & a 1966 Mustang GT350. Steve is another guy that has absolutely gorgeous cars that you might think sit in a museum. No way! He drives these things and drives them hard. His GT-40 is no stranger to the road race course. Under closer inspection you can see rubber frag on the paint behind the rear wheels. COOL!
J.R. Olimpio -
J.R and his Chevy convert are like the Elvis of the car show world. He has had this car all over the country racking up more trophies than you could believe. This car is a very rare piece and has went through many different face lifts while J.R. has had it. If you are at a show you'll se J.R and you can bet he will be collecting raffle prizes as well as a trophy at the end of the show! Thanks J.R. and keep on Hot Rodding.
Don & Sue Pylant-
Don is a guy who has been in motor sports for his entire life. If you don't see him at the local hot rod shows in his Chevy Cuope than chances are he is at the Nascar or sprint car races managing his son Kevin's championship team. Don is a great guy and a true hot rodder. He is a great asset to the Cam-Snappers and his fantastic coupe show what his shop Riley Collins is capable of doing. The car has been at the Oakland Roadster show and so many others. Say hi to don next time you see him at an event.
Robert "Rolo" Leonardich -
Rolo is another guy who loves to drive his Firebird. He has had Mustangs and other muscle cars too. He loves to be involved with planning and attending shows so much he is the go-to guy for the Watsonville Elks Show. Rolo's car always looks so clean not because he never drives it, in fact he drives it every day. It's because he has a knack for detailing cars and will squeeze you in if you ask him real nice. Thanks Rolo!
Larry "Speedo" Henley -
Speedo has quite a history in the industry.Know as the "little buddy" to the infamous ED BIG-DADDY ROTH Speedo is now solely able to recreate alot of the designs he and BIG-DADDY made together. Speedo also has a great stable of cars including his new "RIV". The car was done by some really talented builders. It's bee sectioned, chopped and smoothed. Ask him about it and his other babies (Ford Coupe, Pantera, Camaro big block, etc) Speedo is a great addition to the club and loves to talk about he hobby. Stop by his shop on East Lake and check him out.
Ryan Farotte -
Ryan Has had this 66 Nova from the time he was 17. Which means a whole 4 years. Don't think he is just some kid who is no good at wrenchin'. He is a manager at Winchester Auto and has tweaked and tuned this car into the 12 Sec bracket at the drags. His current motor is a 400 block Chevy that sounds soooooooo good. As you can see the car looks really sweet too and is a really nice piece. Drop by Winchester and see him about getting that old beater in your garage into the fast lane.
Dave Baucom-
This has got to be one of the nicest looking Chevy Panels you have ever seen. Dave owns C.D.S. drywall in Santa Cruz. This is a great cruizer, fuel injected small block, air ride and many other creature comforts!
Natalya Potter-
Natalya is more than just a car girl. She is an extremely talented hot rodder. She is a graduate of specialized automotive training at WYOTECH with a specialty in interiors. You should check out her sweet malibu that she has taken real good care of for many years. She's a great one if you need a custom interior job done too.
Chuck's fantastic Chrysler Hemi Airflo is rolling art! This car was originally owned by the Pilsbury family (yeah that one). This is a awesome magazine car that is truely amazing! He also has other toys like his chest like his 427 Cobra!
Bob is a great guy who currently lives in Bakersfield. This is one of his toys. This Mustang is super clean and must run great because Bob drives these cars a ton!
Erik Hudson -
Erik's cool 61 Starliner Galaxy is a rare ride powered by a cool 390 Ford FE big block. Erik also ownes a fleet of hot rods from a Mustang Fastback to a 64 Failane, Mercury Comet, and a cool old dodge pick-up. Neat stuff.
Scott Griffith-
Scott or "Griff" is one of the best guys you'll ever meet. One thing you'll notice about him by looking at his super clean 70 GTO Judge is that he is a clean freak! I mean spotless. This car is truely a work of art and Griff takes super care of it! And he drives the hell out of it!
Butch and his wife are another group of road warriors. They live in the Sierras during the week and come to the coast on the weekeds. The super clean Chevy pickup looks as if it just sits but this baby has some road time! Would you believe that is the original paint?
Nick Turner
Nick has a killer 71 Chevelle with a 406 small block turbo 350 trans and a 12 bolt rearend with ladder bars. This is a bad ass, fast, and not to mention a burnout machine!!! This is him at sears point raceway when he managed to actually pull the front left tire off the ground!!!!Sweet!!
David Patten
Has a 1968 Cougar with a full roller 302 small block in it, auto trans and a 4:11 true track rear. Its is a very nice car an runs hard he is also the 3rd owner of this car witch is really cool too.
Tim Edwards
