Hot Rods turn heads at show - Eastbourne Herald
A new venue brought renewed success for Bexhill-based 1066 Cruisers Hot Rod and Custom Car Club. The show was compered by John Price, the “voice” of the hot rod and custom car movement nationally,aided by DJ Rob Ashard. Chairman Kim Freeman said: “We have been amazed to see so many cars. In addition to those pre-entered, so many have turned up on the day. Vice chairman Paul Dowling told the crowd assembled at the prize-giving: “A new venue is always a big gamble. Eye-catcher of the day was the Cosmotron, entered by Martin and Kathy Smith of Bexleyheath. Beneath the futuristic body shape topped by a Plexiglass dome custom-made by an aviation company lurks the workings of a Chevrolet V8-powered BMW Z3. Kathy said: “The car was made by professional builder Paul Bacon. John and Vanessa Ashby, also from Surrey, had a 1948 Ford F1 pick-up sporting a 350 cubic inch Chevrolette V8. Kathy Richards, of Hailsham, wore a solar pith helmet and flying goggles to complement the 1958 Mercury Montclair – once owned by the FBI. The exhaust sound-off competition turned into a husband-and-wife battle between heavy recovery operator Peter Gould and his wife Zanthe. Source: www.eastbourneherald.co.uk
