Car Show Culture

Most of the attention to custom car culture has been on the personalities, on the lifestyles and so forth. Almost nothing has been done about how custom cars are presented in the chosen venue to display those cars – the car shows. These events had their own culture, from the show displays, to the paraphernalia, to the signs and stuffed animals and angel hair, and to beauty contests where compliant and beautiful women vied for "show queen." With little text, we'll present these images without comment. Think about how the inchoate images seen at shows influenced how visitors and readers of magazines understood custom cars and how they were presented to the public, and enjoyed. Check out these great photos and look into the past!