Heavy Rebel Weekender 2011 – Hot Rods and Rockabilly

Author: tracysigler | Posted: July 3rd, 2011 | | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

It’s hot rod weekend! Mars and I went to Sonic Friday night, spent all day at Heavy Rebel Weekender in Winston Salem, then today we checked out the end of car show at the Ag Center (lame). Heavy Rebel Weekender was super fun. I was there mostly for the hot rods, Mars mostly for the rockabilly, and we both got our fill of each.

I don’t think I’ve seen ever so much pommade, ear gauges, and neck tattoos in one place. Some of those things aren’t exactly “era correct” but when the third wave of rockabilly mixes with punk rock and hot rod car culture (the automotive version of punk rock) things get crazy. Here are some pics and videos.

Rockabilly and mud wrestling behind us. Remind me to shave before hitting the road next time.

This T-bucket was one of my favorites. More pics from the Weekender.

T-bucket hot rod

Below is 1932 Chevy Roadster Pickup Hot Rod. (Didn’t get to talk to the owner/builder. Interesting ride.)

Slammed Model A Tudor and Clint Bowyer’s 1934 Chevy hot rod (I’ve seen Bowyer’s ride in Rodders Journal. Nice to see it in person.)

T bucket hot rod (Love the paint. One of my favorite cars at the show. Saw it in Street Rodder April 2011.)

1927 Chrysler Roadster (I got to talk to Larry Shoaf owner of Rod Crafters. This car was featured in Street Rodder October 2009. Great to see it in person. Build quality is extremely high.)

The Buzzards playing outside at Heavy Rebel Weekender 2011 (While mud wrestling is taking place…)

The Hollowbody Hellraisers (One of the better bands we got to see. Too loud for the mic on this camera…)