Rain Date: May 9th, 2020
Hot Rods 4Hunger
Annual Car & Truck Show
Street Side Classics
213 Thornton Road
Lithia Springs, GA
Supporting the Hungry
The James Collier Annual Hot Rods 4Hunger Car Show is an event that brings together the Love and Passion that Mr Collier has for the automobile, with the purpose of serving those who are feeling the pains of an empty stomach.
We all have our own problems and struggles... But if you have ever been in a situation where you must go days without food, couldn't' provide food for your family, or had to decide between purchasing your medications or putting bread on your table, then you truly understand the need to assist others whom are in need of a "hot plate". The homeless and our military veterans are particulary impacted by not having enough food for proper nourishment.
Hot Rods 4Hunger has 4 goals:
- Exemplify The History of The American Automobile
- Provide Food Resources To People In Need
- Help People Connect Through Sharing Our Passion
- Help Others When and Where We Can
James Collier
Mr. Collier, the son of a Georgia sharecropper, has one the greatest automobile collections in the country. He has been collecting "bowties" for more than 4 decades, including Chevrolets from the early 1920s through the early 1970s. Driven by his romance and love of anything mechanical, and the experiences of his boyhood life on the farm, Mr Collier truly embraced technology and admired the transitions of the automobiles over the many decades of sharing life with his wife Ella. During the prime period of Mr Collier's car building and collecting, he thought of the Chevy 350 small block engine as the best engine made, "considering its cost and dependability". He liked General Motors, the lower price, avaialbility of parts, and maintainability, and that helped to influence his interest in collecting Chevrolets. Mr Collier currently has an impressive collection of more than 40 award winning "bow ties" at home!
His message to people:
"You don't have to be rich to become a car collector or enthusiast."
Judging
One of the most challenging aspects of judging or participating in a car show is appreciating automobiles that are not your favorites, or are less appealing to your tastes. Many people have a memory of a ride, event, or sharing of a moment that arouses the nostalgia of an automobile, thus triggering that particular style, make, model, or color forever being their favorite. But that nostalgic moment is unique to the individual and experience, and is what generates those wonderful sensations when they see their “favorite” car again. There are many makes, models, colors, and styles of automobiles, especially when the owner decides to apply custom modifications. The owners of the automobiles are to some degree artists. The hard work and/or expense of building the perfect show car, along with their creativity, imagination and innovation, are unique to the individual owner, but also exemplify all of the attributes of an artist. Each automobile participating in the car show, regardless of its condition or style, has its very own character and beauty. It is these distinctive variables which makes the role and responsibility of the car show judge relatively complex.
What We Look For
- Paint and body should be scratch, dent, and blemish free
- Chrome and stainless should be clean, dent free, smooth, and polished
- Should be clean from top to bottom
- Upholstery should clean, tight, not ripped, and not faded
- Carpet should be clean, tight, not ripped, and not faded
- There should be no existing holes for gauges, stereo, clocks, shifters, etc.
- Headliner should be clean, tight, not ripped, and not faded
- Brake and accelerator pads should be clean, not torn, and safe
- Door panels, should be clean, tight, not ripped, and not have holes
- Trim should be clean, consistent, and properly formed
- Must Be Open Entire Show (weather permitting)
- Should be clean with no leaking fluids
- Chrome, painted, and polished items should be clean and not pitted
- Wiring should be clean, properly routed, and secure
- Belts and hoses should be clean and not fraded
- Must Be Open Entire Show (weather permitting)
- Upholstery should clean, tight, not ripped, and not faded
- Carpet should be clean, tight, not ripped, and not faded
- There should be no personal items, bags, clothing, shoes, etc.
- Panels, should be clean, tight, not ripped, and not have holes
- Trim should be clean, consistent, and properly formed
- Presentaion/display creativity
- Dealer/Vendor Documentation
- Build documention/pictures
- Special features
- How much interest do spectators show towards vehicle?
Awards
Acknowledgement makes the
busted knuckles
and sleeping in the garage
worth it all