THE NATS!

Well, it's that time of the year again. It's August, it's hot and it's time for the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky. We're on a cool little road trip this weekend, and decided to stop at the Nats for the day. As usual, the Kentucky Expo Center was packed with hot rods of all shapes and sizes, from low slung coupes to nose-high gassers. The day started with a six hour drive, and ended with about 3 more hours of driving....with lots of hot rods thrown in the midst. Tomorrow we're headed to the Funny Car Nationals at Marion County International Raceway in LaRue, Ohio...it should be a great time as over 30 funny cars do battle, along with a great deal of Nostalgia Pro Stock and Nostalgia Super Stock. We're always wanting to figure out new ways to cater to our nostalgia drag racing people, so this is a great way to do it. We'll post pictures from that event too, so stay tuned! For now, here are some of our favorite shots from Louisville. [caption id="attachment_1926" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="Our booth at the 2011 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Plus"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1927" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="Our dear rallying friends, Gary and JeanAnn Martin are from the area, and displayed their \'38 Ford coupe complete with its Great Race attire. "][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1928" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="We love all things vintage, including old racing wheels, like these magnesium American Racing Torq Thrusts. These old wheels were on a \'55 Chevy gasser, and wore a pair of our BFG Silvertown bias ply tires."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1929" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="You wanna talk about cool? This belly tank race car is a true survivor! It has a V8-60 Flathead with lots of Offy speed parts, and an OLD set of Firestone 7.60-16 racing tires."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1930" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="Nothing gets as much attention as a gasser these days, and this one is a fine example. It\'s a \'51 Henry J with 5.60-15 Firestones up front and a set of our Firestone Dragster cheater slicks out back!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1931" align="alignleft" width="457" caption="Long time Coker Tire and Honest Charley customer, Chad Adams had several of his cars on display...he builds a killer Deuce!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1932" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="An interesting color combination on this \'68 Camaro is complemented by a set of Coker redline tires! We dig it!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1933" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="This Model A coupe was insanely nice! It has a super slick paint job and Firestone rubber!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1934" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="The muted color on this Decue five-window is just right for a traditional hot rod. It rolls on Coker Classic radials that look like bias ply tires...those Lincoln caps set it off perfectly!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1935" align="alignleft" width="490" caption="Hard to beat the looks of a Firestone Dirt Track tire!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1936" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="Ok, so it doesn\'t have Coker Tires on it, but Eric Brockmeyer\'s Rambler is WAY too cool to pass up!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1937" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="The Nationals is all about having fun and these guys were good at it!"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1938" align="alignleft" width="493" caption="A super clean \'68 Pontiac Firebird featuring a COMPLETE tire and wheel package from Coker Tire!"][/caption]