Article XML http://www.roadnoize.com/modules/article/view.article.php/24/c7 2010-07-31T20:28:08+20:00 http://www.roadnoize.com/modules/article/ http://www.roadnoize.com/modules/article/images/logo.png text/html 2009-11-03T11:44:23+20:00 http://www.roadnoize.com/modules/article/ xm-hardtop http://www.roadnoize.com/modules/article/view.article.php/24/c7 Category: Events<br />Subtitle: It gets better every year<br />Summary: The 2009 Chopped Rod and custom show was held at Newstead Football ground and was a huge success. Chopped 2009<br /><br /><br />This years Chopped , Rod and Custom show went off literally,the venue was the Newstead football ground , the weather was perfect which brought out some very slick traditional Hotrods and customs with some very cool bobbers making an appearance this year.<br /><br />All up there was probably a hundred cars and bikes at the show including some nice examples of Aussie cars something I felt was missed at last years show but the organisers are improving the show each year as evidenced by the number of trade stands and a small but exciting exhibition of low brow art.<br /><br />If you like your cars traditional then you would not have been dissapointed by the turn out with everything from garage built rats to slick shop built cars , the worst part was that while you where doing a lap of the cars more where arriving so you were constantly surprised by the line up ,<br />my favourite car of the show was a super neat bucket fitted with a Buick nail head sporting triple 97's<br />everything on this car was perfect! <br /><br />The music this year was a huge improvement over last year with bands keeping the cats and Kittens up on their feet both during the day and until the music ended sometime around mid night , the stand out acts were the Vaudvillians who rocked our socks off and Abbie cardwell and her band who should definitely take up playing rockabilly full time , I preferred the stuff they played on stage more so than their cd's.<br /><br />It's great to see so many Guy's and Gal's taking the opportunity to dress up ,in their old school threads for these shows , it adds a lot to the show , so if you missed this one do not miss next years which I believe is to be held at the Newstead racecourse, perhaps there will be some dirt track action to be had ?<br /><br />Cheers Peter.<br /><br /> <br /> <br />