68th Autorama 2020 at Cobo Hall Downtown Detroit

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Headed to the 68th annual Autorama on Friday evening, at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. There were many custom and original cars I would like there. I tried to show all the Riddler finalist. Anyway, here is my video of the Autorama. I did notice a lot of others videoing, maybe for there KZbin channel.
If you wish to photograph or video the event, there is a lot less people in attendance on Friday, than Saturday or Sunday. It opens at noon on Friday.... I got there about 5pm, and was there until about 8:30pm.
Maybe.... just maybe, next year, IF I still have the Galaxie, I will enter it, even tho I dislike entering cars into shows.
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[@scottrasmussen8258]

Thanks for taking us to the Autorama and a tour of downtown Detroit.

[@alvielipscomb5240]

I loved the ‘57 Lincoln a lot too. You have great taste! The Parklanes were also fabulous. I loved the photos of the family with the car over it’s life. The Desoto! Unrestored! So many great cars. I love going to this show every year!

[@brdnsky6417]

That is pretty cool. It's fun how things work out. Good show.Ronnie.

[@GatheringSticks]

Awesome Video....I`m blown away by the paint jobs.

[@garrygballard8914]

Tks for this. Use to go to autorama back in the day. It's was nice to see again. Tks. From a Detroiter living in Nashville.

[@tomlappin9657]

Great Show ( every year) thanks for sharing your cool video of the show ! Tom from Clawson.

[@jacobirvine704]

That was a great show this year; I was there probably about the same time as you, on Friday evening. Good to see an old friend (Janice Sutherland) and her Hemi Superbird on display. Plus, I had several models in the Model Car Contest!

[@TheBadasbert]

Brother I sure do appreciate you taking me to the Autorama! You and I have the same taste in cars. I really enjoyed your commentaries. I wish I could be there with you!

[@alvan4080]

Haven’t been there since 64 , thanks for the video

[@rogerc.roberts4705]

I used to attend the show each year (1960-1975), looked forward to it. From what I saw in this video the event has become...YAWN!

[@OldCarAlley]

Yea.... it's not what it use to be. I still enjoy it tho.

[@stevelagani4837]

Hey Steve from pro comp custom here . The blower on the 47 Ford is real and works with hilborn efi. Bruce Harvey painted both the Willy's jeep and the 47 Ford. Right in glenshaw Pittsburgh.

[@gregfoster4541]

Thanks for the great video, some awesome cars really enjoyed the walk through, thanks for sharing and "Howdy from Texas 😁"!!

[@csmichela]

Nice vid, thanks for sharing haven't been to an autorama in many years...

[@NU3Q]

Hi Howard: Loved the 1941 Ford Coupe. Owner is from my hometown of Pittsburgh. Bob

[@ronstewart9792]

Awesome video. Thank you so much for sharing. Ron

[@bryduhbikeguy]

Thank you for the tour.I liked the 'shout outs'to Jonathan W.,and Scott at ColdWarMotors too.Maybe we'll see something of their's at a show someday.?(Hopefully=edit)

[@bobkroupa8445]

Used to go every year but not since we moved North to God's country! I am more of a basement build guy. Thanks for sharing! I never get excited by the Riddler finalist!

[@bigeral1]

Good job, awesome show

[@65bugnut]

Great video, thanks for all of the great shots of the cars. I really enjoyed seeing the display of the Most Significant Hot Rods on the big white square. They should have put the information signs closer to the edge so you could read them easier.

[@OldCarAlley]

That would have been nice. Maybe the original article too.

[@giltracy505]

Great video ! Thanks Howard

[@chriscarson1493]

Loved the 59 DeSoto but the red and white 55 was overlooked.

[@brianmaynard7320]

Would be nice to see your car there next year!! Would be fantastic!!

[@OldCarAlley]

Maybe...

[@barttimmerman6077]

Thanks for sharing the autorama video. I was going to ask what day you were going, I had planned on driving to it from Pennsylvania, but the snow changed my mind. (I am a truck driver and deal with enough snow as it is.) Maybe next year..

[@CarsForSaleUk]

Nice video i like classic cars

[@Radiowild]

Love the 59 Biscayne! I think the original 4 speed was a Borg and not a Muncie. The 59 Wagon was sweet too....

[@OldCarAlley]

Could be, both were offered in the 59 Chevy's.

[@merc-ni7hy]

some really nice cars there...but being the merc guy that i am i have to vote for the 2 /64 mercs,,and the one from the worlds fair is just way to cool ..i love it that it survived...i will be in detroit in july...i cant wait to see cocbo hall ..the packard plant and so many other things to see...good video my man

[@OldCarAlley]

Yea, they were really interesting.

[@OldCarAlley]

By the way, the old "Packard Proving Grounds" in Utica (22 Mile and Van Dyke area) has a big car show every year. I think for a fee, you can drive on the track with your classic. I drove the Bel Air on the test track... many many years ago.

[@merc-ni7hy]

@@OldCarAlley i dont think there is much left of the track..timing tower is still there i think ..a movie called johnny dark with tony curtis is filmed at the parckard plant and proving grounds..if you ever get a chance to watch that movie do it..made in 1954..he plays a automotive engineer ..really good shots of the interior of the plant

[@OldCarAlley]

@@merc-ni7hy Your probably correct... as it was the late 80's when I took a few laps on the track, in the Bel Air. I was decent then..... I think a lot was sold off to developers, some years back. You know a plaza would be nice there..............

[@merc-ni7hy]

@@OldCarAlley yep..alot of it sold off..just a small piece left and timing tower..the studebaker test coarse is still all there and tree's were planted to spell [ studebaker ] you can see this as you fly over the area

[@jackm9981]

The 63 Chevy wagon with the 2 door conversion was nice.

[@luxuryviplifestyle9494]

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[@johnmccarthy7931]

Howard. Be nice to see you enter the Galaxie in next years show.

[@OldCarAlley]

Maybe.... we will see.

[@gshock3092]

Wow that place is not even crowded!

[@OldCarAlley]

Yea, it was Friday evening... not a lot of people off work yet. Plus I-75 going into Detroit is closed this weekend.... it's one of the most major routs from the northern suburbs to downtown. Bet it is crowed Saturday and Sunday tho.

[@divcodave]

It seemed pretty crowded by Saturday afternoon.

[@OldCarAlley]

@@divcodave The weekends have big crowds, that why I went Friday evening.... around dinner time.

[@divcodave]

@@OldCarAlley Our car club, Pioneer Antique Auto Club from Parkersburg, WV, has chartered a bus and made the trip for several years. This was my fifth trip. We arrive Friday about 2 PM and stay until 7PM I believe. We spend the night then return early Saturday morning and then head out around 4PM. Makes for a fun trip and that is about all us "old folks" can stand. We have also visited the GM Heritage Center and The Henry Ford Museum some years. And thank you for the video, helps me remember what a good time I had. Lotta nice Model A hot rods this year.

[@OldCarAlley]

@@divcodave I have stayed overnight in Parkersburg.... It's a nice town. The cool old museum downtown was closed when I was there. Maybe next trip threw, I will try to visit it, when it's open.

[@livewire4519]

I was there Saturday the 29th. Awesome show. By the way, don't call it Cobo, you might offend someone lol.

[@youtubisashoe]

This dudes voice is soothing lol

[@antoniobulanhagui9714]

For Me the BEST is Green color 1956 Continental Mark II 😲😲😲😲

[@ivonaldoborges3907]

Trabalho maravilhoso amei BRASIL..

[@majorpayne5289]

👍SWEEEET!! Thx ‘H’! 🇺🇸✌️😊

[@esechucote52]

ONCE A LOWRIDER ALWAYS A LOWRIDER FOR LIFE OUR STYLE WORLD WIDE

[@dcw1540]

Howard thanks ride along to the autorama.

[@chuckster3629]

Hey, didn't you say you detest car shows? I seem to recall you saying it was like watching paint dry. Correct me if I'm wrong, ha ha. No big. You must have done what Tricky Dick Nixon used to do and say he "mis-spoke". BTW, this was a great video. Love all those original and custom cars.

[@OldCarAlley]

Yes, I very much dislike "entering cars" into shows.... I don't mind going, looking then leaving. When you enter a show, your kinda stuck there all day, and it can get very boring. When I use to go, I would sit and think about the things I could be doing, other than nothing. Plus I am not into PAYING money to someone, thats charging money, to look at my car. Even charity shows, someone is lining there pocket. Only one dollar needs to got to a charity, to state it's a charity show, here in Michigan. The last show I entered a car in was, a good 25 or 30 years ago. It was a charity benefit show for Leader Dog for the Blind. The host (won't mention his name) of the show pocketed nine out of every ten dollars, from that show. Thats not uncommon. For that reason, I no longer enter shows! Cruise nights.... yes. There FREE, and it's come and go as you wish. No one is lining there pocket off my classic car at them either. I know a lot of others in the car hobby, that don't enter cars into shows for the very same reason.

[@chuckster3629]

@@OldCarAlley Yeah, I feel the same way. I do enjoy taking friends to car shows on warm, sunny days with the top down, however. And that's why I didn't buy an old Mustang convertible.

[@cargo4441]

Looks like in 2021 someone is getting a nice autuorama trophy for a very fine 1966 droptop Ford Galaxie 500.

[@brianhdueck3372]

Enjoyed the walk around, Howard. Btw, has Dave received word yet as to what is causing the miss in his 348?

[@OldCarAlley]

Dave put it back together with new lifters, and the intake leak fixed.... still ran bad. He's taking it to another engine rebuilder, to check it out. Maybe a tooth off valve timing. or maybe a bad cam grind.... who knows. We will find out tho. The place he has it now, will dyno run the engine, before reinstalling it.

[@mmike76]

Invest in a Stabilized handheld Gimbal and I may watch next year for more than 48 seconds.

[@OldCarAlley]

Yes, I need to get a camera with image stabilization.

[@SnowMan68]

Awesome

[@brdnsky6417]

Do you know who's project car that used to be? Ronnie.

[@adamheazlett1179]

Great to see the cars you focus on a sign then move on and very unsteady Have a look for yourself we can improve Adam

[@81bird61]

What was the gray car with the fins

[@OldCarAlley]

If your talking about the gray wagon, it is a 1960 Plymouth Fury, it's at around 32 minutes.

[@lk_dslr1951]

Nice I got some vids from the show 2 their up on my yt Channel rn

[@edwardzamorski3711]

Ieft in my nova burnig rubber thought i was cooll good time dreaming of a sweet ride and sweet giri i had good times looks dead comparied to back in 80s

[@grosseileracingteam]

I guess us "old" guys are going to have to stop calling it Cobo Hall. We used to go every year.

[@jayinmi3706]

Nah. Pine Knob is still Pine Knob to everyone I know. Cobo is still Cobo no matter which bank sticks their name on it.

[@robnamowicz8073]

Please, if you are going to show a written plaque please give us enough time to read it, eh?

[@OldCarAlley]

just hit pause

[@tomp1612]

@@OldCarAlleyI hit the pause and read that whole trailer sign. Beats having an extra few minutes of still footage if someone isn't interested. Nice stuff there.

[@robnamowicz8073]

@@OldCarAlley Of course you are right, but I'm a continuity freak, you are right,,,

[@meemzandmoar8]

Bruh. Was there

[@edwardzamorski3711]

This is a dying thing young people are not interested in cool cars when i went in 80s it was packed with people we smoked some weed went in and dreamed of winning a 63 split window that WRIF was giving away lol

[@OldCarAlley]

Your 100% totally spot on!

[@zilksmooth]

I went on Saturday and it was absolutely packed - tons of cars, tons of people, all ages. The car hobby is more diverse and inclusive than ever - this is a golden age - the new performance cars are amazing, the parts supply for older had never been better and there are more genres than ever. I saw drift machines, rat rods, high end stuff, art, apparel, collectibles. If you haven’t gone, make the trip to Detroit Autorama!!

[@172-e5s]

Sorry, can't watch this. Damn you shake like Charo !

[@Wyatt1957]

Gramlin

[@godofawsome03]

I seems the more lights on your car the better it looks and when you have to name your wife on the Tag, that you are old and spent way too much money on the Efin display.