Award-Winning 1970 Plymouth Road Runner highlights 37th Southern Oregon Rod & Custom Show, Feb. 8 and 9 at The Expo
Annual charity event has raised $525,000 for local children with medical disabilities
CENTRAL POINT, OR — The 37th-Annual Southern Oregon Rod & Custom Show, scheduled for February 8 & 9 at the Jackson County Expo, is proud to feature more than 100 showroom-quality customs, classics, hot rods and restorations from vintage sedans and sports cars to roadsters, muscle cars, trucks, motorcycles, and even custom “tuner” cars. Presented by Rogue Valley Street Rods, the event will host around 8,000 spectators in three buildings at The Expo.
Entrance is $8 for adults, $2 for kids six to 12, and free for kids under five. Hours are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9.
All proceeds will once again help local children with medical disabilities served by the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center (CDRC). Since 1978, the event has raised more than $525,000 for these children and their families, including $25,000 last year.
1970 Plymouth Road Runner owned by Ron Lim of Redding
The show’s highlight is a 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner with a Supercharged 472 Hemi with dual 980 blower carbs and a 1071 blower. In 2013,the pink and black muscle car, owned by Ron Lim of Redding, won Best Paint at American Auto Show’s 10th Annual Hot-Orama, Best Interior at the Sugar Pine Show-N-Shine, First Place at the 2013 Chico Concours d’Elegance, and Second Place at the Redding K-9 & Klassics Car Show. The transmission is a torque flight 727 with a Gear Vendor behind it for overdrive, and a chromed drive shaft connected to a Fab 9 rear end with 4:11 gears. The car’s interior features a carbon fiber hand built dash and console, a stereo system back seat, power windows, push button ignition and start, electric shift with wireless paddle shifters, and a TV in the truck lid.
Mark Daley of Thunder Struck Custom Bikes is presenting a pair of his latest custom-built choppers, including “The Grudge” and “The Billy Bike.” Daley, world-renowned for his artistic motorcycle creations, won the 2012 Bikernet Editor’s Choice Award at the Las Vegas Artistry in Iron.
Other highlights include:
- Car club displays from the Mustang Club, Rogue Valley Classic Chevys, Contemporary Autos of Southern Oregon, the Corvette Club, and Southern Oregon Vintage Motorcycles
- 70+ vendors with the latest auto-related products
- Kids’ activities including valve cover races, coloring contest, and raffles for two free bicycles
- Drawings for two free bicycles (in addition to the two raffled bicycles)
- Drawings for $100 in each of the vendor buildings
- Raffles for a 350 Chevy motor from John Keller Motor Supply, a turbo 350 transmission from Get It In Gear, a turbo 350 from Pete’s Transmission, a dinner trip for 4 from Hellgate Excursions, $500 in groceries from Sherm’s Thunderbird/Food 4 Less and $500.00 in products from Advantage Tire.
Awards will be presented for Best of Show, People’s Choice, Participant’s Pick, Club President’s pick, Best Individual Display, Central Point Mayor’s Choice, Best Club Display, Best Motorcycle, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center Choice, and George Bailey Award.
Each year, the Southern Oregon Rod & Custom Show designates a “child ambassador” from the CDRC. This year’s ambassador is a local girl who will be present during awards at the event.
The CDRC, which is part of Oregon Health & Science University, treats kids with diagnoses primarily of cerebral palsy or developmental delay, as well as spinal bifida and craniofacial disorder. Southern Oregon Rod & Custom Show donations go to services that insurance and CDRC’s general operating funds cannot cover, including braces and shoes, computers, software, wheelchair repair, horseback riding therapy, and speech therapy. Last year the Rogue Valley Street Rods served 37 families.
About the Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
The CDRC is the region’s most comprehensive resource for children with special needs. It helps empower children, teens and adults to lead the most productive and rewarding lives possible regardless of their disability or health needs. The CDRC primarily treats kids who have diagnoses of either cerebral palsy or developmental delay. Other diagnoses include spina bifida, behavioral problems, craniofacial disorders or genetic syndromes. The money generated by the Rod & Custom Show helps buy needed items like braces, special shoes, wheelchairs, computers and conversions of vans for wheelchair lifts.
About Rogue Valley Street Rods
Rogue Valley Street Rods, organized in 1975 and now 154 members strong, is the oldest active club of its kind in Southern Oregon. It was one of only two Northwest auto clubs to earn Eagle One Industries’ 2001 and 2009 Award of Merit recognizing work toward community involvement and charitable causes.
For more information, visit www.roguevalleystreetrods.com.
Watch this video of the 2013 Southern Oregon Rod & Custom Shows!
Posted January 9, 2014
Ran across a guy with a red 64 Chev Malibu SS for sale at the car show in Jacksonville on June 6th. Lost the note I had with his info and interested in that vehicle if anyone knows anything about that one.