As some of you may already know, the QHRP committee have had to make a critical decision to cancel the 2018 State Titles Hot Rod Show. The reasons are many and varied, however mainly due to time constraints, availability of a suitable venue, overall costs and date clashes with other major car related events in […]
2017 Queensland Hot Rod Show, Awards
2017 Milty Award and People’s Choice Winner – Chris Bitmead – XBOSS
04
Jun
Jun
Congratulations to Chris Bitmead, the winner of the Milty Award and People’s Choice at this year’s Show! The XBOSS XB Falcon is a superstar on the car show scene and it is a deserved winner of the award. Its incredible following on social media also made it a certain favourite for People’s Choice. Chris also […]
04
Jun
Jun
There were some fantastic examples of Australian Street Machines on show. Nathan Walters’ stunning ’76 SS Torana was unveiled at the Show and snagged a Meguiar’s Super Stars Invitation. Look out for this car on the Show scene over the coming months, it’s an incredible piece of Aussie muscle. And, let’s not forget, XBOSS was […]
2017 Queensland Hot Rod Show, Awards
Top Street Rod of the Show – Graeme Urquhart – ’40 Ford Cabriolet
04
Jun
Jun
There was a raft of incredible Hot Rods at this year’s Show – Peter Elliot’s ‘Simplicity’ is stunning, Rick Werner’s wild ’32 Pickup is amazing and Jeff Whalan’s 32 Ford Coupe is all class. But the judges have spoken and Graeme Urquhart’s ’40 Ford Cabriolet has taken home top honours at this year’s Show. Graeme […]
06
May
May
We are very proud to announce that Chris and Colleen Bitmead’s incredible XB Falcon coupe will be on display at the 2017 Queensland Hot Rod Show! The Queensland show will cap off an amazing period for the car since it was first seen at Detroit Autorama in 2016, where it was judged as a ‘Great Eight’ […]
06
May
May
We are very excited to have the multi award winning FB Holden wild custom ‘Tail Spin’ at our show this year. Many of you will be aware of a column in Street Machine Magazine called Expression Session, where automotive artists have created an extensive array of incredible designs over the years. One particular Expression Session design has now […]
03
Jan
Jan
We are very excited to announce that RCE Performance Warehouse has come on board as a major sponsor of the 2017 Queensland Hot Rod Show! RCE Performance Warehouse is the retail/trade side of Race Car Engineering which has been in business for over 25 years specialising in aftermarket performance parts for Hotrods, street cars, drift cars, […]
10
Oct
Oct
2017 Queensland Hot Rod Show Dates The Queensland Hot Rod Show stepped up big time in 2016, with extra floor space, lots of support and a really good vibe. In 2017, the Show will be back again, but will be moving from its traditional May time-slot, to June. Show manager Katrina Martin stated that the […]
10
Oct
Oct
Peter Elliot wins the Milty Award! Congratulations to Peter Elliot, the winner of the Milty Award at this year’s Show! It was a hotly contested Show this year, but Peter and his 1934 Ford Tudor was a deserved winner of the award, and it was fantastic to have the Tudor on display at this year’s […]
10
Oct
Oct
Top Street Machine of the Show: Steve Hopes, 1968 Chev Camaro There were some fantastic examples of Australian Street Machines on show. One highlight in particular was Steve Chaplin’s 1973 RX3 Mazda. It’s definitely a fine example of what can be achieved in this category. But the Camaro was the king of the Street Machines, […]
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