Post / Video by: Phil Salvatti
Back in early 2011, pre Rodwriters, I was a participant in Pasadena Roadster Club’s historic annual Reliability Run. I was to be co-pilot/driver in my dads fire engine red 1929 roadster at the day’s event and always with video camera in hand, I documented the day, then archived it. This week while looking for new video content for Rodwriters, snap!, I remembered the rally.
After viewing the raw footage, I was happy to see it looked pretty good and there was enough, not a lot, but enough to tell a quick story from beginning to end. I decided best to edit a short music video montage revisiting a very cool morning of street rodding around the San Gabriel Mountains.
All the rods arrived early that Saturday morning at a huge vacant parking lot in Pasadena. Slowly and strategically the rods were lining up, while event crew members were sticking on the number logos to each rod, we received our goodie bag that also contained the special route map provided. Being a cool crisp morning, coffee and donuts were plentiful while surrounded by many of our families rodder friends. Taking a quick glance around, it looked to be a good size event this year. Rodder’s from all over Southern California standing about talking Hot Rods till the MC took the mic.
When it came time to rev the engines, one by one, the timing guy gave the wave and off we went, a hundred or so Street Rods heading east, then north being guided by that special rally route.
Once we all made it to the mountain top turnabout, we pulled over and i jumped in the drivers seat for the ride back down the mountain. Being a timed rally there is a window to hit for the top trophy. By the time it was over and rods were pulling back into the starting lot in Pasadena, we could see the ‘In and Out’ burger trailer parked in the corner. Burgers were cooking ready to serve lunch to the hundred plus hungry Rodders. Award time closed off the afternoon and trophies were handed out. Yeah, oh well, not this year.
Then…the engines revved for the last time and off everyone went, in all directions.
Another year, another run in the bag.
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