There were also chances to win new cars-the giveaway hot rod was won by a lucky lady; retired high school librarian Timotheia Haag won the Goodguys/Hot Rods & Horsepower Dearborn Deuce Convertible. Haag and her husband are hot rod enthusiasts from Brookfield, Missouri.
With so much to do and see, the Goodguys West Coast Nationals was 10 pounds of fun packed in a five-pound weekend. Hope to see you all there again in 2006. Here are some of the sights we caught in our viewfinder.
Chris Hankins of Santa Rosa, CA, parked his sweet black-with-flames '49 Chevy pickup in the Homebuilt Heaven display area. Most of the custom fabrication and preparation was performed by Chris in his home garage. | 
Here's another extremely neat '46 Ford pickup that displays well and has many modifications and improvements. Owned by Al and Mary Lou Reichmuth of Auburn, CA, the blue '46 Ford was another of the CCT Top Ten Trucks selections. |
Ruth and Harold Wiley's dark brown '47 Chevy pickup was selected as the West Coast Nationals candidate for the Goodguys Truck Of The Year 2005, which will be presented in Fort Worth, TX. The Wileys hail from Salt Lake City, UT. | 
Perhaps the most popular big truck at this event was this custom olive-drab '40 Chevy COE mounted on a late-model Chevy dually chassis, owned by Alain Morec of Livermore, CA. We found New Junk very appealing as well and took enough photos for a future feature. Alain is seriously into working trucks as he manages his own towing business. |
We had just walked onto the fairgrounds when we were intrigued by something large and green from behind. It turned out to be Mark and Mary Novak's '48 Studebaker COE from Ventura, CA. More of these bigg'ns are getting the full hot rod treatment. | 
From Central Point, OR, this orange '38 Ford pickup with the '37 passenger-car headlights is Carl Monroe's first homebuilt project. Another Top Ten selection, we plan a future feature on Carl's Tangelo Pearl piece. |