Sacramento Autorama

BY JOHN DRUMMOND

When Harold “Baggy” Bagdasarian and the Thunderbolts Car Club first held what would eventually become the Sacramento Autorama, the McCarthy era was born and Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts cartoon was first published. The year was 1950—some 74 years ago. The 73rd O’Reilly Auto Parts Sacramento Autorama, held at Cal Expo, featured plenty of its own special history. The nation’s premier award for custom cars—the Custom d’Elegance—was won by Vacaville’s Cliff Mattis and his exquisite ’57 Chevy Bel Air convertible. It marked the first time Mattis had won this prestigious honor. With the move-in starting on Wednesday of show week, it was clear that Cal Expo would be the epicenter of custom car culture the first weekend of May. Turbulent and wet Saturday weather did nothing to deter the hearty crowd from all…

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Modern Rodding (Digital) - 1 Issue, Volume 5, Issue 47 - August 2024

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