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FRESNO AUTORAMA
March 13, 14, 15, 2009
Fresno Convention Center
Fresno, CA
Pictures By Dean Court

Blackie's 50th ANNIVERSARY!

 

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Before the doors opened to the Autorama, Blackie Gejeian was honored by the city of Fresno with a plaque on the outside of the convention hall building. Some very nice short speeches and jokes were told and then the doors were opened.

The show was so big this year that they used two buildings. One hall was down the street on the next block, but on the same side of the street. This was the 50th show and may be the last depending on how Blackie is feeling. He is 83 years young. 

Many great cars came and some had been shown in the hall before, but it was great to see so many Ridler winners and many hot rods that were America’s Most Beautiful Roadster winners. Blackie had a row of cars he owns and some were AMBR winners, others were just cars he liked.

Cars from all over the U.S. were shown. One car came from Sweden to represent Europe. There was a lot of colors from the different cars. This years AMBR winner is a very good looking car in black owned By Harry Willet and the horse made from car bumpers is just beautiful art work.

If this is the last AutoRama all I can say is THANK YOU Blackie for bringing show cars to Fresno, that I would not have been able to see otherwise.

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Blackie on the right

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Plaque on Outside of Convention Hall

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Blackie

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Show Flyer

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1969 VW Karmann Ghia owned By Chris and Bette Addington from Bakersfield, Ca

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1959 Cadillac owned By Robert Collins of Clovis, CA

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‘34 Ford 3 Window Coupe owned By Craig Watts of Brentwood, CA

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1940 Ford Conv. owned By Al Bernhard of Carson City, Nv

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1954 Mercury owned By Gil Losi of Murrieta, CA

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1954 Merc. Radical Custom (Lemon Ice) owned By Joe Cusumano of Clovis, Ca

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1935 Chevy Master Sedan owned By Dan Franks of Merced, Ca

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1931 Chevy Coupe (Wild Thing) owned By Phil Leatherman of Corona, CA

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1963 Ford Falcon Country Squire Wagon owned By Jay & Peggy Page of Bluffdale, UT

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1934 Stugatti Conv. owned By Rick & Valerie Strain of Arbuckle

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The Crimson Ghost

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1962 Corvette Roadster owned By Steve & Jen Keffeler of Spring, Tx

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1957 Ford owned By Skip Andrews of Ft. Myers, Fl

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1956 Ford Pickup owned By Bob and Bev Gibson of Litch field Park, Az

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1960 Chevy Impala owned By Ray Young of Mead, Wa

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1932 Chevy owned By Jack and Mary Wilson of James Town, Ca

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1937 Ford Woodie owned By Dick Gilbert of Clovis, CA

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1940 Ford Pickup owned By Darrell and Sandy Chambers of Redding, Ca

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1933 Ford 3 Window Coupe owned By Dick and Pat Ditlevsen of W. Sacramento, Ca

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1934 Ford 5 Window Coupe owned By Lillard Hill of Bakersfield, Ca

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1957 Olds Conv. owned By Bruce & Judy Ricks of Sapulpa, OK

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1970 Rolls Royce

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1951 Henry J owned By Joe Fuso of Stockton, Ca

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1957 Corvette Roadster owned By Dennis & Cheryl Huntley of Springfield, OR

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