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National Street Rod Association

52nd Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals East

The 52nd Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals East will be held June 5th, 6th and 7th 2026 at the York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania. All vehicles 30 years old and older are welcome to register. This is an National Street Rod Association event. Open to the public.

  • Commercial Exhibitors
  • Swap Meet
  • Women’s World
  • Builders’ Showcase East
  • Streets of Rods
  • Games and Coloring Contest
  • Live Entertainment
  • Model and Pedal Car Display
  • Nick Donovan’s Rockin Road Show
  • Pinstriping for Charity
  • Pin-Up Girl Contest
  • Quilt Display
  • All Denomination Church Service
  • Sunday Circle of Winners

Visit the event website fore more information: https://nsra-usa.com/rods-spectators-east/

51st Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals East

The 51st Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals East will be held June 6th, 7th and 8th, 2025 at the York Expo Center in York, Pennsylvania. All vehicles 30 years old and older are welcome to register. This is an National Street Rod Association event. Open to the public.

  • Commercial Exhibitors
  • Swap Meet
  • Women’s World
  • Builders’ Showcase East
  • Streets of Rods
  • Games and Coloring Contest
  • Live Entertainment
  • Model and Pedal Car Display
  • Nick Donovan’s Rockin Road Show
  • Pinstriping for Charity
  • Pin-Up Girl Contest
  • Quilt Display
  • All Denomination Church Service
  • Sunday Circle of Winners

Big NSRA Street Rod Nationals Louisville

Thunder in the Ohio River Valley

It was the finale of an action packed weekend here at the big NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Tennessee. Sunday is reserved for honoring the cars of the thousands of NSRA car show participants. During the weekend, NSRA sponsors pick their favorites among the cars that show up here on the grounds of the Kentucky Expo Center to participate and have some fun. The top cars are honored in the Circle of Winners for the final day of the show. Here are some of the Circle of Winners cars and trucks that we liked.

The Cars-On-Line Car Show team is here at the big NSRA Street Rod Nationals, August 4-7, 2022, to capture some of the excitement of one of the top car shows in the country.  It is the 53rd Annual NSRA Nationals held in Louisville, Kentucky. The parade of hot rods and customs is never ending.. They expect to draw close to 10,000 vehicles in all, including hot rods, classic cars, classic trucks and modified customs, all to celebrate the American custom car culture. 

On Saturday at the Nationals there was one classic pickup truck that wowed the sponsors. A 1958 Ford F100 Custom Pickup owned by Dan Bouchard of East Lyme, Connecticut won the Pros’ Pick Award. The award was sponsored by Classic Instruments, the famous aftermarket street rod equipment company. They pick top street rods and customs from the NSRA regional events during the year and invite them to compete at the Nationals for the Pros’ Pick Award called Pros’ Pick of the Year. Here is a look at the Pros’ Pick of the Year winner and some of the Pros’ Pick customs in the competition.

One of the top awards given here at the big NSRA Street Rod Nationals was announced over the weekend. The Builder of the Year award went to Roger Burman of Lakeside Rods & Rides in Rockwell City, Iowa. His work on the totally custom 1935 Ford Roadster was judged as the best by his peers in the Builder’s Showcase as they vote on which car will win the Builder of the Year Award. He built the car for owner Joe Faso. Much of the work was done at his Iowa hot rod shop. 

Click through the slider below to see the 1935 Ford Roadster which won Burman the top award here among builders. You will also see some of the top cars in the Builder’s Showcase. There are 36 beautiful street rods and customs in the Builders Showcase for this year’s big NSRA Street Rod Nationals. Through the lens of our photo-jounalist, Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com, you can see what is state-of-the-art among custom builders gathered here.

Our photo-journalist caught up with a stunned Roger Burman after he won the Builder of the Year award. Here is the video interview where Burman tells us about the build.

NSRA Giveaway car winner Jeff Whelan of Fisherville, Kentucky fairly ran to the podium at Freedom Hall in the Kentucky Expo Center on Saturday afternoon. His ticket had just been pulled from the raffle bin making him the new owner of a 1934 Ford Hi-Boy Coupe. There is always a lot of excitement in the main hall when they announce the winner of the Giveaway Car at the big NSRA Street Rod Nationals. Every car owner gets a ticket when they register here at the NSRA Street Rod Nationals. That makes them eligible to win the NSRA Giveaway Car. This year’s Giveaway Car is the 1934 Ford Hi-Boy built by Nichols Paint & Fab in Watseka, Illinois. Jeff was given the keys to his new Giveaway ride by the builder, Justin Nichols. Jeff and his wife were so excited they revved the engine and drove the car away all smiles and thumbs up. 

Cars-On-Line’s car show team is in place to bring you all the action and give you a taste of what it is like to experience the National Street Rod Association’s biggest event. Our photo-jounalist Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com caught some of the action here at the big NSRA Street Rod Nationals for you. Click the slider below to find out what it looks like here at the Kentucky Expo Center today.

Charlie Swanson of Charlies Custom Creations out of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, showed us his sinister looking 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Pro Touring with a Star Wars theme. It was the idea of Jamey and Melody Hyder, the owners of the car. Charlie describes the build in the video. Click the video window below to review: 

We caught up with Brian Limberg of Tin Man’s Garage out of Sycamore, Illinois. His 1936 Willys Coupe was an over-the-top build that we knew we needed to feature here. It has a 241 ci Red Ram Hemi topped by an Offenhauser intake with three modern deuces. The car keeps much of the original look, but they completely re-fabricated it. They reshaped the entire roof and cut the tops of the doors for a more sophisticated look. Click the video window to hear the interview.

Dave Snodgrass brought a 1955 Chevrolet Custom Convertible to the NSRA Nats this year. His shop, Snodgrass Restorations in Melbourne, Florida specializes in restomods. He says this one is a good representation of the work they do. Of special note is how the LS3 looks nested under the hhttps://www.classicarnews.com/big-nsra-street-rod-nationals/ood, the lusciuos leather interior and the perfect fitting convertible top. Here is what he showed us in the video.

As you can see, our Cars-On-Line Car Show team is here and getting some great photos and videos at the Kentucky Expo Center in Louisville, home of the NSRA Street Rod Nationals 2022. Outside on the grounds of the Expo Center there are thousands more custom built street rods, classic cars, old school hot rods, classic customs and custom muscle cars all on display in a giant car show. 

This show is where street rodders get to swap stories and pick up on the latest tech in the hobby. Over 350 aftermarket manufacturers will have displays set up here. 

Cars On Line’s Car Show team is reporting on the NSRA Street Rod Nationals for our readers. Keep this page bookmarked all weekend as we will be adding photos and videos in real time. The NSRA is one of the oldest and largest street rod clubs in the U.S. They really know how to put on a car show here. Watch for our posts on Facebook and Twitter.  If you love the American hot rod, you’ll want to see the NSRA Street Rod Nationals 2022 through our camera lens.

NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals

Giveaway Car at the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals
Ty Hauer of Reisinger Customs mimicks the reaction of Rick Abbott of Shepardsville, KY when he won the 1933 Ford Coupe GiveAway Car at the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals on Saturday. (Photos by Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com.)

 

Final Day at NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals …

At the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals on Saturday, Rick Abbott of Shepardsville, Kentucky became the luckiest Car Guy in the world when he won the 1933 Ford Coupe Giveaway Car in front of thousands of fans in Freedom Hall. It all happened in Louisville, Kentucky where the National Street Rod Association is holding its 48th Annual Nationals, August 3-6, 2017 at the Kentucky Expo Center.

Here is the 1933 Ford 3-Window Coupe built by Reisinger Customs out of Evansville, Indiana.

  • 1933 Ford Coupe GiveAway Car at the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals
    Today Rick Abbott (right) is the luckiest Car Guy in the world.

This is the hot car show to attend this weekend. Already on Friday morning there were almost 10,000 street rods registered here. This could be the biggest Nationals ever for NSRA. Some people are estimating 12,000 to 15,000 cars and trucks are on the grounds. Click through the slideshow below to get a taste of the kind of action we’re seeing here at the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals:

  • A taste of the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals

Five of the Great 8 Award winners from the Detroit Autorama (Ridler Award competition) are here at the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals this weekend. We came across the 1941 Ford Pickup owned by Ed Sears in the Builders’ Showcase. The Builder’s Showcase here at the Nationals has some of the finest custom work in the country on display. Ed described how this incredible build came about, and how One Off Rod & Custom did the restoration. Click the video window below to hear the interview:


We found the 1930 Ford Model A Coupe (Great 8 winner) built by Cal Automotive Creations out of Bennington, Nebraska in this display.  Andy Leach of Cal Automotive Creations and a former Ridler Award winner, was on hand to tell us about this one-off build. Click the video window to hear the interview and see how Andy designed this old school looking hot rod:


Remember the 1949 Chevy Custom C10 Pickup from the Ridler Award competition at Detroit Autorama this year? It was built by Collvins Customs in Mt Vernon, Texas. It is one of the top cars in the Builder’s Showcase here in Louisville this weekend. You’ve gotta’ see the trick mods on this one. Here is Bobby Collvins to explain the build. (Click video window below.)


You’ve gotta’ see this interview. It’s one of the wildest rides here in Louisville this weekend. We interviewed Anton Lanesky of Anton’s Hot Rod Shop in Hiram, Ohio about his 1950 Studebaker Starlite Coupe with the Patriotic Theme. This is one of the top builds here at the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals and it is a one-off for sure. Click the video window below to watch the interview:


Larry Griffey of Larry Griffey’s Hot Rods & Restorations in Knoxville, Tennessee was on hand here with his Great 8 Award winning 1954 Corvette Custom. He told us a little about the build. (Click the video window here to catch the interview.)


We discovered this 1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster Resto Mod here at the Builder’s Display in Freedom Hall. David Joyce, of Joyce Custom Cars, Inc, was available to talk to us about this spectacular build. They built the car for Phyllis Lambert of West Virginia. Here is the background on the build:


Cars On Line will be here all weekend reporting on the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals for our readers. The NSRA is one of the oldest and largest street rod clubs in the U.S. They really know how to put on a car show. So our photo journalists, Bob and Donna Boberg of eClassicAuto.com, are on hand to take photos and video of the event. Watch for their posts on Facebook and Twitter.  If you love the American hot rod, you’ll want to see the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals through our camera lens.

You can imagine our excitement here in Louisville, Kentucky anticipating one of the biggest street rod shows in the country. This is a big show. It is the signature event of the year for the National Street Rod Association.

In addition to the 10,000+ street rods, customs, classics, muscle cars and resto mods, there will be a giant manufacturers area with all the new innovations and equipment related to custom car building. They say over 300 manufacturers are here to show you their products and innovations during the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals. In addition, we’ll bring you to the giant swap meet, an arts and crafts show, Woman’s World, and NSRA Street Kana Auto Cross races.

Watch for our posts on Facebook so you can participate in selecting our Readers Choice Award for the best street rod or custom at the NSRA 2017 Street Rod Nationals.

 

 

“Blu-By-U” Pro Builder Pick at NSRA 2016 Nationals

NSRA 2016 Street Rod Nationals
“Blu-By-U”, a 1931 Ford Roadster owned by Chris Evans, wins the Cars-On-Line.com Pro PIck at the NSRA 2016 Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky this weekend. (Photo by Bob Boberg of eClassicAutos.com)

’31 Ford Roadster Wins Pro Builder Pick at NSRA 2016 Nationals …

A 1931 Ford Roadster called “Blu-By-U” was picked by Cars-On-Line.com’s Facebook fans as their choice for the Pro Builder Pick at NSRA 2016 Nationals here in Louisville, Kentucky. The announcement came on Monday when 805 Cars-On-Line.com Facebook fans voted for the 1931 Ford Roadster as their top pick among the Builders’ Showcase in the Workman building at the NSRA Nats. “Blu-By-U” was restored as an old school roadster by Charly’s Garage of Mesa, Arizona.

Click the slider to view more photos:

  • 1931 Ford Roadster Top Builder Pick at NSRA 2016 Street Rod Nationals
    1931 Ford Roadster Top Builder Pick at NSRA 2016 Street Rod Nationals

We interviewed Charley Spencer of Charly’s Garage here in Louisville before the announcement of the Pro Builder Pick at NSRA 2016 Nationals. He told us all about the amazing build on “Blu-By-U” the 1931 Ford Roadster. Click video window below:

 

Thirty custom car builders displayed their latest creations in the Harold Workman North Wing of the Kentucky Expo Center during the NSRA 2016 Street Rod Nationals here in Louisville, Kentucky. We gave our Facebook and Twitter a preview of the top cars during the weekend.  Our fans voted with their “Likes” on our Facebook page. We announced the winner of our unofficial Facebook poll for Pro Builder Pick at NSRA 2016 Nationals here on Monday night.

Here is a slider with some of the top contenders for our unofficial Pro Builder Pick at NSRA 2016 Nationals.

  • Builders' Showcase at NSRA 2016 Street Rod Nationals
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The top cars for the Pro Builder Pick at NSRA 2016 Nationals were interviewed during the weekend. Below are videos of the interviews with the top builders from around the country.

This 1955 Chevy Nomad is among the acclaimed builds here at the Builder’s Showcase in the Workman building. We had a chance to talk with Scott France of Classic Car Studio in Brentwood, Missouri. He told us about the build on this truly one-of-a-kind Nomad. Cars On Line newsletter readers will recognize Classic Car Studio as one of our Dealer Network classic car dealers. But they also run a well-known shop in Brentwood where they turn out restorations and custom builds like this. They built this one for Art Boze, Jr. Click the video window to view more photos and the interview.

 

We talked to Ryan Korek of Korek Designs in New Berlin, Pennsylvania today. He told us about the build on a 1952 International Pickup which Korek Designs built for Dave & Cindy Gutelins.

 

“Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should,” says Bob Rutlidge of Rutter’s Rod Shop in Hickory, North Carolina. His shop built a 1973 Plymouth Cuda Resto Mod for owner Chris Reid. He told us he kept the original lines, but included many subtle custom mods. Watch the video as he explains.

 

Karl Schulman of Garret’s Rod Shop in Columbus, Ohio talks about their 1966 Mustang Custom. Newsletter readers will remember a few weeks ago we saw it in the Goodguy’s Street Machine of the Year competition in Columbus.

 

We met Jerry Sanders with his gorgeous 1934 Ford Woodie Wagon in the Builders’ Showcase here at the Kentucky Expo Center during the NSRA 2016 Street Rod Nationals. He had a unique story about how he built this one from a Hercules wood body.

 

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