Wednesday, November 07, 2007

Sunset Hills Car Show

Following on from the Sunset Hills Cruise, I had a quick look around the Sunday car show whilst Cheryl & Beth went to see the dogs & cats up for adoption at a nearby Petsmart. There weren't as many cars on display as the Fenton show that I usually go to, but the turn-out was pretty good for a 'one-off' show, & there was still a really good selection of vehicles. Evil Twin stood out due to the completely over the top nature of the vehicle & the St Louis Snow Cones' completely made snowcone van (Snowslead) was also at the show, with the company selling snowcones as the van sat on the ground (literally, thanks to the air suspension).

The van was built by Cleancut Creations which is a St Louis based custom/hotrod shop. The modifications (generally in the words of Cleancut Creations) are as follows shaved body lines, all flat sheet metal replaced, reshaped front & rear wheel wells, front & rear roll pan, one off billet snow flake grille, tribar halogen headlights, Billet Specialities tail lights & front turn signals, 1932 Ford door handles, & custom service doors for snow cone vending. It has a 400 horsepower V8 & the stock solid axle front suspension was replaced with a new front clip with narrowed tubular control arms, drop spindles, & 2600 LB air-bags with custom cups. The rear suspension is an AirRide Technologies 4-link on an Chevy S-10 axle with 9000 series air bags. There are one off front wheel tubs, engine cover, & floor, & the rear wheel tubs have been raised 9 Inches & the chassis notched. The paint is white with white & blue flames & also includes stencilled snow flakes. It has a full custom interior & was seriously Ice Cool! (I know, it's a bad pun).