Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
The 14th annual Spring Hot Rod Gathering will be in Palouse Saturday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The show caters to pre-1965 traditional hot rods, kustoms, choppers and bobbers.
The event will include Palouse Lions Club hamburger trailer and specials at Palouse Caboose and The Congress, formerly the Green Frog.
Rolling Hills Derby Dames will again be on hand to help park cars, but will not do a demonstration this year as they save energy for a roller derby match later that night.
About 125-150 hot rods are expected to line closed Main Street.
The pre-’65 limits reflect the Hot Rod Gathering’s original intent, an event organized by the Knuckle Skrape’Rs, a Palouse-based hot rod club with members throughout the quad cities.
Eligible cars for Saturday feature no “billet barges” or “trailer queens.”
Billet barges refer to cars made with off-the-shelf custom parts compared to those with parts fabricated by the owner.
“Trailer queens” are cars not driven to the event.
In turn, the focus remains owner-built and driven hot rods, traditionals and kustoms – a term referring to “custom” by way of owner as opposed to factory.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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