Last month we gave you a first look at the action from the main floor of Cobo Center, where, amongst the usual Autorama fare, contention for the 50th Annual Ridler Award was hot and heavy. But, as we all know, the real attractions often happen below street level—downstairs at Detroit, as we here at R&C like to call it.
The Autorama Extreme, as it’s officially been dubbed, is where the Average Joe feels right at home; a place where hot rodders from all necks of the woods converge—with or without a car, bike, what have you—and do more than just sit around. Downstairs is literally where the action’s at, whether it’s the pinup girl contest with upwards of 50 models or, our favorite attraction, witnessing Gene Winfield doing one of…
