Inaugural Redneck Rumble:
October, 2007 In the October, 2007 issue of Car Kulture DeLuxe magazine the first every Redneck Rumble was covered
in detail. The following is an excerpt of the article.
Seems like if you read the "mainstream" hot rod
magazines, the only place on earth any hot rods are getting built and driven is on the
left coast. That's the goo thing about mags like CKDeluxe (and Ol' Skool Rodz); you get
coverage of events where there's actually our kinds of rides, and folks that enjoy the
lifestyle in the same way we do. One such event occurred this past October at the
fairgrounds in Lebanon, TN.
Bikerdesigns.com and bothbarrelspromotions.com brought '65
and earlier hot rods, rats, kustoms, and antique cars and trucks together with choppers,
bobbers and antique bikes for a good ol' Redneck style get-together, and you could hear
the Rumble of the sweet exhaust notes in the hills of miles around. This show came about
due to a love of hot rods, bikes and bands, which was exactly what was there.
The intent is to keep the original point of
hot rodding alive, build what you like and can afford or can scrounge, and to hell with
what anybody else thinks. And if you have knowledge and somebody else needs help, jump in
and lend a hand. See a guy that's maybe struggling with welding or maybe doing something
not exactly safe and you know a better way, how bout passing on what you know instead of
laughing at the guy? And, if you're lucky enough to have somebody share some of their hard
earned knowledge, let 'em know you appreciate it!
 It's
not very often that bikes and cars are mixed with any success, but since the promoters of
this show live in both worlds, it just seemed natural. Knowing that there are a lot of
good builders in the area who deserve some recognition, and wanting to give them a place
to show off their work and to hang out with like-minded grease monkeys is how this all got
started. And get started it did, with over 100 vehicles in the inaugural event, a feat
that many shows don't come close to after several years. Bikers and hot rodders stood
side-by-side admiring some pretty cool rides of the two and four-wheeled persuasion.
The show doesn't focus on awards where every ride gets a
plastic doodad to take home. Instead, the awards were called the "Dirty Dozen,"
and only twelve were given out. The winners ranged from completely finished rods to works
in progress, both bikes and cars. The awards were pretty uncommon, too' 12 tool boxes,
each custom pinstriped by some very talented local stripers: Gary Mizar, George Williams,
Greg "Gator" Cathey and Jason "Mr. Sins" North. They all had awesome
work on them and will be a useful trophy.
By: Perry White |
In November's 2008 issue of 
