The coolest hot rods of the Hot Rod Eruption drags

Cool hot rods, gassers and a few jalopys take over Riverdale Raceway in Toutle, Washington for the Billetproof Hot Rod Eruption Drags

Riverdale Raceway is way out in the Washington woods just 41 miles from the volcanic powderkeg that is Mount Saint Helens. While it’s been almost 40 years since the mountain last blew her top, when the race organizers at Billetproof needed a name for their big drag racing event at nearby Riverdale, “Hot Rod Eruption” was a natural.

BIlletproof was founded 22 years ago by Kirk Jones and Jay Ward (the latter now famously at Pixar) who wanted a place they could show off their works-in-progress hot rods, after being poo-poo-ed by the fancier hot rod shows. Billetproof is now run by Alan Galbraith, the same guy who does all those Concours d’LeMons shows. The LeMons spirit of inclusion extends to Billetproof shows, which are billed by the organizers as, “The World’s Least Important Car Shows.”

“Billetproof is about hot rods and customs and is for those who appreciate the skill, ingenuity and creativity that went into building them during the early days of the hobby,” Billetproof says. “A time when hot rods and customs were about what you could do in your garage rather than with your checkbook.”

So don’t worry if your ride isn’t exactly finished. Primer and rust are just fine at a Billetproof show. This year the Billetproof calendar offered seven shows, some with drag races included. The Hot Rod Eruption was the last U.S. event of 2019. There’s one more in Adelaide, Australia September 28. Then it’ll all start over again in 2020.

Here are some of our favorite hot rods of the Hot Rod Eruption. Get your project hooptie ready for next year. Or just get it running. Billetproof will welcome you with open swing arms.

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