The Rolling Bones, Keith Cornell and Ken Schmidt, rolled out of Crown Point, Indiana Wednesday morning, had lunch in Bloomington, Illinois with H.A.M.B. buddy Derek and pulled into Morfab Customs in Union, Missouri last night. Keith at Morfab Customs was a gracious host and gathered fellow rodders and customers to join in welcoming Keith and Ken. Dennis Parks, Motorbooks author of the recently released Hot Rod Chassis and Builder’s Guide, was on-site to take photos. Thanks to Dennis for putting the Rolling Bones in touch with the talented people at Morfab Customs! See Dennis’ photos attached.

This afternoon, The Rolling Bones will be stopping into the Darryl Starbird Custom and Hot Rod Hall of Fame in Afton, OK at 1pm. Stop by and say hello if you’re in the area: 55251 E. Hwy 85A in Afton . Tomorrow afternoon is a spooky Rolling Bones gathering at Bozo’s in Santa Rosa !! Hot Rod Haven Sunday morning… and then Booth #22393 at SEMA Monday afternoon!!

A cross country road trip car, a couple of hot rod projects in the background, and a Bonneville record holder off to the side…what do you think these guys are talking about? You can bet it ain’t golf.

While the body is still in the painting stages, the painted chassis is assembled for one of Morfab Customs’ customers. The chassis for this ’32 Ford three window was drawing admiring glances throughout the evening.

Of course I said yes when Ken asked if I wanted to sit inside the coupe. A ride would have been nice, but it was raining pretty hard at the time. I literally took a “rain check” and yes, I’d ride to the SEMA show in it.

It may not be pretty, but if it gets you there and back, who cares? This kind of hot rod is how you determine if a guy is a true hot rodder or a gold chain wearin’ street rod buyer. No billet here…

Signing books and spreading the gospel…

Plenty of character, charm, and road miles on this ol’ Ford.

‘Nuf said.

The rain splattered roof of the Rolling Bones coupe proves that this is a road warrior. Ken and Keith have experienced plenty of rain on this trip.

Keith, Bob Galbraith (New Port engineering), and Ken in the office of Morfab Customs. Checking out MBI books and Dean Bittick’s Model T speedster on the Hub Garage, and just pretty much talking hot rods.

Erie Flathead Club hosted The Rolling Bones last night on their first leg of the WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE ROLLING BONES cross country adventure to SEMA. Keith Cornell and Ken Schmidt met with about 40 Erie area rodders at the Quaker Steak and Lube for a few hours. Thank you to Steve for organizing the group! Bright and early this morning, Keith and Ken were sipping coffee with Jeff at Tregler’s Precision Services in Fairview , PA. Specializing in racing and high performance engines, Tregler’s was a great way to get the motor running this morning!

Next stop is the Road Rockets Custom Car Club at Culbertson’s Rod & Custom Shop in Indy ( 1815 South Lynhurst Drive ). If you’re in the area, the fun starts at 7pm tonight. Thanks to Tom and Naomi for gathering friends, family, customers and fellow rodders to meet and greet Ken and Keith on their 2nd day of their journey!

ADVENTURE ADDENDUM

We’ve added an additional stop to the tour!! On Halloween evening (Saturday, October 31st), Ken and Keith will be swinging through Jamie Johnson’s Hot Rod Haven in Albuquerque . This world-renowned shop is located at 2215 Edith NE in Albuquerque . Thanks to Jamie for hosting this last gathering before the last leg to Las Vegas ! Hope to see you there!

Pictures to follow soon!

The Where In The World Are Rolling Bones cross country adventure to SEMA started today!!

Hot Rod? Check.

Books? Check.

Maps? Check.

Ken and Keith? Check. Check.

Speeding Ticket? Check.

The Rolling Bones Cross Country Adventure to SEMA started bright and early this morning… with a speeding ticket! Even before they hit the highway, Keith got a speeding ticket on the way to pick up Ken this morning. The best part? The guys only live 10 miles apart. I guess they were excited to get the WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE THE ROLLING BONES adventure started!

Rolling Bones arrive in Erie , Pennsylvania this afternoon and will hang with Erie County Flatheads Club tonight at the Quaker Steak & Lube ( 7851 Peach Street , Erie ), 7pm. All rodders in the area are welcome to come!

Don’t forget to check back again to read what happens when they get there and see some pictures of the turn out!

Rolling Bones, one of the nations best-known hot rod shops, is teaming up with Motorbooks and rodders across the country on an adventure to SEMA! Ken Schmidt and Keith Cornell (aka Rolling Bones) will drive their 1932 Ford Three Window Coupe from their shop in Ballston Spa , New York to Las Vegas . Their final destination would be the Motorbooks booth (#22393) at SEMA! Rolling Bones were featured in Peter Harholdt and Ken Gross’ book Art of the Hot Rod(which recently won a GOLD medal at the International Automotive Media Awards and author Ken Gross won the Lifetime Achievement Award) and Peter Vincent’s Hot Rod Garages. They will be meeting with hot rod enthusiasts and builders all the way across the country… and selling books to pay for their gas!

Dates

• Monday, October 26th – Erie County Flathead Club hosts at the Quaker Steak & Lube ( 7851 Peach Street , Erie , PA ), 7pm

• Tuesday, October 27th – Road Rockets Custom Car Club in Indianapolis hosts at Culbertson’s Rod & Custom Shop ( 1815 South Lynhurst Drive , Indianapolis , IN ), 7pm

• Wednesday, October 28th – Regional Streeters in Crown Point , Indiana hosts at Schoops Hamburgers ( 1124 N. Main Street , Crown Point , IN ), 5pm

• Thursday, October 29th – Morfab Customs in Union , Missouri hosts ( 79 Hi-Line Drive , Union , MO ) hosts, 6pm

• Friday, October 30th – Darryl Starbird Custom and Hot Rod Hall of Fame hosts (55251 E. Hwy 85A, Afton, OK) 1pm

• Saturday, October 31st – Bozo’s Garage in Santa Rosa hosts ( 2601 Will Rogers Drive , Santa Rosa , NM ), 2pm

• Sunday, November 1st – Heading to Vegas!

You can see the route that the guys from Rolling Bones will take across the states in the map below;

The Rolling Bones Route

The guys below will be performing the adventure in the hot-rod (also shown below) if you’re in the vicinity and see them don’t forget to give them a wave!

Rolling Bones Coupe Hot-Rod

The Intrepid Explorers

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