Wednesday, April 18, 2007

Metallica musicians are hot rodders. Updated Feb 13th 2012

Above at the 2012 Grand National Roadster Show, built by Rick Dore



Above images from http://overkill.pl/news/goto.php?id=2249


For the full gallery: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2010/01/metallicas-lead-singer-james-hetfields.html for the Grand National Roadster Show gallery, and for the SEMA gallery of the same Auburn: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/11/james-hetfields-boat-tail-speedster.html

James Hetfield (also a member of the Beatniks car club) had a cool customized 53 Buick Skylark (named Skyscraper) at the Grand National Roadster Show (formerly the Oakland Roadster show), and won the Most Elegant Custom at the San Fran Custom Show http://www.sfcustomshow.com/navigation/showresults.html#Anchor-35326 and Kirk Hammet had his 36 Ford GNRS too, and they were both pictured in Street Rodder magazine.

James Hetfield's Buick showed up in Street Rod Builder magazine, April 2007, page 67 http://streetrodbuilder.com/ME2/Audiences/Default.asp?AudID=CAABC04124864AFC82D9CEC69C0E29ED for the overall magazine


Kirk's 36 here http://www.salinasboys.com/pk_metallica_36ford.html


James also has a few that show up on http://www.beatniksofkoolsville.com/Members%20Cars.htm a 36 black Ford


The Rodders Journal had an article too, if I come up with a link or pic I'll put it here http://www.thehotrodcompany.com/shopnow/show_item.asp?product_id=trj029

http://rockindownthehighway.blogspot.com/2007/02/rockin-team-metallicas-james-hetfield.html for several pics of JH's '36, his under-construction truck a '56 F100 custom by Blue Collar Customs of Sacramento

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