TORONTO, ON // JANUARY 22, 2016 • When you think about the Lead Kings Car Club, the word “unique’ comes to mind.
“This year we’re teaming up with Lincoln Electric to do an actual project,” explained Lead Kings president Brandon Roberts.
“We’ve got a 1950, four-door Pontiac roller that belongs to 16 year-old Conner McWilliams. We’re going to chop off the roof – lower it about four inches – and graft a Chevy rear roof section onto the body. It’s going to take all three days of Motorama, but it’ll be killer when we’re done.”
Headed by car builder Aaron Roberts and fellow Lead Kings car members, the project will utilize a plasma cutter, MIG and TIG welders, a hood vent and welding screens supplied courtesy of Lincoln Electric to remove the Pontiac’s top. Once that’s done, they’ll grind and fit the new pieces, before ultimately re-installing the new roof and drip rails. All of the work will be performed in the simulated Lead Kings garage setting, in full view of the Motorama show attendees.
“I believe this is only the third time a project like this has been done at an indoor show in Canada; we did the first one back in 2007,” added Roberts. “We’re doing this to help a young car enthusiast out, and to show everyone what customizing is all about.”
While the ‘chop’ is underway, the Lead Kings Car Club will have four previous projects on display, including a ‘first-time shown’ 1947 Mercury owned by club member Al Martin.
Speaking on behalf of Motorama, Gary Challice said, “We’re really happy that the Lead Kings are coming back to the show. They were our ‘featured club’ last year. Their cars are unique, and you can tell from the way they dress that they’re fun guys who love cars. We’re grateful to the Lead Kings and Lincoln Electric for working together to do a ‘roof chop’ at Motorama. It’s going to be educational and entertaining for everyone.”
ABOUT THE LEAD KINGS CAR CLUB: Frustrated by the direction of their former club, in 2007 the Lead Kings Car Club was created with the purpose of retaining the traditional custom car lifestyle. With members residing from Sudbury, to Waterloo, to Oshawa, the Lead Kings regularly cruise their cars (“there are no Trailer Queens here!”) across the province and to such places as the Detroit Autodrome and Las Vegas. As a charity contributor, the Lead Kings have raised in excess of $40,000 to aid the Tri-City Literary Foundation.
ABOUT THE MOTORAMA CUSTOM CAR & MOTORSPORTS EXPO: The second annual Motorama Custom Car & Motorsports Expo Presented by Mothers takes place March 11, 12 & 13, 2016 at The International Centre, adjacent to Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. With a footprint of almost 300,000 square feet, the show will be Canada’s biggest late-winter celebration of automobiles and motorsports. Announced celebrity guests include Steve Darnell (Vegas Rat Rods / Welderup), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) and Jimmy Shine (So-Cal Speed Shop / Jimmy Shine Work Shop). For information about the show, including tickets, sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, and more, call (416) 962-7223, emailinfo@MotoramaShow.com or visit www.MotoramaShow.com.
