Who Needs Football When You Have Cool Cars at Hillco?

In Hillco’s annual event of year 2016, a lot more people decided to put on their gearhead hats before their gridiron helmets. About 350 vehicles filled the lots in front of the Hillco buildings facing the street and all the parking around the store. Classic cars were still driving by at 11:00! Hillco Fasteners has established its own Super Sunday tradition of opening their stores for their customers to come visit before the big game. A throng of enthusiasts, friends and customers took advantage of their hospitality.

As usual, it was a very eclectic collection of vehicles ranging in age from 1910s to new domestics and import cars, race cars, off-road cars, muscle cars, customs, hot rods, motorcycles, traditional rods, and Euros! Plus Hillco had a raffle and a 50/50 with the proceeds going to charity. If you weren’t there, come next year, but make it early!

A clean ’60s Chevy El Camino.

This nicely done LS1 Chevy-powered Studebaker pickup (in Denver Bronco orange?).

Allen Hall brought his awesome ’39 Cadillac La Salle coupe from Long Beach. Check out that 403ci Olds motor.

This rare ’34 Ford pickup with 383 Chevy with Tri-power belongs to Stan Bartilett Jr of Anaheim.

Does anybody have a crank to start one of these?

John Evans drove his 383 Chevy powered ’51 Ford F-1 pickup from the City of Orange.

A DeLorean and some cool bombs added to the mix.

A very clean ’38 Chevy 4 dr “bomb” w/straight 6 power that belongs to Darrel Peterson of Garden Grove.

Looks like someone pimped their rides, adding Chevy Nomad style to the back?

Nearly every decade of vehicle history was covered. There was even three-wheelers at the show.

This sharp, well-accessorized ’39 Master Deluxe Chevy belongs to Toni Trujilo of Westminster.

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the August 2016 print issue of the Drive Magazine.