Photo Gallery | Hot rod and vintage cars cruise Concord

Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 5:41pm

Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

A Chevy Bel Air, with straight, simple lines. A very clean look for a car that the family actually uses on driving vacations with other vintage car enthusiasts.

Photo: Dennis Milligan

Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

30's vintage street rod.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

Classic beauty.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

Cars came from all over the eastern United States.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

There were a lot of exquisite black or red paint jobs. This "baby blue" classic stood out from the crowd.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

The detail and chrome work on the engines is nothing less than incredible.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

Chevy in orange.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

The interiors of the cars are usually as awesome as the exterior.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

1920's vintage delivery van.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

Impeccable grill work.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

Plenty of chrome under the hood.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

Nothing like a classic Camero.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

A Ford E-100 truck from the 1960's.

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Goodguys Southeastern Nationals

Sometimes the question is, "How low can you go?"

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Concord, NC -- If you wanted to enjoy the throaty roar of a street rod's powerplant or just take a trip down memory lane, the Goodguys Southeastern Nationals at Charlotte Motor Speedway was the place to be this weekend.

More than 3000 cars and their owners, plus thousands more spectators, assembled at the speedway to pay homage to the 50 year old tradition of car restoration and enhancement. Just about every decade of auto history was represented between the 1920s to today.

The event also featured a swap meet for car enthusiasts to buy, sell and trade custom parts.

If car owners had the "need for speed", they could test their reflexes and machines against the clock on a small track on the infield of the raceway.