                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, January 5, 1996                TAG: 9601050548
SECTION: AUTO WEEKLY              PAGE: H1   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: Mary Scully
                                             LENGTH: Short :   34 lines

AUTORAMA A CURE FOR WINTER BLAHS

MEMO: [The text copy of this story can be found on the microfilm for this

date.]

ILLUSTRATION: [Color Photos]

GARY C. KNAPP photos for THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT

Cecil Proffit, producer of AutoRama, will have his 5/8-scale,

motorcycle-powered replica of a 1940 Ford race car at the 22nd

annual AutoRama, Jan.12 - 14, at the Virginia Beach Pavilion. The

show will display a mix of 130 top street rods, antiques, classics,

customs, 4X4s, sports cars and race cars.

Danny Crawford will show his classic hot rod, a 1934 three-window

Ford coupe with a chopped top that is equipped with late-model

Mustang parts.

Clint Sample just completed the custom work on his 1949 Mercury. He

cjopped the top, Frenched the headlights and taillights and removed

door handles.

Vorain, a jet-powered dragster that transforms into a robot standing

30 feet tall, will be at AutoRama.

by CNB