Denise James' Chrysler 300C shows that lace paint jobs are still stylish, especially when nicely accented by some old-school pinstriping.
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Ralph Thrash's classic 1950 `Shoebox' Ford included a display outlining his long history with the car.
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There were competition cars on display, too, like Dann McBee's 1923 T-bodied drag car, which is almost too pretty to race.
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Virgil Griffith gave spectators an up-close look at the workings of Ford's first-year 1957 Skyliner retractible hardtop, with the roof midway through its travels toward becoming a convertible.
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Greg Givens of Hutch handbuilt most of his yellow coupe, including the unique body, grille and the frame. Spectators often guess it is a heavily modified Plymouth coupe from the 1930s.
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Neil Westervelt's brought his bright yellow 1972 Dodge Dart to The Chill from Iola. The MoPar is powered by a high performance 340 V-8. isomg a 4-speed transmission and a 9-inch Ford rear end.
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Cars were still rolling into place when the show opened to the public Friday afternoon. This crew was thrashing to get an import street machine reunited with its front end. The Pink Panther looked pretty relaxed, though.
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Scott Ronksley applied a metallic orange paint scheme to his early-'70s Torino, which features a blacked-out grille treatment.
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The iconic chopper known as 'Ol' Evil,' built by Turk Dale, was dusted off and put on display at the show `This bike is a legend ... it pretty much was the start of custom bikes in this town,' said Scott Shirkey, in the background to the right, himself a custom bike builder.
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Two cars that captured the classic old-school look: Travis Snyder's custom Mercury and Johnny Hamm's Chevy lowrider.
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One of the highlights of The Chill was the Wichita debut of Elden Titus' VibraSonic Roadster, a radical custom he designed and began building before he became ill. When Titus passed away, his friends, led by Gary Meyers and assisted by various sponsors, pitched in to finish the project.
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Kevin Burk's 1963 Chevy Impala convertible maintains its basic original good looks, but includes some subtle modern upgrades like the charcoal-colored mag wheels. It also features a Scott Downey interior.
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Something you don't see everyday -- a rare Pontiac overhead cam inline 6-cylinder engine. This one operates under the hood of Tim Mahoney's Firebird coupe.
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Mike Hamilton's 1941 Chevy Cabriolet had to be super smooth and straight, with its extra glossy jet black paint. The old Stovebolt 6 cylinder has been replaced with a nicely detailed , small block Chevy V-8; note the beautiful double-spoke wheels.
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Even non-bike folks were knocked out by Dennis Kaylor's beautiful all-white Harley-Davidson. Well, it wasn't all-white -- there were acres of chrome to be enjoyed, too.
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Richard and Robin Gunter's big block 427 Caprice is a low-mileage survivor that recalls the days when green paint and vinyl roofs were all the rage.
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How do you make an early Datsun Z even faster? If you're Zach Pina, you stuff the engine compartment with a big, blown American V-8 engine.
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Another orange standout on display was Vern Holzman's early 5-window Chevy pickup. Impressive street work from the local race car builder.
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Craig and Becky Crawford's 1955 two-door post car just sparkled in white-over-silver paint, with nicely matched mag wheels.
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Rob Pfieffer chose a mid-'60s Nova as the platform for his high performance machine, finished in a beautiful tangerine paint scheme, with the bodywork mere inches off the pavement.
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Johnny and Brenda Hermann brought their 1969 Roadrunner, equipped with a 440 cubic inch 6-pack V-8 producing 520 horsepower, all the way from Cimarron in western Kansas to take part in The Chill.
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Looking a little like a spaceship from a science fiction movie, Doug Burns' off road buggy was awash in LED lighting that highlighted its rear mounted high-performance engine.
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Walt Nichols' high-gloss black 1958 Ford Fairlane hardtop showed nary a ripple in its super-smooth sheet metal.
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John and Christine Jaskot's cobalt blue 1962 Nova convertible carries a full-sized Chevy accent stripe. Equipped with a 383 stroker, the car should go as good as it looks, producing an advertised 450 horsepower.
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Dale and Opal Straw exhibited their two-tone 1956 Ford Fairlane four-door, capturing the feel of a trip to a drive-in restaurant with a window tray complete with food.
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Al Cameron Jr.'s early Nova street fighter in satin black primer left no doubt: this is a car not to be messed with. No need to try to disguise the huge supercharged engine with a hood.
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Kent Nichols' beautifully restored 1952 Dodge Coronet rolls in style on real wire wheels with period-correct wide whitewalls and a sun visor.
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American cars didn't get much bigger than Myles Sipe's 1959 Imperial, now restored to perfection. Imagine having to polish all that chrome and wax all that sheet metal.
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Larry Moore's custom bike equipped with an EasyRider sidecar was a crowd favorite, resplendent in red and cream paint. Known as the `Flying M Special,' the setup was built in Moore's custom shop.
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Doug Jones's vintage Indian motorcycle, built by Larry Moore employs polished copper trim and fittings to highlight its meticulous build quality.
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John French's Harley exemplifies the minimalist approach to motorcycling. The bike is a `bobber,' with the front fender removed entirely and the rear one shortened or `bobbed.'
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Richard Crego says his notchback Volkswagen is often mistaken for all kinds of different cars, including a Studebaker. The 2-door notchback was a popular car in Europe, but not many made it to the United States and it's a safe bet none were as nifty as his Porsche-engined VW.
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