Poor Boys Car Club. The Original Poor Boys. Traditional Rods and Kustoms.

The Sacramento Poor Boys car club was started in 1998 by Jay Walding, Bruce Van Etten, Paul Garland and Rick Mcgruffy. It was the third chapter of the Original Poor Boys club, which was resurrected by Kirt Jones and Jay Ward In the early 90’s.  The second chapter was established in 1995 by Roger Atwood and Tim King in Detroit.  The Sacramento Poor Boys also established chapters in Tennessee and Alabama. The Poor Boys CC has been credited with the resurgence of home built/low buck traditional hot rods and customs as a result of creating and producing these notable shows: Billet Proof (East Bay chapter), Billet Proof Detroit (Detroit chapter), and Midnight Mass (Sacramento chapter).

The Sacramento Poor Boys chapter had a few challenging years. Initially they were not accepted into the mainstream hot rod community. Shunned and disregarded for their traditional home built cars, lifestyle and values, they were not welcomed or even allowed to attend some of the shows. During this time the club membership scaled down to just Jay and Bruce. The club then reformed with new guidelines and the addition of key members Phil Mazzi, Brian Sousa and others. Over time they've built a good reputation and friendships and have slowly gained respect and recognition from the mainstream hot rod community. The Sacramento Poor Boys credit the Sacramento Autorama for supporting their growth by encouraging and welcoming participation in their shows. The Poor Boys have established who they are and what they stand for and have contributed to the return of the grassroots of car building to the hot rod community.

The Sacramento Poor Boys put on their first annual Midnight Mass car show in 2004. What started out to be a small local traditional show soon became one of the most unique and bitchin’ low buck, pre ’65 car and truck shows in Northern California.

Midnight Mass is only once a year and has steadily grown every year. This year we expect about 400 cars and 3,000-4,000 spectators. What makes this show a favorite of the blue collar crowd is that it's only $10 to register your car and spectators are free.