The Western Hot Rod Nationals got off to a roaring start Friday at the Kern County Faigrounds. The three-day event lasts through Sunday, with more than 1,600 cars on display — from unpainted, rusty-looking “rat rods” to classics such as 1959 Corvettes, the always popular mid-50s Chevys, T-bu… Path to Full Story on The Bakersfield Californian