The Karb Kings CC: Rockabilly Night

In 1957 a handful of guys from Baltimore, Maryland put together a car club called The Karb Kings. Back then a "car club" meant a group of friends that hung out and worked on their cars together. Those guys drove both kustom cars and "stockers". For the uninitiated, stockers are cars as they came from the show room floor with no special modifications. KUSTOMS on the other hand, were cars made from daydreams-- modified to look and perform how the owner thought the car should have been built to being with. Examples of popular customizations were things like lowering the stance, changing wheel/tire combinations, hopping-up engines, chopping the roof, frenching head lights, wild custom paints jobs, etc. The Karb Kings were informal, but there was one very important rule: the guy with the fastest car got to be President. In 1961 the fastest car belonged to Bill "Whitey" Sneed who was one of the founders of the original Karb Kings. Over the years, Karb Kings members drifted apart and the club slid into neutral until 1995. That's when Tim Sneed, Bill's son, decided to revive the former club and return to the old traditions. Today the cars are still traditional-style hot rods and kustoms and are still worked on and owned by club members. The Karb Kings promote the cars & the culture that goes with them. What that means is that Karb Kings members are out enjoying their cars and not just parking them at shows and finding the nearest lawn chair. They DO NOT trailer their cars, they DRIVE them! The Karb Kings don't care if you have a shiny paint job or no paint at all. They don't care if your car has 2 or 4 doors and certainly do not care if you are male or female as long as you own your car and it is younger than 1970. Of course, the ability to wrench is a big plus as they love it when members can help members. In general they all share the same passion for hot-rodding and having a good time doing what they love. Some of The Karb Kings have already been called "rowdy and loud". They can handle that, but they can not handle cry-babies, bitchin, trophy chasers or people who think they have the "best" car because they spent the most money on it. Any idiot can build a car with a MasterCard, but the soul of a car can only come from the blood, sweat, and tears that goes into building it yourself. Currently we have 3 Chapters and over 30 members.

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Rockabilly Night - Aug 17th with The Atomic Swing Club

Friday, February 8, 2013

Rockabilly Night!!! April 6th with The LIVING DEADS!!!!

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Saturday Night! Rockabilly Nights are back in Baltimore!

Friday, July 20, 2012

NEXT MONTH - MARTI BROM & THE GARNET HEARTS WILL BE PLAYING AT THE MOOSE FOR ROCKABILLY ENJOYMENT!!!!

Thursday, June 14, 2012

The Chop Tops are back!!! July 14th

Saturday, October 22, 2011

ATOMIC SWING CLUB INVADE THE MOOSE!!!!!

Monday, October 3, 2011

The MOTORETTES!!!! THIS SATURDAY @ THE DUNDALK MOOSE

Friday, September 30, 2011

Second Saturday's Rockabilly Rumble with The Motorettes!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

THIS SATURDAY!!! HANG-OVER ROYALE AT THE MOOSE!

Sunday, June 5, 2011

This SATURDAY's ROCKABILLY RUMBLE featuring: The Flea Bops & Old Line Skiffle Combo!

Saturday, May 7, 2011

SATURDAY MAY 14TH

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Rockabilly Rumble with The Speedwells!

Friday, December 31, 2010

Jan 8th: ROCKABILLY RUMBLE with CRASH GORDON!!!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!!! BE THERE

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Rockabilly Night with The Bullets

Sunday, September 5, 2010

The Chop Tops invade Baltimore!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Rockabilly Night with The Martini Bros.

Sunday, July 4, 2010

July 10th: Rockabilly Night!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

The Garnet Hearts: Cupid Record Release Party! June 5th @ The Moose

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

SATURDAY NIGHT:THE TONEHOUNDS ARE AT THE MOOSE!!!!