Classy chassis headed for Boulevard: ; PEDAL TO THE METAL; Organizer says annual hot rod show growing faster than he ever dreamed

Festivities are kicking into gear for the fourth annual Rod Runand Doo Wop with more than 1,000 cars from several states expectedto line Kanawha Boulevard over the next few days.

Organizers never expected the event would grow with such speed.

"We dreamed," said Randy Easter.

"It's still hard to swallow that it's happening"

Easter, construction project manager for the city of Charleston,credits the initial efforts of Terry Bragg, who began contactingcity officials several years ago about bringing such an event toCharleston. Since it began in 2006, the event has grown steadilyeach year.

The first year there were 563 entries. The number grew …