America's Most Beautiful Roadster contenders

DrJ I do think that was all of the serious candidates (there were other roadsters but none with 40x40 displays)..I think this years candidates were the most normal cars in years. The red 36 chevy is a really nice car with some heavy mods when you compare it to a stock 36.. The yellow Boydster 2+ as they called it looked so much like a belly button I had a hard time taking a picture of it. but I did try to take pics of almost everything regardless if I liked it or not. The green roadster reminded me of the one done a year or so ago that had the 1 of 10 steel (Krugul?) bodies. If was not the same car from what I can tell. The other black roadster was nice but just seemed to be missing something. It also appeared that most of these cars were built to eventually hit the road, almost all had painted under carriages with lack of one off billet or heavy use of chrome... The cars were nice but nothing over the top with the exception of the red 36. One of my favoite cars was a blue 40 vert and a 29 sedan. I did notice alot of flat screen video systems in the displays with "How the car was built" presentations. There was a 37 Ford with a Zephyer roof and lots of other mods designed by Foose that had a bigger display monitor then I have in my house and a very nicely done (As in professional) presentation. I will post more pics later but here is another of #3 since it seems to be popular. Here is a nice shot of the Ardun

 

#3 interior

 

last one for now

 

Amazing collection of car$, but a$ with women, 'beautiful' doe$ not nece$$arily mean 'attractive'.

As an exerci$e in 'who can $pend the mo$t money on a car' that competition i$ getting pretty impre$$ive .

 

As always, I vote for Doane Spencer´s 32. But I guess it was not a contender or even there...

 

Thanks for reminding me Why I am so bored with street rods.

 

.......I went to the Baltimore World of Wheels show yesterday and didn't take a single photo. Lots of nice vehicles, but no HOT RODS!! There are usually a couple. Got home last night and was discussing this with my wife and she agreed. She said, "There are a lot of cool Hot Rods out there, how come there weren't any in the show?" I told her that I felt that like this place, it isn't about the show/poser attitude if you are "real." The REAL Hot Rodders of today are out in the streets, in the garages and on the Flats and dry lakes.
#3 for America's Most Beautiful HOT ROD and #7 for America's Most Beautiful Street Rod....there IS a difference!

PS...Boones, thanks for the shots!

 

this was the best roadster there. The So-Cal car was very nice but they all kinda look the same to me. Plus, t-shirt shops just shouldnt build cars. All the rest look "MTV Cribs" to me. Even D'Agostino's new Packard (super nice custom) looked like P ditty should be driving it.

 

motorific goocherific

 

Dagastino's Packard isn't eligible??? At least it isn't another plastic 32....and it has great lines (when the top is off)

 

Is that the "Gable" Packard or the pink Packard? Havent seen finished Photos of "Gable" yet. If its that one, anyone out there with photos+ (in the works photos can be seen at JD´s own site).

 

I'm sorry, was that most beautiful? or most expensive? Proves once again that money does not buy good taste.

The interior on that Ardun roadster is fuckin' AWFUL (the rest of that car is damn nice though). Every other car there falls somewhere between fugly and just plain boring. They look like snap together models, especially that one with the shiny hard plastic tires. The one that gooch posted is about the nicest car.

Those cars are nouvelle cuisine... get me to a steak house.

 

#4 sucks, but I bet it wins. Origional thought and big names win the AMBR. The rest have all been done before.
#3 might have won in 55, but it doesn't stand a chance today. AMBR should probably go to one of the Mustang GT convertables with monster stereo's and multiple TV viewers in the other building...

Glad I stayed home.
Woulda been nice to see the Ala Kart again tho...

 

Father's day is the best show period. Total party. This was nothing more than stand in line to see stupid shit.

Sorry guys but nice try.

 

RPW, take a look at my Customs pic from the GRNS post. There is pic of "Gable"

 

Anyone get some good shots in the parking lot?

 

check my post on "no parking at Pomona"

 

I like this one.

 

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That was the really wierd thing. I went on Saturday and saw maybe five rods and customs in the lot- including mine- it was a sea of SUV's (the opposite of a hot rod basically). If these people like custom cars enough to pay $15 to get in the door why don't the drive one? I guess I am moree of a swap meet guy than a car show guy afterall.

 

The Winner.............

 

rather disappointing selection of choices. Is it just me, or do they look like the previous 5 years of winners? nothing too memorable there....

 

no, it's not you. We all felt pretty ripped off. I had a nice drive up and down to the show and saw some old and new friends but that's it.

Like the Raiders, go back to fucking Oakland.

 

I give up....how does the hoodside go on #5?

 

you have your 70 grand-a-year shop lackey / show prepper guy remove the header and slip it on. Then very carefully tighten the header through the clearance in the panel.

 

Im pretty sure number 4 won. I dont like it though.

Nick

 

number 5 does it for me that resembles a lot what I am building I just love the exhausts running down the side instead of the common practice of trying to hide them underneath
It just screams hotrod
I am constantly amazed by people trying to make subtle rods ?Could anything be as in your face as a hot rod ?

 

According to the Street Rodder coverage, #4 won.

It is a clean old man I guess...

 

Funny that so many of you voted for the Ala Cart and it isn't the Ala Cart but it wasn't there. The Clone Cart was though. I have to admit it fooled a lot of people.

There were a lot of really traditional rods and customs there with a lot of history. I went Friday night and Saturday and I thought it was a pretty good show. No where as good as the 50th (or the 50th Cobo show either). The local old timers were very happy to have a decent winter indoor show again. Several told me there hasn't been a good indoor show in the LA area for over 15 years. Never been here before so I'll have to take their word for it.

Between the show and the Peterson we saw about 14 former winners which was neat.

Got 4-600 pics to go through. Running around the town tomorrow and then back to the wonderful NE weather

Dennis

 

JADED, is all that comes to mind when reading alot of these posts. Did you guys expect anything different from what was at the show? You know "street rods" will be in the majority at a deal like this.
I'm just a simpleton from Phoenix too stupid to know how bad the show really was.

To you truly "gifted" builders out there, don't worry about the same old StreetRod Trends and the accolades those builders and owners seem to get year after year. Build your shit for those who matter, yourself, friends and peers.

Let the bitching resume....

 

Jeem, I was thinking what you wrote down... but just didn't know how to say it... thanks.

Just think, if we all built rat rods what a shitty world it would be... the primer revolution is almost over, stay tuned...

Sam!