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Event Coverage The 5 finalist for Hot Rod of the Year at Goodguys Nashville. All HAMB friendly.

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  1. garage2small
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    oops left one out a 32 sedan and also lost the side shot picture 20210529_104929.jpg
     
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    A Ford in a Ford! Who'da thunk! Nice looking rides all of them.
     
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    Boy, no bad choices at all there. I'd take any one of them. :)
     
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    Hard to beat a well done 3 window.
     
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    Unfair advantage goes to that 3 Window...that rear-end shot would make any hot rodder weak in the knees.:cool:
     
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    Is that a Cleveland block with Windsor heads in the grey Model A coupe?
    Some very outstanding examples in that group, any one of them could be HRY.
     
  9. That blue one wins in the looks part.
    Something looks odd on the 5w chop. Could be the angle.
    Nice selection
     
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  10. Here's the ACTUAL five (5) finalists:

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    Todd Stamm – 1932 Ford Sedan – Built by Hot Rod Garage

    2021-Hot-Rod-of-the-Year-Finalist-2-of-5.jpg
    Brandon McCullough – 1932 Ford Roadster – Built by Hot Rod Garage

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    Danny @hot rod pro Burroughs – 1932 Ford 5 Window – Built by Bruce’s Rod Shop
    H.A.M.B. build thread here:
    A NEW '32 PROJECT OF MY OWN

    2021-Hot-Rod-of-the-Year-Finalist-4-of-5.jpg
    John Hornbrook – 1932 Ford 3 Window – Built by Murray Kustom Rods

    2021-Hot-Rod-of-the-Year-Finalist-5-of-5.jpg
    Natalie Bollea – 1930 Ford Model A – Built by Craftworks Fabrication

    ... i.e., this bitchin' Deuce 5wd Coupe didn't make the cut:

    2021-Hot-Rod-of-the-Year-Contender-but-not-Finalist.jpg
    Bob & Christine Gratton - 1932 Ford 5 Window - Built by Hilton Hot Rods (with engine by Tony @GOATROPER02 Lombardi)

    NOTE: All images by Steven Bunker ... from his fuelcurve_header.jpg Reliable Rods! Goodguys 2021 HROTY Contenders Hit The Road post.
     
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    Thanks for sharing @garage2small...an admirable mix without question...congrats to all the contenders...
     
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    Very hard to tell , the story here by the images . It for sure is not a Windsor block . Header flanges look different than a normal Windsor head to me also . I just think there is more here than a Cleveland style block with Windsor heads . This would be one I’d love to know more about . Thanks for all the images , really a tough call to determine the best , it’s only an opinion I suppose .
     
  13. ...I vote fer the tudor!
     
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  15. Nice sunny day like that, the roadster works for me.
     
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    I can't be sure but it looks like an LS that's been converted to look like a SBF. I think I see some type of spacer/adapter in the front to add a distributor drive. The ends of the heads are not SBF.
     
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    Yep, that blue chopped 3w coupe rings all my bells as well.....:cool::cool:
     
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    Yep I screwed up, my apologies to Danny Burroughs.
     
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  22. Thanks for the link. That’s some amazing craftsmanship.
    The LS issue only applies to forum rules. As a power plant outside the realm of this place, its an excellent choice and wouldn’t affect my vote unless the rules of the judging specify vintage engines. For a competition that uses an actual display of performance as the criteria, the LS is almost an unfair advantage over older engines.
    My only critique of the car is the grill shell placement. Stock location Model A firewalls push the grill shell forward a lot. Kinda messes up the overall proportions.
     
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  23. GordonC
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    I looked quickly at the A and thought Ford in a Ford but an LS? WTH? Why go through all that? I don't mind the LS motor itself, HAMB implications aside, but I just don't understand doing that conversion and the Ford valve covers and all?
     
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    It looks like the roadster would be my pick. In my expert (insert laughter here) opinion...

    The Sedan is too plain...needs '37 hubcaps
    The 5 window looks a little too "street roddy"
    Foot long pitman on the 3 window bothers me
    As mentioned, Model A is out of proportion.
     
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  25. The roadster checks all the boxes for me. HRP
     
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  26. I would not kick any out of my garage:rolleyes:
     
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  27. 1pickup
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    A deuce sedan, a deuce roadster, a deuce 3 window, a deuce 5 window, and one "out of the box thinker" with a model A. All nice cars. Close your eyes and point, because they are really all the same car. How boring is hotrodding getting?
     
  28. I agree.
    They are very well built but an overall yawn fest unless a 32 is some kind of idol for ya.
    maybe one of us should step up an build something else.

    On a side note.
    Most have a traditional look. The model A does unless you know better.
    We complain when these contestants look too modern and when they all look too traditional or “cookie cutter”.
    I just think that’s kinda funny
     
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