ALBR (America’s Least Beautiful Roadster)

ALBR (America’s Least Beautiful Roadster)


I think the AMBR winner this year was an amazing work of art, just not to my taste. So, I'm going in a totally different direction and initiating MY award for America’s Least Beautiful Roadster.

Here’s the general idea.
Points awarded for…

An incomplete car
Flat tires
Mismatched wheels and tires
No engine
Rust
Mouse droppings
Cracked glass
Peeling paint (not patina)
Missing or dilapidated interior

Other areas will be added as needed

My submission is attached.



LETS SEE WHAT YOU GOT!!!

 

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Real deal build in period car way cooler then an AMBR car in my eyes!

 

This could get interesting!

 

I'll submit for CLBR (Canada's Least Beautiful Roadster). It's gonna be cool soon, though.

 

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here's one I like.

 

Old picture..... This is the "good" side

 

Interesting submissions.

What looks like an armored outhouse is cool but not a roadster. The other car shown definitely qualifies!

 

I like it!

 

El Mosquito pictures have aged off the HAMB

 

The good side looks pretty good to me.

 

Yes

 

That's because it didn't spend 40 years in the dirt.

 

Yeah you are right, but its not an outhouse, it was a test stand for Franklin engines that I used to own.
So I cleaned up the thread pictures a bit, because its gonna be interesting to see what gets posted here!
Thanks from Dennis.

 

Damn I like that .
If my fiberglass 27 POS project looked 30% as cool I'd be happy .

 

Aren't all roadsters beautiful even if unloved?
I'd say the ugliest roadster has a roof and 4 doors.......

 

Let’s see it!

 

My avatar.....in the beginning......

 

Not an ugly one posted yet, maybe that wrapped m word thing.
Dan

 

My entry for POPR, Pile of Parts Roadster. And it's available. [

 

NO

 

I don’t see anything ugly yet. All I see is loads of potential!

 

But, that car has a motor!

 

I think it fits most of the criteria!

 

I'd like to formally submit my application for the Pile of parts category
No frame yet. if i dont have a frame, i cant start working on it, and i cant start working on it until i get the current cars "done". There are front and rear axles and i did find a good pair of fenders at swap meet, no floor and the doors are just skins

 

I started this thread because “bought” cars don’t mean much to me. My ‘27 boattail speedster started with a Model T frame, an idea, and the desire to build up something like the speedsters my dad built during the depression.
Regardless of the beauty of the result, working in the garage, making something, doing something you love to do, is important.
Some of the results of our efforts I like, some I don’t. But I keep in mind that everyone has a different dream. That’s why our cars are so varied, and that’s part of the beauty. It’s what makes our community interesting.

So keep those old pieces of chap coming. Problem is, there’s beauty in each of them. The simple elegance of a ‘27 roadster, the utility of a Model A flat bed, or a mobile Franklin engine test stand.

Could somebody please post something less beautiful? There isn’t a clear leader for ALBR title at this point.

Thanks for participating,
John