America's MOST BILLET Roadster?

"I think unbelievably wealthy people have a scew loose, and as their wealth accumulates more scews start to fall out. Their touch with reality is tenuous at best, I bet winos have a better grasp of aesthetics and taste. I've never seen a bum dressed as tastelessly as some of the fuckwits in Coconut Grove."

Tell that to Don Orosco(sp?) or Bruce Meyers who got Hot Rods on the grass at Pebble Beach. The anti-wealth, poor mouth bigots who can't spell are getting tiresome. Who the hell do you think put up the bucks to restore the A La Kart, some hourly wage slave at McDonalds?

Without some "gold chainer" to pick up the tab, all of the great art in Europe would have never existed in the first place or be preserved for our enjoyment today. Sure, they are some pieces of crap that were preserved for 400 years, but the good stuff is still here for our enjoyment.

 

I didn't mean all of 'em ya dipweed, I shoulda clarified my position, but just look around you sometime. Have you seen what Shaquille O Neal drives?
I'm not anti-wealth, I'm not a bigot and I can spell, Mr. Don Orosco (sp?) I'm just anti poor taste and 2008's AMBR winner is dripping with it.

And on the subject of art preservation, many wealthy and powerful people destroyed art too because of bigotry and conquest. Do you think the Koh-I-Noor diamond walked out of India and onto Queen Victoria's hat all by itself?

And I never used the term gold chainer.

 

Nads isn't a rich guy gold chainer hater, as a matter of fact, he made a fortune himself off of his internet porn site showcasing his massive member, let us not forget the residuals he makes off of "Hot Pakistani Meat" Volumes 1 thru 5. You should see the size of the gold chain and medallion he wears in those films, breathtaking I say.

 

I don't get this thread, we preach over and over to people on here, (do a search), how you should build your car to please yourself and no one else.
Guess what that's what these people did, and oh wow they won a trophy, which is considered BS anyway, (do a search), and everyone is up in arms.

You think this car is different from the Ala Kart was when it appeared?
Look at the AMBR winner from 69...what's the difference?

 

I was thinking the same thing.
Street Rodder and R & C have just gotten to a better level only recently.
However American ROdder was full of Scott's Hot Rod builds/ads in the past.
TP

 

With great wealth comes great irresponsibility.

Didn't I pay you $30,000 to keep your yap shut, Haroon? When The Karachi Krusher visits you in sleepy Cerro Gordo, don't be surprised.

 

maybe I dont understand all the fuss. They live in their little billet world, we live in ours.
I can pretty much say I don't care about the AMBR stuff, I dont identify with it.

 

Dude, we're fickle, we're like teenage girls when it comes to cars, one week we'll like New Kids on the Block, next week it's New Wheels on the Block. Our transparency is like that of a jellyfish, our spines, likewise.

 

Nads that makes perfect sense.
You are like the Dali Lama of Hambdom.

 

I lost all of that money in a rather heated game of Strip Monopoly. I will set up the wrestling ring in the garage and have plenty of baby oil on hand to make the match good and slippery and to make our chests and man boobs shine magnificently. When you arrive it will be a cage match to the death, or whoever will say "uncle" first. I will have my wardrobe designer stitch up a new speedo with sequins across the ass that say "Plowboy" and have it engineered to "malfunction" at the precise moment to ensure an overwhelming victory over my opponent.

 

You guys are just too damn funny!!!

 

Battle Royale is no laughing matter.

 

The AMBR winner is a joke, it appears as a cartoon it should have been in the movie CARS. But how can you pick on a guy that spends $70.K on wheels and tires. Must go now and check to see if the wheels on my Kustom are INDEXED????

 

Ugly car, shitty wheels, stupid display and then I saw the hairy hack in the blue jacket.. It all makes sense to me now.

I say we're all fortunate that it won't ever be driven. Makes me feel that much safer being out on the road..

 

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I'm tired of this billet-clad fluff-mobile junk. I'm going to start my own event. I'll call it Anti-Bling. No, Anti-Billet. Wait, No-Billet. Ah, Billetproof!

Is that name taken already?

 

That works! Just opened my new Gazette- the cover (and the inside) are AMAZING!!! Nice work again!

 

Thanks dude! Hey, be sure to send me a release for the new dash.

 

I have just returned from the AMBR show in California (my first time) and come to realize that you can take any ugly car, chrome it up, jack it up, and give it all the points required on the judging sheet and it will become Americas Most Beatiful Roadster. I classify this car as a prototype and should go in an International Car Show like they have in Detroit. I have been a rodder for 35 years and I now realize you buy this award. I ask myself "what car in the show would I be proud and thrilled to drive to a cruise in". It sure in hell isnt this AMBR winner.What a f_____ing joke.

 

The only one,who should judge a car, is the owner.......

 

I think its funny how this car couldnt hack it for the Ridler award last year at Detroit, but it wins in the GNRS..

(by the way, I was in the back at Detroit, when they rolled this car in, and they were ABSOLUTELY SURE they were going to win the Ridler.. Serious hot rod smack talk.)

 

What does indexed wheels/tires mean

Personally I reckon the underside of a car, any car, should be black - right before it gets covered in road grime
I've got mates with show cars. Too boring, can't drive it cause its raining? Bugger that.

Cheers,
Todd.

 

They line up the text on the sidewall with the wheel, so they are the same on all 4 (when they mount the tires). They also index the wheels so they all 'point' the same, spoke orientation, vavle stem location, etc. Although I would be amazed if that one has valve stems. Those tire sidewalls are more than stiff enough to push that thing in and out of the trailer with them flat. You could bead them with starting fluid and a match. Or put the vavle stems on the inside of the rim.

 

The long-time "show" tire mounting style is to have the valve stem opposite the tire's logo.

 

Fark I know I've got better things to do than that.

Similar line to the judging checklist, why do all the magazine articles have to follow the same format? You know, " its got a 350 chev backed by a t5 and it rolls on billets"

Its not that hard to come up with a better story.

 

The fact that the car was hand built is VERY cool- I just think its too blingy (or whatever you want to call it)Didnt like the seats and I am not personally a fan of that tan color (although its really hot right now)

In my eyes, no matter how nice the car is , I still want to see it DRIVING down the road once in a while.

Just my 2 cents.

 

I think they deserve the win.I was there in my roadster and an AMBR contender as well. These guys know the rules and played them to perfection.The judges I spoke to are governed by the rules of the show and must alocate and endorse the point system accordingly.By the book the right car won the big one.Not my choice by any means....but rules are rules.
I left my roadster on the ground,doors.hood.trunk closed...period.Top down {the first time ever] and really liked what I saw.Lotsa people liked the presentation as well.The judges had it easy with me, they only needed 5 minutes to judge and they were gone and on to the next.When you start out with 200 points, from there everything is deducted.So whatever the judges don`t see they don`t judge, points are deducted from there.I didn`t bother to get my judging sheet and check out the results from the judges after the show because I really don`t care.You should have seen the line-up.
I brought a Guest Book for anyone wanting to comment on the car and sign it. To me that was the real award.Great comments from guys I respect .Jimmy Vaughan Lee Pratt, Mark Morton, John D` Augustino, Chuck Vranas, Gerry Weesner just to mention a few. Hell all the HAMB#rs that came by Bad Bob Denise etc. I had a blast and will find my self in Sacramento competing for the AMBCustom. Will we ever see an early styled Kustom on the podium...probably not, but what a gas being invited to the party....again.
Im told this car is the only car to be in the running for both AMBR and AMBC.Maybe I m misinformed. But really how cool is that.I went home with my participation plaque and my guest book, a whole lot of memories, and I could not be happier. Suede Palace Forever` Time-Bomb John
or visit www.timebombs.ca

 

Good comments Time Bomb,

I agree. The first time I had my car at an indoor autorama (Indy World of Wheels), we had a show meeting where the promoters explained how to properly show your car if you had any interest in winning anything.

They said one side should be totally open, windows down, etc so they could access. The trunk had to be open. The other side should be all closed up with windows up. They suggested the open side be open to the public for viewing and the closed side be on the "inside" of your display.

The idea is basically so they can look for mistakes, overspray, fitment problems, etc. with every possible area. That is how they compare the cars. There is really no interest in the style, execution, uniqueness, etc, because those things are all subjective (more of less anyway).

What they basically do is consider every car to be perfect and then start subtracting points for problems or areas that cannot be accessed.


I also agree with Time Bomb regarding my own car. I had it closed up on both sides. The trunk was closed and all of the windows were down. My interest was not in winning any awards, but rather in having fun in the middle of the winter with my car and that is the way my car looks when it is going down the road or parked at a cruise.

By the way, for those who have not seen the cars that were present at the Grand National Roadster Show, here is a link to some great shots including some pics of Denise herself!!

http://public.fotki.com/wackydave/car_shows/car-shows-2008/grand-national-road/

 

John_ Ive been lucky enough to see your car in person in Laconia- its a spectacular car- you deserve EVERy award you receive and probably many more- its a beautiful job. Good luck