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Title: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Fastbrit on February 01, 2010, 19:07:04 pm Well, according to the judges at the Grand national roadster Show. Me? I think it's cr*p, and so does most of the HAMB forum!
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=442075 (http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=442075) (http://image.streetrodderweb.com/f/27944158+w750+st0/1001sr_02_z+2010_ambr_winner+scotts_hot_rods.jpg) Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: louisb on February 01, 2010, 19:44:58 pm God that thing is fugly. I like the HAMB pick better. Much more my style. Its car's like this that have pretty much stopped me from attending Goodguys events. They all look the same. Though I guess the same could be said of Cal-lookers a few years ago. Thankfully we seem to be seeing more originality lately.
HAMB's pick for AMBR: (http://www.jalopyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/winner.jpg) One of these days i will get around to doing a track style T or A with flathead power. --louis Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: johnl on February 01, 2010, 21:54:28 pm Buick's Vent-a-ports seem to be a big thing in America's cars today. I see that this example is also wearing them. Lets see a four holer would mean it is a "Roadmaster" ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: louisb on February 01, 2010, 22:05:50 pm A straight eight, or even a nailhead, in that thing might actually make it interesting.
--louis Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Zündfunke on February 01, 2010, 22:12:57 pm For sure they spent a lot of time and money for this "BlingBlingRide" but this wouldn´t be my first choice for AMBR.
The HAMBs´choice is good to me!!! :o Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Luftkraft on February 02, 2010, 09:46:28 am The HAMB pick is exactly what a roadster's supposed to be: beautiful in its simplicity.
Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Jon on February 02, 2010, 14:07:58 pm There was a TV show about how they judge at these big American shows... but I can't remember they ever considered style or purpose...
I love to see good craftmanship... but I hate bling, luckily I can see beyond bling... it actually helps a lot! Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Zach Gomulka on February 02, 2010, 17:36:46 pm The propotions on that thing are terrible. The Model A highboy however is spot on :)
Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Dave Rosique on February 02, 2010, 19:53:55 pm I nominate Frenchy's Hot Rod Lincoln ;) Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Ivan on February 02, 2010, 23:23:22 pm That's an old car from the 70's that's been redone isn't it? I have an old black and white photo of it from back the day, it's the one on the left.
Sorry, scratch that, I confused the front grille with Jimmy Hill's chin! Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Chris W on February 02, 2010, 23:40:30 pm WTF is that?
Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Ivan on February 03, 2010, 00:14:12 am Where did he get her? Gargoyle's are us?
I heard they had a poster of the Roadster on the wall in the shop and when they saw it the other gargoyles all did this! Looking at that car turned them to stone - so, be warned! Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Rennsurfer on February 03, 2010, 01:15:55 am The HAMB pick is exactly what a roadster's supposed to be: beautiful in its simplicity. Thank you. My thoughts, exactly. That thing in the first picture is just horrible. Looks like a girl trying way to hard to get noticed at the prom. A proper roadster is much like Cal Look... less is more. Making understatements throughout the car, but keeping everything sanitary is the key. Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: louisb on February 03, 2010, 01:42:52 am I nominate Frenchy's Hot Rod Lincoln ;) "Son, you're gonna to drive me to drinkin' If you don't stop drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln" ;D --louis Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: Frenchy Dehoux on February 03, 2010, 05:32:49 am Next year I will be ready for the GNRS in Pomona the car will be done by than and maybe more detail yet. Frenchy Title: Re: America's Most Beautiful Roadster... Post by: danny gabbard on February 03, 2010, 05:48:17 am If you look in the march issue of street rodder there is a car alan johnson and wife built, REAL nice! It almost looked better in the raw, And kind of the way they should be built.
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