THIS 1936 FORD IS AMERICA’S MOST BEAUTIFUL ROADSTER 2019 – CONGRATULATIONS TO OWNER GEORGE POTEET AND BUILDER PINKEES ROD SHOP.
This year 14 cars entered the contest seeking to take home the title of America’s Most Beautiful Roadster (AMBR).
This 1929 Ford Roadster took home the AMBR trophy at the first ever Grand National Roadster Show in 1950.
1950 – the first AMBR winner – Bill Niekamp
Since 1950 there have been 68 additional AMBR winners. Seven of those 68 former winners were on display this week-end.
This year the show featured the Ford Model A to celebrate its 90th anniversary. There were 109 Model A’s showing off in the feature building. Below are just a few, including Jack Chrisman’s 1929 Model A Sedan with it’s beautifully restored Von Dutch-striped radiator shell insert. This car was a competitive drag racer in the mid-fifties and is currently owned by Jack’s daughter, Lana Chrisman.
There were some really innovative buses at the show this year. The bus in the photo just below is reminiscent of the dome car on passenger railway cars.
This Volkswagen bus was manufactured in 1957 and sectioned in 1959.
The Suede Palace always offers some unique cars.
This year the charity of choice was Drive Toward a Cure which supports and raises awareness for Parkinson’s Disease. The proceeds from the pinstriper’s auction were donated to this charity. There were many pinstripers on hand creating some unique art to be auctioned off including one self-portrait.
The original Mustang driven by Steve McQueen in the movie Bullitt was on display. A BRM Chronograpahes timepiece was hand painted by Nicolas Hunziker and a paint fragment from the Bullitt Mustang was included in the watch. Raffle tickets for this watch were sold and the winning ticket was drawn Sunday. The proceeds from the raffle will go to benefit the Michael J. Fox Foundation which supports finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease.
Although there were not as many motorcycles this year as in the past, the ones that were on display were nice.
Below are some of the great cars in various buildings throughout the show:
There were also cars outside:
The 1932 coupe below was made into a hot rod many decades ago and was found in a bricked-up garage in Southern California in it’s original state. The license plate is from 1956. This car is featured in the January 2019 issue of Hot Rod Magazine.
As always the Grand National Roadster Show is one of the best.
