Thread: 2014 GNRS Coverage

Tweet

Check writers

Thanks for the posts and pics. Hope to see some more of Ken's sedan.

Boy, I like the wheel tyre choice on that car.... . Man, some work must of gone into that '32 Roadster ( X Boyce Asquith ) as it was pretty destroyed in that roll over, goes to show if one is really determined a car can be rebuild.

Pretty light group of contenders this year....in person, they were disappointing except for the 32 Ford Phaeton that Uncle Bob described. AND, the award is "most beautiful roadster"........clearly the phaetons are not roadsters.....

There's been some carping about phaeton not technically a roadster, however the entry rules do stipulate "....roadster, roadster pickup, and touring/phaeton." Their show, their rules..............

THe Chevrolet phaeton won AMBR....Wes Rydell's car

Originally Posted by robot

THe Chevrolet phaeton won AMBR....Wes Rydell's car

Obviously the paint mis-match we can see in the photo's wasn't visible in the arena. Some over-the-top cars in contention, and having one from a HS Auto Shop Class was just great. Talk about encouraging the hobby!

"Wes Rydell’s 1935 Chevy Phaeton. No, it’s not a roadster, but is considered a “roadster with a back seat” by the car manufacturers of the day. As it has no roll up windows and uses the sheetmetal of a roadster from the front doors forward, phaetons and touring cars [which is what they called phaetons before the late-20s] have always been considered a roadster in the eyes of hot rodders and the Grand National Roadster Show [GNRS]."
From:

Read more: http://blogs.hotrod.com/14-grand-nat...#ixzz2rchNb5Cd
Follow us: @HotRodMagazine on Twitter | HotRodMag on Facebook

Originally Posted by rspears

Obviously the paint mis-match we can see in the photo's wasn't visible in the arena. Some over-the-top cars in contention, and having one from a HS Auto Shop Class was just great. Talk about encouraging the hobby!

It's hard for me to tell a color mismatch because in most of those pictures the mirror finish is reflecting the black fenders and the grey floor, where exactly did you notice this other than the reflected areas?

Steve, as I'm sure you're aware, color is just reflected light. Perception depends on how each of our eyes distinguish the wave length of the reflected light. And there in lies the rub. Some folks have color blindness, and in many it's at different levels. Being in the medical business you're probably familiar with some folks being what we call total color blindness and only see things in varying shades of what the rest of us consider grey. Others only are blind to certain colors. Men have a greater tendency to color blindness than women. And then in this internet slice of the world monitor reproduction adds to the equation. You may not be able to see what we're seeing for any of those reasons. However, in the picture below if you focus on the portions of the doors, hood, and cowl/B pillar as reflected over the grey carpet it's pretty clear to those of us with the "gift" to see it that the cowl and pillar are, let's say, "brighter or whiter" by comparison.

I definately see the lighter red in the top portion, but thought it was a reflection of light and shadows?

Look at the B pillar, just below the bright reflected wedge in the top 1/4. Below that the colors are "different" between the back door, pillar, front door, cowl and then hood. Like Uncle Bob says, the pillars are just a touch "brighter or whiter" than the adjacent panels, at least to me, and obviously to Uncle Bob.

Anyway, the big show and shine is over and now we get to listen to all the whiners, complainers, and wanna-be show judges tell us who they think should have won!!! Really just like a parking lot show and shine, no matter who wins everyone has their own opinion on who should have won!!!

Ok Bob and Roger I do see a slight difference in the pillars being lighter than the doors, now that you point it out, I guess when one does body work for a living this stuff sort of pops out at you! Now that I see it it is hard to miss!

Like you Steve, I had a hard time seeing it at first.. I guess we're to masculine as Bob mentioned!

And I guess that car must be a lot better looking in person!