Bangshift's coverage of the 2014 GNRS will start tomorrow..... I'll be looking for Ken's totally awesome Deuce Sedan. ;);)
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Bangshift's coverage of the 2014 GNRS will start tomorrow..... I'll be looking for Ken's totally awesome Deuce Sedan. ;);)
Were going Saturday Ill try and find ken and get some pics. ted
Don't forget to get the info on the car that crashed into a doorway during move-in!!!!!!!!!!!
Accident At The 2014 Grand National Roadster Show - Hot Rod Magazine BlogQuote:
Originally Posted by Dave Severson
Bill S.
Ouch!
At least the poor fella that was run over is not too seriously (as in life threatening,) injured.
Spy shot fur ya........
OK, so Bangshift's coverage REALLY started today! Here's a link to the contenders for the AMBR, and I've got to say that I'm amazed that the one shown #2 is a project truck from the Roseville High School Auto Shop Class in Michigan!! Talk about amazing!! Here Are The Contenders For The 2014 America's Most Beautiful Roadster Trophy | BangShift.comBangShift.com
Wow, that's a tough bunch to choose from. The judges don't always see what I see, or more correctly that should be the other way round, but Gommi's car is my choice hands down. They didn't mention it's got the less common 21 stud engine which is extra cool factor, and he's got all kinds of rare/period bits on the car. He's a wizard at locating that stuff.
The Van Auken roadster would probably be my second choice for it's fantastic detail. Some won't like the color, but eh!!
I wonder if the color mismatch shows in person like it does in the pictures on the Rydell car? That sort of thing sometimes only shows in certain light. That's certainly the heavy hitter favorite with Foose and Trepanier involved and the workmanship is probably all the way at the top.
I guess we'll find out tomorrow who gets the big trophy.
Wow, I hadn't noticed the color mismatch between doors & body on the Rydell phaeton until I went into the "added" photos, but you're right! I'd bet the flash on the camera is just enough difference in wavelength that it brought out the colors. Surely it doesn't show that way in the arena lighting. Regardless, it's pretty obvious that it was painted in stages, and they missed the color at some point. Too bad on such a nice car.
Wayne seems to have quit posting here the past month or so, but I see his orange '33 coupe in Bldg. W gallery.
Too bad the pic they did of Ken's sedan wasn't very complimentary.
This must qualify as the ugliest car there I reckon !!!
http://bangshift.com//assets/galleri...tender-012.jpg
Must be the apple of someone's eye, but some "interesting" features there, for sure.
And it's an AMBR contender no less! Imagine if this one wins it will probably cause another dust up like that one a few years ago from Scott's Hot Rods that seemed not to have any friends in the commentary community.Quote:
Originally Posted by roadster32
That yellow deuce roadster in the background is the former Boyce Asquith car. Notable mostly since it was rolled and heavily damaged on a California highway a few years back when the owner was returning home after LARS, we had some pics and discussion here. It's been resurrected to it's former state.
Hotrodding is all about aesthetics as well as engineering to me Roger, this particular car sticks out as aesthetically challenging to me, When I look through the details shots of a lot of the cars i'm surprised how many school boy build errors I can see, for instance panhard rods at an angle at stationary ride height.Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
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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.... :toocool:. 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
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!Quote:
Originally Posted by robot
"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]."
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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?Quote:
Originally Posted by rspears
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!:eek::eek::LOL::LOL::LOL:
And I guess that car must be a lot better looking in person!:HMMM::HMMM:
Well I'm gonna jump in like Dave mentioned and say my bit..... I , for the life of me can't see the paint difference, but then again, I am one of those old Panelbeaters who use to put pressure on the painters with questions like, why is it not finshed yet, it was only the front half of the car to be touched up and it is a simple yellow flake job ? Now back to being a self opinionated dick.... what is with that boring looking engine, fuel injection is so yesterday compared with these new fan-dangled carburettors, and the more of them the better...
early corvette (probably 283) fuelie looks like it might have some fuel rails added for possibly EFI instead of the old copper tubes/nozzles underneath
I saw it right away. The car was painted "apart" which is often a recipe for disaster. I did an orange pearl '40 coupe that way a number of years ago, and tried to do everything exactly the same... at the SAME TIME! It looked good under most condidtions... but under some light it would show. That was the last time I'll ever do that! {:-(Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
That's what I thought,,but wasn't about to say so,for one reason or another.. Same deal,,did it once,,never again.. I always paint the insides of every separate panel,door jambs,etc,,then bolt everything back on,,specially with a metallic,or a pearl..I know a lot of folk who hang the doors,etc,,and do it that way,,but then there is a greater risk of damaging things when the bits go back on..Quote:
Originally Posted by HOTRODPAINT
Very likely that's a Ram Jet 350 crate engine with a custom plenum machined to resemble the 50's Rochester FI setup.
Just learned this is probably what it is: Superjet "Rochester" Injection System although the mount for the throttle valve doesn't quite match. Changing the arch at the end of the fins could have been a simple change, but that mount (?). Oh well, when it hits the mags we'll know.
Speaking of mags, Ken's car was scheduled to be in Street Rodder Mag's studio for pics this week.
Bob thanks for noticing that i've been missing in action here on the site but a million things have been going on here at the homestead the past month or so.. You were right the coupe was in building 9, the only orange car in there.. I had some nice pictures to post but when i got home and went to post some how my camera setting got moved and the pictures were to big to post... i can build a car but can't down size the pictures... I got the coupe back from having the interior installed just a week before we were to leave to go down south for the show... I had to be there on monday before the show so my buddy Phill Whetstone could pin strip the coupe and get the sign painted for me... it took until wed night to get all of that done and set up day for me was Thur. at noon.. It was a long 8 days for me and was kind of glad to get home but missed hanging out with the guys.. I'm doing the Sacramento Autorama this weekend and that's it for the indoor car shows... just wanted to say i've done them and now it's time to hit the streets.. I've reset the camera so maybe i can post some pictures from the autorama next week..
Easy way to downsize the pictures: open up microsoft power point and insert all your photos. Then hit format pictures, look for compress on the first screen, it will give you a choice for web photos, click yes and for all pictures in document. The picture on the screen will blick when done. Save those pictures and use them for any web site like this one. They will show full size but will be much smaller in web footprint and load very quick.