Thread: 2014 GNRS Coverage

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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!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Dave Severson

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 Blog


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........

Not COOL
Accident At The 2014 Grand National Roadster Show - Hot Rod Magazine Blog

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 !!!

Must be the apple of someone's eye, but some "interesting" features there, for sure.

Originally Posted by roadster32

This must qualify as the ugliest car there I reckon !!!

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.

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.

Originally Posted by rspears

Must be the apple of someone's eye, but some "interesting" features there, for sure.

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.