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AUTOS: Most Beautiful Roadster Named
Classic black, full-fender '34 Ford takes the top prize at the 62nd annual Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, Calif.
The winning street rod is a 1934 Ford with full fenders and a 427 Chevy engine built by Squeeg's Kustoms of Chandler, Ariz. (Photo: Goodguys)
A gleaming black ’34 Ford street rod was named America’s Most Beautiful Roadster on Sunday at the 62nd Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, Calif.
Built by Doug Jerger and the Squeeg’s Kustoms team in Chandler, Ariz., the car is owned by Daryl Wolfswinkel, also of Chandler just south of Phoenix.
The winning rod is a traditionally styled full-fender roadster powered by a 427cid big-block Chevy engine with Dart aluminum block and heads and Hilborn fuel injection, all finished in brushed aluminum. A rich brown-leather interior and nickel-plated Halibrand wheels round out this flawless hot rod.
One of the most prestigious awards presented at the premiere rod and custom-car gathering of the year where hot-rodding was born, the award was presented on the third day of the huge event, with more than 500 custom vehicles on display.
According to a report on Goodguys Rod and Custom Association, show producer John Buck completely revamped this year’s AMBR judging process, calling on experts such as Pete Chapouris, Pat Ganahl, Thom Taylor and others to judge the 10 roadsters in contention.
The cars were actually judged on Wednesday before the show started so the judges could see the cars on the ground to get proper sight lines and to see the roadsters closed up with no doors or hoods open, Goodguys reported. They even judged the cars with the drivers in them to “see how the total package fit together.”
Built by Doug Jerger and the Squeeg’s Kustoms team in Chandler, Ariz., the car is owned by Daryl Wolfswinkel, also of Chandler just south of Phoenix.
The winning rod is a traditionally styled full-fender roadster powered by a 427cid big-block Chevy engine with Dart aluminum block and heads and Hilborn fuel injection, all finished in brushed aluminum. A rich brown-leather interior and nickel-plated Halibrand wheels round out this flawless hot rod.
One of the most prestigious awards presented at the premiere rod and custom-car gathering of the year where hot-rodding was born, the award was presented on the third day of the huge event, with more than 500 custom vehicles on display.
According to a report on Goodguys Rod and Custom Association, show producer John Buck completely revamped this year’s AMBR judging process, calling on experts such as Pete Chapouris, Pat Ganahl, Thom Taylor and others to judge the 10 roadsters in contention.
The cars were actually judged on Wednesday before the show started so the judges could see the cars on the ground to get proper sight lines and to see the roadsters closed up with no doors or hoods open, Goodguys reported. They even judged the cars with the drivers in them to “see how the total package fit together.”
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