America's Most Beautiful Roadster

"America’s Most Beautiful Roadster" or (AMBR) is an award presented annually at the Grand National Roadster Show.^[1]^[2] It was created by promoter Al Slonaker to recognize the best roadster in-show. The winner's name is engraved on a 9-foot "mega-trophy" that is maintain by the event's promoter, Rod Shows Inc.^[3]^[4] At that time of its creation, the AMBR Award trophy was the biggest in the world.

The AMBR is considered among the two "Crown Jewel"^[5] awards for professional show car builders in North America, the other being the Detroit Autorama's Don Ridler Memorial Award.^[6]

List of winners

Year	Vehicle	Owner	Builder
1950	1929 Ford Roadster	William Niekamp^[7]^[8]^[9]
1951	1923 Ford Roadster	Rico Squaglia^[7]
1952	1925 Ford Roadster	Bud Crackbon^[7]
1953	1927 Ford Roadster	Dick Williams^[7]
1954	1927 Ford Roadster	Frank Rose^[7]
1955	1927 Ford Roadster (Shishkabob)	Michael Gejeian^[7]^[10]
1955	1927 Ford Roadster	Ray Anderegg^[7]
1956	1932 Ford Roadster	Eddie Bosio^[7]
1957	1929 Ford Roadster	Jerry Woodward^[7]
1958	1929 Ford roadster pickup (Ala Kart)	Richard Peters^[7]	George Barris
1959	1929 Ford roadster pickup (Ala Kart)	Richard Peters^[7]	George Barris
1960	1929 Ford Roadster (The Emperor)	Chuck Kirkorian^[7]^[8]
1961	1929 Ford Roadster	Rich Guasco^[7]
1962	1927 T-Roadster (Twister-T)	George Barris^[11]
1963	1927 Ford Roadster (XR-6)	LeRoi "Tex" Smith^[7]
1964	1914 King-T	Don Tognotti^[12]
1965	Custom body (Casper's Ghost)	Carl Casper^[7]
1966	1927 Ford roadster pickup	Don Lokey^[7]
1967	Custom body (Invader)	Bob Reisner^[7]
1968	Custom body (Invader)	Bob Reisner^[7]
1968	Custom Body (Wild Dream)	Joe Wilhelm^[7]
1969	(Alien)	Art Himsl^[11]^[7]
1970	1923 Ford roadster pickup (Instant T)	Andy Brizio^[7] \|
1971	1923 Ford roadster pickup	Lonnie Gilbertson^[7]
1972	1930 Ford roadster	John Corno^[7]
1973	1923 Ford roadster	Chuck Corsello^[7]
1974	1914 Ford Touring	Jim Vasser^[7]
1975	1923 Ford roadster pickup	Lonnie Gilbertson^[7]
1976	1923 Ford Touring	Bob Sbarbaro^[7]
1977	1923 Ford roadster pickup (Candy Man)	Jim Molino^[7]
1978	1932 Ford Roadster	Phil Cool^[7]
1979	1932 Ford Roadster (Deucari)	Brian Burnett^[7]	Magoo
1980	1929 Ford Roadster	John Corno^[7]	John Buttera^[13]
1981	1932 Ford Roadster	John Siroonian^[7]
1982	1933 Ford Roadster	Jamie Musselman^[7]
1983	1932 Ford Roadster	Chuck Lombardo^[7]
1984	1927 Ford Roadster (California Star)	Don Varner^[7]
1985	1933 Ford Phaeton	Larry & Judi Murray^[7]
1986	1933 Ford Roadster (Mere Image)	Jim McNamara^[7]
1987	1932 Ford Roadster	James Ells^[7]
1988	1932 Ford Roadster (Orange Twist)	Ermie Immerso^[7]
1989	1925 Ford Roadster (Golden Star)	Ermie Immerso^[7]
1990	1932 Ford Roadster (Passion)	Butch Martino^[7]
1991	1925 Ford Roadster (Golden Star)	Ermie Immerso^[7]
1992	1929 Ford Roadster	Dennis Varni^[7]
1993	1932 Ford Roadster (Blu Steel)	Don Raible^[7]
1994	1929 Ford Roadster (Infinity Flyer)	Joe MacPherson^[7]
1995	1937 Ford Roadster (Smoothster')	Fred Warren^[7]
1996	1932 Ford Roadster (Boydster)	Boyd Coddington^[7]	Boyd Coddington
1997	1932 Ford Roadster (Youngster)	Bob Young^[7]
1998	1932 Ford Roadster (Revolver)	Dave Emery^[7]
1999	1933 Ford Roadster (Shockwave)	Fred Warren^[7]
2000	1932 Ford Roadster (0032)	Chuck Svatos^[7]	Chip Foose^[14]
2001	1933 Ford Roadster (Impact)	Richard Berg^[7]
2002	1932 Ford Roadster	Paul Trussell^[7]
2003	1932 Ford Roadster	George Lange^[7]
2004	1936 Ford Roadster	Charlie Lambetecchio^[7]	Larry Ruth^[15]
2005	1932 Ford Roadster (Sedeuced)	Paul & Erik Hanson^[7]	Steve Moal^[6]
2006	1936 Ford Roadster (Impression)	Ken Reister^[7]	Chip Foose^[16]
2007	1936 Ford Roadster (Radster)	Kevin and Karen Alstott^[7]	Roger Burman @ Lakeside Rods & Rides^[17]
2008	1932 Ford Roadster (Undisputed)	Rudy Necoechea^[7]^[18]	Scott’s Hot Rods and Customs^[19]
2009	1932 Ford Roadster	Harry Willet^[7]^[18]
2010	1933 Ford Roadster (Possessed)	Mike Dingman^[7]	Scott's Hot Rods and Customs^[20]
2011	1934 Ford Roadster	Daryl Wolfswinkel^[7]	Squeeg's Kustoms
2012	1927 Ford Roadster	Bill Lindig^[21]	SO-CAL Speed Shop^[22]
2013	1927 Ford Roadster	John Mumford^[21]	Roy Brizio Street Rods^[23]
2014	1935 Chevy Phaeton	Wes Rydell^[21]	Rad Rods By Troy^[24]
2015	1933 Ford Roadster	Larry Olson^[21]	Bobby Alloway^[25]
2016	1932 Ford Roadster	Darryl Hollenbeck^[21]
2017	1936 Packard (Mulholland Speedster)	Bruce Wanta^[21]	Hollywood Hot Rods^[26]
2018	1931 Ford Roadster	Dave Martin^[21]	Scott Bonowski^[27]
2019	1936 Ford Roadster	George Poteet	Pinkee's Rod Shop
2020	1932 Muroc Roadster	Monty Belsham	Squeeg's Kustoms
2021*^[28]
2022	1934 Chevrolet Roadster	Jeff Breault	Devlin Rod and Custom
2023	1932 Ford Roadster	Jack Chisenhall
2024	1932 Ford Phaeton	Beth Myers	Roy Brizio Street Rods^[29]

*2021 show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.^[28]

References

^ Doeden, Matt (2007). Custom Cars. LernerClassroom. p. 28. ISBN 978-0822590125.
^ Vaughn, Mark (January 29, 2016). "Who's going to win the 2016 Grand National Roadster Show?". AutoWeek.
^ Bertilsson, Bo (1999). Classic Hot Rods. MotorBooks International. pp. 95–96. ISBN 9781610608824.
^ Breitenstein, Jeff (2004). Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary: A-Bombs to Zoomies. MotorBooks International. p. 24. ISBN 9781610592352.
^ Detroit: The City of Hot Rods and Muscle Cars". Directed by Keith Famie, Visionalist Media, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Kimball, Ron (Dec 13, 2004). "Paul and Erik Hansen's Seductive '32 Ford Roadster; A Lakes Roadster Goes Uptown". Hot Rod Network.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj "The History of the Grand National Roadster Show". Grand National Roadster Show. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
^ ^a ^b Bertilsson, Bo (1999). Classic Hot Rods. MotorBooks International. p. 96. ISBN 9781610608824.
^ Breitenstein, Jeff (2004). Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary: A-Bombs to Zoomies. MotorBooks International. p. 15. ISBN 9781610592352.
^ Gingerelli, Dain (2004). Hot Rods Field Guide: American Icons 1930s-present. Krause Publications. p. 217. ISBN 9780896891302.
^ ^a ^b Bertilsson, Bo (1999). Classic Hot Rods. MotorBooks International. p. 97. ISBN 9781610608824.
^ Alig, Joseph; Kilmer, Stephan (2012). East Vs. West Showdown: Rods, Customs & Rails. CarTech Inc. p. 76. ISBN 9781934709757.
^ Hot Rod staff writers. "The History Of Hot Rodding – 1970s", written 29 August 2013, at Hot Rod Network (retrieved 19 June 2017)
^ Geisert, Eric. "Ron Whiteside's Ridler Winner", in Street Rodder, July 2003, p.80.
^ Geisert, Eric (May 4, 2004). "Grand National Roadster Show 2004-Granddad turns 55 and moves south". Hot Rod Network.
^ Style, Cruisin' (2006-08-24). "Chip Foose Wins America's Most Beautiful Roadster Award 7th Time". Hagerty Media. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ "Radster takes America's Most Beautiful Roadster Award". www.hemmings.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ ^a ^b "GNRS gets less showy with America's Most Beautiful Roadster pick". www.hemmings.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ "2008 America's Most Beautiful Roadster at GNRS | MyRideisMe.com". Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ "Possessed 1933 Ford Roadster 2010 AMBR Winner". Scotts Hotrods. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Grand National Roadster Show Award Winners". Grand National Roadster Show. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
^ "2012 AMBR Winner Revealed- America's Most Beautiful Roadster | MyRideisMe.com". Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ Staff Writer (Jan 27, 2013). "The 2013 America's Most Beautiful Roadster Winner". Hot Rod Network.
^ "14 Pictures of 2014 America's Most Beautiful Roadster Winner | MyRideisMe.com". Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ Taylor, Thom (Jan 25, 2015). "America's Most Beautiful Roadster 2015 AMBR". Hot Rod Network.
^ Hoving, Rik (2017-01-30). "Americas Most Beautiful Roadster 2017". Custom Car Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ "2018 AMBR Award Winner | Hotrod Hotline". www.hotrodhotline.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.
^ ^a ^b SciortinoDesign (2021-01-12). "Rod Shows Cancellation Release". Rod Shows. Retrieved 2023-12-29.
^ Bernsau, Tim (February 5, 2024). "A Deuce Phaeton Loaded with Traditional Hot Rod Style Is the 2024 America's Most Beautiful Roadster". Hot Rod Network.

External links

History page Archived 2018-10-25 at the Wayback Machine at Grand National Roadster Show website

[1] Doeden, Matt (2007). Custom Cars. LernerClassroom. p. 28. ISBN 978-0822590125.

[Autoweek-2] Vaughn, Mark (January 29, 2016). "Who's going to win the 2016 Grand National Roadster Show?". AutoWeek.

[3] Bertilsson, Bo (1999). Classic Hot Rods. MotorBooks International. pp. 95–96. ISBN 9781610608824.

[Ultimate24-4] Breitenstein, Jeff (2004). Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary: A-Bombs to Zoomies. MotorBooks International. p. 24. ISBN 9781610592352.

[5] Detroit: The City of Hot Rods and Muscle Cars". Directed by Keith Famie, Visionalist Media, 2023.

[:1-6] Kimball, Ron (Dec 13, 2004). "Paul and Erik Hansen's Seductive '32 Ford Roadster; A Lakes Roadster Goes Uptown". Hot Rod Network.

[history-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak ^al ^am ^an ^ao ^ap ^aq ^ar ^as ^at ^au ^av ^aw ^ax ^ay ^az ^ba ^bb ^bc ^bd ^be ^bf ^bg ^bh ^bi ^bj "The History of the Grand National Roadster Show". Grand National Roadster Show. Archived from the original on 2018-10-25. Retrieved 2016-04-23.

[Classic96-8] Bertilsson, Bo (1999). Classic Hot Rods. MotorBooks International. p. 96. ISBN 9781610608824.

[9] Breitenstein, Jeff (2004). Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary: A-Bombs to Zoomies. MotorBooks International. p. 15. ISBN 9781610592352.

[10] Gingerelli, Dain (2004). Hot Rods Field Guide: American Icons 1930s-present. Krause Publications. p. 217. ISBN 9780896891302.

[Classic97-11] Bertilsson, Bo (1999). Classic Hot Rods. MotorBooks International. p. 97. ISBN 9781610608824.

[East-12] Alig, Joseph; Kilmer, Stephan (2012). East Vs. West Showdown: Rods, Customs & Rails. CarTech Inc. p. 76. ISBN 9781934709757.

[13] Hot Rod staff writers. "The History Of Hot Rodding – 1970s", written 29 August 2013, at Hot Rod Network (retrieved 19 June 2017)

[14] Geisert, Eric. "Ron Whiteside's Ridler Winner", in Street Rodder, July 2003, p.80.

[15] Geisert, Eric (May 4, 2004). "Grand National Roadster Show 2004-Granddad turns 55 and moves south". Hot Rod Network.

[16] Style, Cruisin' (2006-08-24). "Chip Foose Wins America's Most Beautiful Roadster Award 7th Time". Hagerty Media. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[17] "Radster takes America's Most Beautiful Roadster Award". www.hemmings.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[:2-18] "GNRS gets less showy with America's Most Beautiful Roadster pick". www.hemmings.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[19] "2008 America's Most Beautiful Roadster at GNRS | MyRideisMe.com". Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[20] "Possessed 1933 Ford Roadster 2010 AMBR Winner". Scotts Hotrods. 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[ambrwinners-21] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Grand National Roadster Show Award Winners". Grand National Roadster Show. Retrieved 2017-02-15.

[22] "2012 AMBR Winner Revealed- America's Most Beautiful Roadster | MyRideisMe.com". Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[23] Staff Writer (Jan 27, 2013). "The 2013 America's Most Beautiful Roadster Winner". Hot Rod Network.

[24] "14 Pictures of 2014 America's Most Beautiful Roadster Winner | MyRideisMe.com". Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[25] Taylor, Thom (Jan 25, 2015). "America's Most Beautiful Roadster 2015 AMBR". Hot Rod Network.

[26] Hoving, Rik (2017-01-30). "Americas Most Beautiful Roadster 2017". Custom Car Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[27] "2018 AMBR Award Winner | Hotrod Hotline". www.hotrodhotline.com. Retrieved 2023-12-31.

[:0-28] SciortinoDesign (2021-01-12). "Rod Shows Cancellation Release". Rod Shows. Retrieved 2023-12-29.

[29] Bernsau, Tim (February 5, 2024). "A Deuce Phaeton Loaded with Traditional Hot Rod Style Is the 2024 America's Most Beautiful Roadster". Hot Rod Network.

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