gnrs 2014: an armchair view
by marc / lowtech
Published in lowtechblog.blogspot.com
It's Monday and the Grand National Roadster Show 2014 is history. Thanks to modern amenities like the interwebs or instagram I was able to get some peeks into the buildings at the Pomona Fairplex and it almost felt like being there minus the expensive beer and the greasy burgers. Here are a couple of cars that caught my attention during the weekend on my couch. Let's start with a roadster. I dug it the first time I saw it and it seems like some other people dig it too since it won Best Of Show at the Suede Palace. Congrats to the Long Beach Cavaliers!
Photo credits: Howard Gribble / Flickr
Looking great side by side with the Sports Coupe, another fresh build by the Long Beach Cavaliers.
Photo credits: Sylvian / HAMB
Gotta love this little old hot roadster.
Photo credits: Hot Rod Ron / HAMB
Bill Grant's late 50s styled deuce roadster was my favorite among the AMBR contenders. Too bad it didn't win.
Photo credits: burt banjory / HAMB
The guys at Brizio built this impressive Ardun-powered 1932 three window coupe owned by Scott Gillen.
Photo credits: Tom Davison / HAMB
If my informations are correct, this is a clone of the Bill Breece 1932 three window coupe that was on the cover of HOT ROD Magazine August 1956. Whatever the story is, cool car.
Photo credits: burt banjory / HAMB
Roy Simonson's Studebomber made its GNRS debut in the Suede Palace! It was already featured on LOWTECH and you can also check it out in the epic Smokin' Shutdown Hot Rod Yearbook.
Photo credits: Sylvian / HAMB
This Tudor Sedan speaks to me. A subtle but appealing mix of stance, wheels, color and body style.
Photo credits: Sylvian / HAMB
Oh man I would have loved to inspect this car up close. Lee Pratt finished this clone of his 55 Nomad he had built in the 1960s right in time for the Grand National Roadster Show.
Photo credits: Tom Davison / HAMB
Photo credits: Sylvian / HAMB
Photo credits: Howard Gribble / Flickr.
I usually don't like convertibles. Unless it's a pre-36 Ford roadster. And that would be a roadster and not a convertible. But there's something very classy about this 50 Chevy vert. It's got fabulous lines. And it's black, which most often is a plus.
Photo credits: Howard Gribble / Flickr.
A nice, flawless and sympathetically understated 1959 El Camino.
Photo credits: Sylvian / HAMB
The interior was done by Rex Copeman of Rex Upholstery.
Photo credits: burt banjory / HAMB
Just in case that was too mild, here's something a little wilder.
Photo credits: Howard Gribble / Flickr.
This 56 Chevy looks like the quintessential late 50s high school hot rod to me. Love it.
Photo credits: Sylvian / HAMB
There will always be a place in my heart for a nicely done kustom Chevy coupe.
Photo credits: Howard Gribble / Flickr.
Still one of the bestest Mercury customs in recent years: Nick Roger's Ruggiero Merc, built by Bill Ganahl of South City Rod & Custom. Has to be seen to be believed.
Photo credits: Sylvian / HAMB
Tim Sutton's Econoline is like the acid-tripping cousin of Coby's Vango. I totally dig the new stance and wheels combo. Too bad I don't have a picture of the front with the great looking grille treatment.
Photo credits: Sylvian / HAMB
I wish I had found more pictures of this Merc built by Starlite Rod & Kustom. It seems like it debuted at GNRS 2014 and it's the perfect ending to my armchair view on this year's Show. Hope you enjoyed it!
Photo credits: Howard Gribble / Flickr.
Original: LOWTECH :: Traditional hot rods and customs.